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England’s captain Ben Stokes. | Photo Credit: Reuters Ben Stokes’ batting form has steadily deserted him over the years, more so at a time when he should be leading an under-fire England team from the front, says former skipper Michael Atherton after the hosts were humiliated by India in the second Test at Edgbaston. Atherton…
England was second-best in all departments in a heavy Test loss to India at Edgbaston after it misread the pitch and made the wrong decision at the toss, coach Brendon McCullum said after his team lost by 336 runs on Sunday. England opted to bowl first but the decision backfired as India, led by skipper…
Ben Stokes protested Yashasvi Jaiswal taking a DRS after being adjudged out during the second Test between England and India at Birmingham on Friday. The incident happened in the eighth over when Jaiswal was given LBW off Josh Tongue. The 23-year-old batter then discussed with his partner KL Rahul before signaling to take a review….
England captain Ben Stokes says Jofra Archer is “absolutely desperate” to return to Test cricket in the upcoming five-match home series against India, marking a possible comeback after more than four years. Archer last played a Test in February 2021. Since then, his career has been plagued by a string of injuries, most recently a…
Headingley is one of England’s storied venues, with the Ian Botham Test from the 1981 Ashes, India’s memorable win in 2002 and Ben Stokes’ stupendous effort from 2019 coming immediately to mind. On Thursday, ahead of the first Test versus India, England skipper Stokes hoped for another blockbuster contest. “Headingley is generally the best overall…
Who to pick at No. 3 out of Ollie Pope and Jacob Bethell was widely regarded as England’s biggest selection poser heading into the highly anticipated, five-match Test series against India. Turns out, it wasn’t much of a headache for Ben Stokes. “It would be remarkable to choose someone else if their last knock was…
Shoaib Bashir is preparing to shoulder England’s spinning burden against India even though the young bowler cannot even get into his own county team. The tall Somerset off-spinner is a fixture in Ben Stokes’ Test side but is behind left-armer Jack Leach in the Taunton pecking order. In fact, he often finds himself third choice,…
After being dropped from England’s squad for the Test tour of the West Indies in 2022, Stuart Broad wrote in his column in Mail on Sunday about the state of his mind. “It hit me pretty hard,” conceded one half of England’s deadliest ever bowling duo (the other half, James Anderson, had also been dropped)….
England’s Test captain Ben Stokes believes he is in his best ever physical condition and can dominate with bat and ball on his latest comeback from injury. The 33-year-old is set to return in a one-off Test against Zimbabwe in Nottingham next week. Stokes has not played since tearing his hamstring in New Zealand in…
Ben Stokes was given the all-clear to captain England in its one-off Test against Zimbabwe later this month as he was named in a 13-man squad announced Friday. The 33-year-old all-rounder has been recovering from hamstring surgery after breaking down in New Zealand in December, his second hamstring tear in five months. Stokes has not…
