England

As we were all waking up to more general election fallout over our Sunday morning coffees, the Three Lions quietly mustered their best victory in an international competition since 1966 as Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s first half rebound shot and a fantastic Freddie Woodman penalty save helped grind out a historic and...

It was a surprisingly clear day in Cardiff as fans packed into the SWALEC stadium ahead of England’s second Champions Trophy fixture against New Zealand. With the competition having already been racked with rain affected games and a horrific weather forecast for the rest of the country, the crowd...

I am a Brummie, born and bred. I am a Peaky Blinders enthusiast and I consider curry a food group. People have a lot of preconceptions about Birmingham, and unfairly so. While the debate of whether we are northerners or southerners looms on, I suggest that if you haven’t...

Having a dad in the army, you might expect I’ve seen many different areas of the country. But although we’ve lived in Germany for a while, when in Britain, my family has always returned to Salisbury Plain. Maybe I shouldn’t be surprised, it is a large training area –...

On Monday the ECB announced that Joe Root would be the new England Test captain following Alastair Cook’s decision to step down. How will he fare in his new role? Joe Root, England’s star batsman across the formats was, on Monday, announced as Alastair Cook’s replacement as Test captain....

The Four Nations, and the rugby league season as a whole, came to a close yesterday afternoon with a thrilling tie between the two giants of the game: Australia and New Zealand.  Having won every game they played in the competition so far, Australia were most definitely the favourites...

So England have exited the Euros in ignominy (again), the team have been branded as over-paid prima-donnas (again) and humiliation has led to a search for a new head coach (again). Does it not just leave you a little bit bored of it all? Fear not, however, as two...