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Injury-hit England fighting to turn corner in Ashes climax

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HOBART: A patched-up England head to an Ashes finale against Australia under lights in Hobart on Friday buoyed by a fighting draw in Sydney, but consumed by injury worries and selection dilemmas. The tourists finally stopped the rot on a gruelling tour last week with their nail-biting last-wicket hold-out at the Sydney Cricket Ground to prevent a … Read more

Stokes defies injury with fighting half-century in Ashes Test

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SYDNEY: Wincing Ben Stokes produced a counter-punching half-century to help England recover from a collapse of early wickets against Australia in the fourth Ashes Test in Sydney on Friday. The star all-rounder, in pain from a side strain picked up while bowling on Thursday, seized the initiative to post his highest score of the series … Read more

England opener Roy out of T20 World Cup with injury

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ABU DHABI: Opening batsman Jason Roy has been ruled out of the rest of the T20 World Cup, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Monday. Roy, 31, suffered a calf injury and collapsed to the ground while chasing a quick single in Saturday’s 10-run loss to South Africa. Despite their first defeat of the tournament, … Read more

IPL 2021: England players withdraw from the remaining matches

IPL 2021: England players withdraw from the remaining matches

England’s players have withdrawn from the remaining Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 matches that were starting from 19th September at United Arab Emirates (UAE). As per the details, Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, and Chris Woakes have withdrawn from IPL due to the fear of Covid-19, as the Test match between India and England was called … Read more

India Tears Through England on Day One of First Test

India Quick Tears Through England on Day One of First Test

India finishes firmly on top with the exceptional performance of bowlers during day one of the first test in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC), with Jasprit Bumrah leading the charge with four wickets. England skipper Joe Root elected to bat first after winning the toss. However, his decision made India took up the challenge … Read more

Pakistan vs England: Decisive Match Of T20 Series To Be Played Today

Pakistan vs England: Decisive Match Of T20 Series To Be Played Today

The third and final match of the T20 series between Pakistan and England will be played in Manchester today. In the first match, Pakistan defeated England by 31 runs while in the second match, the host team defeated Pakistan by 45 runs to level the series. Both the teams have reached Manchester for the decisive … Read more

Pakistan vs England 2nd T20I: Guests win toss, opt to bowl

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In the second T20I of the series, Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl against England at Headingley in Leeds on Sunday. 

After losing by 31 runs, the Eoin Morgan-captained home side is bringing back power hitter Jos Butler, who had been rested due to injury, in the hopes of continuing play.

The Babar Azam-led Green Shirts, on the other hand, will be looking to win the T20I series after a humiliating loss to the hosts in the three-match ODI series last week.

Today, at 6:30 p.m. [Pakistan Standard Time], the second T20I of the three-match series will begin at Headingley, Leeds.

Squads:

Pakistan (expected): 1 Mohammad Rizwan (wk), 2 Babar Azam (capt), 3 Fakhar Zaman, 4 Sohaib Maqsood, 5 Mohammad Hafeez, 6 Azam Khan, 7 Shadab Khan, 8 Imad Wasim, 9 Haris Rauf, 10 Mohammad Hasnain, 11 Shaheen Shah Afridi

England (expected): 1 Jason Roy, 2 Jos Buttler (wk), 3 Dawid Malan, 4 Jonny Bairstow, 5 Liam Livingstone, 6 Eoin Morgan (capt), 7 Lewis Gregory, 8 David Willey, 9 Tom Curran/Chris Jordan, 10 Adil Rashid/Matt Parkinson, 11 Saqib Mahmood

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