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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] 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] 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’s Ben Stokes said Monday he tried to enjoy the professional journey and smile — despite losing his first Test series as captain against India. The tourists went down to India by five wickets on day four of the fourth Test in Ranchi, as the hosts took an unbeatable 3-1 lead in the five-match … Read more
[ad_1] India beat England by five wickets in the fourth Test at Ranchi on Monday to clinch the five-match series 3-1. Chasing 192, India slipped to 120-5 but Shubman Gill (52) and Dhruv Jurel (39) put on an unbroken 72-run stand to guide their side to victory during the second session of the fourth day. … Read more
[ad_1] Spinner Shoaib Bashir took four wickets to lead England’s bowling charge and put India on the back foot at 219-7 on day two of the fourth Test on Saturday. The rookie off-spinner rattled the Indian reply to England’s first innings of 353 in a marathon spell of 31 overs unchanged spread over three sessions … Read more
[ad_1] Joe Root did away with the Bazball antics and got back to basics to deliver an unbeaten 106 to lead England’s recovery from early trouble after Indian fast bowler Akash Deep took three wickets on debut in the fourth Test on Friday. England, who are fighting to stay alive at 2-1 down in the … Read more
[ad_1] India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal hit his second double century in successive Tests after he resumed his innings on day four of the third match against England on Sunday. The left-hander, who retired hurt on 104 on day three, took a single off Joe Root to get to 200 in the second session in Rajkot. … Read more