Labour’s Reckoning
The crisis engulfing Britain’s Labour government is no longer merely about the future of the prime minister.
The crisis engulfing Britain’s Labour government is no longer merely about the future of the prime minister.
I grew up in Kolkata at a time when public life carried a certain dignity. Politics was not merely a contest for power; it was also an exercise in restraint, language, and moral posture.
England skipper Ben Stokes is set to return to competitive cricket during Durham’s County Championship match against Worcestershire.
England quick Ollie Robinson believes he is ready to return to Test cricket and show his best form if he gets another chance during the upcoming home summer.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) opener Phil Salt has returned to England for scans on his injured finger, which has kept him out of the team’s last three matches in IPL 2026. In his absence, fellow England player Jacob Bethell has been opening the batting alongside Virat Kohli.
On a tricky green pitch under overcast conditions, Karun Nair hit a fighting unbeaten 52 and took India to 204/6 in 64 overs at stumps on day one of the fifth Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy Test against England at The Oval.
Australia’s greatest off-spinner Nathan Lyon has backed Jack Leach as England’s premier spinner, despite the recent rise of Shoaib Bashir, who is currently sidelined with injury and expected to feature in the 2025-26 Ashes tour.
After ruling himself out of the fifth and final Test against India due to a shoulder injury, England skipper Ben Stokes expressed confidence in his team’s ability to finish the job, stating that the injury was “too big a risk” to aggravate.
Boosted by the stellar batting effort that helped India secure a draw in Manchester, the visitors, still trailing 1-2 in the five-Test series, are faced with a must-win situation when they take on England in the fifth and final match at The Oval, starting Thursday.
India will be going into the must-win fifth and final Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against England at The Oval in London without pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, who has been asked by the Indian cricket board's medical team not to play, keeping his workload in mind.
