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Ben Stokes Lavishes Praise On "Greatest Fast Bowler" James Anderson Ahead Of 5th Ashes Test

England captain Ben Stokes has no doubts over James Anderson keeping his place in an unchanged side for this week's Ashes finale, hailing the veteran seamer as "the greatest fast bowler to play the game". The hosts are bidding to end the series all square at 2-2 in a fifth Test at The Oval starting Thursday, with Australia having already retained the Ashes at 2-1 up following last week's rain-marred draw at Old Trafford. Anderson, 41 on Sunday, has taken just four wickets in three matches this series at a costly average of 76.75 apiece.

England name unchanged team for final Ashes test

England have named an unchanged team for the fifth and final Ashes test against Australia at The Oval from July 27-31, the English Cricket Board (ECB) said on Wednesday.

Virat Kohli 7th Most Influential Star On Instagram Above Kim Kardashian, Zendaya

Virat Kohli is currently the third most influential athlete on social media platform Instagram behind football superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. According to HypeAuditor, the former Indian cricket team skipper has 255.6 million followers with his average engagement on the app varying between 4.1 million to 4.5 million per day. Overall, Kohli is seventh in the list ahead of well-known celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Hollywood actress Zendeya. When it comes to total number of followers, Ronaldo tops the list with 597.5 million but with respect to engagement and influence, the report claimed that the top spot belonged to renowned singer-songwriter Selena Gomez.

England Face James Anderson Call After Naming Unchanged Squad For Ashes Finale

England are set to make a decision over veteran paceman James Anderson's place in the side after naming an unchanged squad for this week's final Ashes Test against Australia at The Oval. Rain at the England great's Old Trafford home ground washed out all of Sunday's play and condemned the fourth Test to a draw. That ensured holders Australia, 2-1 ahead with one to play, retained the Ashes and wrecked any chance of a winner-takes-all decider in London.

England vs Australia, 4th Ashes Test, Day 5 Live Score: Can England Force Series-Levelling Win vs Australia?

ENG vs AUS, 4th Ashes Test, Day 5 Live: England look to go out with all guns blazing on the final day as they look to level the five-match Ashes series at Old Trafford. On Day 4, only 30 overs were bowled as rain returned to frustrate England's hopes of forcing a series-levelling win in the fourth Ashes Test. Australia century-maker Marnus Labuschagne fell to Joe Root minutes before play was abandoned. Australia are 214-5 in their second innings, still 61 runs behind England, who scored 592 in their first innings. (Live Scorecard)

"Virat Kohli Plays All 3 Formats Whereas...": Dinesh Karthik's Honest Take On Fab-4 Debate

Veteran wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik has put forward his views regarding the fabulous-4 debate that involves India's star batter Virat Kohli, England's Joe Root, Australia's Steve Smith, and New Zealand's Kane Williamson. Karthik opined that Kohli plays all three formats and that will impact his body while Root and Smith majorly play ODIs and Test cricket. Karthik's comments came after Kohli raced to his 29th Test century, which also happened to be his first overseas ton in the format since December 2018.

Labuschagne century frustrates England on rain-hit day four

MANCHESTER, England : Marnus Labuschagne scored his 11th test century to frustrate England before falling on 111 as Australia reached 214-5 at tea on the rain-affected fourth day of the fourth Ashes test in Manchester on Saturday.

England vs Australia, 4th Ashes Test Day 3 Live Score Updates: Onus On Stokes, Brooks To Extend Hosts' Lead

ENG vs AUS, 4th Ashes Test, Day 3 Live: England resume play on Day 3 at 384-4 in reply to Australia's first-innings 317 in the ongoing 4th Ashes Test at Old Trafford, Manchester. The hosts lead by 67 runs after Zak Crawley's super-charged 189 fuelled a dramatic England run spree on the second day. Crawley and Joe Root, who scored 84, shared a breathtaking partnership of 206 runs in just 29 overs. This came after Crawley and Moeen Ali (54) had put on 121 for the second wicket, following Ben Duckett's early dismissal. (Live Scorecard)

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Ben Stokes Lavishes Praise On "Greatest Fast Bowler" James Anderson Ahead Of 5th Ashes Test

England name unchanged team for final Ashes test

Virat Kohli 7th Most Influential Star On Instagram Above Kim Kardashian, Zendaya

England Face James Anderson Call After Naming Unchanged Squad For Ashes Finale

England vs Australia, 4th Ashes Test, Day 5 Live Score: Can England Force Series-Levelling Win vs Australia?

"Virat Kohli Plays All 3 Formats Whereas...": Dinesh Karthik's Honest Take On Fab-4 Debate

Labuschagne century frustrates England on rain-hit day four

England vs Australia, 4th Ashes Test Day 3 Live Score Updates: Onus On Stokes, Brooks To Extend Hosts' Lead