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Laurie Evans lifts lid on life as a T20 star and the dilemmas facing England hopefuls
Surrey star Laurie Evans is one of the best uncapped T20 batters in England, having struck a total of 4,950 runs in 195 innings.
England player ratings: Full marks for relentless run-scoring Bairstow
England were once more at their 'Bazball' best in the rescheduled fifth Test against India, chasing down their highest score in Test cricket of 378 on the final morning, earning who full marks? Find out in our player ratings from Edgbaston...
Joe Root keeps defying convention as England turn Test cricket on its head
You won’t win Test matches playing like that. You can’t walk down the wicket and hit Mohammed Shami through midwicket, not in his first over. And you shouldn’t try to reverse-scoop Shardul Thakur for six either, even if you are on 120 at the time. Don’t get caught at mid-off the very next ball after you’ve been dropped there, especially when you’re the captain and your team are 267 runs behind. You ought not to have three slips in for Rishabh Pant when he’s 100 not out and running away with the game. You won’t beat India if you’re 132 runs behind after your first innings.
Here's The Reason Why India Dropped Below Pakistan In WTC Points Table
India were on Tuesday fined 40 per cent of their match fee and penalised two ICC World Test Championship points for maintaining a slow over-rate against England in the rescheduled fifth Test in Birmingham. England won the match by seven wickets to level the series 2-2. The series spilled over to this year due to COVID-19 cases in the Indian camp last year. ICC match referee David Boon imposed the sanction after India were ruled to be two overs short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration.
India vs England: Joe Root joins elite company with 737 runs in India series
The former England captain rounded off the campaign with a majestic 142 not out as, alongside Yorkshire team-mate Jonny Bairstow (114 not out), he guided England to their highest fourth-innings winning chase of 378-3 during a seven-wicket victory in the Covid-delayed fifth Test at Edgbaston on Tuesday.
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Cricket-India drop in WTC rankings, Bumrah rues batting after loss
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - As if the seven-wicket loss against England was not bad enough, India were docked two World Test Championship (WTC) points for their slow over rate in the rearranged fifth test at Edgbaston.