Month: December 2021

With the Ashes, a World Cup and the Commonwealth Games coming up, BBC Sport looks at why 2022 could be a defining year for England. Source: BBCCricket

England captain Joe Root is nominated for ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year and compatriot Tamsin Beaumont is up for the women’s award. Source: BBCCricket

Sydney Thunder overcome four positive Covid-19 tests to defeat Adelaide Strikers by 22 runs in the Big Bash League. Source: BBCCricket

Andy Zaltzman digs out the statistics that show how England’s savage Ashes defeat caps a woeful year for Joe Root’s side. Source: BBCCricket

England pace bowler James Anderson says he believed the side “genuinely had a good chance” of beating Australia in the Ashes. Source: BBCCricket