England have received a timely boost ahead of the start of their home Test summer, with rising batting star Jacob Bethell expected to recover in time for the opening Test against New Zealand at Lord’s, beginning on June 4. The 22-year-old left-hander recently returned to England from the IPL 2026 season after sustaining an injury to […]

England’s young spinner Shoaib Bashir has opened up about the memorable dismissal of Mohammed Siraj during the tense third Test against India at Lord’s. Although Bashir admitted he couldn’t fully see what happened in the moment, he said the reaction of his teammates and the crowd made it unforgettable. Bashir, who has been ruled out […]

Former England spinner Monty Panesar believes England were lucky to dismiss Mohammed Siraj during the tense final moments of the Lord’s Test in the recently concluded five-match Test series against India. Siraj’s wicket, which brought India’s lower-order resistance to an end, handed England a narrow 22-run win in what turned out to be one of […]

Mohammed Siraj’s fiery performance with the ball throughout the five-Test series between India and England earned heartfelt praise from none other than England’s Test captain, Ben Stokes. Speaking at the post-match presentation after the thrilling final day at The Oval on August 4, Stokes acknowledged Siraj’s relentless spirit and impact across the series. Siraj, who […]

The Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy has had its fair share of drama. Still, one of the most talked-about moments came during the final minutes of Day 3 in the Lord’s Test, when tensions flared between India skipper Shubman Gill and England opener Zak Crawley. What started as a minor delay quickly escalated into a verbal exchange, with […]

Shubman Gill stood his ground when asked about the fiery exchange he had with Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett during the tense final moments of Day 3 at Lord’s. The Indian skipper was visibly unimpressed by what he viewed as blatant time-wasting tactics by the England openers, particularly after Crawley summoned the physio for treatment […]

India’s young Test captain Shubman Gill did not mince his words when addressing the controversy surrounding England’s tactics late on Day 3 of the Lord’s Test. In what has become a heated subplot of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series, Gill accused England’s openers of deliberately delaying their arrival at the crease—taking nearly 90 seconds longer than […]

India’s hopes of scripting a famous victory at Lord’s were dashed by a narrow 22-run defeat to England in the third Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series. What started as a near-certain collapse at 112/8 transformed into a tense thriller, thanks to the never-say-die attitude of India’s lower order, led by Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, […]

As India gears up for the pivotal fourth Test at Old Trafford, former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has thrown his support behind Shubman Gill’s on-field aggression during the fiery Lord’s Test, stating the young captain was standing up for his team. The third Test at Lord’s, with the series tied at 1-1, was an intense […]

Last week, the third Test of the Anderson‑Tendulkar Trophy at Lord’s delivered pulsating drama with both sides mirroring each other in the first innings, each scoring 387. India’s bowlers then bundled England out for a modest 192, putting the tourists firmly in the ascendancy.  However, England responded with ruthless pace. On Day 4, Ben Stokes […]