Former batter Nasser Hussain heaped praise on skipper Ben Stokes after England took a 1-0 lead in the three-match Test series against Pakistan. On Monday, December 5, the Three Lions beat Babar Azam’s Pakistan by 74 runs at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Hussain praised England for straining every sinew in order to secure a win, which looked improbable after the …
Bairstow was 71 not out, having compiled England’s second-fastest Test fifty of all time. Jonny Bairstow led England to a whitewash of Test world champions New Zealand with a stunning fifty on his Headingley home ground on Monday. Former England captain Joe Root was 86 not out, having started the day on an unbeaten 55 before sharing a partnership of …
England captain Joe Root has backed Rory Burns and Jack Leach to rebound from their horror shows in the series-opening defeat in Brisbane as the tourists look to square the Ashes with victory in the day-night second test at Adelaide Oval. "Rory is a very strong character, you can't doubt that side of his game," Root told reporters in Adelaide …
India walked out on Day 2 of the Ahmedabad Test at 99/3 against England looking to post a big lead over the visitors and claw the Third Test in their kitty. 6.2-3-8-5 — these were the bowling figures of England skipper Joe Root who ran through the Indian unit one wicket after another, claiming his first five-for. pic.twitter.com/VICpJ3W2Ih— Mufaddal Vohra …
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