Ben Stokes-led England have announced their playing XI for the third match of the Ashes against Australia at Adelaide Oval, making a single change as Josh Tongue replaces Gus Atkinson in the pace attack, as per ESPNcricinfo. Notably, England opted not to include Shoaib Bashir, despite the Ad
The Prime Minister's XI (PMXI) ended Day 1 strongly as they declared the innings for 308/8 against England XI at the Manuka Oval in Canberra. The two-day pink-ball match between PMXI and ENG serves as a crucial tune-up for hopeful players on both sides ahead of the second Ashes Test in Brisb
England is heading to Australian shores with hopes of their first Ashes series win there since 2011 and since their 2015 triumph at home. They have one of their strongest bowling attacks in years, with express pacers Jofra Archer and Mark Wood being the headliners, skipper Ben Stokes being t
Ben Stokes will be leading a 16-man strong Ashes squad, with Harry Brook as his vice-captain in place of Ollie Pope. England is blessed with plenty of pace options, including Archer, Wood, skipper Stokes, alongside newer crop of pacers, Gus Atkinson, Josh Tongue and Brydon Carse.
Following their exceptional performance in The Oval Test, Indian fast-bowlers Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna gained their career-best ratings of 674 points and 368 points, respectively, in the latest ICC Men's Test Bowler Rankings on Wednesday.
Stokes' led England fought a lot, but eventually, relentless spells from Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj denied them a series victory, which they have been chasing against India away or at home since their 2018 series win at home by 4-1. This match saw England play a large chunk of it wit
"I think a lot of up and downs. I feel like sometimes I didn't bowl as best as I could, especially the first day here," he admitted at the post-day press conference.
"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.
A spectator in the stands changed his red shirt as the vibrant colour was distracting Ravindra Jadeja while he was batting during the final session of Day 3 of the fifth Test between India and England at Kennington Oval on Saturday.
Nair's resilient half-century, which came after a series of promising, but thrown-away starts during previous matches, was a major highlight of the first day at The Oval, helping India cross the 200-run mark and stitching a half-century partnership with Washington Sundar, which will resume o