Fleming Sets the Tone: Discipline, Stokes and a New Era
Stephen Fleming has broken his silence as England's new Test coach, addressing the team's recent discipline issues, Ben Stokes' departure, and the standards he intends to set going forward.
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Stephen Fleming has broken his silence as England's new Test coach, addressing the team's recent discipline issues, Ben Stokes' departure, and the standards he intends to set going forward.

Stephen Fleming has wasted no time in setting his stall out as England's new Test coach, declaring that defeating Australia is his number one priority. The former New Zealand captain speaks candidly about his Ashes ambitions.

Leicestershire produced a remarkable five-wicket victory over Hampshire despite learning of a crippling 27-point deduction mid-match. Head coach Alfonso Thomas says the punishment only hardened his players' resolve.
Joe Root and Jordan Cox rescued England from early trouble at Edgbaston to seal an eight-wicket win and a clean 3-0 series sweep against Pakistan. Jamie Hall analyses a dominant summer for the hosts.
Harry Brook produced one of the most breathtaking innings in England's T20I history, hammering a century off just 42 balls against Sri Lanka in the first match of the series.
Harry Brook's stunning 114 not out set the tone as England posted 254 and bowled Sri Lanka out to win the first T20 international by 119 runs in Southampton.

Middlesex were left frustrated at the Seat Unique Stadium after rain saved Gloucestershire from defeat with the hosts clinging on at 145-9, chasing an imposing 362-run target.

Glamorgan ended a four-match winless run in emphatic fashion, beating Surrey by 184 runs at The Oval to rubber-stamp their place in County Championship Division One next season.

Northamptonshire were agonisingly close to a historic run chase against Derbyshire, only for rain and bad light to intervene and leave them frustrated ahead of the final round of Division Two fixtures.
Emma Jones held her nerve to smash a last-ball boundary and hand The Blaze a stunning One-Day Cup victory over Hampshire, completing an extraordinary treble of domestic honours.

Travis Head's magnificent 112 anchored Australia's imposing 356-6 as they beat Zimbabwe by 84 runs in Harare to seal the ODI series on Friday, 18 September 2026.
England all-rounder Dani Gibson has put pen to paper on a two-year contract extension with Somerset, securing her future at the county until the close of the 2028 season.