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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] 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 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 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] England’s Jack Leach has been ruled out of the second Test against India through injury, with his Somerset teammate Shoaib Bashir now nearer an international debut as a result. Left-arm spinner Leach, 32, played a limited role in England’s stunning 28-run win in the series opener, where Ben Stokes’s men overcame a first-innings deficit … 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] 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] Ollie Pope hit 196 as England ended their second innings on 420 all out on Sunday’s day four, with India needing 231 runs to win the opening Test. Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah got four wickets and bowled Pope to wrap the England innings in the first session in Hyderabad after the tourists resumed the … Read more
[ad_1] India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin got Zak Crawley out early to put England in further trouble in the opening Test as the tourists began their chase of a 190-run lead on Saturday. India’s innings ended on 436 inside the first hour on day three in Hyderabad after Ravindra Jadeja made 87 and part-time spinner Joe … Read more