Shubman Gill is appointed Test captain of the India men's team before their tour of England, replacing Rohit Sharma after he retired from the format.

Shubman Gill was named as India’s new test skipper on Saturday to lead the team on its upcoming five-test tour of England starting June 20. The 25-year-old batter takes over from Rohit Sharma, who last led India against Australia during the Boxing Day test in December.

England will face difficult conditions of heat and humidity at the World Cup in USA, Canada and Mexico next summer.

Although the protests are aimed at swimming in reservoirs, the Right to Roam protest is for the default right to have responsible access to land and water. The swimmers argue they already have public access to reservoirs in England and Wales, which are typically owned by water companies like Severn Trent Water and United Utilities.

An unusual May nor’easter was pulling away from New England on Friday after soaking the region and setting some record cold temperatures. Massachusetts and Rhode Island received the most rain, getting at least several inches.

Ivan Toney is back. Thomas Tuchel has included him in the England squad for the World Cup qualifier against Andorra and the friendly against Senegal — his first call-up since Euro 2024.

Specialist mental health crisis centres will be opened across England over the next decade in a bid to reduce crowding in accident and emergency departments (A&E), the NHS has confirmed.Ten hospital trusts have been piloting new assessment centres to deal with people experiencing a mental health crisis.

Top order batter Shubman Gill was appointed India's new test captain on Saturday succeeding Rohit Sharma, who quit the format earlier this month.