England cricket has suffered a big blow. Former English cricketer and former CEO of England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Hugh Morris passed away at the age of 62. He was fighting intestinal cancer for the last few years. His death was confirmed by Wales’ county team Glamorgan by issuing an official statement. Maurice was not only a successful batsman, but his contribution to cricket administration was also memorable.

Made debut at a young age

Hugh Morris was born in Cardiff in 1963. He started playing for Glamorgan at the age of just 17 and continued playing for the same team for the next 17 seasons. As an opening batsman, Maurice was known for his technique, patience and consistency. In 1997, he played an important role in Glamorgan winning the County Championship and in the same year announced his retirement from cricket.

more than 25 thousand runs

Hugh Morris had a brilliant domestic cricket career. He scored 19,785 runs in first-class cricket, which included 53 centuries and 98 half-centuries. During this period his average was more than 40, which reflects his class. In List-A cricket, he scored 8,606 runs and scored 14 centuries. Overall, he has more than 25 thousand runs in his name. However, he got a chance to play only three Tests for England and could not get a place in the ODI team.

Teammate of Viv Richards and Ravi Shastri

Hugh Morris played cricket with many greats. Ravi Shastri was also a part of the team during his captaincy in Glamorgan. On the death of Maurice, Ravi Shastri wrote an emotional message on social media and described him as an honest player and a wonderful person. Before this, great players like Viv Richards have also played for Glamorgan, which makes the history of this team even more special.

Also played a big role in cricket administration

After retirement, Hugh Morris entered cricket administration. From 2007 to 2013, he worked as the Managing Director of the England team. During his tenure, England won three Ashes series and won the 2010 T20 World Cup. After this he held many important responsibilities including CEO in ECB. In 2013, he became the CEO of Glamorgan and played a big role in getting the team out of the financial crisis.

Dan Cherry, current CEO of Glamorgan, described Hugh Morris as a great player, hard-working administrator and extremely honest person. His contribution to the cricket world will be remembered for a long time.

After continuous poor performance in the Ashes series 2025-26, the England cricket team now seems to be embroiled in a new controversy. The English team, which lost the Ashes after losing the first three Tests against Australia on the field, is now facing allegations of excessive consumption of alcohol during the series. England men’s team managing director Rob Key has made it clear that these allegations will be investigated and if any player is found guilty, strict decision will be taken against him.

Controversy over Noosa trip

England had a very bad start in the Ashes series. After losing the first three Test matches, Australia won the Ashes in just 11 days. Between the second and third Test, the England team took a break in the resort town of Noosa, Queensland. This break was already decided and its purpose was to refresh the players mentally during the long tour, but now questions are being raised regarding this break.

Rob Key’s tough stance

Rob Key, while talking to the media in Melbourne, said that he has no problem with taking a break, but if players have consumed excessive alcohol then it is a serious issue. He said, “If it comes to light that players drank alcohol excessively, we will definitely investigate it. This is not expected from a team playing international cricket.”

However, Rob Key also made it clear that according to the information he had received so far, the players were disciplined to a great extent. He told that the team had dinner together, returned on time and consumed only limited quantity of alcohol.

Questions have already been raised

This is not the first time that questions have been raised on the behavior of England players. Rob Key also mentioned the New Zealand tour, where a video of players being kicked out the night before the match went viral on social media. White ball captain Harry Brook and player Jacob Bethel were seen in that video.

Rob Key said that a formal warning was not necessary in that case, but it was explained to the players informally. He clearly said that he has no objection to a glass of wine with dinner, but going beyond this is absolutely wrong.

Indian cricket team captain and world number-1 ODI batsman Rohit Sharma has taken a tough dig at the England cricket team. Citing England’s consecutive defeats in the ongoing Ashes series in Australia, Rohit said that playing cricket in Australia is not easy and this can be confirmed from England also.

Rohit’s statement in Gurugram event

When Rohit Sharma reached the stage during an event organized in Gurugram on Sunday, he talked about the difficulty of the Australian situation in the packed stadium. Rohit said smilingly, “Playing in Australia is the most difficult, you can ask England about this.” His statement was a direct reference to the poor condition of England in the current Ashes series.

England’s bad condition in Ashes

The England team is currently on Australia tour, where it is playing the five-match Ashes Test series of 2025-26. England has faced consecutive defeats in the first three Test matches of the series. The first two Tests were played in Perth and Brisbane, where Australia won both the matches by eight wickets within three days. The third Test was played at Adelaide Oval, in which Australia defeated England by 82 runs and won the series.

Within just 11 days, England’s hopes of winning the Ashes were over. After which this statement of Rohit has become increasingly discussed on social media. Cricket fans are considering this as a light but sharp taunt on the England team.

Rohit’s record in Australia

If we talk about Rohit Sharma’s Australia record, his performance in ODI cricket has been excellent. He is the only Indian batsman to score more than 1000 ODI runs against Australia. However, he did not get much success in Test cricket on Australian soil. He has scored a total of 439 runs in 10 test matches in Australia. Which includes three half-centuries.

Eyes on the fourth test

Rohit played his last Test in Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in December 2024. Now the fourth Test of the Ashes series is to be played between 26 and 30 December on the grounds of Melbourne itself. Australia has already won the Ashes series. However, now the team will go against England with the intention of taking a 4-0 lead. Australia may miss Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon in this match.

The Ashes 2026: The Ashes series started with a bang, but for England this beginning was no less than a nightmare. On the very first day of the first Test being played in Perth, Australia’s fast bowler Mitchell Starc worked such magic that the entire England team got bundled out for just 172 runs. Starc not only took 7 wickets, but also completed his 100 wickets in the Ashes.

England’s condition is bad from the first over

After winning the toss, England captain Ben Stokes chose to bat, but the decision backfired. England’s wicket fell in the very first over and after that the English batsmen were seen struggling to stay on the crease.

The England team brought an aggressive style of baseball, but this strategy flopped miserably on Australia’s bouncy pitch. The ball was swinging. The bowlers were also getting a lot of bounce on the pitch. Even after this, in front of Starc’s speed, England’s batsmen continued making mistakes.

England’s condition worsens despite Brook’s fifty

Only Harry Brook was successful in scoring runs for England. He scored 52 runs and tried to take the team towards a respectable score, but he did not get any support from the other end. Jamie Smith and Brooke tried to score runs aggressively, but were out early due to careless shots. Only four batsmen in the entire English team could touch double figures.

Stark’s havoc, best spell of his career

Mitchell Starc destroyed England’s batting lineup in the Perth Test. His speed and swing overpowered the English batsmen. His performance was special because the team’s two big bowlers, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood, were not playing in this match. Apart from Starc, debutant Brendan Doggett took 2 wickets and Cameron Green also took 1 wicket.

England collapsed

The most surprising thing in this match was that the entire England team could play only 32.5 overs. There was a lot of discussion about baseball as to how this strategy would work in Australia, but the answer was found on the very first day. This strategy proved to be a complete flop.

Sir James Anderson New Title: England’s legendary player James Anderson has been given the title of ‘Sir’. In the British royal family, Princess Anne gave the title of knighthood to James Anderson in a ceremony held at Windsor Castle. Anderson’s name was included for this honor by former Prime Minister of England Rishi Sunak in April 2024 itself. Anderson has played cricket for England for 21 years. He is the British player who has taken the most wickets in Tests. James Anderson has been given the title of Sir for this brilliant cricketing career.

Seeing @jimmy9 take a knee and expecting to see him reverse sweep…

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— Lancashire Cricket (@lancscricket) October 28, 2025

Who got this honor first from Anderson?

Before James Anderson, 14 cricket players from England have been awarded this honour. James Anderson has become the 15th cricket player to receive the title of Sir. Before Anderson, Andrew Strauss had received this honor in 2019. England’s great cricketer Alastair Cook has also received the title of Sir. Anderson had announced his retirement from international cricket in 2024. He is now playing cricket for County Lancashire.

Cricketing career of James Anderson

James Anderson’s cricketing career has been quite brilliant. This player started his international career in December 2002 with the ODI series against Australia. Anderson said goodbye to this brilliant career at Lord’s in July 2024. Anderson has taken 704 wickets in 188 matches in Test cricket. He took 269 wickets in 194 matches in ODIs. Anderson played only 19 T20 matches in his career, in which he took 18 wickets. Anderson is the bowler taking the most wickets for England in Test cricket. The series played between India and England has also been named after James Anderson and Sachin Tendulkar.

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An emotional news has come out from the cricket world. Former England and Kent cricketer Susie Wilson-Rowe has revealed that she is battling stage-4 lung cancer (Exon 20 non-small cell lung cancer). 38-year-old Susie’s cancer has spread to her spine and lymph nodes. Giving information about her illness, Susie, who played 23 T20 matches for England, said that she wants people to understand the signals of their body in time and not delay in getting tested.

Identification of disease during pregnancy

Susie told that it all started when she was about to give birth to her son Jack. He was constantly feeling pain near his ribs and shoulders. Initially it was ignored as a minor muscle strain, but Susie insisted on getting tested again and again. Doctors eventually found a tumor in his lungs, and subsequent tests revealed that the cancer had spread to other parts of the body.

Susie wrote on social media, “When the body says something, don’t ignore it. Getting tested early can save life.”

illustrious cricket career

London-born Susie Wilson-Rowe started her cricket career with Kent Under-11 team. She played 79 matches for Kent Women’s team and played a key role in winning the County Championship title five times between 2006 and 2012. Apart from this, she also won the National Women’s T20 Trophy with the team in 2011 and 2012.

At the international level, Susi played 23 T20 International matches for England between 2011 and 2013. She retired in 2021, but even after this she remained associated with the game by training young players and acting as a mentor.

strong family support

Susie’s wife Jennifer Wilson, who has been a three-time Olympic hockey player, has remained her biggest support in this difficult time. Both of them welcomed son Jack in March 2025. Jennifer is currently working in a school in South London and the family has said that they will stand strong with Susie with positive thinking.

example of courage

Susie is currently undergoing chemotherapy and immunotherapy treatment and according to doctors, there are signs of improvement in her health. Kent Cricket Club issued a statement saying, “Susie has given cricket not just a game but an inspiration. Her courage, kindness and dedication are an example for every player.”

England’s first World Cup winning captain and former coach Paul Collingwood has recently been embroiled in many controversies. 49-year-old Collingwood had also contributed to the coaching staff of the England cricket team after retirement, but now his name has been removed from the future plan of the board. Experts say that the reason behind his absence is his personal life and legal problems.

Collingwood has not participated in any national coaching program since May this year. He had also pulled out of the Test against Zimbabwe in Nottingham citing personal reasons. Now according to media reports, he will not be selected in the team for the upcoming Ashes series.

Leaked audio and sex scandal

Since April 2023, Collingwood has been under controversy regarding sexual relations and inappropriate behaviour. His teammate Graeme Swann mentioned an audio recording in a podcast. The alleged recordings show Collingwood having long-term personal relationships with women. After the leak of this audio, the discussion in the cricket world became heated.

Not only this, just before the T20 World Cup in 2007, Collingwood’s visit to a strip club in Cape Town was in the headlines in the media. Because of this, the England Cricket Board (ECB) also imposed a fine of £ 1,000 on him at that time. Apart from this, after the Ashes defeat in 2022, some of his pictures went viral, in which he was seen kissing a woman on the beach in Barbados. The controversy increased further after this incident.

Tax evasion and legal troubles

Collingwood also faces serious allegations of tax evasion. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) asked him to pay a sum of £196,000 (approximately Rs 2 crore) after a lengthy investigation against him. The investigation found that Collingwood had misreported his sponsorship deals and personal income. He had also appealed in this matter, but the court ordered him to pay.

Experts say that this controversy of Collingwood can affect his career and relations with the England cricket team. The ECB has not yet given any official comment on this matter, but many questions are being raised regarding his future.

Paul Collingwood’s career

Paul Collingwood’s cricket career has been brilliant. He led England to many memorable victories between 2005 and 2019, but now his personal life and legal disputes have become a big challenge for him. Both cricket fans and experts are keeping an eye on whether Collingwood will rejoin the team in the coming time or not.

Glenn Maxwell ODI XI: Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has recently announced his all-time ODI XI, which has created a huge discussion among cricket fans. Maxwell, popularly known as ‘The Big Show’, selected his team on Fox Cricket’s YouTube channel, in which he took surprising decisions, leaving behind many legends.

The biggest surprise was that Maxwell’s team did not include a single player from England, whereas according to the rules he was allowed to select only five Australian players. At other places, he gave opportunity to most of the Indian stars and this has become the biggest reason for discussion on social media.

Sachin-Rohit become openers, Kohli’s number 3 confirmed

Sachin Tendulkar and Rohit Sharma were selected in the team’s opening pair, which ensured that Australia’s star openers like David Warner, Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden were out. At number three, Maxwell without hesitation included Virat Kohli, whom he described as “the run machine of modern cricket”.

Ricky Ponting and Michael Bevan in the middle order

Ricky Ponting got the number four place, while at the fifth place Maxwell placed former Australian finisher Michael Bevan, who had made impossible chases possible many times in his career.

Dhoni also included in the team

As an all-rounder, Maxwell has given preference to his countryman Shane Watson over legends like Ben Stokes, Kapil Dev, Yuvraj Singh, Mark Waugh. In the role of wicketkeeper, he has given priority to Mahendra Singh Dhoni in his team over Jos Buttler and Adam Gilchrist.

Which legends were included in the bowling attack?

Maxwell had many excellent options in the bowling department. In the spin department, Maxwell has included Indian legend Anil Kumble in place of Adam Zampa in his team, while in fast bowling he has selected Glenn McGrath, Brett Lee and Jasprit Bumrah. In this way, the bowling unit also included two Australian and one Indian players.

Glenn Maxwell’s ODI XI

Rohit Sharma, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Ricky Ponting, Michael Bevan, Shane Watson, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Anil Kumble, Glenn McGrath, Brett Lee, Jasprit Bumrah.

IND vs Eng: In the fifth and last Test played at Cainington Oval, Team India defeated England by just 6 runs and drawn the series 2–2, but the view that was seen after the victory, shocked the cricket fans. After winning the match, Team India reached England’s dressing room directly, where the players of both teams were seen talking openly among themselves.

This player told the reason

Indian batsman Karun Nair himself put this point in front. According to him, after the end of the match, the Indian team did not celebrate any major celebration, but everyone went to the dressing room of the opposition team. According to Nair, “Both teams felt that the series has been one of the best Test series of recent times”, while England coach Brandon McCullum also called it a memorable series of his career.

Series journey

In the first Test played in Leeds, England won, but India made a brilliant comeback by winning the second Test. At the same time, the third match went to England’s account. The fourth match was a draw and India won in a thrilling manner in the fifth match. In the last Test, Indian bowlers completely demolished England’s batting.

Karun Nair’s return and important innings

Nair was given a chance to play in the first three Tests, but he could not play a big innings in all three matches. Due to which he was dropped from the fourth Test. Due to Rishabh Pant’s injury, he was again given a chance in the fifth Test and he scored an important innings of 57 runs in that match. Thanks to his innings, India had scored 224 runs in the first innings, in response to which England team was reduced to 247 runs.

In the second innings, India scored a huge score of 396 runs and gave England a target of 374 runs. On the last day, the hosts needed 35 runs and 4 wickets left, but Mohammad Siraj bowled deadly and gave India a historic victory by taking 9 wickets.

Now Team India will be seen playing a two -match Test series against the West Indies in October.

The tour of England was memorable for Mohammad Siraj, he is the only Indian fast bowler to play all 5 matches of this series. Siraj took a total of 23 wickets, which is the most wickets in a Test series in England. He equaled Bumrah in this case. Former England captain Nasir Hussain, while revealing, said what Niknem was given to Siraj by England players.

Mohammad Siraj took a total of 9 wickets in the 5th Test, having 5 wickets in the second innings. On the last day, India needed 4 wickets to win, out of which Siraj alone took 3 wickets and won the match to India. Nasir Hussain told that the England players had given Siraj ‘Mr. Angry’ Nickname, he used to call him by this name.

England players call Mohammad Siraj by the name Mr Angry

Nasir Hussain said his column in the Daily Mail, “He is very fast, the players of England call him by the name Mr. Angry. And his follow-through is the longest, he attracts more attention. He attracts himself. Lords is disillusioned with knees, celebrating or disappointing after DRS decisions, you can make a collection of his dramatic scenes.”

In the absence of Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj leads Indian bowling well, his enthusiasm did not reduce till the last day of the last match. He is always seen in the ground or fielding, always in excitement. Never felt that his body was tired.

Hussain further wrote, “Yes, he sometimes plays the role of a villain, like some Warney (Shane Warne) and that’s why people like to hate him, but there is always a smile on his face.”

After winning the last day of the 5th Test, Mohammad Siraj hugged Chris Woakes and saluted his passion. Actually, Vox had landed for batting after a shoulder injury, although the host remained 7 runs away from the win.

Mohammad Siraj set a record

Siraj took a total of 23 wickets in 5 matches. He became an Indian to jointly take the most wickets in a Test series in England. Before him, Bumrah took 23 wickets in 2021, when he broke the record of Bhuvneshwar (19 wickets).