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England vs New Zealand: Rory Burns’s ton ensured England not
LONDON: Former Indian batsman VVS Laxman feels Rory Burns’s gutsy ton has ensured England are not “totally” out of the first Test against New Zealand. SCORECARDTim Southee on Saturday picked six wickets to put England on the back foot but opening batsman Burns hit a ton to make sure the hosts were still in the…
Sri Lanka players refuse to sign annual central contract
The Sri Lanka national team players have refused to sign the annual central contract, alleging a lack of transparency from the cricket board. The decision wasn’t surprising as almost all the senior players in unison, had made it clear that the contracts offered by the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) weren’t to their liking and also…
Lack of match-practice may hurt even world-class players like Virat
MUMBAI: Lack of match practice before the World Test Championship final is not a big worry for Virat Kohli but the legendary Dilip Vengsarkar believes that it “may hurt” the Indian captain. Kohli-led India reached England on Thursday and headed into a three-day quarantine in Southampton, the venue for the eagerly-awaited match from June 18.…
Ravichandran Ashwin is a better bowler than Nathan Lyon: Ian
Australian great Ian Chappell has described senior India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin as one of the best Test bowlers playing the game right now. But when former India player Sanjay Manjrekar expressed his “problems” with Ashwin being seen as an all-time great by citing his overseas record and the recent successes of Ravindra Jadeja and Axar…
Ravindra Jadeja starts training in Southampton ahead of the World
SOUTHAMPTON: Ahead of the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) final, India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja practised for the first time here on Sunday. India and New Zealand will lock horns in the inaugural WTC final beginning June 18. The Indian men and women cricket teams arrived together in London on Thursday. The women’s team is scheduled…
New Zealand remains in control despite Burns ton for England
Rory Burns compiled his third century for England but a New Zealand side inspired by paceman Tim Southee remained in control after the fourth day of the first cricket test at Lord’s on Saturday. Left-handed opener Burns hit 16 fours and one six before he was last man out, caught behind off Southee for 132,…
Rashid Khan chooses PSL over County stint with Sussex |
ABU DHABI (UAE): Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan has revealed that he has put his County contract with Sussex on hold in order to participate in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The spinner praised the County for understanding his decision to play for Lahore Qalandars in the PSL. “Unfortunately, I only played two games in PSL…
Lack of match-practice may hurt even world-class players like Virat,
Lack of match practice before the World Test Championship final is not a big worry for Virat Kohli but the legendary Dilip Vengsarkar believes that it “may hurt” the Indian captain. Kohli-led India reached England on Thursday and headed into a three-day quarantine in Southampton, the venue for the eagerly-awaited match from June 18. Their…
Hopeful of getting picked for Sri Lanka tour: Kuldeep Yadav
MUMBAI: Spinner Kuldeep Yadav is disappointed at missing out on India’s tour of England for the World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand and a five-match Test series against the hosts. He hopes he would get picked for upcoming tour of Sri Lanka. “I am disappointed not to be part of the Indian team…
England New Zealand 1st Test, Day 5 Live Cricket Score:
Playing XIs: England: Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Zak Crawley, Joe Root(c), Daniel Lawrence, Ollie Pope, James Bracey(w), Ollie Robinson, Stuart Broad, Mark Wood, James Anderson New Zealand:Tom Latham, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson(c), Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, BJ Watling(w), Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner Source