Stokes proud of England commitment, Rohit hails Jurel
RANCHI, India : Ben Stokes was proud of his team's commitment despite suffering his first series defeat since taking over as England test captain against India, the 32-year-old said on Monday.
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RANCHI, India : Ben Stokes was proud of his team's commitment despite suffering his first series defeat since taking over as England test captain against India, the 32-year-old said on Monday.
England Cricket is ready to usher in a new era under new skipper Harry Brook who assumed duty across all formats after a string of poor performances across ICC tournaments. After hosting Zimbabwe for a one-off Test match starting May 22 at the Trent Bridge Cricket Ground, England will contest three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three T20I's against the West Indies. The ODI series gets underway with the opening match on Wednesday 29 May at Edgbaston. Across both the T20 and ODI squads, England have selected five players who were supposed to be playing for their respective franchises in the Indian Premier League 2025 which begins on Saturday, May 17.
All-rounder Liam Dawson has returned to England's T20 squad for the first time since 2022, while Phil Salt was not selected by the England & Wales Cricket Board for the upcoming white-ball home series against West Indies.
Worrying signs were all on display after India's batting unit found itself exposed on their home turf against the overseas spinners after the Rohit Sharma-led side endured a historic Test series whitewash against New Zealand. With an unprecedented 3-0 Test series whitewash on home soil, 'Master Blaster' Sachin Tendulkar stepped forward and admitted that maybe it is time for India to have an "introspection." Apart from the first innings of the opening Test, which was played under a gloomy sky in Bengaluru, New Zealand pacers didn't have much of an impact in the remainder of the series.
Ace off-spinner Nathan Lyon has already started his homework on rising batting sensation Yashasvi Jaiswal with England spinner Tom Hartley's inputs on the southpaw safely stored in his memory bank ahead of the five-Test Border-Gavaskar series between India and Australia starting from November 22. Jaiswal, who scored a century on debut in the West Indies last year, scored an astounding 712 runs in the five Test series against England at home earlier this year. But the pace and bounce on offer on Australian tracks will pose a different challenge for the Mumbaikar.
Kent eased their way to an historic seven-wicket victory against Lancashire on the fourth morning at Emirates Old Trafford to clinch their first Vitality County Championship Division 1 win of the season on Monday.
All-rounder Joey Evison made his third half-century this season as Kent battled back against Lancashire on the opening day of their Vitality County Championship Division 1 match at Emirates Old Trafford on Friday.
Former England skipper Michael Vaughan on Wednesday picked teams he thinks will make it to the semi-final of the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup this year in the West Indies and USA. The T20 World Cup will start from June 1. Taking to X, Vaughan picked up England, South Africa, Australia, West Indies as his final four teams for the tournament. " My 4 semi-finalists for the T20 WC ... England, Australia, South Africa and the West Indies .. #T20WC2024," tweeted Vaughan. England, Australia and South Africa have already declared their squads for the tournament.
LONDON : England fast bowler Jofra Archer has been named in a 15-man provisional squad for the ICC T20 World Cup after recovering from a long-standing elbow injury.