Asked whether a draw had been discussed, Tongue said: “Hopefully we’re not in that situation anyway. We’ll try and be as positive as we can in that first session, then see where we are at lunch – then we’ll take things from there. “With our batting line-up I feel we can chase down anything. Their...
Just when this fabulous, fluctuating Test looked to have taken a decisive direction, it turned again. India are strong favourites, even if England chased 378 to beat them at Edgbaston three years ago. Much of the day belonged to Rahul and Pant. What made their batting all the more impressive was the way they survived...
Josh Tongue takes the wickets of Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah in the same over as India fall from 349-6 to 349-9 in their second innings of the first Test against England at Headingley. FOLLOW LIVE: England v India first Test – day four Available to UK users only. Read full article at...
England’s Josh Tongue picked up a second consecutive five-wicket haul at Trent Bridge as Nottinghamshire dismissed Sussex for 169 on the opening day of their County Championship clash. The two counties began the day sharing the early Division One lead but the home side have the upper hand so far after Tongue, in only his...
Tongue’s debut for Nottinghamshire came more than two months after he first returned to action with the England Lions in Australia. He featured twice for the second-string national team Down Under, but had failed to take a wicket in their matches in Brisbane and Sydney. His first scalp for 590 days finally came when wicketkeeper-batter...
Colin Ackermann’s second century of the match was not enough to stave off defeat for Durham, who succumbed to Nottinghamshire by eight wickets after a match-turning spell by England fast bowler Josh Tongue. South African-born Netherlands international Ackermann made 124 to go with his first-innings 116 as Durham, who had trailed by 201 on first...