Joe Root eyes `special` Ashes triumph after Windies win
Joe Root believes England have the capacity to do "something special" by retaining the Ashes in Australia, after they wrapped up a 2-1 Test series victory against West Indies at Lord`s on Saturday.
Sep 10, 2017, 06:47 AM IST
Watch: James Anderson takes career-best figures in Lord’s Test
Anderson also completed a significant milestone during the course of the match as he became only the third fast bowler in history to complete 500 Test match wickets.
Sep 09, 2017, 21:16 PM IST
England beat West Indies by nine wickets in Lord’s Test, win series 2-1
England, set just 107 for victory, finished on 107 for one as they won with more than two days to spare.
Sep 09, 2017, 21:12 PM IST
James Anderson becomes first English bowler in history to take 500 Test wickets, 6th overall
Leading the wicket-takers list in Test cricket is still Muralitharan with 800 scalps followed by Shane Warne (708), Kumble (619), McGrath (563) and finally Walsh (519). Adding to it, with his 500th wicket, he now surpassed Heath Streak to go atop on the list of most wickets by a pacer at a venue. Anderson now has 84 wickets at Lord's.
Sep 08, 2017, 22:39 PM IST
Watch: Ben Stokes claims career-best 6/22 to rock Windies at Lord's
In response, England too were troubled to four down. 46 for four was what the score stood as after the end of Day 1 action as Cook, Root, Westley and Stoneman, all departed early.
Sep 08, 2017, 19:28 PM IST
Watch: Ben Stokes bowls an absolute jaffa to dismiss Roston Chase at Lord's
Minutes into the third and final session of the day, Ben Stokes completed with a six-wicket haul and recorded his career-best figures. Windies bundled out for an abysmal 123 runs, their second-lowest score after opting to bat first in the first innings.
Sep 07, 2017, 21:40 PM IST
ENG vs WI, 3rd Test: Revived West Indies eye unlikely series win at Lord's — Preview
Joe Root`s England will also be under close observation as a series that looked like being a walkover has suddenly taken on greater significance with an Ashes series in Australia looming.
Sep 07, 2017, 00:35 AM IST
England recall pacer Toby Roland-Jones for West Indies decider
The 29-year-old, who made his debut in the recent home series win over South Africa, was omitted despite taking 14 wickets at under 20 apiece in his first three Tests and was replaced in Leeds by Chris Woakes.
Sep 06, 2017, 22:08 PM IST
After Sachin Tendulkar's backing, West Indies eager to embarrass England once again
Despite being set over 300 to win in the fourth innings following a declaration by England captain Joe Root, the West Indies won by five wickets .
Sep 06, 2017, 10:13 AM IST
England announce unchanged squad for 3rd Test against West Indies
A day after suffering a humiliating five-wicket defeat to struggling West Indies in the second Test of the ongoing series, England announced an unchanged squad for the third and decicive match on Wednesday.
Aug 30, 2017, 21:36 PM IST
Sachin Tendulkar catches up with Brian Lara; fan hails Little Master for supporting West Indies
Set 322 to win, Windies won the match by five wickets with Hope returning 118 not out – his second hundred of the match after 147 in the first essay. It was their first win in England since 2000 and saw them level the three-match series at 1-1 after they suffered a humiliating innings and 209-run defeat inside three days in the first Test at Edgbaston.
Aug 30, 2017, 20:04 PM IST
Shai Hope leads West Indies to stunning win over England in 2nd Test
The West Indies, set 322 to win, finished on 322 for five with Hope making 118 not out -- his second hundred of the match after his first-innings 147.
Aug 30, 2017, 00:08 AM IST
ENG vs WI: Moeen Ali assault puts England on top in second Test against West Indies
Only one side have made more in the fourth innings to win a Test at Headingley, with Australia's celebrated 'Invincibles' scoring 404 for three at the Leeds ground in 1948 thanks mainly to opener Arthur Morris's 182 and an unbeaten 173 from Donald Bradman, widely regarded as cricket's greatest batsman.
Aug 28, 2017, 23:56 PM IST
ENG vs WI, 2nd TEST: Joe Root leads England rally against Windies
England were 171 for three in their second innings at stumps on Sunday`s third day, a lead of two runs, after the West Indies had made an impressive 427 in their first innings.
Aug 28, 2017, 00:12 AM IST
James Anderson bags 23rd five-wicket haul in Test cricket, equals Kapil Dev's feat
England paceman James Anderson continued with his deceptive swings with the red ball as he completed his yet another five-wicket haul on day 3 of the second Test match against West Indies at Headingley, today. His tally ergo added up to 23 fi-fers equalling the feat achieved by former Indian skipper Kapil Dev.
Aug 27, 2017, 16:21 PM IST
England vs West Indies 2017, second Test match, Day 3: Details of date, time, venue
Here is a look ahead to Day 3 of the second Test match between England and West Indies
Aug 27, 2017, 08:53 AM IST
Hundred heroes Kraigg Brathwaite, Shai Hope defy England
The West Indies were 329 for five at stumps, 71 runs ahead of England`s 258. Opening batsman Brathwaite (134) and Shai Hope, whose 147 not out was his maiden Test century, put on 246 for the fourth wicket.
Aug 27, 2017, 08:32 AM IST
WATCH: Kraigg Brathwaite notches up sixth Test ton with a massive six against England; equals Chris Gayle's record
He thus equalled Chris Gayle's record of six Test centuries before the age of 25 and. Adding to it, the 24-year-old is now the second Windies opener to notch up a century on English soil in the last 28 years of their cricketing history. Gayle was the other, who had done so back in 2004, in Oval when he had struck an 87-ball 105.
Aug 26, 2017, 21:08 PM IST
Joe Root recalls the day Sachin Tendulkar left him disappointed
Incidentally, Headingley is also Root's home ground where he is leading England against West Indies in the second Test of the three-match series.
Aug 26, 2017, 16:06 PM IST
WATCH: Ben Stokes given starey send-off by Shanon Gabriel during ENG vs WI 2nd Test
Stokes was missed in the slips on nine and again by Gabriel on 98 when the recalled paceman floored a simple catch at mid-on.
Aug 26, 2017, 15:13 PM IST
