England have named their squad for the first two Tests against Pakistan, with Ollie Pope and Dan Lawrence returning while Jacob Bethell misses out.
England could soon be forced to find a new Test captain if Ben Stokes decides to retire from international cricket. While Harry Brook appears to be the favourite, a few surprising names are also in the race to lead England's red-ball side. Here are the three players who could take over the captaincy if Stokes steps away from the role.
England made two changes in the playing XI for the upcoming fourth Test, the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne.
Watch the video where Mitchell Starc dismisses both Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope in his successive overs during the second day-night Test at the Gabba in Brisbane during the 2025/26 season of the Ashes.
Cameron Green came and took well-set batter Ollie Pope's wicket on Day 1 of the first match of The Ashes 2025-26 in front of his home crowd.
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London Spirit scored 135 runs with Ollie Pope’s steady half-century, but it wasn’t enough. Zak Crawley’s unbeaten 55 helped Northern Superchargers win by eight wickets with three overs left.
It is not my job to announce the winner
Rohit Sharma on being asked if England were rightly awarded the World Cup title in 2019
