England fast bowler Mark Wood set the tone early on Day 1 of the opening Ashes Test at the Optus Stadium in Perth, unleashing a vicious bouncer that rattled Australian all-rounder Cameron Green. The moment unfolded during Australia’s first innings after England, having won the toss, were dismissed inside two sessions for a modest 172. […]

England have named a 12-man squad for the opening Test of the Ashes against Australia, set to begin on November 21 in Perth, with off-spinner Shoaib Bashir and a strong pace unit headlining the selection. The biggest boost for England is the return of Mark Wood, who has been declared fit after recovering from hamstring […]

Stand-in Australia captain Steve Smith has raised eyebrows ahead of the upcoming Ashes 2025–26, questioning England’s strategy of banking heavily on raw pace instead of swing and seam movement. With England assembling one of their fastest bowling attacks in recent memory, Smith believes the tourists might be misreading what truly challenges batters on Australian pitches. […]

England pacer Mark Wood believes Jasprit Bumrah will feature in both the second and third Tests of the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, despite India’s cautious workload management plans for their premier fast bowler. With India trailing 0-1 in the five-match series, Wood feels the visitors cannot afford to rest Bumrah at this critical stage. Speaking to […]

Veteran England pacer Mark Wood is eyeing a return to Test cricket in the fifth and final Test match of the ongoing series against India as well. The pace spearhead is currently recovering from a knee injury and believes he could be match fit in time for the Oval Test, scheduled to begin on July […]

Rohit Sharma, India’s captain, faced sharp criticism from fans after his early dismissal in the third ODI against England at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The veteran opener, who had scored a brilliant century in the previous game, managed just 1 run off 2 balls before falling to Mark Wood. His failure sparked intense […]

England fast bowler Mark Wood has said that the team cannot afford to stick to their horrid tour of India heading into the crucial Champions Trophy 2025. However, they have only won one match in the subcontinent out of seven outings so far across formats, and have already lost the ODI series with a game […]

England’s struggles in white-ball cricket continued as they suffered another setback in the ongoing ODI series against India. Former England wicketkeeper Matt Prior joined the chorus of critics questioning Jos Buttler’s team after they surrendered the series with back-to-back losses. Having already been outplayed 4-1 in the T20I series, England’s woes deepened with a four-wicket […]

Expensive power-hitter Hardik Pandya was also at his element, clearing all boundaries once more in the England T20I. He made a half-century in the game played at the Wankhede Stadium against England, thereby repeating the action he did for his team from Pune in the previous match when he scored half a century there. It […]

In what was essentially a dead-rubber match in the fifth and final T20I between India and England on Sunday, February 2, visitors had elected to field first after winning the toss. India, already leading the series, came out with an aggressive intent, and Sanju Samson wasted no time in making an impact. Facing Jofra Archer […]