Gus Atkinson made his Test Debut during the last match against James Anderson. In that match, the pacer claimed 12 wickets. He followed up the initial heroics with yet another five-wicket haul (5/61) as England recorded an innings win by 114 runs
11 February,2025 05:01 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Brendon McCullum said Test captain Ben Stokes is fine with him extending his tenure and also stated that he is keen to see if the skipper can extend his white-ball career. Stokes retired from ODIs but featured in the 2023 World Cup in India. Earlier, he opted out of the T20 World Cup 2024 to shift his focus to Test cricket
06 September,2024 12:53 PM IST | New Delhi | IANS
Ahead of England's second Test against Sri Lanka, the stand-in skipper Ollie Pope said that "injuries are never ideal". He added that the Stokes will be "fresh as anyone" during England's Test series against Pakistan
29 August,2024 07:41 AM IST | London | ANI
Pope, in the first of three matches deputising for the injured Ben Stokes, led England to a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka at Old Trafford last week as they went 1-0 up
29 August,2024 07:01 AM IST | London | AFP
As Todd Murphy continues to work on his fitness and sharpen his skills, he remains focused on securing his spot back in the Australian squad as the primary spin option after Nathan Lyon. He proved his worth by snapping the wickets of Virat Kohli, Ben Stokes and Joe Root
28 August,2024 05:42 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Ben Stokes had returned to full fitness following knee surgery in November 2023, which had previously limited his role to batting only. Since his return, he resumed bowling duties, featuring in the series against India earlier this year and more recently against the West Indies. England recorded a 3-0 series sweep against the West Indies
14 August,2024 11:35 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
According to the report, England denied that Chris Woakes' pull out from The Hundred is linked to Ben Stokes' injury. Harry Brook then stated that their skipper is doubtful for the first Test match against Sri Lanka which will kick start from August 21. In the concluded West Indies series, the "Three Lions" registered a 3-0 win
13 August,2024 12:11 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
In looking ahead, skipper Stokes has expressed a desire to “not just compete with Australia, but beat them”
07 August,2024 08:13 AM IST | Mumbai | Ian Chappell
England captain Stokes, opening in place of the injured Zak Crawley, needed just 24 balls to go to a fifty featuring nine fours and a six.
29 July,2024 09:00 AM IST | Birmingham | AFP
IND vs SL: Recently, Suryakumar Yadav was preferred over Pandya as India's captain in T20Is for the upcoming series against Sri Lanka
27 July,2024 05:07 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondentADVERTISEMENT
