The new permanent roles are part of the Guardian’s larger investment in the US, which has come to include more than 20 additional journalists in the past year

As Brendon McCullum and Rob Key limp on, perhaps it is worth retracing the steps that brought us here

As Brendon McCullum and Rob Key limp on, perhaps it is worth retracing the steps that brought us here There will be consequences. There must be consequences. Perhaps there have already been consequences. Harry Brook is very sorry for getting punched by a bouncer in New Zealand. Rob Key is very sorry for overseeing an Ashes tour that in retrospect could probably have been an email. Brendon McCullum is not sorry, but has promised to “look at things over the next little while”, which is basically the same as an apology, so fine. In the meantime, the travelling circus of English cricket rolls on. There is a white-ball series in Sri Lanka starting on Thursday morning, for which – consequences, remember – McCullum remains as coach, Key remains as managing director and Brook remains as captain. In addition Zak Crawley returns to open the batting in the 50-over team, a fitting reward for not playing a single 50-over game in the whole of 2024 or 2025. Nature heals. Continue reading...

As Brendon McCullum and Rob Key limp on, perhaps it is worth retracing the steps that brought us here

Why acknowledging non-economic loss and damage is so important

Real Madrid and Manchester United put their faith in familiarity but the lesson of Ferguson is dynastic greatness rests not in tradition but ditching principles

Real Madrid and Manchester United put their faith in familiarity but the lesson of Ferguson is dynastic greatness rests not in tradition but ditching principles

Real Madrid and Manchester United put their faith in familiarity but the lesson of Ferguson is dynastic greatness rests not in tradition but ditching principles “It is all too easy to make mistaken inferences unless the process involved is already very well understood.” Francis Crick, molecular biologist “This club is about winning, winning and winning again. It’s in our DNA.” Álvaro Arbeloa Continue reading...

The PM’s technocrat tendencies and lack of obvious backbone make him a target for amorphous rage, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

The PM’s technocrat tendencies and lack of obvious backbone make him a target for amorphous rage, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

Only one club are sitting pretty at the top of the Premier League, but the supporters’ anxiety after 22 years without the title risks infecting the players

Only one club are sitting pretty at the top of the Premier League, but the supporters’ anxiety after 22 years without the title risks infecting the players

A brilliant hundred against an elite attack on a wearing pitch shows this England Test team can still survive and evolve

In Manchester United’s brave new world coaches are more like Deliveroo drivers: not really responsible for the food, but still to blame if it arrives cold