Moeen Ali became the first bowler in The Oval’s 100-Test history to take a hat-trick as England wrapped up a crushing 239-run win in the third Test against South Africa on Monday. Victory put England 2-1 up in this four-match series, with just the fourth Test at Old Trafford starting on Friday to come. After … Read more
South Africa were bowled out for 175 in reply to England’s first innings 353, a deficit of 178 runs, on the third day of the third Test at The Oval on Saturday. Temba Bavuma was last man out for an innings top score of 52, caught behind off debutant paceman Toby Roland-Jones, after helping the … Read more
England captain Joe Root won the toss and elected to bat against South Africa in the third Test at The Oval on Thursday. Root made his decision despite overcast skies and a green-tinged pitch both offering the prospect of assistance for the Proteas’ impressive pace attack in what was the 100th Test staged at The … Read more
Joe Root says he feels excited by the prospect of finally leading England in a Test on the eve of the South Africa series opener at Lord’s. Months of waiting will come to an end on Thursday for the 26-year-old Yorkshire batsman, who was named as Alastair Cook’s successor as Test captain back in February. … Read more
Joe Root, the new England captain, has confirmed that spinner Liam Dawson will play in the first Test against South Africa at Lord’s starting on Thursday. With England having selected a 12-man squad, it means that, for the second year in a row, uncapped paceman Toby Roland-Jones has missed out on the chance of making … Read more
Batsman Gary Ballance has been give a chance to revive his England Test career after being named in the squad for next Thursday’s first Test against South Africa. The Zimbabwe-born 27-year-old has battled his way back into contention with a superb season for Yorkshire in the County Championship after being dropped following a torrid series … Read more
India captain Virat Kohli has been named as the Leading Cricketer in the World in the 2017 edition of the respected Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack, — ‘cricket’s bible’ — published this week. Meanwhile Pakistan’s Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan were named as two of Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year. According to editor Lawrence Booth, Kohli had … Read more