Tag: England Cricket

After averaging 92.6mph against Afghanistan, Mark Wood wants to keep pushing the boundaries

The 32-year-old's first delivery against Afghanistan clocked 91mph, while his second ball, which was recorded at 96

October 24, 2022

Ben Stokes not happy with ECB’s proposal to drastically reduce number of county matches: Report

Under the proposed format, the 18 counties will also play fewer matches, with each side

September 23, 2022

Alex Hales smashes half-century on England return as Pakistan suffer loss in opening T20I

With Hales giving a superb account of himself in just his maiden outing for England in three-and-a-half years

September 21, 2022

SA vs ENG: James Anderson becomes the first cricketer to play 100 Tests at home

The 40-year-old pacer achieved the landmark during the second Test between England and South Africa in Manchester.

August 26, 2022

England Test captain Stokes’ documentary to release on August 26

Titled "Ben Stokes: Phoenix from the Ashes", the documentary has been created with Academy Award-winning director Sam Mendes (best known for World War I film 1917) who features on-screen to discuss the highs and lows of the cricket icon's record-breaking career across a series of interviews.

August 11, 2022

England Women set up semifinal clash with India after thrashing White Ferns

The victory means the hosts will take on India in the semifinal, while the other last-four clash pits Australia against trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand.

August 5, 2022

England pacer Mark Wood set to undergo another surgery

After getting injured on the tour of West Indies, the 32-year-old pacer missed the IPL 2022, where he was due to represent Lucknow Super Giants and has been out of action until recently.

July 20, 2022

England all-rounder Ben Stokes to retire from ODIs after Tuesday’s match against SA

Stokes made his ODI debut against Ireland in 2011 and has scored 2919 runs in 104 ODIs, including three centuries, and picked 74 wickets. He captained the ODI side during last summer's 3-0 series victory against Pakistan when first-choice members were unavailable due to Covid-19 outbreak.

July 18, 2022

Kohli hails Team India’s brilliant run chase following series win against England

India were 38/3 at one point, with skipper Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, and Kohli all out, but Pant and Pandya put on a 133-run stand in just 115 balls to send the visitors home.

July 18, 2022

Morgan impressed by Indian batters’ approach to England bowlers

At Southampton, against England, despite not having many stars in their batting line-up, India put up 198/8, with every batter hitting the ball hard and sending them to boundary rope from the word go.

July 8, 2022

Indian fans racially abused in Edgbaston, ‘reduced to tears’; Azeem Rafiq demands investigation and apology

Cain said he was "gutted" by reports of racist abuse and is "working hard" to make the stadium a safe place.

July 5, 2022

ENG v IND, 5th Test: Root, Bairstow slam unbeaten fifties to lead England’s mammoth chase

On a day on which rain chose not to interrupt play, England made merry as Root and Bairstow went back to the dressing room after making 76 off 110 balls and 73 off 89 deliveries respectively.

July 5, 2022

ENG v IND, 5th Test: Exchange of words with Kohli leads to Bairstow’s aggressive turn towards 106

Sunday was turning out to be a continuation of Bairstow's cautiousness from the day before. As Kohli chirped again from the slip cordon, he attracted Bairstow's attention and thus began the exchange of words between the two.

July 4, 2022

Rohit Sharma out of isolation after testing negative for Covid-19

Sharma missed the ongoing rescheduled fifth Test against England in Edgbaston after he tested positive during the four-day warm-up game against Leicestershire.

July 4, 2022

Rohit returns to lead India in white-ball series against England, Arshdeep gets his maiden ODI call-up

Rohit, who has been ruled out of the Edgbaston Test, starting on Friday, after testing Covid-19 positive, is expected to recover and be fit for the white ball series, beginning on July 7 in Southampton. So he has been named as the skipper for both T20I and ODI series.

July 1, 2022

Jos Buttler named as England’s new white-ball captain

The batter has been an integral part of the set-up, having been a vice-captain since 2015 and has led the team 14 times previously (Nine ODIs & five T20Is). He has represented England 151 times in ODIs scoring 4,120 runs at an average of 41.20, including 10 centuries.

July 1, 2022

ENG v IND, 5th Test: Jasprit Bumrah to lead India in Edgbaston Test, Rishabh Pant to be his deputy

The release also said that wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant will serve as Bumrah's deputy for the much-anticipated Test match.

July 1, 2022