View image | gettyimages.com Pakistan ended the day 286-4 after winning the toss and choosing to bat on day 1 of this first test against England in the UAE In conditions and a surface made for batting it was a crucial toss to win and England’s bowlers struggled to find ...
Read More »Pakistan v England : First test preview
View image | gettyimages.com England begin their three match test series against Pakistan on Tuesday morning in Abu Dhabi and will be hoping for a much improved performance from the last time they were in the UAE. Back in 2012 England were crushed 3-0 by their hosts and captain Alastair ...
Read More »Three key men for Pakistan v England in the UAE
View image | gettyimages.com As England prepare for their Autumn trip to the UAE they will leave behind green seaming wickets to be replaced by slow dusty tracks, where patience and mental strength will be of the utmost importance. They will face a determined Pakistan team who have performed strongly ...
Read More »England Selection Leaves More Questions Than Answers
View image | gettyimages.com The England squad for the Test series against Pakistan has been announced, although there is no clear indication of how the team will line up for the opening Test of the autumn. The openers spot remains a topic of debate, with several players being named in ...
Read More »England Lions and Development Squads
View image | gettyimages.com England have named their Lions and Development squads for the winter with James Vince captaining the T20 squad for their matches against Pakistan A. Zafar Ansari has been named in the squad despite his recent thumb injury and there are also places on tour for five ...
Read More »Five Batsmen Who Could Solve England’s Opening Problem
View image | gettyimages.com The England squad for the Test series against Pakistan is expected to be announced this Tuesday but the selectors face a dilemma as to who should partner captain Alistair Cook at the top of England’s batting order. Since the retirement of Andrew Strauss various opening partners such ...
Read More »Morgan leads England into last match decider
View image | gettyimages.com England One Day skipper Eoin Morgan led from the front as the hosts leveled the series against Australia with a three wicket victory at Headingley to take the series into a decider at Old Trafford on Sunday. Morgan scored 92 as they won with 10 balls ...
Read More »Australia call up Replacements
View image | gettyimages.com Australia have called up John Hastings and Peter Handscomb ahead of the third ODI against England in Manchester on Tuesday at Old Trafford. The Aussies have been hit with injuries on the back end of the tour with David Warner (Broken Thumb), Shane Watson (Calf) and ...
Read More »Ashes: 5th Test Day One Review – The Oval
View image | gettyimages.com Australia came out on top of the opening day exchanges in the fifth and final test of the Ashes series, despite being inserted into bat by Alistair Cook and his England side with Steve Smith hitting an unbeaten half-century for the tourists. After a break of ...
Read More »Broad and Root lead England to brink of an Ashes victory
View image | gettyimages.com Stuarts Broad demolished the Australian batting order as they were dismissed for just 60 at Trent Bridge before England ended the day 274-4 after Joe Root scored an unbeaten century with England leading by 214 runs at the end of the first day. Knowing defeat would ...
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