England Ben Stokes: 199 runs at 20; one wicket at 17; four catchesUncharacteristically, he could not find a way to influence even one match with bat or ball in hand, but it was his captaincy, more than any other factor, Read more…
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New Zealand are in the front seat to secure a drought-breaking Test victory against their arch-rivals after Australia were eliminated on the third day of the second Test. Matt Henry and debutant Ben Sears chased 279 points to victory and Read more…
Australia dismissed New Zealand for 179 to take control of the first Test on day two on Friday after Cameron Green scored a brilliant 174 in a defiant final-wicket partnership that took the visitors to a total of 383. The Read more…
IIt’s easy to get caught up in the narrative that Test cricket lives and breathes thanks to England fans, whether they’re cladding themselves in Birmingham New Street or playing the trumpet in Technicolor jerseys alongside the Barmy Army in Rajkot. Read more…
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Ali Martin has filed his report from Rajkot, which is my cue to go out for some fresh air. It was a day when India’s young Read more…
England suffered a significant setback to their bowling stock in India after Jack Leach, their only experienced top player to take part in the tour, was ruled out for the remainder of the series due to a knee injury. Leach, Read more…
A Tilting your head towards the sky with your eyes closed. This is how it ends, or rather, this is how it begins. Shoaib Bashir was given the England Men’s Test cap number 713 in Visakhapatnam last week and as Read more…
“T“The English are not a very spiritual people,” said George Bernard Shaw, “so they invented cricket to give them an idea of eternity.” When Shaw said this, he had Test cricket in mind rather than modern shortened versions of the Read more…
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Ali Martin’s report Some additional reading direct from the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium. Updated at 13.17 CET Right, that’ll be enough from me. India are all set up Read more…
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Time for me to leave the laptop, go for a walk and work out what the hell happened today. Thanks for your company, correspondence and expressions Read more…
