England’s stand-in skipper Ollie Pope has said that there is a lot to like about Josh Hull, who will make his international cricket debut during the 3rd Test against Sri Lanka. Hull, who is 6 foot and 7 inches tall, came into the playing XI to replace the injured Mark Wood before the second Test […]

Michael Vaughan has applauded Jamie Smith for scoring his maiden Test ton in the ongoing first Test between England and Sri Lanka. The former captain also expects the wicketkeeper-batter to score more centuries in the Test format. Smith scored 111 runs off 148 deliveries as England posted 358 in their first innings as well. However, […]

The England Cricket Board (ECB) took a risky call to leave out their established keepers Jonny Bairstow and Ben Foakes out of the England Test team, before the West Indies series, for Jamie Smith. The move worked well as the 24-year-old scored his first Test match century at Old Trafford beating his previous highest score […]

Former England batter Mark Butcher slammed the Sri Lankan side for a lack of game awareness at the start of Day 3 of the first Test against England in Manchester on August 23 as well. With England on 259/6 in response to Sri Lanka’s first innings total of 236 at stumps on Day 2, the […]

England’s wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith has said that he is open to moving up the order to No. 6 in Ben Stokes’ absence in the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka. The talented batter is confident of depending on his County experience in case the challenge is thrown at him. However, England will have to tweak […]

After a 4-1 series defeat in India earlier this year, England head coach Brendon McCullum had promised “pretty deep thinking” and a “refinement” of the Bazball style of play as well. However, they recently whitewashed the West Indies at home. However, McCullum reckoned that England weren’t yet a “finished product” but they had taken long […]

Former England cricketer David Lloyd has applauded young wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith, comparing him to the legends Kevin Pietersen and Adam Gilchrist as well. He shared this after Smith’s 95 (109) against the West Indies in the third Test at Edgbaston as well. After West Indies scored 282 in the first innings, Smith smashed the West […]

Arshdeep Singh, the talented pace bowler from Team India, kicked off his County cricket stint with Kent on a high note. In the match against Surrey, Arshdeep made an impressive impact by claiming his maiden wickets in the tournament. He dismissed Matthew Foakes early on, and later showcased his skills by knocking over the dangerous […]

Former India all-rounder Reetinder Sodhi stated that if India has to do well in the upcoming Test series against England, then a lot will depend on the opener Rohit Sharma and his game, along with the batting mainstay Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli. Sodhi further added that Rohit Sharma is the best batsman in the […]