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England hardly put a foot wrong in their 227-run thrashing of India in the first Test between the sides but the odds suggest the Men in Blue will fight back when the teams reconvene in Chennai. Joe Root’s men are 49/20 to take a 2-0 lead in the series, while India can be backed at […]

Joe Root could well be the man to look out for again as England look to seal a series win with victory in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. The skipper led from the front to help the Three Lions to glory in the first Test and the Yorkshireman will be eager to […]

It’s five months since Joe Root’s men last played a five-day game and there will undoubtedly be some rustiness over the first couple of days in the first Test against Sri Lanka. In contrast, the hosts go into this series off the back of a tour of South Africa and will look to take advantage […]

After being out for the count in Adelaide, India came back swinging in the Boxing Day Test with a stirring eight-wicket win over Australia at the MCG to level the four-match series with two matches to play. India coach Ravi Shastri heralded the victory as “one of the greatest comebacks in the history of the […]

Pakistan seemed up against it heading into the first Test, given the formidable home record of New Zealand, and the Bay Oval clash quickly turned into a one-sided affair. New Zealand declared in their second innings at 180 for five, leaving themselves more time to attack the Pakistan line-up, setting a target of 373 for […]

Away wins in Test match cricket are becoming increasingly rare and nowhere has that been more pertinent in recent years than in New Zealand. The Black Caps have proved unbeatable on home soil in the past few years, winning 11 and drawing three of their 14 Tests since their last defeat on home soil at […]

A Boxing Day Test match at the MCG is always a special occasion and the clash between Australia and India promises more fireworks. The hosts go into the second Test off the back of an incredible eight-wicket win in Adelaide, in which India capitulated having been in a strong position, and Australia are 10/31 to […]

New Zealand play host to Pakistan in a pre-Christmas T20 series and the tourists look a good bet to come out on top over the three matches. The series gets underway on Friday (6am GMT start) with the first match taking place at Eden Park in Auckland and Pakistan will be without their skipper Babar […]

India claimed their first-ever Test series victory in Australia on the 2018-19 tour but the Aussies will be fired up to avenge that defeat this time around. The four-match series starts early on Thursday morning at the Adelaide Oval where Australia have won six of their last seven Tests – the exception being India’s 31-run […]

Australia’s premier T20 tournament, the Big Bash League, turns ten this year with the eight franchises again fighting it out to become the wizards of Oz. Six of the eight franchises have lifted the trophy at least once in the nine editions to date with just Melbourne Stars and Hobart Hurricanes yet to taste Big […]

England and South Africa lock horns once again in a three-game One-Day International series as Eoin Morgan’s men look to underline just why they are world champions. As well as being World Cup winners, England are currently top of the ODI rankings and South Africa face a tough task trying to stop the tourists when […]

It’s winner-takes-all as England and Australia clash at Old Trafford in the third and final one-day international on Wednesday. England carry plenty of momentum into the deciding ODI at Old Trafford, where Eoin Morgan’s men are 20/29 favourites to follow up their remarkable success on Sunday by clinching the series. The Three Lions were on […]

The third and final T20 between England and Australia takes place at The Ageas Bowl in Southampton on Tuesday evening and there is a feeling the tourists may get off the mark at last. England have already wrapped up the series after Sunday’s six-wicket victory on the south coast and they know another win today […]

England chased down 223 to beat South Africa in their last Twenty20 international before lockdown and they were at it again against Pakistan at Old Trafford on Sunday. It was a case of ‘no Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes and Jason Roy, no problem’ for England as skipper Eoin Morgan cracked 66 off 33 balls to […]

After a hard-fought defeat in the Test series, Pakistan now face a new-look England side bidding to enhance their claims for next year’s Twenty20 World Cup. The teams meet in three day-night T20 internationals at Old Trafford and Pakistan are a dangerous side in this format. They have won 20 of their 30 completed T20 […]

England started their three-match series against Pakistan with a thrilling victory at Emirates Old Trafford before a damp squib of a draw in the second Test at the Ageas Bowl. However, contests involving Pakistan are rarely dull and the third Test at the Hampshire venue should be an entertaining finale. Ben Stokes remains unavailable but […]