England slumped with the bat and were sloppy in the field as they lost to South Africa in the first one-day international at Kimberley.

Ollie Pope will remain England's stand-in wicketkeeper for the second Test against New Zealand, with Jacob Bethell retained at No 3 in an unchanged side.

England's pace bowler Jofra Archer has had his contract extended boosting his hopes for involvement in the 2025 Ashes.

Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain were left impressed by 21-year-old Jacob Bethell's composure on Test debut in England's series-opening win over New Zealand.

The race to reach the 2025 World Test Championship Final at Lord's next summer is hotting up with five sides left in the running.

Harry Brook has scored seven hundreds in his first 22 Tests and averages over 60, so just how high can he go in the game?

Jacob Bethell admitted his Test debut was "everything I've dreamed of" as he hit the winning runs in England's eight-wicket hammering of New Zealand in Christchurch.

We rate England's players out of 10 after their eight-wicket win over New Zealand in the series opener at Christchurch.

England fast bowler Brydon Carse's abilities with the ball and lower-order runs are making him a lock for The Ashes next winter.

Ben Stokes played down any injury concerns after pulling up while bowling in England's victory over New Zealand in Christchurch.

Brydon Carse claimed a 10-wicket match haul and Jacob Bethell sizzled with the bat as England clinched victory over New Zealand in the first Test.

Freya Kemp has been sent home from England's tour of South Africa to prepare for the upcoming Ashes series.

England completed a brilliant nine-wicket victory over South Africa in the third and final T20 to complete a series sweep in Centurion.

Marco Jansen took 11 wickets as South Africa comfortably beat Sri Lanka in the first Test in Durban.