destined for Jofra Archer.... Inglis pulled and scooped Carse for consecutive sixes in the next over to

Pakistan captain Babar Azam returned to form with a brilliant 158, his highest one-day international score, as the tourists tried to deny England a series sweep at Edgbaston on Tuesday. Azam's 14th century in 83 matches at this level was the centrepiece of Pakistan's 331-9 after they lost the toss. Together with Mohammad Rizwan( 74) he shared a stand of 179 — Pakistan's highest for any wicket in an ODI against England — after adding with opener Imamul Haq( 56). Azam's innings was also the highes

The flagging home side will need to chase an enormous score in the fourth innings after England went to stumps at 378-5 at Basin Reserve on day two.... New Zealand’s hopes of getting back into the Test were scuppered in the opening 40 minutes of play when they lost their last five wickets to be all out for 125.... Atkinson( 4-31) removed the last three wickets with successive deliveries to become the first Englishman to claim a Test hat-trick since Moeen Ali against South Africa seven years ag

Join our Whatsapp channel WELLINGTON: England romped to a second comfortable victory over New Zealand in two weeks to secure a Test series triumph on Sunday with skipper Ben Stokes apparently enjoying a Midas touch with his every decision turning to gold. Stokes delivered the coup de grace at Wellington’s Basin Reserve himself, coming on to take the last three wickets at a cost of five runs to dismiss New Zealand for 259 and wrap up the 323-run victory with more than two days to spare. Seamers C

Join our Whatsapp channel Australian captain Steve Smith won the toss and opted to field against England in the Champions Trophy Group B match in Lahore on Saturday. Australia, depleted by the absence of pace trio Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood who are all out of the tournament, have included three fast bowlers with Adam Zampa as frontline spinner. England included wicketkeeper batter Jamie Smith with three frontline fast bowlers and a lone specialist spinner in Adil Rashid. Sout

We were never afraid of taking risks.... So we thought, why not try something like that?... ” Shan is hoping the heat will produce another spin-friendly wicket for the third and final Test in Rawalpindi next week.“ I don’t think there’s an autumn in Pakistan....

Join our Whatsapp channel INDIAN captain Shubman Gill plays a lofted shot as England wicket-keeper Jamie Smith looks on during the second Test at Edgbaston on Saturday. —Reuters BIRMINGHAM: Indian captain Shubman Gill became the first batsman in Test history to make scores of 250 and 150 in the same match before Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep again struck with the new ball as the tourists pressed for a series-levelling win at Edgbaston on Saturday. Gill followed his first-innings knock of 269 wit

Join our Whatsapp channel England’s bowlers, led by spinner Jack Leach, tore through the Pakistan line-up to secure victory in the first Test in Multan on Friday after a record partnership between Harry Brook and Joe Root turned the match on its head. England’s attack made short work of the last four Pakistan batters on Day 5, dismissing the hosts for 220 to win by an innings and 47 runs and draw first blood in the three-match series. The win is England’s fourth consecutive Test triumph on Pakis

Join our Whatsapp channel Akash Deep took 10 wickets in a Test match for the first time as India thrashed England by 336 runs at Edgbaston on Sunday for a series-levelling win. Deep was playing in the second Test of the five-match series after India rested outstanding quick Jasprit Bumrah. The 28-year-old took 6-99 as England, set a mammoth 608 runs to win, were dismissed for 271 on the fifth day. Deep’s match figures of 10-147 were far and away the best of his eight-Test career. Jamie Smith was

Join our Whatsapp channel CHRISTCHURCH: Eng-land head to New Zealand for the second time under locally-born captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum looking to revive the momentum of Bazball against a Blacks Caps side still revelling in a remarkable series triumph in India. The rapid early progress England enjoyed playing McCullum’s ultra-aggressive style has stalled somewhat with seven Test wins and seven losses this year and they are already out of the running for next year’s World Test C