Tag: England Cricket

Superb Stokes sparks England fightback before lunch

Brilliant fielding by Ben Stokes enabled England to end a key stand between Dimuth Karunaratne and Dhananjaya de Silva as Sri Lanka reached 139 for 4 at lunch in the second Test on Thursday.

November 15, 2018

If Virat Kohli says Test cricket is important, people will listen to him: Gower

Former England captain David Gower feels that World Test Championship can revive the interest in the longest format among the fans if marketed in a proper manner with practical tweaks.

November 5, 2018

Stokes wants to put court case behind him as he eyes Ashes and World Cup

Ben Stokes hopes his on-field performances as an England all-rounder are what he will be remembered for by the cricket public rather than a late-night street brawl last year.

October 27, 2018

Rishabh Pant edges past this MS Dhoni record

Pant was dismissed by Shannon Gabriel for 92 and so far, he has amassed 346 runs.

October 14, 2018

Strauss steps down from England cricket director role

Andy Flower, who has been standing in since May, will continue to hold the reins until December while recruitment of a permanent successor takes place.

October 4, 2018

England’s Sam Curran wins young cricketer award

Curran, 20, made his Test debut against Pakistan in June and ended up as England's man-of-the-series in a 4-1 success over India.

October 3, 2018

India batsmen were a letdown in England, believes Sanjay Manjrekar

"Why aren't we playing more day-night Test matches, when it's a no-brainer that it will draw more viewership," Manjrekar wondered.

October 2, 2018

Sri Lanka sacks skipper Angelo Mathews ahead of England tour

The board said it asked Mathews to step down as captain of the ODI and T20 teams to clear the way for Chandimal to lead Sri Lanka during the tour.

September 24, 2018

England give Burns chance to fill Cook’s shoes in Sri Lanka

Uncapped Surrey batsman Rory Burns is set to replace Alastair Cook at the top of England's order after being named in a 16-man squad on Friday for the upcoming three-Test tour of Sri Lanka.

September 22, 2018

Stokes, Hales picked for England ODI series against Sri Lanka

Ben Stokes and Alex Hales were named in England's one-day squad to tour Sri Lanka on Wednesday despite being charged with bringing cricket into disrepute.

September 20, 2018

Ravi Shastri should be removed as head coach before Australia tour: Chetan Chauhan

Chauhan is the latest cricketer to demand Shastris ouster after former captain Sourav Ganguly and Virender Sehwag.

September 17, 2018

Virat Kohli’s captaincy not thoughtful, if not mindless

These days there is little time to celebrate or brood after a cricket series. After a long tour of England, some key India players, who play in all three formats of the game, are in the Gulf to play the Asia Cup.

September 16, 2018

Cricket Australia to probe Moeen Ali’s ‘Osama’ accusations

Moeen, 31, made the accusation in his soon-to-be-released autobiography, where he also labelled the 2015 Australian touring party as "rude" and "disrespectful".

September 15, 2018

Sunil Gavaskar on Virat Kohli’s captaincy: He still has a lot to learn

The 69-year-old veteran also believes Shastri’s intention was not to insult the yesteryear teams.

September 14, 2018

Australians are rude, and disrespectful, believes England’s Moeen Ali

Moeen Ali, who played a very important role in England's 4-1 win over India, said he felt no sympathy for Smith, Warner or Bancroft.

September 14, 2018

India vs England Test series: Five talking points

If India's performance in the recently concluded five-match Test series is analysed, it was officially worse than 2014 and slightly better than 2011.

September 14, 2018

After England debacle, Ravi Shastri wants warm-up games before Australia Test series

India’s Australia tour will start with a three-match T20I series, beginning November 21.

September 14, 2018