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Joe Root becomes first England player to complete 100 fifty-plus scores in
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Star batter Joe Root made history on Saturday as he became the first player from England and overall only fourth to touch the landmark of 100 or more fifty-plus scores in Test cricket.
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Dominant England secure 194-run lead over NZ in 2nd Test; Brook shines wit
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
At the end of day's play, Kiwis were 86/5, with William ORourke (0*) and Tom Blundell (7*) unbeaten.
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Brook continues love affair with New Zealand, slams second successive ton
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
During the second Test against New Zealand, Brook arrived at the crease with four England wickets down early and unleashed a counter-attack masterclass. He went on to score 123 in 115 balls, with 11 fours and five sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of 106.95.
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England announce unchanged playing eleven for 2nd Test against New Zealand
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
England on Wednesday announced an unchanged playing eleven for the upcoming second Test match of the series against New Zealand in Wellington.
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"Raring to go for Wellington...": Stokes plays down fitness concerns follo
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Though England's win had plenty of highlight moments, be it Harry Brook's rampaging 171, Ollie Pope's return-to-form 77, Brydon Carse's all-round show which included a landmark ten-wicket haul in the match and Stokes' solid knock of 80, it did not come without any hiccups. Stokes faced an in
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Jacob Bethell registers 2nd fastest fifty on Test debut in England's win o
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Bethell registered this record during the first Test, scoring an explosive 50* in just 37 balls, with eight fours and a six. His knock had a strike rate of 135.13.
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England shatter records during Bethell-powered run chase against NZ in 1st
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Set a target of 104 runs, England did lose Zak Crawley for just one run, but knocks from Ben Duckett (27 in 18 balls, with four boundaries and a six), Jacob Bethell, the Test debutant (50* in 37 balls, with eight fours and a six) and Joe Root (23* in 15 balls, with three boundaries and a six
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England's next-gen stars Brook, Pope touch new highs in Test cricket durin
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
On the other hand, Brook's statistics in Tests are astonishing. In 22 Tests since his debut in 2022, he has made 2,063 runs at an average of 60.67 and a strike rate of 87.26. He has made seven centuries and nine fifties in 36 innings, with his best score being 317.
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Brook, Pope push England closer to NZ's first innings score, visitors domi
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
At the end of day two, England was 319/5, with Brook (132* in 163 balls, with 10 fours and two sixes) and Ben Stokes (37* in 76 balls, with four boundaries) unbeaten.
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England rope in uncapped wicketkeeper-batter to replace Cox for remainder
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Cox fractured his thumb during a warm-up fixture in Queenstown and was subsequently ruled out of the series, with batter Ollie Pope taking the gloves for the first Test in Christchurch with regular keeper Jamie Smith away on paternity leave.
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Jacob Bethell to make debut against New Zealand as England announce playin
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Uncapped youngster Jacob Bethell will debut against New Zealand as England announced their playing eleven for the first Test match in Christchurch.
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Michael Vaughan questions England's treatment of Jonny Bairstow after seri
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has expressed concern that Jonny Bairstow may have been unfairly overlooked following England's recent Test series loss in Pakistan.
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