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Mark Boucher saying on Monday they will adopt a wait-and-see attitude when the first Test starts at Lord's on Wednesday. England have won their last four Tests under new captain Ben Stokes with an aggressive batting and bowling approach, nicknamed "Bazball", which helped them chase down big targets to beat both New Zealand and India in the last two months. Stokes is expected to stick to the formula for the three-Test series against South Africa.
The All Blacks have moved up a spot to fourth in the latest World Rugby rankings and trail the third-placed Springboks by the narrowest of margins.
Netherlands and Pakistan face each other in the first ODI of the three-match series on Tuesday. All the matches of the series will be played at the Hazelaarweg, Rotterdam. While hosts Netherlands are coming on the back of 2-0 T20I series loss to New Zealand, Pakistan arrive at the opponent's homeground after playing a 1-1 draw vs Sri Lanka in Test series. Meanwhile, Pakistan's most recent white-ball contest was a three-match ODI series against West Indies that the former won 3-0.
Since Brendon McCullum took charge as head coach, and Ben Stokes replaced Joe Root as Test captain, England have thrived under the attacking 'Bazball' philosophy in the longest format. After being thrashed by Australia in the Ashes, England clean swept New Zealand 3-0 on home turf, before also beating India in the rescheduled fifth Test at Edgbaston in Birmingham. The Stokes-led side now face South Africa for a three-match Test series. Ahead of the Test series, South Africa captain Dean Elgar was of the opinion that committing to the 'Bazball' philosophy could leave England looking foolish in the long run.
World Cup title in Australia this year, in-form batsman Glenn Phillips said. New Zealand, beaten in the T20 World Cup final by Australia last year, suffered an eight-wicket defeat in Kingston on Sunday to be denied a series sweep against West Indies. However, the Black Caps gained plenty from their last T20 tour before the World Cup starts in October, welcoming back a number of rested key players.
New Zealand's combination of quality spin bowling and sharp fielding gives them a good chance of winning a maiden T20 World Cup title in Australia this year, in-form batsman Glenn Phillips said.
LONDON : England are expected to reprise their new attacking approach instilled by captain Ben Stokes, but will come up against a powerful South Africa seam attack in the three-test series starting on Wednesday.
It was on this day, two years ago (2020) when World Cup-winning captain MS Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket. Dhoni's decision to call it quits in international cricket came out of nowhere on August 15, 2020 at 7:29 PM IST. The 2011-World Cup winning captain announced his decision to retire on Instagram, uploading a video, highlighting all the highs and lows of his career. Taking to Instagram, he had written: "Thanks a lot for ur love and support throughout. from 1929 hrs consider me as Retired."