Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Selection Committee on Sunday announced to relieve Shan Masood as Pakistan test team captain and appoint Babar Azam as captain for the West Indies and England test series. Aqib Javed, who led the Selection Committee including Misbah ul Haq and during the press conference at the Gaddafi stadium, told that only […]
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Australia dominate England to take T20 World Cup
Australia crushed England by seven wickets in a one-side final to land their seventh T20 women’s World Cup at a sold-out Lord’s on Sunday. A sparkling second-wicket century partnership between Beth Mooney and Phoebe Litchfield helped Australia to chase down a victory target of 151 with 17 balls to spare. Having beaten England 16-0 in […]
Curran ready to fill England gap left by Stokes exit ahead of Pakistan Test
Sam Curran said Friday he is ready to fill the huge gap left in England’s Test side by the international retirement of former captain Ben Stokes if called upon to replace the outstanding all-rounder. Stokes’s stunning exit at Trent Bridge, announcing he was quitting England duty on the fourth afternoon of a Test that his […]
Harry Kane sends England into the round of 16 of the World Cup
Harry Kane scored two second-half goals to help England rally for a 2-1 victory over Congo and a spot in the round of 16 at the World Cup on Wednesday. England’s all-time leading scorer evened the score with a header after Brian Cipenga had given Congo a surprising halftime lead. Kane then scored the decisive […]
England Test captaincy would be a privilege, says Brook
Harry Brook said it would be an honour to captain England’s Test team if asked and believes he can handle the demands of leading his country across all three formats. Brook, England’s current white-ball skipper, served as vice-captain under Ben Stokes for the 2-1 Test series defeat by New Zealand on home soil. Stokes, who […]
Pakistan’s pace attack finalised for West Indies, England Test tours
The management committee of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has finalised its pace attack for the upcoming Test tours of West Indies and England. The selected fast bowlers are Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Ali, Khurram Shehzad and uncapped pacer Ubaid Shah, while Aamer Jamal has been included as the pace-bowling all-rounder. As a result, Shaheen Shah […]
Springboks pick Libbok at 10 to face England
Manie Libbok will start in place of the injured Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu at fly-half for South Africa against England after the Springboks named their team more than five days before Saturday’s kick-off. Libbok sees off competition from Handre Pollard, who started the Boks’ Rugby World Cup final wins in 2019 and 2023, to take the 10 […]
England left frustrated by Ghana in World Cup draw
England suffered a World Cup setback on Tuesday as Thomas Tuchel’s side were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw by Ghana, leaving them with work still do as they bid to progress to the knockout stage as Group L winners. Nico O’Reilly came closest to scoring with a late header for England that hit the […]
New Zealand crush England by 253 runs at The Oval to set up series decider
New Zealand had to beat England at The Oval. Not just to square their series, but because England made itself an easier picking. To the team that won at Lord’s, England made an off-the-wall five changes, four of them enforced by nightclub antics, injury and paternity. Three players debuted, two others had one cap each, […]
England errors prove costly as New Zealand take commanding lead
Henry Nicholls, recalled by New Zealand to replace retired great Kane Williamson, smacked an unbeaten century against England to help boost their lead to a formidable 352 on day three Friday of The Oval test. New Zealand was 252-3 in its second innings at stumps, effectively 352-3 after earning a hefty 100-run first innings lead […]