Month: February 2021

News Joe Root confirms that allrounder will miss final two Tests after quarantine-blighted campaign Joe Root has confirmed that Moeen Ali is to leave England’s Test tour of India. While Moeen is expected to return for the white-ball section of the tour, he will not be available for the final two Tests of the series. The news is a significant blow to England. Not only did Moeen take eight wickets…

News “We are one-all, and very excited about that because of how well we played in the first game” “We’ve got to find a way of scoring runs in these conditions, finding ways of building pressure for long periods of time with the ball”   Joe Root has urged England to learn their lessons quickly following a chastening defeat in the second Test against India in Chennai. England collapsed to…

News Australia’s Test captain is keen to play as much cricket as he can for Tasmania in the latter part of the season It’s unlikely that Tim Paine will be seen with ball in hand over the next few days, but Australia’s Test captain is eager to get back out into the middle for Tasmania with the resumption of the Sheffield Shield having had almost a month to reflect on…

News A strong BBL helped earn a recall having learnt from a tough start to international cricket Ben McDermott believes he returns to Australia’s T20 side a different player after a 16-month absence but he knows his move to the top of the order for the Hobart Hurricanes will hinder his chances to find a permanent place in Australia’s line-up. McDermott played 12 T20Is for Australia in 2018-19 but battled…

News He picked up the injury while fielding at short leg on the third evening of the second Test Shubman Gill, the India opening batsman who copped a blow in his left forearm while fielding at forward short-leg on the third evening, has been taken for a “precautionary scan”, the BCCI confirmed on Tuesday, the fourth morning of the second Test in Chennai. It was the last ball of the…

Welcome to day four of our live report of the second India-England Test from Chennai. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are local 9.15am: Finish them Play 04:49 Is Ashwin a better allrounder than Stokes? Hello and welcome to the last knockings. India…