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File image of Brendon McCullum.© AFP Interim England head coach Marcus Trescothick has admitted that it has been a challenging time for the side after losing the ODI series to the West Indies. A packed cricketing schedule meant England included a lot of newbies in their ODI tour of the Caribbean, but lost…
File image of Brendon McCullum (centre).© AFP Former England cricketer Geoffrey Boycott has slammed the England cricket team batters, labelling them “flat track bullies”, as they slumped to a 2-1 series defeat against Pakistan. After winning the first Test in Multan, England lost the second and third Test, exposing a glaring weakness against…
England head coach Brendon McCullum said captain Ben Stokes will be “hurting” after the 2-1 Test series defeat against Pakistan. Despite winning the opening match of the series, England failed to make big inroads in the last two games and faltered against the spin duo of Sajid Khan and Noman Ali in Multan…
England head coach Brendon McCullum defended legendary pacer-turned bowling coach James Anderson’s decision to delay his arrival in Pakistan owing to participation in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, a pro-am golf competition in Scotland. As a result of his involvement in the tournament, Anderson, 42, who turned the red-ball side’s bowling coach during…
File image of R Ashwin.© BCCI/Sportzpics Former England spinner of Indian descent Monty Panesar has stated that if legendary Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was an England player, he would have been asked to retire by now. In what seems like a dig at the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the England…
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Indian skipper Rohit Sharma will have some milestones to chase as he prepares to take on Bangladesh in the first Test of the two-match series at Chennai from Thursday. The two-match series will kick off on September 19 in Chennai at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. The second long-format game will begin on September…
Sri Lanka celebrate after clinching victory in the third Test vs England.© AFP Pathum Nissanka‘s superb unbeaten century guided Sri Lanka to an eight-wicket win over England in the third Test at The Oval on Monday. Sri Lanka, set a target of 219, reached that total for the loss of two wickets before…
Former England captain Nasser Hussain said Ben Duckett’s astonishing knock of 86 on day one of the third Test against Sri Lanka was yet another example of why the left-handed opener is at the heart of the side’s risk-taking attitude while batting. At The Oval, Duckett set the tone for England making 221/3…
England head coach Brendon McCullum and Ollie Pope during a nets session at The Kia Oval, London, Wednesday Sept. 4, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Stand-in Test captain Ollie Pope said Brendon McCullum can transform the fortunes of England’s limited-overs teams in the same way he has reinvigorated the red-ball side. England cricket chiefs on…
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England Test captain Ben Stokes has lauded the decision to appoint Brendon McCullum as the new head coach of limited-overs teams, calling it “an unbelievable move” for the future of the sport in the country. McCullum, who has already revolutionised England’s Test cricket with his leadership style, will now take charge of all…
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