During most cases of rain during cricket matches, players are either not allowed on to the pitch to play, or are taken off if a game is ongoing. An exception to this is if it is raining lightly and the on-field umpires feel the conditions are not unsafe to play in. Cricket is not played...
England spinner Charlie Dean will captain London Spirit in this year’s Hundred in place of Heather Knight, who is recovering from a hamstring injury. Former England skipper Knight led Spirit to their first title last year but has been ruled out for the summer after sustaining the injury in the third T20 against West Indies...
In the past 22 years, the other England openers to score hundreds in the fourth innings of a Test have ended up with knighthoods. Duckett now has a better average at the top of the order than both Sirs Alastair Cook and Andrew Strauss. Arise, Sir Ben of the Buckett Hat. “My mindset personally was...
Archer emerged as one of England’s most exciting prospects in 2019 when he bowled the decisive super over in the home World Cup win, before taking 22 wickets at 20.27 across four Tests in the Ashes series that followed. But he has since been plagued by injury – an elbow issue first suffered in 2020...
Former England captain and BBC Sport pundit Michael Vaughan believes England “could be in for a special ride” following their incredible 371-run chase and five-wicket victory over India in the first Test at Headingley. MATCH REPORT: England v India first Test – day five Read full article at source...
Amol Rajan makes a personal pilgrimage to the largest religious festival in history. Read full article at source...
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Captain Ben Stokes said “it is a good job Test cricket is played over five days” following questions over his decision at the toss in England’s epic victory over India. Stokes opted to field despite ideal batting conditions on the opening day of the first Test at Headingley. India reached 430-3 in their first innings,...
Gambhir said it has not been decided which other two Tests Bumrah, the number one bowler in the world rankings and a key player across formats, will play during the series. There are seven days before the second Test begins on 2 July in Edgbaston but only three days off between the scheduled conclusion of...
Ben Duckett praised the leadership of Ben Stokes and Joe Root, saying it was “easy to stay calm” after England comfortably chased down 371 on the final day to win the first Test against India at Headingley. MATCH REPORT: England v India first Test – day five Read full article at source...
England captain Ben Stokes says making the environment of the dressing room “as chilled out as possible” was one of the main reasons why his team were able to complete a stunning 371-run chase to beat India by five wickets in the first Test at Headingley. MATCH REPORT: England v India first Test – day...
India captain Shubman Gill praises his side’s effort and application despite losing the first Test match against England by five wickets at Headingley. Read full article at source...
Centuries by Luke Wells, Josh Bohannon and Ashton Turner on debut have given Lancashire a chance of defeating Kent on the final day of the County Championship match at Blackpool and thereby securing their first red-ball victory of the season. Replying to the visitors’ 374, Lancashire were 639-9 at the close after a day in...
Somerset’s seamers opened up superbly after Warwickshire resumed on the third morning on 158-1. Matt Henry bottled up his fellow Kiwi Latham with a sequence of maidens before, still to add to his overnight score, he drove at one that nipped away and edged to wicketkeeper James Rew. Five overs and just six runs later,...
Leicestershire began day three on 389-3 but the new ball was available in the second over, with James Harris and Timm van der Gugten quickly getting rid of night-watchman Chris Wright for 19 and Lewis Hill for 70, both caught at slip by Colin Ingram. After the pyrotechnics of the Foxes’ batters the previous day,...