The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Friday named a 12-member squad for the upcoming fifth and final Test against host Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney. The Ashes series finale will start on January 4.
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
England captain Ben Stokes has spoken out about off-spinner Shoaib Bashir's exclusion from the second Ashes Test against Australia in Brisbane, starting December 4.
The 12-member squad features speedster Mark Wood and off-spinner Shoaib Bashir. Veteran all-rounder Ben Stokes will captain the Three Lions, with star batter Harry Brook being named as vice-captain.
Ollie Pope has put the critics to rest, who questioned his position in England's Test setup at number three, by blazing his way to a classy century during an erratic innings in the warm-up game on a slow Lilac Hill surface in Perth.
Ahead of the opening fixture of the Ashes, England seamer Mark Wood is chomping at the bit to get back on the pitch, feeling the excitement of bowling again after a tedious six months of rehab following knee surgery.
England need to seek answers ahead of the five-match Ashes series in Australia later this year. If they harbour aspirations on reaching the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final for the first time then a positive result in Down Under is crucial, as per the official website of ICC.
Australia's Nathan Lyon believes Jack Leach is England's best spinner and is keen to see how the tourists perform Down Under later this year during the Ashes, as per the official website of ICC.
With the series in favour of England by 2-1, the fourth Test will be crucial in determining the future of this series. With spinner Shoaib Bashir ruled out of injury from the series, who last played for England in July 2017, finds himself back in the side. He has represented England in three
Left-arm spinner Liam Dawson found his name in the playing XI as England announced their playing XI for the fourth Test of the five-match series of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025 which will be played at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester from July 23.
An unfortunate dismissal of Mohammed Siraj at the hands of Shoaib Bashir, with the ball rolling back into the stumps after a landing on the pitch, marked the end of India's stubborn resistance at Lord's, with Ravindra Jadeja left stranded following a heartbreaking 22-run loss. India lost