England clinched a series win over New Zealand with a 323-run hammering of the hosts in the second Test in Wellington, their seventh-largest victory all time in terms of runs. Joe Root (106) opened the third day by notching his 36th Test ton – brought up with a reverse-ramped four – to see him join … Read more
Last Updated:December 07, 2024, 06:54 IST Atkinson dismissed Nathan Smith, Matt Henry, and Tim Southee in three back-to-back balls to become the fourth bowler to take a hat-trick in the WTC. Gus Atkinson becomes 4th bowler to take hat-trick in WTC. (Picture Credit: X/@BCCI, AFP) England fast bowler Gus Atkinson joined legendary Indian pacer Jasprit … Read more
England captain Ben Stokes played down any injury concerns and insisted he was “raring to go” for the second Test against New Zealand after pulling up while bowling during the tourists’ win in the series opener. Stokes withdrew himself from the attack on the fourth and final morning in Christchurch but stayed on the field … Read more
We rate England’s players out of 10 after their eight-wicket win over New Zealand in the series opener at Christchurch. Zak Crawley – 3/10 0 off 12 balls 1 off 8 balls The spotlight is always on someone and perhaps that glare has now moved to Crawley after the under-the-pump Ollie Pope silenced some of … Read more
New Zealand’s 3-0 Test series win in India may not have been the greatest result in their country’s cricketing history, but it was surely in the top one. Three deeply contrasting matches, in Bengaluru, Pune and Mumbai, were united by a single unquenchable spirit, as Tom Latham’s men blended moments of virtuoso skill with down-and-dirty … Read more