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Who should be England’s new head coach? Five potential replacements after Chris Silverwood is axed
Less than a month after an embarrassing 4-0 Ashes defeat, the England and Wales Cricket Board and Chris Silverwood have taken the decision to part ways and the search for a new head coach has begun. Silverwood’s record has not been the best and has seen England win only one of their last 14 test […]
England’s Ashes hopes up in smoke as Australia win the urn for the fourth consecutive time thanks to Beth Mooney’s 73
England fell just 27 runs short in pursuit of Australia’s 205 in the first ODI as Meg Lanning’s side retained the Ashes for the fourth time in a row as Beth Mooney scored her tenth ODI 50 The visitors won the toss and chose to bowl first, there were three wickets a piece for Katherine […]
LIVE BLOG: Forest Green Rovers press conference, UOG Basketball match report, AFCON preview and a look ahead to the Winter Olympics
Hello and welcome to the ParkLife Sport Blog. We’ll be bringing you all of the latest sports stories around Gloucestershire and the UK, including the build up to a massive weekend of rugby with the start of the always exciting Six Nations championship and Gloucester in action against London Irish. We will have all the […]
Ashes fifth test – day one: Travis Head’s rapid hundred undoes Stuart Broad and Ollie Robinson’s hard work
Australia finished the first day of the final test on 241/6 as an impressive fourth wicket stand between Travis Head and Cameron Green saved Australia from faltering under England’s pressure. Joe Root won the toss and elected to field but was without James Anderson, Jos Buttler, Hasseb Hameed and Jonny Bairstow through injury and decided […]
England likely to mix and match vs Australia for fifth Ashes test in Tasmania
As we head into the final test of the Ashes, it’s clear to see why England will change up the squad before they face Australia at the Blundstone Arena. It will be more of a shock than anything if England are able to get anywhere close to a victory in this final test, but maybe […]
England Cricket: changes ahead of the fifth test in Hobart
England are expected to make up to five changes to the team that will face Australia in the final test of The Ashes. The squad will be without wicketkeeper Jos Buttler who has already flown home after a finger injury he sustained during the drawn fourth test in Sydney. “It’s quite a bad injury, so […]
Gloucestershire’s Marcus Harris’ Ashes spot under fire following Usman Khawaja’s remarkable comeback
Gloucestershire’s new signing Marcus Harris has played in the first four tests of the Ashes series in Australia scoring 179 runs in seven innings so far at an average of 29.83 with his position in the side coming into question. Usman Khawaja replaced Travis Head in the fourth test at Sydney due to a positive […]
Gloucestershire Cricket confirm signing of Naseem Shah
Gloucestershire Cricket have confirmed the signing of 18-year-old pace bowler Naseem Shah. The youngster is a rising star in the sport, and has already played internationally for his country Pakistan. Shah will be available in all formats for the Shires until the end of the club’s participation in the T20 Vitality Blast tournament group stages, […]
Ashes first Test: day two – Travis Head hits century as Australia take 196 run lead
England’s luckless start to the Ashes continued, as clear skies, no balls and missed opportunities saw the Australian batting order charge into to a commanding 196 run lead. Following Marcus Harris’ early dismissal, a 156-run partnership from David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne saw the Aussies go ahead of the 147 total the English amassed in […]










