English Test captain Joe Root is confident with the recent success in the longer-format in international cricket as he believes that they are on the right track to regain the no.1 spot in Test cricket. Only once England has achieved the no.1 ranked spot in Test cricket history and that was between August 2011 and […]

While England has already secured their Test series on the Sri Lankan soil for the first time since 2001, the senior English pacer Stuart Broad has admitted that he couldn’t make this kind of big difference as the condition is not suitable for him. Though the third and final Test of the series is yet […]

Though the hosts Sri Lanka fought well in the second Test against England at Kandy, they again disappointed with a defeat but this time it was a very close one. After losing the Test series, Sri Lankan head coach Chandika Hathurusingha is focusing on the positive points and claims that they have to learn from […]

After winning the second Test against Sri Lanka at Kandy and securing the three-match away Test series by 2-0 lead with one match still to go, English Test skipper Joe Root feels it very special. On the final day of the second Test, Sri Lanka needed 75 runs to win and only three wickets in […]

The ongoing second Test of the three-match Test series between the hosts Sri Lanka and the visitors England at Kandy has presented a tight game, till the end of the fourth day. Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is totally enjoying the game where the batsmen and bowlers have produced very balanced cricket. Starting the Test with the […]

England Test skipper Joe Root feels pleased with the team’s performances on the day three of the second Test against the hosts Sri Lanka that helped them to achieve a good lead at the end of the day. However, he is unsure about their present status in this Test match. Starting the day three on […]

For making a brilliant Test debut in the last Test, English cricketer Ben Foakes has been awarded the wicketkeeping role again for the second Test against the hosts Sri Lanka at Kandy, starting on Wednesday (November 14), despite the first-choice wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow is fit for the game. The 25-year-old English right-handed wicketkeeper-batsman Ben Foakes […]

The 25-year-old Sri Lankan off-spinner Akila Dananjaya has been reported with the suspected bowling action during the first Test against England at Galle International Stadium (Galle). He has to undergo with the test within the next 14 days. At the end of the first Test that England won by 211 runs, the match officials reported […]

After having a dream Test debut, English wicketkeeper-batsman Ben Foakes has claimed that he has no problem to stepping down for Jonny Bairstow who is likely to return in the next game. The 25-year-old English right-handed wicketkeeper-batsman Ben Foakes recently made his international cricket debut in the first Test of three-match Test series against the […]

Before starting the three-match away Test series against the hosts Sri Lanka, English Test skipper Joe Root claims that the experienced pacer Stuart Broad could play a massive part in this Test series and also spoke out about the wicketkeeping role while Jonny Bairstow still needs time to recover from an ankle ligament injury. After […]