England will host Australia for the prestigious Ashes series from June 16 onwards. Going to play his 10th Ashes series, Test cricket's third-highest wicket-taker is confident that England can take the urn from Australia for the first time ever since 2015 with their domineering gameplay which
Bairstow's recovery from the awful accident he endured while playing golf came full circle on Tuesday. After missing six Tests and England's T20 World Cup victory, the 33-year-old was reinstated to England's squad for the first Test against Ireland ahead of the Ashes.
Foakes was a key member of England's squad that won six of seven Tests last summer and maintained his form over the winter, taking six catches and scoring a half-century in the series against New Zealand after missing the first Test due to illness. Under the Ben Stokes-Brendon McCullum leade
Anderson had left the field with a mild groin strain during Lancashire's County Championship game last week. The one-off Test against Ireland will be played from June 1 onwards while the Ashes will start from June 16 onwards. While there were worries about the injury given that the Ashes was
"Ben's ability to bowl overs at the moment is still a bit of a challenge, but he's there as that batting cover. But with Moeen bowling well in good conditions - we go to Delhi [next] which has been turning - we think the balance of the side has been right."
With the passing matches, the points table of the Indian Premier League is becoming more competitive. Till now there is no clarity on which four teams would qualify for the Playoffs.
The powerful Aussies qualified for next month's World Test Championship final in first place on the back of a strong home record and will look to take that momentum into the meeting with India, and the five-match series against England that follows.
Archer has not played Test cricket since February 2021 and has had three operations in the last two years, despite impressing on England's winter white-ball tours to South Africa and Bangladesh in his return to the sport this year. He is presently working on his fitness in the IPL, and Key a
During the unsuccessful run-chase of 176 runs against Rajasthan Royals at MA Chidambaram Stadium on Wednesday, MS did not run like he used to, which was also the case during the team's intra-squad practice game ahead of the IPL. Dhoni was also seen wearing a kneecap in the side's pre-season