Alastair cook

While the usual suspects make their presence felt in the side, there are a number of picks which might lead to few debates. read more

ENG vs SA: The two teams go head to head in a blockbuster four-match Test series starting Boxing Day. read more

Alastair Cook and David Warner are the openers and they will be followed by Kane Williamson and Steve Smith. Indian captain Virat Kohli walks out at number 5. read more

The 29-year-old Burns made a hundred in the opening Test of this year’s Ashes series and was one of England’s few successes during their recent series loss in New Zealand, with the left-hander averaging 61.33. read more

David Warner’s Ashes slump means left-handed batsmen are falling behind right-handers read more

Warner was named as one of the three suspects in the infamous ball tampering scandal during Australia’s 2018 Test series against South Africa, which rocked Cricket Australia. read more

Brearley said Stokes was among England’s top two batsmen following Alastair Cook’s international retirement last year. read more

When England’s Joe Root and Australia’s Tim Paine walk out for the toss prior to the first Ashes opener at Edgbaston starting Thursday they will have taken very different routes to get there. read more

Since their shock group-stage exit from the 2015 World Cup, England have been particularly strong at home, winning 30 of their 42 ODIs while losing only nine. read more

Cook is the second cricketer since Ian Botham to receive this honour. He retired from the game after England’s series win against India. He bowed out after scoring a century against India in England’s 3-1 Test series win. read more

England have never won the men’s World Cup, but with 100 days to go until the start of the latest edition, a team captained by Eoin Morgan are top of the 50-over world rankings. read more

Left-hander Jennings, who averages 25.86 in 16 Tests, lost his place in the team after scores of 17 and 14 in England’s defeat by 381 runs in the first Test in Barbados. read more

Foakes replaced injured wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow for the first two tests in Sri Lanka last November and scored a century on debut. read more

The 34-year-old opening batsman finished his Test career in the best possible manner with a century against India at The Oval despite having declared there “was nothing left in the tank”. read more

Sri Lanka face the daunting task of batting out two days to save the first test against England after being set an improbable target of 462 and finishing day three on 15 without loss on Thursday. read more