Cook captaincy talk ‘aggravating’ – Bayliss
December 14th, 2016 | by
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Trevor Bayliss has described speculation over Alastair Cook’s future as captain as “a pain in the backside” and insisted that the dressing room is united in its support for him. Cook’s future has been...
Anderson-Ashwin confrontation ‘disappointing’ – Cook
December 14th, 2016 | by
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A confrontation between James Anderson and R Ashwin provided a “sour end” to the fourth Test in Mumbai, according to Alastair Cook. Anderson, England’s last batsman, received quite the welcome party when he...
Shami, Saha ruled out of Chennai Test
December 14th, 2016 | by
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Fast bowler Mohammed Shami and wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha have been ruled out of contention for India’s fifth Test against England, which begins on December 16 in Chennai. Both are missing the ongoing Mumbai Test with...
Vijay, Pujara anchor India’s reply to England’s 400
December 10th, 2016 | by
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India 146 for 1 (Vijay 70*, Pujara 47*) trail England 400 (Jennings 112, Buttler 76, Moeen 50, Ashwin 6-112, Jadeja 4-109) by 254 runs M Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara led India’s bid towards parity in the fourth Test. They...
Kohli meeting numbs pain for Hameed after unlucky break
December 9th, 2016 | by
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Haseeb Hameed admits he was “taken aback” to be told he had to leave the tour of India, but says he used that realisation as an excuse to meet one of his heroes, Virat Kohli, at the end of last week’s third Test...
Jennings jumps the Test queue after arriving early for his bus
December 9th, 2016 | by
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Keaton Jennings thought he had overslept when the day of his Test debut dawned. In fact, his timing proved impeccable It’s hard to believe that Keaton Jennings’ day started in panic. So calm did he look in compiling a...
No imminent threat to Chennai Test – Shirke
December 6th, 2016 | by
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The BCCI is yet to decide on moving the fifth and final Test between India and England from December 16 out of Chennai following the death of Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday. Ajay Shirke, the secretary, said...
Jennings ready to step up for adopted country
December 6th, 2016 | by
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Keaton Jennings is set to follow a well-trodden path this week when he becomes the latest South Africa-born cricketer to play for England It should be no surprise when Keaton Jennings says he feels “very comfortable”...
Bayliss ready to ‘step up’ in dressing room
December 6th, 2016 | by
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Trevor Bayliss has suggested he will take a more prominent role in the England dressing room over the final two Tests of the series against India. Bayliss, England’s head coach, has generally been happy to leave team talks...
Rahul, Shami expected to be fit
December 6th, 2016 | by
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The most satisfying aspect of the 2-0 series lead for India will be that they haven’t always had their best XI available. They have played only one of the three Tests with first-choice openers. They lost their No. 1...
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