
Rauf ruled out of England series
Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf has been ruled out of the rest of the Test series against England with a thigh injury.
Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf has been ruled out of the rest of the Test series against England with a thigh injury.
The first Test between England and Pakistan will not only be remembered for the visitors’ daring 74-run victory, but also for the number of records set.
Proteas Test captain Dean Elgar insists there’s “no bad blood” between his team and Australia because of Sandpapergate in 2018.
Fast bowlers Ollie Robinson and James Anderson took four wickets apiece as England pulled off a thrilling 74-run win over Pakistan in the first Test in Rawalpindi.
All-rounder Liam Livingstone will miss the rest of England’s tour of Pakistan with a knee injury.
Theunis de Bruyn says he learned a lot about himself after being dropped from the Proteas Test team in 2019.
England grabbed a couple of quick wickets on Sunday after setting Pakistan a daunting target of 343 for victory.
Australia captain Pat Cummins is confident of being fit to play in the second Adelaide Test after failing to turn his arm during the West Indies’ second innings in Perth.
Spin king Nathan Lyon bagged six wickets as Australia ground down a gutsy West Indies to win the first Test in Perth by 164 runs on Sunday.
England found ways to take wickets and sensed a good lead despite hundreds from three Pakistan players on the third day of the opening Test in Rawalpindi on Saturday.
India skipper Rohit Sharma says his side’s month-long tour of Bangladesh will be “no cakewalk”, with several veterans returning to bolster the tourists’ ranks after a lacklustre run abroad.
Skipper Kraigg Brathwaite scored an unbeaten 101 on Saturday to lead West Indies resistance as they chase 498 to win the first Test against Australia.
In-form Marnus Labuschagne backed up his first-innings double century with an unbeaten 104 on Saturday as Australia set the West Indies 498 to win the first Test.
Pakistan’s openers got among the runs on a placid pitch on Friday in the first Test in Rawalpindi.
Australia took a firm grip on the first Test in Perth on Friday with Pat Cummins bagging his 200th wicket.