West Indies vs England, 1st Test, Day 2 preview

West Indies will resume Day 2 on 264/8 and will try to stretch their score as much as possible. Their hopes lie on Shimron Hetmyer, who has already demonstrated how unfazed he can be despite the fall of wickets at the other end. On the other hand, the ball is still new, and James Anderson […]

West Indies vs England, 1st Test: Preview, Prediction and likely XIs

WI vs Eng, 1st Test: All you need to know about West Indies vs England series opener at the Kensington Oval, Barbados. West Indies will host England for a three-Test series in January and February, an unconventional window for the venues that typically play host to international matches between April and August. England whitewashed Sri […]

Starc takes four to give Australia the edge on Day 1

Day one of the final Test of the 2023 Ashes had as many twists and turns as you would expect with England delivering another wildly entertaining innings with the bat. Led by Harry Brook’s 85, the hosts smashed their way to a first-innings score of 283 in tricky, overcast conditions, while Australia managed to finish […]

Smith 85 headlines dominant Day 1 for Australia

Australia enjoyed the perfect start to the second Test of the 2023 Ashes at Lord’s, scoring 339 for the loss of just five wickets in challenging conditions on day 1. David Warner laid the platform for the visitors with a gutsy half-century against the new ball before Steve Smith (85* off 149) and Travis Head […]

New Zealand hit back with the bat on day three

New Zealand produced an impressive fightback on day three of the second Test against England as the hosts showed some much-needed resistance with the bat at the Bay Oval in Wellington. Tim Southee provided some entertainment to the home crowd with his 49-ball 73 in the second innings before the Kiwi top order worked towards […]

Valiant England hold on for draw to avoid Ashes clean-sweep

Australia and England delivered another Ashes classic on Sunday at the Sydney Cricket Ground, as the visitors hung on for a thrilling draw in the fourth Test, batting out the final day to deny Pat Cummins’ side the opportunity to complete a clean sweep. The tourists showed that they still had plenty of fight left […]

Warner, Labuschagne punish England to give Australia the honours on Day 1

Australia picked up in Adelaide right from where they left off in Brisbane as the hosts ended the opening day of the pink-ball Test in a comfortable position at 221 for two. David Warner and Labuschagne starred in the first innings once again, making 95 runs each and sharing a gritty 172-run stand on an […]

India frustrate England on Day 3 as Pujara, Rohit hit half-centuries

It was a commendable fightback from the Men in Blue on Day 3 at Headingley as the Indian batters frustrated England to finish the day on 215 for two. After a poor run of form throughout the series, Cheteshwar Pujara (91*) was amongst the runs again, putting up an 82-run partnership with Rohit Sharma (59) […]

India vs England ODI Series Preview

After a fascinating see-sawing T20 series in Ahmedabad, the attention finally turns to the last leg of the English tour, the 3-match ODI series. In terms of context, these three games matter very little in the grand scheme of things given that there are two T20 World Cups for each team to focus on before […]

South Africa vs England 2nd Test Day 2 preview: Onus on England seamers after Pope fifty

Stumps, Day 1: England 262/9 (Pope 56*, Stokes 47; Pretorius 2/26, Philander 2/46) vs South Africa.