Eng v CA XI, Day 1: England take lead, but Jake Ball injury adds to bowling woes
Ball`s setback comes after fellow pace bowler Steven Finn was ruled out of the tour earlier this week due to a knee injury, with Tom Curran scheduled to join the tourists on Friday.
Nov 09, 2017, 18:06 PM IST
Refreshed Steve Smith promises to re-open England's Ashes 'scars'
Smith has indelible memories of the shattering effect of the opening Brisbane Test from the last 2013-14 Ashes battle in Australia on the remainder of that series.
Nov 02, 2017, 20:28 PM IST
England selectors ponder Ashes top-order conundrum
England experienced a mixture of crushing victories and heavy losses this summer, eventually winning out because they bat so deep and, in Ben Stokes and Moeen Ali, have two of their best-ever all-rounders.
Sep 26, 2017, 00:03 AM IST
Alastair Cook looks set to knock Virat Kohli out of top 5 in ICC Test Rankings
Cook has gained 6 points to achieve his best rankings in the last 3 years after previously being in fifth place in March 2013.
Aug 22, 2017, 09:37 AM IST
WATCH: James Anderson dismisses Kraig Brathwaite for a duck with lethal inswinger vs WI
As for the match, it was yet another astounding day for England in their first day-night Test, against West Indies. Alastair Cook struck his fourth Test double ton and Dawid Maland notched up his maiden Test fifty as England declared at 514 at the loss of seven wickets.
Aug 19, 2017, 10:58 AM IST
ENG vs WI, 1st Test: Alastair Cook, James Anderson pile on agony for West Indies
West Indies were 44 for one in reply to England`s imposing 514 for eight declared, a deficit of 470 runs, when rain ended the second day`s play early in the third session.
Aug 19, 2017, 08:42 AM IST
WATCH: Alastair Cook reaches his 4th Test double hundred in funniest way
Cook, 32, notched up the landmark in the 113th over of England's first innings when he edged a delivery from Kemar Roach past gully. Kyle Hope, fielding at third man, found himself nutmegged by the ball, and conceded a boundary.
Aug 18, 2017, 22:22 PM IST
England vs West Indies, 1st Test, Day 2 – As it happened...
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Aug 18, 2017, 19:47 PM IST
Joe Root equals Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag to smash fifty-plus scores in 11 consecutive Tests
Apart from it, his 189 ball-136 was his third consecutive Test ton in the first Test match in the series and fifth overall. With it, Root is also the first English captain since Graham Gooch to notch up a century at Edgbaston.
Aug 18, 2017, 11:34 AM IST
WATCH: Classic Joe Root knock deflates West Indies in first day-night Test
Root won the toss and elected to bat first, but the hosts soon lost two wickets. However, former captain Alastair Cook and Root produced a brilliant counter attacking play against the Caribbeans.
Aug 18, 2017, 00:04 AM IST
England vs West Indies, 1st Test, Day 1 — As it happened...
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Aug 17, 2017, 18:48 PM IST
Mark Stoneman gets England call up for West Indies series; Keaton Jennings dropped
By replacing Jennings, Stoneman will form another all-left-handed combination at the top of England`s order with Cook in a match that starts at Birmingham`s Edgbaston ground on Thursday, July 17.
Aug 10, 2017, 23:44 PM IST
England vs South Africa, 3rd Test: Keaton Jennings rides his luck as hosts extend lead on Day 3
England were 74 for one in their second innings, a lead of 252 runs at stumps on a gloomy third day where rain meant only 32 overs out of scheduled 98 were bowled.
Jul 29, 2017, 23:14 PM IST
WATCH: Quinton de Kock takes one-handed blinder to dismiss England skipper Joe Root
Looking at the game, England finished up day one action losing four and scoring 171 in total. Cook stands at 72 off 161 deliveries with Ben Stokes to accompany him.
Jul 28, 2017, 10:26 AM IST
England vs South Africa, 3rd Test: Vernon Philander at double as Alastair Cook defies Proteas attack on Day 1
England were 171 for four at stumps, having won the toss, with 31 of the scheduled 90 overs lost to bad weather on the opening day of the 100th Test at The Oval.
Jul 27, 2017, 23:41 PM IST
Alastair Cook picks his All-Time XI; Graham Gooch to lead, but no Indian in the list
In a recent video posted by Lord's Twitter account, Cook revealed his all-time XI which surprisingly did not feature any Indian cricketer including the great Tendulkar.
Jul 18, 2017, 18:07 PM IST
England crumble as South Africa win second Test by 340 runs
No England batsman made a fifty in an innings where former captain Alastair Cook's 42 was the top score.
Jul 17, 2017, 20:46 PM IST
WATCH: Chris Morris' lethal bouncer, Quinton de Kock's acrobatics lead to Alastair Cook's dismissal
England presently lead the four-match series 1-0, but as the situation stands, they look likely to see the Proteas go level.
Jul 17, 2017, 18:18 PM IST
ENG vs SA, 2nd Test, Day 2: South Africa declare on day three to leave England with target of 474
No Test team have scored more than 418 to win, while the record at Trent Bridge is a more modest 284-7, which England chalked up to beat New Zealand in 2004.
Jul 17, 2017, 00:04 AM IST
ENG vs SA, 1st Test: All-round England beat South Africa by 211 runs with more than a day to spare at Lord's
The Proteas, set 331 to win, collapsed to 119 all out inside 37 overs. The result meant Joe Root, who made 190 in the hosts' first innings 458, enjoyed a resounding victory in his first Test as England captain, with his side now 1-0 up in this four-match series.
Jul 09, 2017, 23:19 PM IST
