Australia's Smith raises doubts over England's attacking style
Steve Smith said England's new attacking approach to test cricket was exciting but expressed doubts over whether it could stand up to the heat of Australian bowling.
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Australia's Steve Smith questions the long-term sustainability of 'Bazball'
The 33-year-old has being keeping a sceptical eye on Australia's Ashes rivals, who were hammered 4-0 Down Under last winter but have won their last four games and chased down a record 378 against India this week.
Australia’s Steve Smith says England’s ‘Bazball’ is ‘good fun to joke about’
Australia batter Steve Smith has queried whether England’s new attacking approach is “sustainable”.
Rishabh Pant surges to career-best number five, Virat Kohli drops out of top-10 in ICC Test rankings
Virat Kohli dropped out of top-10 for the first time in six years. Pant's meteoric rise in the rankings comes after his heroics in the recently-held Covid-delayed fifth Test between India and England in which he scored 146 and 57 across two innings. It is worth mentioning that Pant scored two tons and three half centuries in his last six Test innings.
England vs India: Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow Achieve A First In Test Cricket With Unbeaten Centuries vs India
Brilliant centuries from Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow saw England complete their biggest chase in Test cricket to beat India at Edgbaston in the rescheduled 5th Test and draw the series 2-2 on Tuesday. Root was unbeaten on 142 while Bairstow hit 114 not out in England's second innings as they registered a seven-wicket win against India. In the process, the Yorkshire duo registered the first instance of two batters finishing with unbeaten centuries in a successful chase in Test cricket.
Candice Warner slams captaincy ban on husband David for Sandpapergate
Champion Aussie cricket player David Warner could be lost to the BBL if the 'unjust' leadership ban imposed on him for his role in Sandpapergate is not removed, his fuming wife Candice Warner has said.
"Kaun Sa?": Pakistan Cricket Team Captain Babar Azam Enquires After Reporter Says He Broke Virat Kohli's Record
Babar Azam's rise in Pakistan and world cricket has been quite steady over the last few years. He emerged as an exciting talent and after some exhilarating performances with the bat, soon got counted among the best in the world. He was then promoted as the Pakistan captain too. While many former cricketers have argued that on current form he is perhaps the best batter in the world, others have spoken about expanding the 'Top 4' of international batting elite group into a 'Top 5' to include Babar along with the likes of Virat Kohli, Joe Root, Steve Smith and Kane Williamson.
Why Steve Smith was singled out in Seven's $450million legal TV battle
The absence of Australian cricket superstar Steve Smith from last summer's Big Bash League was a source of frustration for Channel Seven, which has launched a $450million legal battle to end its TV deal with Cricket Australia.