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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, 3 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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Premier League: Isak powers Newcastle United to 1-0 win over Arsenal
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Alexander Isak's header sealed an emphatic 1-0 win for Newcastle United against Arsenal in the Premier League on Saturday at St. James' Park.
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Michael Vaughan questions England's treatment of Jonny Bairstow after seri
Updated : 1 year, 4 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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Brendon McCullum accepts defeat, admits Pakistan's spin-friendly pitches w
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
England head coach Brendon McCullum acknowledged that his team was outplayed in Pakistan, as they fell to a 2-1 series defeat. McCullum was straightforward in his assessment, stating there were "no excuses" for the back-to-back losses in Multan and Rawalpindi, though he expressed surprise th
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Emirates orders five additional Boeing 777 freighters
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Emirates has placed a firm order for five more Boeing 777 freighters to be delivered from 2025/2026. Together with its previous orders, Emirates now has 14 Boeing 777Fs pending delivery from Boeing from now until end 2026.
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Multan Test: Agha Salman, Sajid Khan, Noman Ali put Pakistan infront again
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
At stumps on Day 3, England are 36/2 in 11 overs with Ollie Pope (21*) and Joe Root (12*) unbeaten on the crease. The Three Lions need 261 runs more in the remaining two days in order to seal the three-match series.
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"No doubt I can come and bowl...": England skipper Stokes ahead of second
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Ahead of the second Test against Pakistan at Multan, England skipper Ben Stokes, who will be making his return to the side after an injury, said that he has no doubt that he would be able to bowl and "make an impact" if needed.
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Woakes, Atkinson make way for Stokes, Potts in England's Playing XI for 2n
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Test captain Ben Stokes will return to the fold after spending two months on the sidelines due to a hamstring injury after England announced the playing XI for the second match against Pakistan.
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