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.
Atkinson accomplished this feat against the Kiwis at Wellington, removing Nathan Smith, Matt Henry and Tim Southee in successive deliveries in the 35th over to get them bundled out for just 125 runs.
The speedster bagged six wickets in his spell of 14.1 overs where he conceded 48 runs and bowled two maiden overs as well in his spell. This was his 15th Test cricket five-wicket haul as Australian pacers ran through the Indian batting on Day 1 of the second Test in Adelaide.
Jay Shah officially assumed the role of International Cricket Council (ICC) Chair on December 1, succeeding Greg Barclay, who held the position since November 2020. Shah, previously successful in his endeavours with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), was elected unopposed as
England Test captain Ben Stokes is confident that Archer is "very interested" in returning to the red-ball setup despite his recent tussle with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) over his availability in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.
During the first Test against New Zealand, England seamer Brydon Carse registered a record of taking ten wickets in an overseas Test which has not been achieved by experienced campaigners like James Anderson and Stuart Broad during their playing days.
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.
Tasmanian all-rounder Beau Webster has been called up to the Australian Test squad for the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar series starting from December 6. The 30-year-old has been in impressive form this season, averaging over 50 with the bat in first-class cricket and maintaining a bowl
During the match, Bumrah also claimed the 'Player of the Match' honours, and the in-form right-armer also climbed two spots ahead of South Africa quick Kagiso Rabada and Australia seamer Josh Hazlewood to reclaim his mantle as the top-ranked bowler in Test cricket.
Fans turned out in record numbers at Perth Stadium for the highly anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy series opener, with the single highest attendance for a day of Test cricket in Perth recorded on days one and two. The Perth Test attendance saw a remarkable 63% increase year-on-year. Addit
Rishabh Pant added a twist to Mohammed Siraj's famous comment about Jasprit Bumrah after India's T20 World Cup victory after a famous chapter in Test cricket history was added in Perth on Monday.