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England’s team for the first Ashes has been announced. Jofra Archer is all set to make his Test debut provided he remains fit whereas Ben Stokes has been reappointed as vice-captain. England Cricket Board has announced a 14-member squad for the first Ashes Test, scheduled to begin on August 1. …

England’s return to the Mecca of Cricket 10 days after their World Cup win at the very same venue turned tumultuous as Ireland, led by their veteran seamer who had played 12 years of his career on this ground, bowled them out for 85 inside a session. England, sporting a …

The World Cup final was one exhilarating, breathtaking panoramic event capsulised into one final ball in the Super Over when New Zealand needed two runs to win. Martin Guptill was run out after a single which resulted in a tied Super Over and England went on to become World champions …

Jonny Bairstow has only played 46 matches as an opener in ODIs so far but he if he retires right now, he might well end up as England’s greatest ever ODI opener. After a second hundred in the ongoing ICC World Cup 2019 against New Zealand at Chester-le-Street, Bairstow now …

With just six games left to be played in the league stages of the World Cup 2019, the race for the semi-finals has heated up. India’s clash with England was of great importance in the context of the semi-finals, with teams like Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka rooting for India …

A couple of decades back, there was nothing called an India-Bangladesh rivalry. India were a powerhouse and Bangladesh were still trying to find their feet in World cricket. However, the 2007 World Cup changed everything when Bangladesh, the so-called minnows, landed the knock-out punch on India. Bangladesh have come a …

England are back on the winning ways as India fell short of 31 runs in a much-anticipated tussle in Birmingham. The match was especially important for England to keep their dreams alive for the semi-final slot. And they were brilliant from the beginning! England, batting first set a mammoth target …

After huffing and puffing against Sri Lanka and Australia, England, hosts and tournament favourites in the initial stage, thrashed India at Edgbaston by 31 runs. While the margin of runs questions the usage of “thrashing”, India were in the game for very short periods of time. England had reigned over …

India lost the three-match ODI series against the hosts when they toured England last year. Even though momentum was on their side having won the opening match of the series, and also the T20I series prior to that, they just couldn’t kick on and finish the job off. It was, …