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LONDON :A stunning display of calculated hitting by one of England's discoveries of the summer, wicketkeeper Jamie Smith, rescued England from the brink on Sunday after Sri Lanka had wrecked their second innings with some fine swing bowling.
Afghanistan opener Ibrahim Zadran is a doubtful for the one-off Test against New Zealand after copping up an injury in Greater Noida on Sunday. The 22-year-old opening batter hurt his ankle during team's final practice session ahead of Afghanistan's first ever Test against New Zealand, starting on Monday. "Today, in the practice session, Ibrahim had an injury in his ankle. But it's not sure 100 per cent what will happen tomorrow. We will see what will happen with him," Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi informed at the pre-match press conference.
LONDON :England stumbled headfirst to 35-2 at lunch in their second innings, a lead of 97, on day three of the third test against Sri Lanka on Sunday as they seek a clean sweep of summer test victories for the first time since 2004.
Michael Vaughan has warned England against "take the mick out of the game" after a careless batting display against Sri Lanka in the third Test at the Oval. England, well-placed at 221-3 come stumps on the opening day, were dismissed for 325 all out in their first innings as they lost all of their remaining seven wickets before lunch on Saturday's second day in south London. Sri Lanka, already 2-0 down in this three-match series, then collapsed to 93-5 but reached stumps on 211-5 following an unbroken century partnership between captain Dhananjaya de Silva (64 not out) and Kamindu Mendis (54 not out).
LONDON : England skittled Sri Lanka out for 263 at the Oval on Sunday to claim a first innings lead of 62 on day three, as they seek a clean sweep of summer test victories for the first time since 2004.
In a bizarre incident that took place during the Day 2 of the third Test between England and Sri Lanka in London, pacer Chris Woakes was spotted bowling spin. Woakes, who remains one of England's finest pacers, had no option but to turn into a spin bowler because of bad light at the stadium. It all happened after the run out of Sri Lanka batter Dimuth Karunaratne. With dark clouds looming, the umpires were forced to check the light levels, before informing England skipper Ben Stokes that the light was too low for pace bowling.
England allrounder Moeen Ali has announced his retirement from international cricket after being left out of the white-ball series against Australia. Moeen last represented England in their semifinal loss to India at the 2024 T20 World Cup in Guyana. "I'm 37 years old and didn't get picked for this month's Australia series. I've played a lot of cricket for England. It's time for the next generation, which was also explained to me. It felt the time was right. I've done my part," Moeen said in a Daily Mail interview.
England vs Sri Lanka 3rd Test Day 3 Live: Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva and the in-form Kamindu Mendis frustrated England with an unbroken century partnership on the second day of the third Test at the Oval on Saturday. The tourists collapsed to 93-5 before tea, but had recovered to 211-5 when bad light forced an early close. That left Sri Lanka 114 runs adrift of an England first-innings total of 325 built on Ollie Pope's 154 -- his first century as England captain. De Silva was 64 not out and left-handed batsman Kamindu Mendis, again down the order at number seven, 54 not out in an undefeated stand of 118 as Sri Lanka looked to salvage some pride at 2-0 behind in a three-match series. (Live Scorecard)