COVID forces late change to Ireland team for All Blacks test
Replacement prop Finlay Bealham has been ruled out of the Ireland team for Saturday's series opener against New Zealand in Auckland after testing positive for COVID-19.
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England white-ball captain Buttler downplays talk of test role
England's new white-ball captain Jos Buttler has downplayed the prospect of becoming an opener for the England test team after he was touted for the role by ex-Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara.
ENG vs IND: What Rishabh Pant Said After Scoring Century In Edgbaston Test vs England
Having come out to bat at 64/3, wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant produced a masterclass to rescue India from a difficult spot and it helped the visitors finish Day 1 of the rescheduled fifth Test against England on 338/7. At one stage, India were 98/5 and then, Pant combined with Ravindra Jadeja to put on 222 runs for the sixth wicket. Pant went on to play a 146-run knock off just 111 balls with the help of 20 fours and 4 sixes.
"Sports Artiste": Rishabh Pant's Stunning Century vs England In Edgbaston Test Breaks The Internet
Rishabh Pant launched a stunning assault on the English bowlers on Day 1 of the rescheduled fifth Test at Edgbaston to steer India out of trouble waters and put the visitors in a position of strength. Rishabh Pant smashed 146 off just 111 balls, taking only 89 deliveries to reach the three-figure mark. It proved to be the fasted ton by an Indian wicketkeeper, breaking MS Dhoni's that stood for 17 long years. With India in a spot of bother at 98 for five, Pant and Ravindra Jadeja got together to take the England bowlers to the cleaners with a brilliant 222-run partnership for the sixth wicket.
India vs England, 5th Test: Maverick Rishabh Pant rescues India with blistering hundred on Day 1
Wicketkeeper's blazing 146 stuns England; 222-run partnership with Jadeja takes India from 98/5 to 338/7 on Day OneOval, Sydney, Gabba, Motera, Newlands, Edgbaston. The footprints of Rishabh Pant's freakish genius are fast adorning some of world cricket's most iconic venues. Friday was Edgbaston's turn to see why this young man from Delhi has become box office in Test cricket. DAY 1: AS IT HAPPENEDComing in at 64/3 after Ben Stokes won the toss and put India in, the ball seaming around under angry, dark skies and an all-time great in James Anderson putting on a seam bowling clinic, Pant went on to score the fastest hundred by an Indian wicketkeeper-batsman, getting there in only 89 balls. The hundred came courtesy a heart-stopping dive to complete the second run just an hour after tea, prompting coach Rahul Dravid in the dressing room to let out a full-throated scream.
India vs England 2022, 5th Test: Every match I look to give my 100%, says Rishabh Pant
Answering questions at the press conference after his incredible 146 off 111 balls to lift India out of a hole with Ravindra Jadeja (83 not out), Pant said: "In Test cricket it's important to focus on defence. It's important to give respect to a good ball and hit the bad ball. "In England it's important to disturb the length of a bowler."
India vs England, 5th Test: Ravichandran Ashwin a victim of circumstances or conditions?
Ashwin finds himself out in the cold againThey say the more things change, the more they stay the same. One can apply that theory to the way Ravichandran Ashwin's spot becomes so dispensable every time India play in an away Test in SENA countries. Like the previous four Tests in the series against England in the UK, contested last year, he was left out again as India chose a four-pronged seam attack and the lone spinner's spot went to left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja. Former England captain Michael Vaughan tweeted his disgust in one sentence: "No @ashwinravi99!!!Ridiculous."
Buttler says England white-ball captaincy could end Test career
Jos Buttler said on Friday his appointment as England's new white-ball captain could spell the end of his Test career.