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[ad_1] Steve Smith has three matches to convince national selectors he deserves a spot in Australia’s T20 World Cup squad, with this week’s white-ball series in New Zealand serving as his final audition ahead of the marquee tournament. Australia only has three T20I matches scheduled before June’s T20 World Cup in the West Indies and … Read more
[ad_1] The international men’s summer of cricket has drawn to a close, with the West Indies denying Australia a clean sweep of the white-ball portion of the tour. The visitors secured a thumping 37-run victory over the Australians at Perth Stadium on Tuesday evening courtesy of Andre Russell’s counterpunching 71 (29) and Roston Chase’s economical … Read more
[ad_1] England spinner Rehan Ahmed is at risk of missing this week’s third Test against India in Rajkot due to a visa problem caused by an administrative error. The 19-year-old, who has taken 15 wickets at 28.53 in three Test appearances, was held up at immigration at Rajkot’s Hirasar Airport on Monday after returning from … Read more
[ad_1] England skipper Ben Stokes claimed the technology was “wrong” after Zak Crawley’s crucial dismissal in the team’s 106-run loss to India in the second Test. The tourists were bowled out for 292 chasing a record 399 on day four in Visakhapatnam as India bounced back from an opening loss to level the five-match series … Read more
[ad_1] James Anderson said Sunday India looked jittery in their second innings and England were confident they could chase down 399 to win the second Test. The tourists bowled out India for 255 in their second innings on day three in Visakhapatnam, leaving them a record fourth innings chase, and they reached 67-1 at the … Read more
[ad_1] Spinners Tom Hartley and Rehan Ahmed helped England bowl out India for 255, with the tourists needing a record 399 to win the second Test after Shubman Gill’s century on Sunday. Gill hit 104, but India lost regular wickets after pace bowler James Anderson removed the openers in the morning and the hosts’ innings … Read more
[ad_1] Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal hit an unbeaten 179 as India took opening day honours in the second Test despite regular England strikes, including debutant Shoaib Bashir’s two wickets, on Friday. India, who trail the five-match series 1-0, reached 336-6 at stumps with the left-handed Jaiswal and Ravichandran Ashwin, on five, batting in Visakhapatnam. Watch India … Read more
[ad_1] England announced Thursday that spinner Shoaib Bashir would make his Test debut in the second match of their India tour, after an injury to Jack Leach. The tourists lead the five-match series 1-0 ahead, with the second Test starting Friday (3pm AEDT) in Visakhapatnam. Bashir made a late entry into India after a visa … Read more
[ad_1] India’s shock loss in the first Test against England has raised questions about what kind of pitch could be served up in Visakhapatnam this week as the hosts eye swift retribution. Suspicions about the wicket spinning big — even more so than the first Test wicket in Hyderabad — continue to grow with both … Read more
[ad_1] Stokes said England’s come-from-behind win over India by 28 runs in the opening Test in Hyderabad was his “greatest” as captain. The tourists overcame a stiff challenge from the hosts to get past a deficit of 190 runs at the start of their second innings with a masterful 196 from Ollie Pope. England set … Read more