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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Cricket is a game that thrives on rivalries. Sport for that matter thrives on rivalries. Otherwise, there is no connect with the game. This article looks at some of cricket’s greatest rivalries. India vs Pakistan The India vs Pakistan cricket rivalry is one of the most intense sporting rivalries in the world. This rivalry goes …
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Cricket, like any other team sport, requires strong leadership to succeed. The captain of a cricket team is responsible for more than just making on-field decisions. They are the face of the team, the link between the players and the management and the driving force behind the team’s success. In this article, I will dwell …
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England is quite jittery because of the IPL. Why? Ben Stokes. Yes, Stokes’s participation in the IPL has created a flutter among the English supporters and the ECB. Australia will land in England in June for the next bout of Ashes. Stokes being the English and the man alongwith McCullum responsible for introducing Bazball, is …
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With Tests being the pinnacle of the game and T20 being the latest to capture the imagination of the spectators, where does that leave ODI cricket? There are growing chorus for ODI cricket to be scrapped altogether and keep it as a World Cup only event. Various cricketers have given lots of suggestions to change …
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