England is still alive and kicking in the ongoing Ashes. They barely survived at Headingley despite the brilliance of Mark Wood. There are quite a few questions that Ben Stokes and McCullum will have to find answers for before Old Trafford. Despite the win, bowling still needs to be improved. The much-touted Bazball, is for …
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Mitchell Marsh’s comeback was nothing short of brilliant. Cameroon Green is touted as a future prospect who hasn’t done much wrong in his short career so far. Cummins has played 3 consecutive games and has bowled quite a lot of overs. Hazlewood will definitely play at Old Trafford. What to do with David Warner? There …
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The whole of England would have screamed The Ashes is alive, The Ashes is alive, The Ashes is alive. Well, it is indeed alive. England fought back really well and ensured that they live to fight another day. The action at Headingley, the scene of Ben Stokes’s previous exploits, was riveting. The tension was palpable …
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Going into Leeds, Australia will be the hot favourites to not only win the series but to win The Ashes as well. The most coveted trophy between the teams. England is under serious pressure to win the remaining 3 Tests and thereby the Ashes. A tall order in any way one looks at it. Especially, …
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Never in their wildest imagination, would Australia must have thought that come Leeds, they will be 2-0 up in the series with an outstanding chance of winning the Ashes outright at the first opportunity. They would have been happy to reach the halfway stage if England were leading by just a solitary Test. They would …
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Bairstow was stumped after he sleepwalked on the final day at Lords’. There was a huge uproar for every English supporter. Everyone invoked the spirit of cricket and absolutely pounced on the Australians. The Aussies on the otherhand remained convinced that they acted within the law of the game and they are not at fault. …
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Or, has it already? Not since the days of Ponting and Steve Waugh, have Australia wrested the Ashes in the space of three Tests. It was understandable then because Australia boasted of some extraordinary cricketers with a couple of all-time great bowlers in Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne. However, if the samething happens now and …
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Before you being reading the first Ashes Test Australia, please read England’s perspective. Let me jump to Australia First, they will be thrilled that they managed to win the Test without a major contribution from either Smith or Labuschagne. That is a huge positive for Australia. It must have given them a huge belief that …
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Australia won a tight contest right at the end and it was fitting that Cummins, the captain, not only scored the winning runs but was at the very end to take his team home. Cummins, who had lost some of his batting potency, seems to be rediscovering it at the opportune moment. The game was …
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Just to think that India has lost one more final and thereby one more attempt at an ICC trophy has gone abegging makes every Indian supporter quite sad. Over the last several years, we have come to expect our team to stumble either at the last hurdle or the one before that. With every passing …
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