Former captain Michael Atherton minced no words while unleashing a scathing tirade on England for being "caught cold and napping" during the opening ODI against South Africa at Headingley.
Debutant Sonny Baker's dream moment turned into an absolute walking nightmare after he went at the top of an unwanted record, which ultimately headlined England's dreadful show at Headingley.
Sonny Baker is set to make his England Men's debut as the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Monday their playing XI for the first ODI of the upcoming series against South Africa at Headingley on Tuesday, September 2.
"Pretty chilled, not much overthinking about it. I got asked the same question at Headingley, so I don't see why not, we can't chase down these runs," Tongue said confidently at the post-day press conference.
The series is 2-1 in favour of England, with the fourth Test of the series set to start from July 23. After a loss at Headingley, Team India breached the Birmingham fortress for the first time ever, with Gill's historic double ton and Akash Deep's ten-fer sealing them a series-levelling 336
Ahead of the fourth Test between England and India at Manchester from July 23, former all-rounder Irfan Pathan took to social media and urged the media not to spread fake news regarding him speaking on right-arm seamer Jasprit Bumrah's workload management.
During the announcement of India's squad for the Test tour of England, chief selector Ajit Agarkar confirmed that Bumrah was advised not to contest consecutive Tests as part of his workload management. The precaution around Bumrah's usage stems from a stress reaction in his back during the f
India head coach Gautam Gambhir confirmed that the management won't budge from the three-match utilisation of pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah despite enduring a five-wicket setback in the series opener against England at Headingley.
India dropped several catching opportunities throughout the opening Test against England, which conspired against them during their five-wicket defeat at Headingley.
Ben Duckett's masterful 149 set the tone for a historic run chase as England chased down the target of 371 to defeat India by five wickets at Headingley. With the win, England take a 1-0 lead in the five-match Test series.
After a disappointing show by India's lower order in the first Test at Headingley, the bowlers were put through an intense batting session during training, an effort to bolster the tail's resilience with the bat.
The Three Lions roared in the opener and raced to a 1-0 lead in the five-match series after gunning down a record-shattering 371-run target in the first Test at Headingley, their second-highest successful chase in the format.