Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen berated the England team for their performance on the first day of the second Test match of the Ashes.
Pat Cummins could win the Ashes in England if Australia emerge victorious in the second Test, feels pace legend Glenn McGrath.
Jos Buttler concedes 'incredibly difficult' for England to progress to semi-final
England Test captain Ben Stokes will skip the Twenty20 series against India but will return for the one-day internationals.
Having swept away New Zealand 3-0 in their last series at home, just days earlier, England are favourites to win the Test and draw the series that is level at 2-1.
'I would put my money on him at least for a little while to hold to all three but there are some good quality players around who will keep pushing him.'
England Test skipper Ben Stokes said he will leave the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League early.
During the third day of the opening Test against New Zealand, England skipper Ben Stokes entered the history books as he broke Brendon McCullum's record.
The second day of the Lord's game ended with England on 118 for 3 wickets.
Rob Lewis watched the first Test -- which is being played minus spectators -- from the ramparts of the Galle Fort, which overlooks the Galle cricket stadium.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the opening Test between England and New Zealand at Lord's on Saturday.
Kohli earns more from brand endorsements and IPL appearances than he does playing for India.
Root said he wanted to keep the focus on salvaging some pride from the remainder of the tour
Labuschagne was the lone player from the Australian national side who was included in the list.
They represent a new tribe whose grace and skill-sets lie well beyond my comprehension, notes Sreehari Nair.
'He's (Bumrah) is a superb bowler and at times we need to be realistic and accept that he bowled really well, that was world-class bowling.'
Captain Joe Root has already plundered an English record 1,630 Test runs in 2021 and has two half-centuries in the Ashes series so far with 89 in Brisbane and 62 in Adelaide as his side slipped to two heavy defeats.
Becomes 1st batsman to score a double ton in 100th Test.
'Ben (Stokes) has done it before, he has done special things in an England shirt.'
Can Jasprit Bumrah-Umesh Yadav-Mohammed Siraj-Shardul Thakur restrict England to a low total on Day 2?
England Test captain Joe Root has been left out of the Twenty20 squad for the three-match series against Australia but will return for the three one-day internationals.
Green, who made his Test debut against India in Adelaide last December, picked up his first wicket by removing Ollie Pope on a disappointing opening day for England, before dismissing the dangerous Joe Root for 89 in the second innings.
England's highest successful run chase came in 2019 when they reached a 359-run target in an Ashes test against Australia on the back of Stokes's brilliant unbeaten century.
Ben Stokes said his IPL stint won't come in the way of national duty, adding that he would prefer to fly back and lead England against Ireland in the build-up Test ahead of the high-stakes Ashes.
Afghanistan dismissed England for 215 to create one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history.
The legendary Geoffrey Boycott believes prolific England captain Joe Root has the potential and talent to surpass Indian great Sachin Tendulkar as the all-time run scorer in Test cricket.
Images from Day 4 of the first Test between England and India, at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on Saturday.
England skipper Joe Root has "sacrificed" the opportunity to enter the IPL mega auction to throw all his energy into reviving the fortunes of his under-fire Test team.
IMAGES from the World Cup match between England and Sri Lanka, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, on Thursday.
The all-rounder bludgeoned 18-year-old Josh Baker for 34 runs in an over which included five sixes and a boundary -- the second time in his county career he had cleared the rope in five consecutive deliveries.
Root survived the axe following a 4-0 drubbing in Australia even as director of cricket Ashley Giles and head coach Chris Silverwood were sacked
It was captain Joe Root once again, who led from the front with a splendid century, to put England in complete control of the third Test.
Images from Day 2 of the third Test between England and India, at Headingley, Leeds, on Thursday.
Hosts England dominated the proceedings to take control at the end of Day 1 over visitors Ireland at Lord's.
'At the moment he's in incredible form and to play the way he has done in such tough conditions, so alien to us as England batsmen, is incredible.'
Once the batting maestro scores a century, Wasim Jaffer declares, the world will once again get to see the Kohli of old.
Ashwin gained two places after taking six wickets in India's emphatic victory over Australia in the second Test in New Delhi.
Sangakkara said the way Root handled himself on day three of the second Test was 'a great learning experience for everyone'.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of World Cup 2023 after the first 12 games.
'A stunning display from England's man of the summer makes him the inaugural winner of The Wisden Trophy, awarded for the outstanding Test performance of the year,' Wisden Cricket announced on their Twitter handle.
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