England double down on Bazball
England’s hyper-attacking Bazball approach is coming under intense scrutiny after a crushing Test defeat in India but captain Ben Stokes appears determined to stick to his guns.
England’s hyper-attacking Bazball approach is coming under intense scrutiny after a crushing Test defeat in India but captain Ben Stokes appears determined to stick to his guns.
England captain Ben Stokes says his batsmen will look to better execute their performance and “not temper” their attacking approach, despite their huge defeat to India in the third Test.
Joe Root faced a torrent of criticism after getting dismissed off a reverse scoop to trigger England’s collapse on day three of the third Test against India.
Yashasvi Jaiswal retired hurt having hit an attacking century to extend India’s lead over England to 322 after the tourists’ batting collapse in the third Test on Saturday.
Opener Ben Duckett smashed a century to lead England’s attacking reply after India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin reached 500 Test wickets in the third match of the series.
Centuries from captain Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja helped India recover and then dominate after early blows on day one of the third Test against England.
Ben Stokes will earn his 100th Test cap when he leads England against India in the third Test beginning on Thursday in Rajkot.
England captain Ben Stokes questioned the DRS call on Zak Crawley’s dismissal after his side lost the second Test against India on Monday morning.
Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah took a match haul of nine wickets to lead India’s 106-run win over England in the second Test on Monday and level the five-match series.
Shubman Gill struck form with a century as India left England a record victory target of 399 on day three of the second Test.
Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal’s 209 and six wickets by pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah put India firmly in command of the second Test against England on Saturday.
Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal hit an unbeaten 179 as India took opening day honours in the second Test despite regular England strikes on Friday.
Spinner Shoaib Bashir will make his Test debut for England in the second match against India, after an injury to Jack Leach.
Ben Stokes’ England could go with an all-spin bowling attack against an inexperienced India batting lineup when the second Test begins in Visakhapatnam on Friday.
India have suffered two major blows with bowler Ravindra Jadeja and key batsman KL Rahul ruled out of the second Test against England.