In a blow to England’s cricket team, left-arm spinner Jack Leach is slated for surgery following a knee injury that has forced him out of the ongoing India tour. The injury occurred during the first Test in Hyderabad when Leach collided with his left knee while diving. Despite the setback, he managed to secure a […]

England head coach Brendon McCullum has given an update on the injury status of Jack Leach, hinting that the left-arm spinner may remain sidelined for further matches in the ongoing Test series against India. Leach sustained a left knee injury while fielding during the first Test in Hyderabad but bravely continued to play, even claiming […]

England’s second Test against India is marred by the absence of star spinner Jack Leach, who has been ruled out due to a left knee injury resulting in a haematoma. With Leach out, the England squad faces a spin-bowling conundrum. Rehan Ahmed and debutant Tom Hartley, both relatively inexperienced, are the available options, alongside the […]

Young spinner Shoaib Basheer is on the verge of making his Test debut in the second Test against India as England’s Jack Leach is likely to miss the match due to a knee injury sustained in the first Test. Leach injured his left knee while fielding in Hyderabad but managed to bowl 10 overs in […]

Former England captain Nasser Hussain said that England didn’t pick a balanced team as they opted for three spinners against India for the Test series opener in Hyderabad as well. The first Test will be played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium from Thursday, January 25. Hussain added that even legendary spinner Shane Warne, who […]

England’s young leg spinner Rehan Ahmed has said that he has accepted it will be challenging to do well in Indian conditions against some of the best batters of spin. The talented cricketer believes that there’s a lot of time for the IPL and he will get opportunities in the future too, but his focus […]

England all-rounder Moeen Ali is all set to return to Test cricket after replacing the injured Jack Leach in the Ashes squad for the first two Tests as well. However, he has been ruled out of the entire series with a stress fracture in his back and coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes convinced […]

England have suffered a massive blow before the Ashes as their first-choice spinner Jack Leach has been ruled out of the series with a stress fracture. The 31-year-old has the symptoms during England’s win over Ireland in the one-off Test match that just concluded on Saturday (June 4). However, Leach has picked up four wickets […]

The English spinner, Jack Leach, one of the very popular players in the cricketing fraternity in recent times, made headlines on Wednesday during Somerset’s County Championship game against Yorkshire. Coming at No. 9 in Taunton, Leach brought out a superb reverse sweep to smash the ball for a six. Jack Leach, the unsung hero of […]

The Indian wicket-keeper batter, Rishabh Pant smashed the English bowlers all over the park in the rescheduled 5th Test match at Edgbaston in Birmingham. He also went on to score a much-needed century as well. England’s bowlers had dominated the first session on day 1, however, as soon as Pant arrived at the crease, he […]