Remember success is an inside job.” Those were the parting words of Graham Gooch at the end of his speech to the England huddle and his call to take ownership of performance hit home. Joe Root turned to a “has-been” in his old batting coach to remind the players what it means to play for their country,

LONDON (AP) — Jordan Cox and Jamie Smith led England's labored fightback against Pakistan on the first afternoon of the Lord's test on Thursday. England was 180-5 at tea, grinding in the sunshine after losing four wickets on a grey morning.

Jamie Smith and Jordan Cox battle difficult conditions and an improved Pakistan performance to take England to a competitive total on the opening day of the second Test.

Joe Root has spent his Test career confronted by the most ferocious quick bowlers of this age. Using a cocktail of pace, bounce and lateral movement, Pat Cummins, Jasprit Bumrah, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood are the only four men to have dismissed him 10 or more times in Test cricket.

England beats Erling Haaland's Norway to reach World Cup final four.

England play Pakistan in the second Test at Lord's - follow live text updates, radio commentary and in-play video highlights.

Lionel Messi assisted on both goals in his team’s 2-1 win over England on Wednesday. The result sets up a meeting with Spain in the World Cup final.

Bukayo Saka scored three goals to lead England to a 6-4 win over France for third place in the World Cup, while Kylian Mbappé surpassed Argentina's Lionel Messi's career World Cup scoring record and took the lead in the Golden Boot race with a pair of second-half goals on Saturday.

Hallowed ground has seen three landmark moments for hosts in two men's Tests this summer - none of them on the field

England captain Harry Kane and manager Thomas Tuchel Bradley Collyer/PA Images via Getty Images Follow live coverage of today’s 2026 World Cup schedule announcement. After FIFA’s interminable opening gambits, which included the President of the United ...

England fast bowler ‌Brydon Carse has been dropped from the squad for the second ⁠Test against ⁠Pakistan amid an investigation into an incident at a club in Derby, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has said.