Debutant fast bowler Josh Tongue marked his call-up into the Ashes squad with a five-wicket haul as England beat Ireland by 10 wickets inside three days at Lord’s but only after a record partnership of 163 between tailenders Mark Adair and Andy McBrine, England were well-placed for an innings win when Ireland started the day …
One-Off Test, Day 3: Josh Tongue celebrates with England teammates.© AFP ENG vs IRE, One-Off Test, Day 3, Highlights:England have defeated Ireland by 10 wickets in a one-off Test match. After restricting Ireland to just 362/9 in the second innings, England chased down the 11-target in just three balls. The hosts had declared the first …
File image of Joe Root© Twitter English skipper Joe Root has become the second English batsman to cross 11,000 runs in Test format. Root’s prowess in Test format was on display against Ireland as he struck 56 (59) and built a strong partnership on Day 2 to take England a step closer towards clinching the …
english batter Ben Duckett Surpassed Sir Don Bradman‘s record of scoring the fastest 150 runs at Lord’s on Friday against Ireland. Even though Duckett (182) fell 18 runs short of scoring a double hundred at the end of the day, still his knock was enough to surpass Bradman’s long-standing record. While shattering the 93-year-old record, …
One-Off Test, Day 2 Live: England eye lead against Ireland at Lord’s© AFP ENG vs IRE, One-Off Test, Day 2 Live Updates: Ben Duckett’s century on Day 2 has put England in a strong position against Ireland in the ongoing four-day one-off Test at the Lord’s. Vice-captain Ollie Pope is also nearing his century. Earlier, …
Ben Duckett‘s dashing unbeaten fifty took England to within sight of a first-innings lead over Ireland on the opening day of their Ashes warm-up Test at Lord’s on Thursday. England were 152–1 in reply to Ireland’s 172 all out, a deficit of 30 runs, at stumps in a Test being played over four days rather …
England team stopped by protestors© Instagram The England team bus was held up by protesters while on its way to the Lord’s for the opening day of the one-off Test against Ireland, wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow shared on social media on Thursday. The protesters under the aegis of ‘Just Stop Oil’ demanded that the British government …
ENG vs IRE, One-Off Test Live: England take on Ireland at the Lord’s.© AFP ENG vs IRE, One-Off Test Day 1 Live Updates: England skipper Ben Stokes won the toss and opted to bowl against Ireland in a four-day one-off Test on Thursday. England have selected just three frontline quicks, including debutant Josh Tongue, while …
Josh Tongue averages just over 26 with the ball in first-class cricket.© Twitter England have added uncapped Worcestershire seamer Josh Tongue to their squad for next week’s Lord’s Test against Ireland. The 25-year-old has been drafted in as cover due to injury concerns over pacemen James Anderson and Ollie Robinsonboth of whom remain with the …
Harry Tector has made it to the top-10 in the latest ICC men’s ODI batting rankings.© AFP Young Ireland cricketer Harry Tector has made it to the top-10 in the latest ICC men’s ODI batting rankings following his career-best 140 in the second match of the 50-over series against Bangladesh in Chelmsford. The 23-year-old ended …