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"Future of England cricket after Joe Root": Ponting, Cook, Nasser hail all
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"They've seen it in and around the group, a bit in franchise cricket and quite rightly he had to wait for his chance in this series. But, my word, has he taken his chance. He has just shown us the future of England cricket after Joe Root, because that knock of 142 was of the highest quality,
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"It was always coming": England's Bethell on smashing maiden Test ton at S
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Bethell, who had scored his first professional cricket century in the ODI format against South Africa last year in home conditions, played one of his finest knocks of his career, his first first-class and Test cricket century coming at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) during an Ashes T
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Cook in "zero contact" with England management for coaching gig, open for
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Former England cricketer Michael Atherton had suggested that Alastair Cook could be considered for a role as assistant coach after the Ashes, believing that a contrasting voice may help England reset standards following a disappointing period.
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"Might be just time for that different kind of voice": Michael Atherton se
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"It might be just time for that different kind of voice," Atherton said while speaking to former England captain Nasser Hussain
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MCG pitch "changed" as they never liked watching me bat for two straight d
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
This comes after MCG's pitch was rated "unsatisfactory" by the ICC after the fourth Ashes Test between Australia and England, which ended in just two days.
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From Pietersen's blizzard to Stokes' early signs of greatness: Top individ
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
2010/11 Ashes was the last time when England secured a series win in Australia, rattling the Aussies 3-1 and battering them with three 'by innings' losses which put several question marks over the once invincible Aussie line-up. As an ageing, injury-battling Australia without their frontline
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Cook's masterful marathons, dominance of Anderson-Finn-Tremlett: England's
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
In the 2010/11 Ashes series in Australia, England won by 3-1, their first series win in Australia against their arch-rivals since 1986-87. However, since then, they have failed to win even a Test in Australia on their next three tours, and now the 'Bazball' powered side led by Ben Stokes, is
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James Anderson receives knighthood, joins elite club of English cricket ic
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
With his knighthood, Anderson joins an elite club of English cricket legends, including Sir Ian Botham, Sir Geoffrey Boycott, Sir Alastair Cook, and Sir Andrew Strauss, cementing his status as one of the country's greatest cricketers.
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Root to average 150, England to win Ashes 3-1: Former speedster Steve Harm
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Australia's tormentor in the 2005 Ashes, former speedster Steve Harmison, has predicted that England's talismanic batter, Joe Root, will break his century hoodoo down under and be fundamental to bringing the urn home for the first time since 2015.
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Alastair Cook backs Ollie Pope to bat at No. 3 for England in Ashes
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Former England skipper Alastair Cook has shown his support towards right-hand batter Ollie Pope to take the crucial No. 3 spot in the upcoming Ashes series against Australia, saying it is "quite an easy decision" given Pope's experience, leadership and track record as a "hundred-maker."
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Shubman Gill goes level with stalwart Virat Kohli after record-breaking fi
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
With a glorious start to India's Test captaincy, Shubman Gill continued to level and topple records with a blistering hundred against the West Indies during the second Test at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in the national capital on Saturday.
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Boycott praises England's 'Bazball' brand of cricket, but urges players to
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Boycott was speaking during 'Stick to Cricket' podcast, hosted by hosted by fellow England stars Michael Vaughan, Alastair Cook, Phil Tufnell, and David Lloyd.
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