England have been set a target of 186 in the fourth T20I to win the match and take the series in Ahmedabad. Archer was the pick of the England bowlers as he took 4-33 with the wickets of Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer his notable dismissals. Embed from Getty Images England got the […]
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CLOSE OF PLAY: England trail India by 429 runs at the end of Day 3
England need 429 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 2nd Test match against India to avoid defeat at Chennai. At the end of the third day’s play, Captain Joe Root and Dan Lawrence stand at the crease with Engalnd at 53/3 and a victory looking very unlikely. Ravichandran Ashwin starred with the bat for […]
England close in on India Test victory ahead of final day
England need nine wickets after they set India the task of 420 runs as the hosts ended day four of the first test on 39-1, as Jack Leach removed Rohit Sharma late on while Ishant Sharma claimed his 300th test wicket. Leach and Jimmy Anderson’s two wickets apiece wrapped up India’s first innings on 337 […]
A hat-trick of false starts for England and South Africa in Paarl and Cape Town as they look to play the last ODI
Yesterday morning, England and South Africa fans were turning on their TVs to watch the rescheduled first One Day International between the two countries, however, it got to 45 minutes before wickets were pitched and no teams were at the ground. A few fans took to Twitter and joked about the teams turning up to […]
Cheltenham CC’s Josh Breed: “It’s a lot of pressure on the top order to do the bulk of the scoring” on South Africa
Eoin Morgan’s men have been busy over the weekend securing two victories in Cape Town and Paarl in the first part of their limited-overs series in South Africa. Far too often we hear sports teams playing a “Brand” of their game and this doesn’t just apply to Football or Rugby, it can apply massively in […]
England cricket team leave for South Africa despite second national lockdown
Today marks 10 days before the first international match on foreign soil for Eoin Morgan’s white-ball men and there is nothing more warming than watching your national team play sport in the sun. While many South African fans have taken to social media to plea for AB de Villiers to make a return after his […]
Indian Premier League 2020: An update on the English players in the competition so far
The Indian Premier League is now in full swing and the league’s English contingent have enjoyed a mixed bag so far this season. Last night saw the return of Ben Stokes to the league as his side Rajasthan Royals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Englishman’s first match since August. Embed from Getty Images But, he […]
OPINION: Life hasn’t returned to normal so why should cricket?
The cricket season hadn’t even begun on English soil when Boris Johnson announced the nationwide lockdown in March. The England team soon flew home from Sri Lanka and the ECB announced there would be no cricket in the country until May 28th at the earliest, meaning Gloucestershire’s return to the top flight of county cricket […]
England’s Test series in Sri Lanka cancelled
England’s two-match Test series against Sri Lanka has been postponed due to the coronavirus. The first Test was due to start in Galle on Thursday, 19 March. Joe Root’s side were in the process of facing a Sri Lanka Board President’s XI in the build up to the series, but that was cancelled once play on […]