#england-cricket

#england-cricket

Harry Brook says there has been no Ashes talk in the England camp as the tourists prepare for a hell of a long winter, with the white-ball captain's determination to stay in the moment so strong that he has not even noticed the ramping-up of pre-series trash talk by David Warner and Stuart Broad. The England squad arrived in Christchurch on Wednesday after the three-day bonding break in Queenstown for their six-match series against New Zealand, which concludes in Wellington

England made history, and for the first time more than 300 runs, on an extraordinary night in Manchester as they buried South Africa under a mountain of runs and shredded statistics. The highest total in the team's T20 history was turbocharged by a brilliant opening stand of 126 between Phil Salt and Jos Buttler and by the nation's highest individual score, Salt knocking himself off the top of that chart with an unbeaten 141.

England appeared to be in control of the match, chasing a target of 374 runs, propelled by stellar centuries from Harry Brook and Joe Root, but suddenly found themselves in a precarious position with six wickets down and 35 runs still required as the day ended prematurely due to bad light and rain.

Smith, at 24 years old, achieved an extraordinary milestone with 184 not out, making the highest score by an England wicketkeeper in men's Test history, surpassing Alec Stewart.

India makes one change to their lineup, bringing back captain Harmanpreet Kaur into the squad in place of Harleen Deol, enhancing their strategy after a previous victory.

Fast bowler Gus Atkinson has been ruled out of England's one-day international series against West Indies due to a hamstring injury. He is not being replaced.