‘England’ Archives
Fletcher a ‘massive plus’ for India – Bell
Ian Bell believes Duncan Fletcher will be a "massive plus" for India in the upcoming Test series as he makes use of knowledge gained during his time with England, but insists the current team is very different from the one Fletcher coached for eight years. Fletcher who will have an [...]
Broad’s position the only debate
England's selectors won't be overly taxed in deciding on the squad for the first Test against India which will be announced on Sunday. The only place to be nailed down is the third fast-bowler's position and whether Stuart Broad retains his spot ahead of Tim Bresnan or Steven Finn. Broad's [...]
What makes England a tough side to beat
England have been unbeaten in their last five Test series. The side is well-balanced and is teeming with talent and confidence. TOI finds out what makes Andrew Strauss' side such a tough team to beat... PACE ATTACK: The England pacers have the height, speed, power and swing to unsettle [...]
Dhoni in dilemma over choice between Yuvraj and Raina
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni will face a tough task of opting between Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina for the number five spot in the first Test between India and England in the Lord's next week. It would be quite a dilemma for Dhoni when he will have to choose either Yuvraj or Raina - [...]
Swann replaces Vettori as World No. 1 ODI bowler
Graeme Swann on Sunday became the world's number one ODI bowler for the first time in his career after the off-spinner's eight-wicket haul helped England to a 3-2 series win against Sri Lanka. The 32-year-old claimed series figures of 8-164 against the visiting Lankan team to dethrone New [...]
Quickfire Cook leads England rout
England 171 for 0 (Cook 95*, Kieswetter 72*) beat Sri Lanka 174 (Sangakkara 75, Anderson 3-24) by ten wickets - D/L. Alastair Cook made a mockery of his dour one-day reputation by galloping along to an extraordinary 75-ball 95, as England crushed Sri Lanka by ten wickets in the fourth ODI [...]
Tamim beats Shakib | Nott beats Wors | Tamim’s team beats Shakib’s team
Nottinghamshire beat Worcestershire in a very crucial match and ensured the path to reach into semi final of friends life T20 tournament. Tamim Iqbal’s Nottinghamshire scored 152 run in their allocated 20 over. Bangladeshi dashing opener Tamim Iqbal scored a dashing innings of 35 [...]
Tamim Iqbal vs Shakib Al Hasan
Two Bangladeshi cricket hero Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan will play against one another today. Bangladeshi captain Shakib AL Hasan is playing for Worcestershire and Bangladeshi vice captain will play for Nottinghamshire. Nottinghamshire will take on Worcestershire tonight in a group match of [...]
Tamim stars Nott win over Y’Shire
Tamim Iqbal becomes hero in county cricket just in the second match of his county career. Tamim scored only 5 runs in his debut match in county cricket. But yesterday he was the main hero to beat Yorkshire. Yorkshire batted first and scored a respectable total of 152. Chasing a total of 153 [...]
Yuvraj makes the cut, Kohli dropped from India-England Test series
Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir and other big guns returned to national duty, while Yuvraj Singh was handed another Test lifeline as India on Saturday announced a full-strength 17-member squad for the upcoming cricket tour of England starting mid July. Opener Virender Sehwag will miss the [...]
