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[ad_1] After England suffered its first Test series defeat under the leadership of Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum, its skipper questioned critics who claimed his team lacked the “ruthlessness” to beat India. “Ruthlessness? What is it? How does it show itself?” Stokes said. “Everyone goes into the game with their best intentions, when … Read more
[ad_1] England captain Ben Stokes has warned critics against any premature eulogies for his team, saying he will use the team’s 4-1 Test drubbing in India as inspiration for improvement. The visitors won the opener but lost the next four including a final match thrashing by an innings and 64 runs inside three days in … Read more
[ad_1] England is aiming to become the first touring team to win two Tests on a tour of India since 2012 and Ben Stokes is confident his team can challenge the hosts yet again in the series finale. Despite having already lost the series, Stokes dismissed suggestions England has gone backwards. In fact, he claimed … Read more
[ad_1] The general consensus out of England’s first series loss under captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum? This was a missed opportunity, but not necessarily the same sort of one that would bring the same sort of widespread scrutiny that England may have seemed destined for earlier in the series. Why? Well, on this … Read more
[ad_1] England captain Ben Stokes said last week that he wanted to “get rid” of the umpire’s call element in the decision review system. Maybe he has changed his mind now? Stokes was on the right side of the umpire’s call on Sunday evening in the fourth Test against England, with Ravindra Jadeja able to … Read more
[ad_1] Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin took five wickets as India bowled England out for 145 on day three of the fourth Test on Sunday to set up a chase of 192 to clinch the series. India reached 40-0 at stumps, needing another 152 to win their third straight match and the five-Test series. Skipper Rohit Sharma … Read more
[ad_1] England captain Ben Stokes wants to “get rid” of the umpire’s call element in the decision review system after Zak Crawley’s controversial dismissal in the second innings of the third Test against India. Crawley departed for just 11 runs in England’s second innings after he was trapped LBW by Indian star Jasprit Bumrah, with … Read more
[ad_1] A historic day in cricket culminated in Hyderabad on Sunday when England’s debutant spinner Tom Hartley dismissed India’s Mohammed Siraj to complete the unlikeliest of victories in the first Test. Not to be outdone by the deeds of the West Indies four hours earlier, who ended a 27-year winning drought in Australia with a … Read more
[ad_1] England spinner Shoaib Bashir has received his visa for India and will join the touring team this weekend, the country’s cricket board said on Wednesday. Britain-born Bashir, a 20-year-old Muslim of Pakistani heritage, was unable to join the rest of the squad flying to India from a training camp in Abu Dhabi and remained … Read more
[ad_1] England is about to embark on quite possibly the most daunting task in competitive sport – a Test tour of India. The subcontinent juggernaut’s dominance on home soil is well-documented, with India winning 16 consecutive Test series since the start of 2013, suffering just three defeats in 47 matches. India has only lost one … Read more