Joe Root levelled the record of former captain Alastair Cook of 33 Test centuries. The 33-year-old Root is an active English player with the most centuries. While showering praise on the pacer, Root felt that shades of South Africa's iconic all-rounder Jacques Kallis were quite evident in the 26-year-old's style of play
30 August,2024 03:35 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Ali, who has retired from Tests, said Stokes deserves plenty of credit for ensuring England are better than average
09 March,2024 07:20 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Bairstow, who is playing as a specialist batter, has endured a woeful run in the ongoing five-match series
21 February,2024 01:03 PM IST | London | mid-day online correspondent
England's former captains Nasser Hussain, Michael Vaughan and Alastair Cook questioned the timing of Joe Root's shot, given that the team was still trailing by 221 runs. The hosts registered their biggest test win after defeating England by 434 runs in the IND vs ENG 3rd Test. India leads the series by 2-1 over England
19 February,2024 01:43 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Cook wants Root to play his natural game rather than trying to imitate others who are scoring at a high strike rate. "He was on 16 off nine balls and he doesn't normally strike at that rate he's normally striking at 75 to 80, which is still incredibly high for a Test match strike-rate, with zero risk
06 February,2024 02:03 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Bumrah produced a masterclass in reverse swing during a sensational six-wicket haul to bowl out England for 253 and give India a crucial 143-run first innings lead in Vizag
05 February,2024 06:55 AM IST | London | PTI
Former England captain Alastair Cook believes veteran pacer James Anderson’s sheer quality makes him a certainty in playing XI for fifth Ashes Test despite his lack of form
26 July,2023 08:22 AM IST | Mumbai | Karan Shankar
Former England captain Alastair Cook believes veteran pacer James Anderson’s sheer quality makes him a certainty in playing XI for fifth Ashes Test despite his lack of form
26 July,2023 08:22 AM IST | Mumbai | Karan Shankar
Amidst Crawley getting supoort from England's coach McCullum, the fact remains that Crawley has scored just 164 runs at an average of 16.40 in his last 5 Test matches and has a career average of a little over 26 after nearly 50 innings
22 August,2022 04:39 PM IST | London | IANS
Tailender Olly Stone was out to the very first ball of Sunday's fourth day but by then the damage had long since been done, with England resuming on their overnight 122-9. That actually represented a recovery after they had subsided to 76-7 in their second innings inside 27 overs on Saturday.
14 June,2021 08:45 AM IST | Birmingham | AFPADVERTISEMENT