The second Test in Wellington will be won by England if they score 258 runs. Kane Williamson batted a magnificent century on Monday to lead New Zealand. England needs 210 more runs to win the series. ENG vs NZ: The second Test in Wellington will be won by England if they score 258 runs, according … Read more
Brendon McCullum had a shirt to give away but couldn’t free it in time. Ex-cricketer climbed the fence at National Bank Cricket Arena in Karachi. Former New Zealand captain and current England coach Brendon McCullum. Brendon McCullum, former captain of New Zealand’s Test squad and now head coach of England’s side, climbed the fence at … Read more
Azhar Ali’s final Test innings was cut short by England’s fielders. Abdullah Shafique hit two boundaries off Mark Wood’s short ball to put Pakistan ahead. Azhar received a plaque and an autographed shirt from his teammates before the game. Three top-order batsmen fell to Jack Leach’s six-ball spell on the third morning of the third … Read more
Jack Leach, a spin bowler, took all three wickets that fell in the morning session. Pakistan lost three wickets in their second innings on the third day of the final Test against England. The visitors were bowled out for 354 and Pakistan narrowed the margin to 29 runs. KARACHI: Pakistan lost three wickets quickly in … Read more
After 16 overs, Pakistan was 59 for 2. His five wicketless overs yielded 37 runs because he was either too short or too full. Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum told Ahmed of his selection 24 hours earlier. Rehan Ahmed had left the away dressing room and back on the pitch 10 minutes into the lunch … Read more
England finish on 296-3 to win the third Test by seven wickets at Headingley. Jonny Bairstow’s 71 not out was England’s second-fastest Test fifty of all time. Victory gave England a 3-0 clean sweep of New Zealand in their first series. Jonny Bairstow led England to a whitewash of Test world champions New Zealand with … Read more
Jack Leach takes wicket of Henry Nicholls on opening day of third Test at Headingley. Left-arm spinner’s career has been blighted by illness, injury and inconsistent selection. England are 2-0 up against New Zealand in the three-match series. England’s Jack Leach was left reflecting on a “silly game” after capturing the wicket of Henry Nicholls … Read more
Surrey’s Jamie Overton has been called up for England’s final Test against New Zealand. The 28-year-old joins twin brother Craig in a 14-man squad for the three-Test series. Ben Stokes’s England have an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series after two Tests. Surrey seam bowler Jamie Overton was on Thursday called up for England’s third … Read more
Leach missed majority of England’s five-wicket win at Lord’s. Victory for England over the World Test champions would give them an unassailable 2-0 lead. Stokes also pleaded for patience regarding Potts after his “dream debut”. Jack Leach has kept his place in an unchanged England XI for the second Test against New Zealand at Nottingham’s … Read more
Paceman Ollie Robinson has been ruled out of England’s first Test against the West Indies in Antigua after suffering a back spasm, with uncapped seamer Saqib Mahmood brought into the squad. Robinson pulled up midway through an over during a warm-up match against a Cricket West Indies President’s XI and was unable to take part in training … Read more
SYDNEY: Usman Khawaja scored a memorable century on his return to Test cricket to strengthen Australia’s position in the fourth Ashes Test in Sydney after a double wicket breakthrough by Stuart Broad on Thursday. The Pakistan-born Khawaja, playing his first Test since the 2019 Ashes series in England in place of Covid-isolated Travis Head, was at his … Read more
ADELAIDE: England captain Joe Root on Tuesday backed Jack Leach and Rory Burns to bounce back from dismal Ashes performances, as star all-rounder Ben Stokes declared himself fit to carry the fight to Australia. Root refused to rule out selecting spinner Leach in Thursday’s pink-ball Test in Adelaide, even though he conceded 102-1 from 13 overs as … Read more
BRISBANE: England captain Joe Root said Saturday his team must fix their fielding and batting to get back into the Ashes series, while defending the decision to leave Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad out of the first Test. A dominant Australia humbled England by nine wickets to win the opener convincingly at Brisbane inside four … Read more
BRISBANE: Pat Cummins warned Tuesday an Australian side boasting some of “the all-time greats” will be tough to beat as England’s task became harder with Jimmy Anderson set to miss the first Test. The home team head into the Ashes opener in Brisbane on Wednesday defending the hallowed urn and with their arch-rivals having a dismal record … Read more
BRISBANE: Veteran pace spearhead Jimmy Anderson is set to miss the opening Test against Australia, reports said Tuesday, dealing a blow to England’s chances of regaining the Ashes. The 39-year-old, Test cricket’s most prolific fast bowler with 632 scalps, has a minor calf problem, The Cricketer said with the BBC also reporting that he was … Read more
