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LEEDS (United Kingdom): New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundelljoined a select group of players when they posted their fourth century partnership of a Test series on Sunday. Only four other pairs have performed a similar feat, with…

LONDON: England are set to return to a split-coaching structure after ECB's new Managing Director Rob Key made his first major decision by advertising for two new head coaches. The split in roles is on expected lines as Key had previous…

MANCHESTER (England): The runs flowed and some famous wins were achieved, but damaging losses against England's old foes will tarnish how Joe Root's time as captain will be viewed in the years to come. Root stepped down as England Test…

Usman Khawaja continued his fairytale return to the Australian Test side on Thursday with his second hundred in the series in Pakistan, where he was born. Khawaja had been ignored by selectors since he was dropped during the 2019 Ashes…

MUMBAI: Rajasthan Royals wicket-keeper batter Jos Buttler on Wednesday asserted they have the requisite wherewithal and firepower to end a 13-year-long title drought in the Indian Premier League, beginning here on Saturday. Buttler, who has…

DUBAI: Shane Warne would have been a "terrific" England coach with his immense knowledge of the game, former Australia captain Ricky Ponting said in an emotional tribute to the legendary spinner. Following the sacking of Chris Silverwood in…

New Delhi: Regarded as one of the finest leg-spinners to have played the game, the cricket world was stunned on Friday at the sudden death of Shane Warne. The ex-Australian spin wizard was merely 52 and was on a holiday with…

LONDON: With a single twist of his right wrist on an early summer day at Old Trafford in 1993 Shane Warne not only bamboozled England's batsman Mike Gatting with the so-called "Ball of the Century" but also revived the noble art of leg…

England must stop their players from participating in the Twenty20 Indian Premier League (IPL) to improve their Test side, former South Africa coach Mickey Arthur said on Wednesday. England's Test squad came under criticism after they lost…

LONDON: Joe Root was confirmed as England's Test captain for next month's tour of the West Indies by interim managing director Andrew Strauss on Friday despite leading the side in a woeful 4-0 series loss in Australia. But batting coach…