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England centre Henry Slade will play for Exeter this weekend in a bid to prove his fitness ahead of the autumn opener against New Zealand on 2 November. The 31-year-old had shoulder surgery over the summer and has yet to feature for his club this season. But he will fly back early from England’s training camp in Girona to prepare …

After England won a run-filled first Test of this series, Pakistan opted to reuse the same pitch in Multan for the second Test. Their spinners Noman Ali and Sajid Khan shared all 20 wickets as the hosts levelled the series. Captain Shan Masood expressed a desire for the Rawalpindi pitch to turn, and pictures emerged on social media on Sunday …

England lost their eight remaining wickets before lunch on Friday morning to be dismissed for 144 in pursuit of 297. Captain Ben Stokes stopped short of criticising the surface but said Pakistan winning the toss was a “massive” factor. “They used the home conditions in their favour,” he said. “If we had won the toss it could have been completely …

Pakistan were humiliated in the first Test, pulverised by England’s batters in conceding 823-7 declared. It was their sixth consecutive Test defeat, extending a winless home run to 11 matches. The response was extreme. An expanded selection committee dropped superstar batter Babar Azam, and pace bowlers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah. The decision to recycle the pitch from the …

But a groundbreaking operation, which required his breastbone to be split open, saved his career and enabled him to represent England again and win the Premiership with Saracens in 2023. However, despite his remarkably quick return, he says it took time psychologically to recover from the procedure. “[At the time] you just treat it as if it is an injury …

Southgate was the consumate ambassador and diplomat as England manager, displaying a rounded world view, a willingness to speak openly with a wider hinterland stretching far beyond football. It was a quality that served him well when waves spread beyond the pitch. Tuchel, in contrast, is a fiery personality known for challenging authority, high maintenance and occasionally outspoken. He does …

Pressure can do strange things in sport. It can provide clarity – Trent Alexander-Arnold can calmly slot in his penalty against Switzerland to book England’s place in the semi-final of the European Championships, or Keely Hodgkinson can time her race to perfection for Olympic 800m glory. Or it can provide chaos, which was the unfortunate outcome for England’s cricketers at …

Former Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has agreed to become the next England manager. The BBC has been told by two different sources that German Tuchel will become the third non-British permanent manager of the England men’s team after Sven-Goran Eriksson and Fabio Capello. England have been without a permanent manager since Gareth Southgate resigned following the Three Lions’ Euro 2024 …

It is no secret that it would be good for the FA if Carsley was to succeed. Before the Greece defeat last week, a senior source at the FA said it felt the process was “going well”. That smooth transition, following in the footsteps of Southgate, would back the work they are doing at St George’s Park to create a …

The curious scheduling of this World Cup meant England came into this fixture having not played since a seven-wicket win over South Africa just under a week ago. England captain Heather Knight acknowledged her players had filled the days outside of training on the golf course and in coffee shops. So this was a useful encounter to rediscover their match …