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ICC announces nominees for Player of the Month Award for January

ICC announces nominees for Player of the Month Award for January

The ICC announced nominees for the month of January. Shamar Joseph took 13 wickets in his debut Test. Josg Hazlewood has 19 wickets at 11.63 avg. A fast bowler from the West Indies who made a remarkable entry into international cricket, a key contributor to England’s robust top-order, and a consistent Australian pacer have been … Read more

WATCH: Jasprit Bumrah left Ollie Pope with his powerful yorker

WATCH: Jasprit Bumrah left Ollie Pope with his powerful yorker

Bumrah dominates and takes three key wickets for India. Pope sent packing by Bumrah’s yorker. Jaiswal scores a double century, with India at 396. On the second day of the second Test at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam, India’s leading fast bowler, Jasprit Bumrah, delivered a powerful yorker that left England’s Ollie Pope in … Read more

Ollie Pope is not thinking about becoming England captain

Ollie Pope captain

Ollie Pope, 25, has twice led England in warm-ups this winter. Ben Stokes was unable to play in the opening Test in Pakistan. He managed the squad for a match against the England Lions. Ollie Pope said he is not considering leading England in the near, but that it “could be an option.” Batter Pope, … Read more

PAK vs ENG: Nauman Ali and Abrar Ahmed grabbed 3 wickets on day two

Nauman Ali

Nauman Ali and Abrar Ahmed took three wickets between them on day two. Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope put on 50 for the second wicket in Pakistan. England hit 88 sixes in men’s Tests in 2022, breaking India’s record. PAK vs ENG:  Nauman Ali and Abrar Ahmed got three wickets between them to open the … Read more

Jamie Overton joins twin brother Craig in England squad for third Test

England

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

Ollie Pope is being trained by Joe Root on the job

Ollie Pope is being trained by Joe Root on the job

Ollie Pope expressed his “relief” after scoring his second Test century. He also paid tribute to Joe Root, his 187-run. Root was quick to embrace Pope when he reached the milestone Ollie Pope expressed his “relief” after scoring his second Test century, and first on home soil, in the second Test against New Zealand at … Read more

Leach retains England place for 2nd Test against New Zealand

England

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

WATCH: Michael Vaughan lashes out on Bairstow’s dismissal

michael vaughan

Lees, Crawley, Pope, and Bairstow were not able to put up a performance. Vaughan says Bairstow has displayed dumb batting. Broad had accumulated 3 wickets. The current first Test between England and New Zealand has swayed back and forth like a pendulum. However, as stumps were called on Day 3, England had the advantage as … Read more

Joe Root scores double century in second Test against NZ

Joe Root scores double century in second Test against NZ

Joe Root celebrated a timely return to form with a double century in Hamilton on Monday as England forged a 101-run lead over New Zealand on day four of the second Test. The England captain reached the milestone with a risky single with batting partner Ollie Pope slow off the mark and only keeping his … Read more