Tag: England
Curran, Buttler save England against Sri Lanka spin
KANDY: Sri Lanka's spinners claimed some big-name England wickets on the first day of the second Test on Wednesday before Jos Buttler and Sam Curran...
Rooney excited to see what ‘fearless’ England are capable of
LONDON: Wayne Rooney will make his final farewell as England's greatest ever goalscorer in a friendly against the United States on Thursday, but is...
England’s Foakes gets nod as keeper for second Sri Lanka test
COLOMBO: A century on debut and tidy performance behind the stumps has ensured that Ben Foakes will retain the wicketkeeper’s position for the second...
Sri Lanka’s Akila Dananjaya reported for suspected bowling action
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka off-spinner Akila Dananjaya was reported over a suspect bowling action during the first Test which England won by 211 runs, the International...
Joe Root wants England to build on rare road win
GALLE: England skipper Joe Root is hoping the drought-snapping test victory over Sri Lanka on Friday will prove just the start of a run...
Moeen Ali helps England cruise to victory over Sri Lanka
GALLE: England claimed their first away Test victory in 13 matches on Friday with a commanding 211-run win against Sri Lanka in Galle, with...
Jennings ton puts Sri Lanka on the ropes
GALLE: A Keaton Jennings century helped England put Sri Lanka on the ropes in the first Test on Thursday, setting the hosts a daunting...
Foakes, spinners put England on top in first Sri Lanka Test
GALLE: England spinners led by Moeen Ali helped dismiss Sri Lanka for 203 and build on their advantage after wicketkeeper-batsman Ben Foakes' debut ton in...
England’s post-Cook era off to poor start in Galle
GALLE: England made an unconvincing start to life after Alastair Cook on Tuesday, reaching 113 for five wickets at lunch on the opening day...
English cricketers warned over Sri Lanka turmoil
COLOMBO: English cricket stars have been told to stay away from political demonstrations while touring Sri Lanka, which is in the grip of a...
Rashid wants to play under Morgan’s captaincy
England leg-spinner Adil Rashid has credited skipper Eoin Morgan's calm demeanour for the team becoming the No.1 in the world, reported ICC.
From the first-round...
English coach unhappy with team’s fielding
England's fielding and attitude were "nowhere near up-to-scratch" in their record 219-run defeat by Sri Lanka in the fifth one-day international, says coach Trevor...
Morgan criticises England performance but defends selection
COLOMBO: Eoin Morgan defended his decision to drop himself and others for the fifth ODI between England and Sri Lanka.
The 32-year-old, who had been...
PCB responds to spot-fixing allegations in Al Jazeera report
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday rejected the spot-fixing allegations levelled in a documentary report by Al Jazeera, calling the claims “unsubstantiated”.
Aneel...
Rangana Herath to retire after first England Test
COLOMBO: Rangana Herath, the most-successful left-arm bowler in Test history, will retire after the first Test in Galle, having told the selectors that he...
Australia, England reject cricket fixing as probe launched
SYDNEY: Australia and England on Monday rejected fresh allegations about corruption in cricket by television news channel Al Jazeera, which claimed there had been...
Top int’l cricketers involved in spot-fixing during 2011-12: report
Aneel Munawar, an alleged match-fixer on ICC's radar, is said to have been involved in 26 spot-fixing instances in six Tests, six ODIs and...
