Atkinson continued his rise in international cricket, getting a fine match-winning century and a five-wicket haul to accomplish a rare double at the iconic venue. This also helped England secure a 190 run win over Sri Lanka and win the three-match series 2-0.
Joe Root and Gus Atkinson were the standouts as England secured a 190 run win over Sri Lanka to take the three-match series 2-0. While Root continued getting closer to Indian icon Sachin Tendulkar's run tally with twin centuries, that helped him surpass former skipper Alastair Cook's century
With this win, they have 81 WTC points in their pocket and have improved their WTC point percentage to 45. They remain at the fourth place behind India, Australia, and New Zealand, as per the ICC.
After surpassing Alastair Cook's record of most Test centuries for England, star batter Joe Root said that there's "no better feeling" to achieve the landmark.
England veteran batter Joe Root surpassed legendary Alastair Cook to register the most centuries by an English batter in the longest format, as he scored his 34th century in Tests against Sri Lanka on Saturday.
Root surpassed the legendary cook to register the most centuries by an English batter in the longest format. Root reached this new height in Test cricket during the second Test against Sri Lanka at the iconic Lord's Stadium.
On the issue of whether Bangladesh was discussed during telephonic conversations between PM Narendra Modi and US President Biden, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that press releases issued after such conversations between leaders are not like joint statements a
The organisation's Co-Chairperson, Jay Chen told Taiwan News that as a lieutenant commander in the US Naval Reserves, President Joe Biden had been the most supportive of Taiwan, and former President Donald Trump had been the most dismissive
England batter Joe Root had special praise in store for his fellow compatriot Gus Atkinson after witnessing his classic stroke play straight down the ground on the opening day of the second Test against Sri Lanka at the Lord's.
The meeting was part of ongoing efforts to maintain channels of communication and responsibly manage the relationship between the United States and China, the White House said. Chinese state media reported that Xi told Sullivan that Beijing's commitment to good ties with Washington remained