England’s James Anderson reached 700 Test wickets early in the day to be just the third bowler to achieve the feat, but the tourists were never in the game. Off-spinner Ashwin returned figures of 5-77 to help bowl out England for 195 inside three days at the picturesque Dharamsala stadium, overlooked by snowcapped Himalayan mountains, […]
Bairstow will win his 100th cap as England, who have already lost the series 3-1, try to salvage some pride in the high-altitude and chilly Himalayan hill town. India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is also in line to play his 100th Test, having already passed the milestone of 500 Test wickets during the series. Jonny Bairstow […]
He will not be returning to India and we will not be naming a replacement,” England Cricket said in a statement. The 19-year-old played the first three matches and took 11 wickets with his leg spin but was replaced by fellow spinner Shoaib Bashir for the fourth Test in Ranchi. Earlier this month, Rehan Ahmed, […]
Leach, a left-arm spinner, injured his knee while fielding in the first Test and was forced out with a hematoma. Meanwhile, the 20-year-old Bashir missed the first Test in Hyderabad and joined the England squad mid-way through the first Test, after facing a visa delay due to his Pakistani heritage. Bashir will join fellow spinners […]
Britain-born Bashir, a 20-year-old of Pakistani heritage, was unable to join the rest of the squad flying to India from a training camp in Abu Dhabi ahead of the opener in Hyderabad following a delay in his visa application. “I’m pretty devastated that Bash has had to go through this,” Ben Stokes told reporters in […]
Fans have reacted with disappointment as England lost to Italy on penalties in the Euro 2020 final. Around 60,000 fans at Wembley witnessed the Three Lions’ defeat, while millions watched in pubs, fan zones, and homes across the country. London’s Metropolitan Police: Secondly, London’s Metropolitan Police said 49 arrests were made as of 02:00 BST; […]
Gareth Southgate has described England display in their historic 2-0 win over Germany as “immense”; but warned his players must quickly refocus for their quarter-final. England vs Germanyimo Werner Despite several anxious moments; most notably when the excellent Jordan Pickford from England saved from Timo Werner and Kai Havertz either side of half-time; England booked […]
In England football hurt is measured in years. There have been 55 since the country’s international zenith in 1966; when Geoff Hurst smashed in three; Nobby Stiles danced a jig and Bobby Moore sat atop shoulders with the World Cup trophy firmly in his grasp. Germany (then West) were there that day, watching as England […]
Musiala, who turns 18 on Friday, scored his first Champions League goal for Bayern Munich on Tuesday as the holders beat Lazio 4-1 in Rome to take control of the last-16 tie. Musiala was born in Germany but moved to England when he was 7 and came through Chelsea‘s academy. He played for both Germany […]
South Africa has faith in the security measures put in place for their Test and Twenty20 International tour of Pakistan; coach Mark Boucher said as he revealed that he hoped to lure Jacques Kallis back as a batting consultant. South Africa starts the first of two Tests in Pakistan on January 26; as they return […]
