England head coach Trevor Bayliss has expressed a satisfaction so far, with the way his players have had performed in a couple of practice matches in Australia, before the kick off of the five-match traditional series Down Under scheduled next week. “Over the three games, we have got as much out of it as we […]
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Ricky Ponting Feels Alistair Cook Will be England’s Main Batsman in the Upcoming Ashes
English skipper Joe Root has made giant strides in international cricket and has already become one of the finest modern day batsmen across all three formats of the game. If not the best, Root is definitely in the league of some other greats of the game like Virat Kohli, Steven Smith and Kane Williamson. With […]
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Ashes 2017/18: Shane Warne Backs Old Warhorses to be England’s Keys
Former Australia spin spearhead and Ashes great Shane Warne has backed England’s old warhorses, Stuart Broad and James Anderson to play a decisive role for the tourists in the forthcoming Ashes. With Ben Stokes not being in the squad at the moment, many have already predicted that Joe Root & Co. would find it extremely […]
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Woakes Shines As England Restrict CA XI To 249/6 In Tour Tie
Townsville, Nov 15 (IANS) Pacer Chris Woakes snared six wickets to give England the upper hand in the final Ashes warm-up tie against a Cricket Australia XI, who were restricted to 249/9 on the opening day of the four-dayer here. Fresh from a four-wicket haul in the second innings of the previous day-night tour game at […]
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The Ashes 2017/18: With Ben Being Away All Of Us Have Got To Step Up: Chris Woakes
With his buildup to the Ashes getting stronger with each passing day, England all-rounder Chris Woakes is hopeful of filling the huge void left by the incumbent Ben Stokes in the forthcoming Ashes, starting November 23 at the Gabba, Brisbane. Having played an integral part in the thumping win in the first warm-up game against […]
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Ponting Predicts an easy Ashes Win for Australia
Former Australian World Cup-winning captain Ricky Ponting has recently said that the host will be in an advantageous position due to the absence of star all-rounder Ben Stokes and recent injuries to their pace bowling attack. His statements came after the recent criticism that was meted out to Australian batting order by England’s legend Ian […]
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Ashes 2017/18: ‘Bring It On’: Joe Root Says Ahead of the Gabba Test
The Australians have revealed they will target England captain Joe Root through the series with one to go for the much-awaited Ashes series. However, Root retaliated by saying ‘bring it on’ ahead of their final warm-up game in Townsville. As the proverb goes, if you can keep the captain quiet, the rest of the team […]
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IND vs SL 2017: Five Indian Players Who Could Threat the Sri Lankan Lineup
Sri Lanka’s tour of India is about to begin, and both the teams are looking forward to getting the better of each other in the reverse fixture. The two teams last met when India toured the Island nation and completely decimated the Sri Lanka team at their home, and whitewashed the hosts in all the […]
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Moeen Ali Regains Fitness Ahead of Final Tour Game Against Cricket Australia XI
Amidst some severe injury woes, there was at least something to cheer for the England team on their arrival at Townsville after Coach Trevor Bayliss confirmed that all-rounder Moeen Ali has regained full fitness and will be available for the final Ashes Warm-up match against a Cricket Australia XI. Moeen suffered a side strain which […]
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Seamers Set Up 192-run Win For England In Tour Match
Adelaide, Nov 11 (IANS) England’s seamers fine-tuned their skills ahead of the first Ashes Test by handing the tourists a 192-run win over a Cricket Australia XI in a four-day day-night tour game at the Adelaide Oval here on Saturday. Set 269 to win, the home side was bowled out for 75 early on the final […]