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[ad_1] Australia was 5-80 when Alex Carey walked out to bat at Hagley Oval on Monday morning, needing a further 199 runs to avoid a historic loss to New Zealand. Carey, Australia’s last recognised batter, had only passed fifty twice in his previous 18 Test innings, registering prior scores of 10, 3 and 14 against … Read more
[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] Sri Lanka hasn’t forgotten Angelo Matthews’ infamous dismissal from the recent World Cup in India, celebrating Saturday’s T20 triumph over Bangladesh by pointing to their wrists. During November’s World Cup contest between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Delhi, Matthews was timed out after his helmet strap broke, with Tigers captain Shakib Al Hasan refusing … Read more
[ad_1] Centuries from skipper Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill helped India entrench their control of the final Test against England with a 255-run lead on Friday. The hosts finished day two on 473-8 with Kuldeep Yadav (27) and Jasprit Bumrah (19) batting at the picturesque Dharamsala stadium, in the lap of the snowcapped Himalayas. India … Read more
[ad_1] No wonder Ben Stokes hates the DRS system so much – he clearly doesn’t get it. England lost three wickets while taking three poor reviews for no runs in a horror middle-order collapse in day one of the fifth Test against India. Veterans Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root and Stokes all sent decisions upstairs but … Read more
[ad_1] Australia has only won one away Test series in the past decade, but Pat Cummins’ men have an opportunity to double that tally in Christchurch this week. The second Test between New Zealand and Australia gets underway at Hagley Oval on Friday, with the tourists already retaining the Trans-Tasman Trophy following last week’s 172-run … Read more
[ad_1] The second T20 between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka was marred in controversy after third umpire Masudur Rahman overturned an on-field decision for caught behind despite a clear spike on Snicko. During the fourth over of Bangladesh’s run chase in Sylhet, opener Soumya Sarkar was given out by on-field umpire Sharfuddoula following a short delivery … 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] Ireland finally won its first Test match on Friday when they defeated Afghanistan by six wickets in Abu Dhabi, ending a streak of seven successive losses. Captain Andy Balbirnie led from the front with an undefeated 58 as Ireland reached their modest target of 111 in the final session of the third day. Ireland … 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