Tag: England
England openers Dom Sibley and Rory Burns saw off the last 10 overs of the day after West Indies were all out for 318 on Day 3 of the first Test against England, taking a crucial 114-run first innings lead. At stumps, the hosts were 15/0, still training by 99 runs, with Sibley on 5 and Burns on 10. ....
On the 8th of July, the gentleman's game marked its return after a 116-day hiatus caused due the COVID-19 pandemic. As we all know, the ICC had introduced the new norms in these special times. The application of saliva on the ball had been disallowed while cricketers were also mandated to undergo a quarantine period before the on-field action began. The England & Wales Cricket Board had kept the Windies players in a bio-secure bubble before the scheduled start of the series in order to prevent them from COVID-19 infection. This rule of quara....
England are set to postpone their white-ball tour of India, currently scheduled to take place in September, to next year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.....
England will look at their talismanic captain Joe Root for motivation when they take on West Indies in the second Test of #raisethebat series at Old Trafford in Manchester starting Thursday.....
England have left out Joe Denly for the second #raisethebat Test against the West Indieswith captain Joe Root returning to the fold after missing the first Test which the hosts lost. James Anderson and Mark Wood have been rested for this match,....
England on Friday continued their domination on Day 2 of their second Test against West Indies at Old Trafford. After Ben Stokes' 176, which was part of an epic 260-run partnership with Dom Sibley, Dom Bess and Stuart Broad added 42 for the last wicket before the hosts declared on 469/9.....
In what could be the biggest positive news for sports fans in England, spectators could return to stands October onwards. So far, fans have had to be content with following all live sporting action on TV or OTT platforms. ....
Play was not possible on the third day of the second Test between England and West Indies due to persistent rains at Old Trafford, Manchester on Thursday.....
England bowlers made the most of the second new ball to rip apart the West Indies lower order and then end Day 4 on 37/2 with a lead of 219 at stumps of the second Test at Old Trafford here on Sunday. ....
A counter-attacking knock from Jos Buttler (57*) and Ollie Pope (91*) ensured that England had the upper hand in the third session of a day that was otherwise dominated by the West Indies in the third Test between the two sides at the Old Trafford on Friday.....