With the series already lost, Joe Root and England are playing for pride when they renew hostilities with New Zealand in the third ODI in Wellington – Richard Mann previews the action.

England’s rugby union side take on the Wallabies at Twickenham just weeks before cricket’s biggest Test series begins

England's coaching staff turn to their cricket counterparts for inspiration before their opening autumn Test against Australia at Allianz Stadium.

Even without their bowling spearhead, absent with a calf strain, the Black Caps have sealed a One-Day International series win over England, taking victory by five wickets in Hamilton, courtesy of an unlikely hero.

Waugh knows all about being an Ashes winner. He made his Test debut, aged 25, against England in Adelaide in 1991, after being made to wait for his chance by the sheer depth of Australian talent, and marked the occasion with a century that oozed with class.