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Brendon McCullum has apologised for not bringing home the Ashes during his four-year Test reign that came to an end yesterday. He still defended his Bazball methods, however, saying "the motivation for it was sound". @NHoultCricket has more 👇 telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2026/0…

'England need someone who is going to break the chummy atmosphere in the dressing room. For too long it was about style not substance' @MichaelVaughan says Andy Flower is his standout candidate. Find out why👇 telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2026/0…

🚨 BREAKING: Brendon McCullum has been sacked as England’s Test coach but will remain in charge of the white-ball sides. Read the full story here ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2026/0…

Over 50 former England players were involved in ringing the bell to signal the start of the first Women’s Test match to be played at Lord’s, 50 years after the first women’s international at the ground. @twiggsonia has more ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2026/0…

EXCLUSIVE: ECB managing director Rob Key has signed off new alcohol restrictions ⏰ Midnight curfew 🍺 Players cannot appear under the influence of alcohol in public 📞 Must inform management if they're out of the hotel after 10pm @willis_macp reports⤵️ telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2026/0…

The ECB has been accused of breaching the ICC's anti-corruption rules after publishing footage of Ben Stokes announcing his retirement to England team-mates during the Trent Bridge Test. We have more 👇 telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2026/0…

In an interview with The Telegraph, David Gower defended the sport as historically inclusive but warned that it had now gone “too far”. @MontyTele has more 👇 telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/07/0…

"With three overs to go, you need to throw the bat at it or get out" @jakegoodwill1, @NHoultCricket and @willis_macp are joined by @twiggsonia to reflect on the Women's World Cup final where Australia ran out comfortable winners over England Listen now⤵️ youtube.com/watch?v=MuOT3U…

Is the ECB is biding its time to announce changes and bury bad news? A listener put the question to @jakegoodwill1, @NHoultCricket and @willis_macp on this week's Telegraph Cricket Podcast Listen now ⤵️ youtube.com/watch?v=MuOT3U…

Charlotte Edwards guided England from Ashes embarrassment to the brink of T20 World Cup glory, but the final exposed the gulf that still exists between themselves and Australia. @twiggsonia has more ⤵️ telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2026/0…

We’re recording the @TeleCricket pod tomorrow morning. Any questions on the T20 World Cup, or England men’s team’s mad month? @NHoultCricket @twiggsonia @jakegoodwill1

The 2017 World Cup win at Lord’s set the bar but @twiggsonia says beating Australia today in the #T20WorldCup would raise it higher – and keep it raised 👇 #2017-world-cup#2017-world-cup" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2026/0…

A cricket match had to be abandoned after a runaway bull charged the pitch. The North East Premier League fixture at Burnopfield Cricket Club, near Newcastle, was called off on Saturday evening after efforts to remove the animal failed 👇 telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/07/0…

Zak Crawley has followed being dropped from England’s Test side by being left out of the one-day international squad, with Jacob Bethell expected to open in his place. 🔗: telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2026/0…

Lynne Thomas, one of England’s female trailblazers, on making history and changing the perception of women's cricket in England 'My niece was looking through the Guinness Book of Firsts... and that’s how I found out' @twiggsonia has the full interview ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2026/0…

The fundamental issue is that the ECB is governed by people who have no experience of professional cricket: not a single game of first-class cricket between the lot of them. @scyldberry takes the ECB to task over the departure Ben Stokes ⤵️ telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2026/0…

Did Ben Stokes' mid-game retirement derail the Test match? @jakegoodwill1, @NHoultCricket and @willis_macp unpack Stokes' retirement at Trent Bridge and ask if the former England skipper could have handled the situation better Listen now ⤵️ youtube.com/watch?v=BL9wBf…

✍️ ‘A damaging Ashes series exposed the ignorance and arrogance of England’s folly – Brendon McCullum should have been the first to go’ @malcolmconn gives the view from Down Under after yet more English cricket turmoil ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2026/0…

All roads point to Harry Brook as next England captain. @jakegoodwill1, @NHoultCricket and @willis_macp examine what England would look like under his leadership and why a potential combination of Brook and McCullum could be disastrous Listen now ⤵️ youtube.com/watch?v=BL9wBf…

If ECB officials had war-gamed “worst-case scenarios” after the Ashes, what unfolded would have been too apocalyptic to even consider @NHoultCricket and @willis_macp take a deep dive into the month that led to Ben Stokes walking away from England ⤵️ telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2026/0…