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England have sounded 'alarm bells' with New Zealand whitewash: Brendon McCullum

Brendon McCullum said his side's aggressive performances in their 3-0 series win over New Zealand set the alarm bells ringing around world cricket and that there would be no change of approach against India in their rearranged Test. England, who had been mired in a run of one win in 17 Tests, brought in McCullum as coach and named Ben Stokes as their new captain in May and the duo have made an immediate impact with a more swashbuckling style of play. After brushing aside reigning world Test champions New Zealand, England take on India at Edgbaston from Friday in a rearranged Test from last year's series.

Pakistan Captain Babar Azam Continues T20I Rankings Reign, Surpasses Another Virat Kohli Landmark

Babar Azam is perhaps the most talked about cricketer in the recent months due to his superlative form with the bat in international cricket. 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 into a 'Top 5' to include Babar along with the likes of Virat Kohli, Joe Root, Steve Smith and Kane Williamson.

"Career Turning Point," Says Ex-Pakistan Pacer On Dismissing Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag, Gets Trolled

Pakistan has regularly produced terrific fast bowlers. Many among them fizzled out after showing initial promise. Left-arm pacer Junaid Khan was one such player. He played 22 Tests and 76 ODIs taking 71 and 110 wickets respectively. He also played in nine T20Is for Pakistan, scalping eight batters. However, he could never rise to greater heights to be counted among the top fast bowlers that Pakistan produced. Now, in a recent tweet, he commented on how dismissing Virat Kohli, Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj in an ODI in Chennai in 2012 changed his career.

South Africa Spinner's ROFL Tweet On Why He Asked For Shreyas Iyer's Bat

South Africa spinner Tabraiz Shamsi took to Twitter on Tuesday to share a picture of him with India batter Shreyas Iyer from a pre-match training session and came up with an epic caption. In the picture, Shamsi can be seen chatting with Shreyas, who has his bat in hand. "Asked @ShreyasIyer15 for his bat before the game so he could stop hitting me for 6s haha," Shamsi captioned the picture, before going on to add "you definitely won this round bud!"

Watch: Joe Root's Sweet Gesture Towards Daryl Mitchell After England Whitewash New Zealand In Test Series

England on Monday defeated New Zealand by seven wickets in the third and final Test match to complete a 3-0 whitewash over the Kiwis. Chasing a target of 296 runs in the final innings, England comfortably got home riding on 86 not out from Joe Root and 82 from Ollie Pope. After England's win, the players of both the sides started shaking hands with each other to conclude what was a thrilling Test series. This is when Joe Root made a sweet gesture towards Daryl Mitchell that was caught on camera.

India vs England: I am backing England, if Virat Kohli plays like Joe Root is right now, we are in for a treat, says Graeme Swann

Graeme Swann has picked England as the favourites to win the crucial fifth Test match against India, starting July 1 at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham. The fifth Test was cancelled last year and had to be rescheduled due to an outbreak of COVID-19 in the Indian camp. India are leading 2-1 from the series played in August-September last year. Four of the five Tests were played, with one ending in a draw. Many, including England's Moeen Ali feel that if the series was completed last year itself, India would have won. The current England Test team however is operating at a very high level and have just whitewashed New Zealand, the reigning World Test champions 3-0. The new captain-coach combination of Ben Stokes and Brendon MCullum have started their stints on a high. Former captain Joe Root who was the leading run-getter overall when India played 4 of the 5 Tests last summer is still in red hot form. Root scored 396 runs in 6 innings vs the Kiwis in the recently concluded Test series, with two centuries and a fifty and an average of 99.

Watch: Crowd In Ireland Goes Wild When Hardik Pandya Names Sanju Samson In India Playing XI

India sealed a thrilling four-run win over Ireland in the second T20I to seal the two-match series on Tuesday. India made three changes for the second T20I against Ireland, with Sanju Samson, Harshal Patel and Ravi Bishnoi getting a nod in the playing XI. As India captain Hardik Pandya announced the changes in the playing XI, the crowd present at the Malahide Cricket Club in Dublin went wild upon hearing Samson's inclusion in the team. Even Hardik had a smile on his face after hearing the crowd's roar.

Bosch reflects on 'tough' day for Proteas women in Taunton: 'We tried to stay patient'

Proteas all-rounder Anneke Bosch says it was a tough day in the field as England took control on day two of the sole Test at County Ground in Taunton on Tuesday.

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England have sounded 'alarm bells' with New Zealand whitewash: Brendon McCullum

Pakistan Captain Babar Azam Continues T20I Rankings Reign, Surpasses Another Virat Kohli Landmark

"Career Turning Point," Says Ex-Pakistan Pacer On Dismissing Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag, Gets Trolled

South Africa Spinner's ROFL Tweet On Why He Asked For Shreyas Iyer's Bat

Watch: Joe Root's Sweet Gesture Towards Daryl Mitchell After England Whitewash New Zealand In Test Series

India vs England: I am backing England, if Virat Kohli plays like Joe Root is right now, we are in for a treat, says Graeme Swann

Watch: Crowd In Ireland Goes Wild When Hardik Pandya Names Sanju Samson In India Playing XI

Bosch reflects on 'tough' day for Proteas women in Taunton: 'We tried to stay patient'