All news by author: John Etheridge

DAVID ‘SYD’ LAWRENCE, the former England fast bowler, has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease.Lawrence, 60, was the first British-born black

ENGLAND ditched out a hammering to Oman that jet-propelled their run-rate and means they should stay in the T20 World Cup.Jos Buttler’s bowlers wrec

THE ground where the greatest cricketer of all time produced his most famous feat could be about to disappear.In 1968, legendary West Indies all-round

ENGLAND fast bowler Brydon Carse has been banned for three months for placing 303 bets on cricket matches.Carse is one of one of the men England

JIMMY ANDERSON is in talks to stay on as an England bowling coach when he retires from Test cricket.Swing king Anderson revealed he will end his inter

ENGLAND plunged to a crushing, embarrassing defeat to India by 434 runs in the Third Test.Ben Stokes’ team was routed for just 122 all out in their

ENGLAND star Tom Curran has been banned for four matches in the Big Bash for threatening to run into an umpire.The bizarre incident happened when Curr

ANDREW FLINTOFF will be an assistant coach for England’s five Twenty20 games in the Caribbean.It is the latest move in Flintoff’s increasing invol

GLENN MAXWELL has been ruled out of Australia’s match against England on Saturday by a freak accident on the golf course.All-rounder Maxwell s

JOSH DE CAIRES — son of former England captain Mike Atherton — has received international recognition for the first time.Middlesex all-rounder De

ENGLAND crashed to a humiliating 69-run defeat against Afghanistan and now their World Cup campaign is on the brink of ruin.Jos Buttler’s team produ

STUART BROAD is to follow James Anderson and have an end at his home ground named after him.The Pavilion End at Trent Bridge will be known as the Stua

ANDREW FLINTOFF ends his time with England on Tuesday - and his old mate Marcus Trescothick wants him back in the dressing room soon.Trescothick and F

ENGLAND have called up Tom Kohler-Cadmore - the batsman whose WhatsApp boasts about his sexual conquests were used in a rape trial.Kohler-Cadmore, 29,

JASON ROY has been dramatically axed from England’s World Cup squad with Harry Brook chosen as a last-minute replacement.Roy has paid the price for

ANDREW 'Freddie' Flintoff's return to cricket has boosted the England dressing room with his banter and words of wisdom.The England legend, 45, has ra

JAMES ANDERSON will extend his England career with the ultimate endorsement from his captain.Not only does Ben Stokes want Anderson in his team

BEN STOKES is ready to have surgery to save his all-rounder career as he targets an Ashes triumph Down Under.Captain Stokes will use a six-month gap i

ENGLAND’S dreams of regaining the Ashes were washed away as the Fourth Test was abandoned as a draw.No play was possible on the fifth day and that m

IF the rain didn’t frustrate England enough, they ran into a couple of damn stubborn Aussies.England were able to bowl 30 overs on day four in their

MARK WOOD was on all fours barking like a dog minutes before the must-win Ashes Test at Headingley.The Durham pace ace ruffed up Australia with his 96

MITCHELL STARC has been hiding an Ashes secret — he’s using his wife’s bat!Fast bowler Starc, 33, is married to Australia women’s captain Aly

CHRIS WOAKES is calm and understated and not the type of character prone to hyperbole.But even he admits that his emotions were raging as he put the f

BEN STOKES expects a ­fuming Headingley crowd to hammer Australia today.But shamed Aussie skipper Pat Cummins insists he would repeat the controversi

NATHAN LYON fought back tears as he limped off with a calf injury in a massive blow to Australia.The incident occurred as England stormed to 184-1 on