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Time. Gifted hitters always seem to have more of that. On Friday, James Anderson threw a perfectly good ball to Washington Sundar: leaning from around the wicket, pitching at a good length, heading for the stump. Anderson had just fired Rishabh Pant, who had given him an absolute hammering during …

There is audacity and lack of respect. Rishabh Pant was five years and 72 days old when James Anderson made his England debut. On Friday afternoon in Ahmedabad, Anderson, 38 years, 218 days old and bowling as usual, was 17-11-19-2 when he bowled with a second spotless new ball. Pant, …

News The prospect of a tied series in India leaves England with ‘a lot to play for’, says captain Joe Root believes that England would have achieved something “phenomenal” if they won the final test against India. Although the chance of winning the series or reaching the World Test Championship …

Zak Crawley admits that England may need to be more proactive as a hitting unit to overcome another spin-friendly surface in Ahmedabad this week, but is confident that a reversion to red ball cricket may remove some of the challenges associated with pink from the last week. Ball test, particularly …

News The fast bowler prioritized “good vibes” in the teams and leagues he chose this year. Dale Steyn said he turned his back on the world’s most lucrative T20 league, the Indian Premier League, because he found the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and Sri Lanka Premier League (LPL) to be …

News Joe Root and Chris Silverwood talk to Javagal Srinath after exasperation on the field The England captain and coach have asked the match referee to ensure “consistency” in the process by which the television referee makes decisions after more contentious moments on the first day of the third test …

News “Make T20 cricket a short-term priority” given the two World Cups, he says Faf du Plessis, the former South African captain, has retired from Test cricket after 69 appearances in the format. With no test cricket in the immediate future for South Africa, du Plessis wants to “enter a …

News The eight franchises must fill a total of 61 spaces, including 22 foreign players Australian batsman Shaun Marsh, New Zealander all-rounder Corey Anderson and former South African fast bowler Morne Morkel are among the 17 new names to be included among the 292 players shortlisted for the 2021 IPL …

News Booths I, J and K are likely to be open to the public, up to 50% capacity The second India-England event in Chennai will not be played behind closed doors as BCCI has given informal permission to the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) to open its doors to spectators, …

Perhaps it is best to put England’s achievement in winning five successive tests abroad in context by understanding that the last time they did so they actually won seven in a row between 1911 and 1914, Jack Hobbs was on the side, George V was on the throne. and Archduke …