London, June 21 (IANS) Matt Henry produced the finest performance of his Test career with a maiden 11-wicket match haul as New Zealand crushed England by 253 runs inside an hour on the fifth morning of the second Test at The Oval, levelling the series in emphatic fashion.Chasing a tough target of 463 for victory, England started the final day at 182-5 with slim hopes of achieving a record chase. Those hopes quickly faded in the third over of the morning when Henry struck with just his seventh ba…
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London, June 19 (IANS) Glenn Phillips scored a hundred and shared an 87-run partnership with Kyle Jamieson before their bowlers claimed crucial wickets to leave England struggling at the end of the second day of the second Test at The Oval in London on Thursday.New Zealand dominated the day with Phillips’ hundred and Jamieson’s 31, helping them reach a first-innings total of 391 before Matt Henry (2-57) and Will O’Rourke (2-61) struck crucial blows to reduce England to 222/6 in 59 overs at stu…
London, June 18 (IANS) England Test captain Ben Stokes will make his return to competitive cricket for Durham after being named in their 15-member squad for the County Championship match against Northamptonshire beginning at Chester-le-Street near Durham on Friday.Stokes, along with fast bowler Gus Atkinson, were left out of England’s ongoing second Test against New Zealand at The Oval due to investigations pending into a nightclub incident in London. Both Stokes and Atkinson, however, have be…
London, June 11 (IANS) England men’s managing director Rob Key said there is “no rush” to take a call on Ben Stokes’ future as an England player and remained non-committal about him being the captain, while adding that he’s also considering enforcing a complete alcohol ban on the side.Stokes and Gus Atkinson were not made available for selection for the second Test against New Zealand, starting at The Kia Oval next week, after the pair were involved in a nightclub altercation in the ea…
London, June 10 (IANS) Joe Root will make a surprise return to the England captaincy after Ben Stokes was ruled out of the second Test against New Zealand at The Oval amid an ongoing investigation into an off-field incident involving the England skipper and pace bowler Gus Atkinson.Stokes and Atkinson have both been left out of the squad for breaking the team’s midnight curfew early Monday morning. They were at a London nightclub when a member of England’s security was reportedly struck by a Sar…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) England batter Harry Brook leapfrogged teammate Joe Root to reclaim the No.1 spot in the ICC Test rankings, while India captain Shubman Gill has climbed two places to eighth spot after hitting a century in the recent one-off clash against Afghanistan, which the side won by an innings and 300 runs. Brook returned to the number one spot following his half‑century in the opening innings of England’s 115‑run victory over New Zealand in the ICC World Test Championship …
London, June 4 (IANS) England’s disastrous batting display in the opening Test against New Zealand not only left them under pressure on the field but also provided fresh ammunition for one of cricket’s most mischievous social media accounts, Iceland Cricket.Shortly after England were bowled out for a modest 140 in their first innings at Lord’s on Thursday, Iceland Cricket weighed in with a trademark jab that quickly gained traction among fans online. “You can take Zak Crawley out of the England …
London, June 3 (IANS) Former England batter Mark Butcher has expressed reservations over skipper Ben Stokes’ decision to drop down to number seven in the batting order for the first Test against New Zealand, starting at Lord’s on Thursday.Stokes has batted only 17 times out of 216 innings in Tests, compared to 131 times at number six. His batting returns have dipped since the 2023 Ashes, averaging 28.17 from 23 matches with one century and seven fifties.“Why does he need to drop down to se…
London, June 2 (IANS) England have named uncapped batter Emilio Gay and fast bowler Sonny Baker for their 12-man squad for the first Test against New Zealand at Lord’s. The opening Test of the English home summer, which commences on Thursday, marks the beginning of a crucial rebuilding phase following England’s dismal 4-1 Ashes defeat in Australia.England men have named a 12-player squad for the first Test against New Zealand, which begins on Thursday at Lord’s.”Durham top-order batter Emilio …
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Delhi Capitals’ assistant coach Ian Bell drew glowing parallels between wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul and England batting greats Kevin Pietersen and Joe Root, praising the Indian batter’s relentless work ethic and intelligence in evolving as a modern T20 batter ahead of Sunday’s Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 clash against Rajasthan Royals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.Rahul, who has been the linchpin of DC’s misfiring batting line-up this season, has endured a lean…