Though his versatility is an asset, the 27-year-old’s primary role is to score runs at number three. He averages 43 in that position since being given the job by captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum in 2022. Still, he endured a mixed time last year with the bat. Although he made three hundreds, he...
England’s Harry Brook scores a quick-fire half-century in the morning session of day two of the one-off Test match against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge. Read full article at source...
Opener Zak Crawley said he was not feeling any extra pressure for his place in the England team before making 124 on the opening day of the one-off Test against Zimbabwe. The 27-year-old endured a torrid tour of New Zealand at the end of last year and, along with number three Ollie Pope, appeared to...
Former England captain Michael Vaughan Injury replacements should be permitted in Test cricket in the first innings of the game. There should be an independent doctor on site. If the doctor deems a player unable to carry on playing, you should be allowed a sub. It should only be in the first innings. If you...
Centuries from Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope and Ben Duckett highlight a dominant batting display as England wrap up day one on 498-3 in the first innings of their single Test match against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge. MATCH REPORT: Pope, Crawley and Duckett tons flatten Zimbabwe Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
Former England captain Michael Vaughan calls for “two leagues” to give Test cricket a more compelling “narrative” after day one of England’s Test Match with Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge. MATCH REPORT: Pope, Crawley and Duckett tons flatten Zimbabwe Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
Zak Crawley and Ollie Pope responded to pressure on their places by joining Ben Duckett in making centuries as England utterly dominated Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge. Opener Crawley and number three Pope are most vulnerable if Jacob Bethell returns to the England team for the series against India later in the summer. But they made...
Ollie Pope reaches his half century off 48 deliveries to leave England on 296-1 in their first innings of the Test match against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge. Read full article at source...
Latest scorecard from the one-off Test between England and Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge. Read full article at source...
Captain Ben Stokes speaks to Jonathan Agnew ahead of England’s first Test of the summer. Read full article at source...
Back trouble restricted Muzarabani’s playing time with Northants, but the injury did not affect the learning process. On the field, Ben Sanderson showed him how to bowl a full length in English conditions. Off the field, he formed a tight bond with Saif Zaib, Jack White and Ben Curran, the latter now a Zimbabwe team-mate....
Allied to the inconsistent results are the perception of the England team and some of the comments they make in the media. During the Champions Trophy they were criticised for not training enough by former England captain Kevin Pietersen, who pointed to their love of golf. Wood said he was irritated by an external narrative...
England have often favoured pace or variation in height or angle in recent selections but Cook is a more traditional, skilful seam bowler – his debut a reward for his superb County Championship record. Cook’s 227 County Championship wickets were the most by any seamer in the past five years while his overall haul of...
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As Zimbabwe commemorates 45 years of independence, the spectacle of celebration orchestrated by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in a dilapidated and waterlogged stadium serves as a metaphor for the trajectory of the postcolonial state. The accumulation of rainwater in the cracks of this Midlands venue epitomises not only infrastructural decay but also the consequential runoff from...