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LONDON : Running onto the Twickenham pitch to play for England against New Zealand is a thrill for any player but for Ben Spencer Saturday's match will be extra special as he makes his first start after winning six caps off the bench over six years.
New Zealand captain Scott Barrett has warned England that Joe Marler has “loaded the gun” through his inflammatory comments on the Haka.
New Zealand batter Daryl Mitchell on Friday said the third Test against India was "evenly poised" despite the hosts' collapsed, handing the advantage to the Kiwis after the opening day's play of the final match of the series here. India did well to keep New Zealand to 235 after the visitors won the toss with Mitchell top-scoring with 82, but the hosts lost wickets in heap towards the end to be placed at a precarious position of 86 for four, trailing by another 149 runs.
Ahead of next month's Border Gavaskar Trophy against the Rohit Sharma-led side, Australia head coach Andrew McDonald has opened up Team India's Test series loss to New Zealand. India conceded an unassailable 2-0 lead to New Zealand in their ongoing three-match series, suffering a first Test series loss at home after a gap of almost 12 years. The defeat has dented India's hopes of reaching the World Test Championship (WTC) final. Rohit and his men are scheduled to play six more Tests in the current cycle, including the all-important five-game series in Australia.
Head coach Gautam Gambhir on Thursday refuted the claims that Indian batters' skill set against quality spin bowling has deteriorated over last few years but felt that the slam-bang nature of T20 cricket has affected players' defence. India were found wanting once again at Pune in the second Test as their 113-run loss on a spin-friendly pitch ended their 12-year unbeaten run on home soil. "I don't think so," Gambhir asserted when asked if Indian batters' spin negotiating skills have gone down. "Sometimes you have to give it to the opposition as well. Mitchell Santner was outstanding in the last game. But yes, we'll keep working hard, we'll keep getting better. Guys are putting in a lot of hard yards in the nets.
The last time India lost a Test series at home dozen of years of back, Ravindra Jadeja had made his Test debut and perhaps in this journey of 77 long form games, he also felt a sense of invincibility whenever he donned the whites at home. After his 14th five-for in Tests, Jadeja admitted that his worst fear of losing a series at home has come true. "Firstly, I had this fear... personally I had thought that I won't lose a series in India as long as I am playing. But that too has happened," he said after opening day's play in the third Test.
Ellis Genge says England are planning their challenge to the haka after Joe Marler caused a storm by calling for New Zealand’s pre-match ritual to be scrapped.
The Indian cricket team is going through a disappointing low in the Test format. The Rohit Sharma-led side has lost its three-match Test series to New Zealand at home. This is the first time in 12 years that India have lost a bilateral Test series on home soil. On the other hand, the guests have used the foreign conditions beautifully to outplay India in the first two Tests in Bengaluru and Pune. New Zealand won the first game by 8 wickets before registering a 113-run victory in the second match to seal the series.