Lancashire left-arm seamer Luke Wood has England call-up as they named their squad for three-match ODI series against Netherlands. Wood is joined by Gloucestershire paceman, and individual left-armer, David Payne as the main uncapped players notwithstanding, however Payne was recently called up for the series against Pakistan the previous summer. Durham seamer Brydon Carse and … Read more
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California recently celebrated one year since its Ingenuity helicopter became the first aircraft to achieve controlled powered flight on another planet. The American space agency announced the Ingenuity’s maiden Mars flight on Twitter on April 19, 2021. The JPL team uploaded a video of the moment 12 months ago … Read more
KARACHI: After Pakistan batted their seamers into the ground in the draw at Rawalpindi, Australia is expected to field two spinners in Saturday’s second Test in Karachi. The momentous event — Australia’s first Test in Pakistan since 1998 — was overshadowed by a pitch that vice-captain Steve Smith termed as “dead,” as Pakistan scored 728 runs … Read more
ADELAIDE: Joe Root became just the fourth player in history to chalk up 1,600 Test runs in a calendar year Saturday — and the first since 2008 — but a maiden century in Australia again eluded him. The England captain has been in brilliant form in 2021, arriving for the Ashes with 1,455 runs from 12 Tests, … Read more
DUBAI: Kane Williamson’s New Zealand eye a second global crown in a single year when they take on Australia at the Twenty20 World Cup final that will witness a new winner on Sunday. New Zealand and Australia renew their trans-Tasman rivalry in Dubai as both teams look to clinch their maiden world title in the … Read more
