Ben Stokes hits back at England critics: ‘Test matches are played over five days’

The England captain, Ben Stokes, revelled in proving doubters wrong after England completed historic run chase against India in first Test

Lee Carsley relishing chance to go back to future with England Under-21s

Head coach believes he is in good position to take team all the way again after returning from heady stint with senior side

By standards of their most entertaining team in decades, this was one of the more humdrum of stunning victories

The home side accelerated flamboyantly against Kent while Surrey quickly wrapped up victory over Worcestershire

With the first Test against England in the balance the tourists revealed another of their plentiful flaws

Ben Duckett struck 149 as England pulled off the second highest chase in their Test history

After five days of toil and plenty of angst, England emerged victorious, reeling in a target of 371 to beat India by five wickets

Newcastle have had a bid for Anthony Elanga rejected by Nottingham Forest but hope to succeed where they failed a year ago by signing James Trafford

Irish hooker tells Robert Kitson about forging alliances with sworn enemies and the challenge of getting ‘four different nations connected’

Chelsea hope to reach an agreement to buy the England Under-21 winger Jamie Gittens from Borussia Dortmund

The £31m signing from Wolves says Pep Guardiola’s instructions helped spark an eye-catching debut against Al Ain

A new era begins with Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne both missing from the XI as Sam Konstas and Josh Inglis take their place for the first Test

EFL rules regarding multi-club ownership is now aligned with other competitions

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