England move on from demoralising defeat
England captain Ben Stokes says lessons have been learned from their crushing first Test loss to Australia, as he defended a decision for players to skip a pink-ball tour game.
England captain Ben Stokes says lessons have been learned from their crushing first Test loss to Australia, as he defended a decision for players to skip a pink-ball tour game.
Pat Cummins has been left out of an unchanged Australia squad for the day-night second Ashes Test against England in Brisbane as he battles back from injury.
Batting great Sunil Gavaskar has called for a “post-mortem” into India Test cricket after their aura of home invincibility was blown away by a second series whitewash in 12 months.
The Perth Stadium pitch that hosted the first Ashes Test was rated as “very good” by the ICC despite the game finishing inside two days.
Captain Temba Bavuma says his Proteas team has written their names in history after romping to a 2-0 Test whitewash in India.
Underfire Gautam Gambhir says it is up to the BCCI to decide his fate as coach after overseeing a 2-0 Test series defeat to South Africa.
India capitulated on the final day in Guwahati as the Proteas claimed a crushing 408-run win.
Off-spinner Simon Harmer took six wickets as South Africa romped to victory by 408 runs in the second Test for their first series win in India in 25 years.
The Proteas secured a 2-0 Test series win in India when Marco Jansen took a brilliant catch to dismiss Mohammed Siraj.
In Guwahati, Aiden Markram became the first outfielder in 147 years of Test cricket to take nine catches in a single match.
Dale Steyn and Anil Kumble discuss Proteas coach Shukri Conrad’s “make India grovel” remark during the second Test.
Coach Shukri Conrad has come under fire for a comment he made while explaining South Africa’s tactics on day four of the second Test against India in Guwahati.
The Proteas piled up the runs before picking up two late wickets.
South Africa had India tottering at 27-2, after declaring their innings and setting a mammoth target of 549, at stumps on day four of the second Test in Guwahati.
England have been slammed as “amateurish” after their stars opted to skip a pink-ball tour game despite being crushed by Australia in the first Ashes Test in Perth.