England's Bethell receives contract upgrade after impressive test debut
England batter Jacob Bethell has been awarded a central contract upgrade, signing a two-year extension until September 2026, the country's cricket board (ECB) said on Wednesday.
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England name unchanged team for second New Zealand test
Ollie Pope is set to continue as England wicketkeeper in the absence of an injured Jordan Cox, with the visitors naming an unchanged playing eleven for the second of their three-test series against New Zealand on Wednesday.
Harry Brook Surges To Career-High Test Rankings, Challenges Joe Root For Top Spot
England's Harry Brook's brilliant 171 in the first innings of England's eight-wicket victory over New Zealand at Christchurch has propelled him to second place on the ICC Men's Test Player Rankings for batters, closing the gap on teammate Joe Root. Brook's seventh Test century earned him a career-high rating of 854 and reduced the gap between him and Root to just 41 points. The former England captain endured a rare failure in the same match, registering his first Test duck in over two years.
"I'd Keep My Mouth Shut": England Great Alastair Cook On Yashasvi Jaiswal Sledging Mitchell Starc
Former England captain Alastair Cook has all praise for India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, who scored a brilliant 161 in India's massive win against Australia in the opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, calling him a "class player" while also lauded the confidence of the youngster for sledging pacer Mitchell Starc. During the second day play of the first Test in Perth, Jaiswal took a dig at Starc, saying, "You are coming too slow at me". The left-arm fast bowler, had a smile on his face while walking back to his mark.
"Load Of Nonsense": England Great Hits Back At "Joe Root A Rung Below Virat Kohli" Comment
Former England cricket team skipper Michael Vaughan was not happy with former Australia head coach Darren Lehmann calling Joe Root "a rung below" Virat Kohli. Lehmann said that he rated Kohli higher than Root and even pointed out that Root has not scored a single century in Australia till now. The comments were made following Virat's brilliant show in Perth as India won the first Test match against Australia. Lehmann called Root "a great player" but despite the batter scoring 35 Test centuries, the ex-Australia star said that he has not yet reached the "upper echelon" of cricketers.
Sachin Tendulkar's All-Time Record Broken, Joe Root Takes No. 1 Spot In...
England talisman Joe Root registered his name in the history books for another reason as he surpassed the great Sachin Tendulkar in the list of batters with the most number of runs in the 4th innings of Test cricket. Root claimed the No. 1 spot in the first Test against New Zealand which England won handsomely by 8 wickets. Root didn't quite get going when he first got the opportunity to bat and was dismissed for a duck. However, he did better on the second occasion, scoring 23 runs off 15 balls while remaining unbeaten.
Carse takes six as England claim convincing Christchurch victory
:Brydon Carse took six for 42 before England comfortably chased down their 104-run victory target in the first test against New Zealand on Sunday to win by eight wickets and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Brook century drags England back into first NZ test
:Harry Brook scored a brilliant century to drag England right back into the first test in Christchurch on Friday, driving the tourists to within 29 runs of New Zealand's tally of 348 on 319 for five at the end of day two.