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James Anderson “Treated With Such Disdain”: England Great’s Straight Talk On Yashasvi Jaiswal Show | Cricket News
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James Anderson “Treated With Such Disdain”: England Great’s Straight Talk On Yashasvi Jaiswal Show | Cricket News

[ad_1] Former England captain Michael Atherton reserved huge praise for Yashasvi Jaiswal after the young India batter scored his second double century in as many games against the visitors. Jaiswal leads the run-scoring charts with 545 runs in three matches, having smashed 209 and 214 runs in the second and third Test respectively. In the recently concluded third Test, Jaiswal took the charge against England great James Anderson, carting three consecutive sixes of him on Day 4. The first six of the three from Jaiswal's bat came on the leg-side after Anderson bowled a full-toss on the pad...
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Rank Turner Or Not? England Great Provides Sneak Peek Into Rajkot Pitch | Cricket News
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Rank Turner Or Not? England Great Provides Sneak Peek Into Rajkot Pitch | Cricket News

[ad_1] A lot of conversation ahead of the third Test match between India and England in Rajkot has been around the nature of the pitch. In the first two Test matches, the pitches provide some assistance to the spinners but experts and fans agreed that none of them were rank turners. However, several former cricketers believe that the hosts may end up opting for the spin-friendly pitches later in the series and the focus is on the pitch at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium. Legendary England skipper Michael Atherton took to social media to share a sneak peek into the pitch that wi...
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“Best All-Round Attack”: England Great Hails Team India After Win vs Defending Champions | Cricket News
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“Best All-Round Attack”: England Great Hails Team India After Win vs Defending Champions | Cricket News

[ad_1] After India mauled defending champions England on Sunday, riding largely on a sensational effort with the ball led by Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah, former English opener Michael Atherton heaped praise on the hosts for having the "best all-round bowling attack". The Indian pace duo of Bumrah and Shami led the demolition of England, beating the reigning world champions in both the 50 and 20-over formats by 100 runs at Lucknow on Sunday."I think they have the best all-round attack. We saw three pacers doing really well, (Mohammed) Shami and (Jasprit) Bumrah. Then they have got two great spinners (Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja) and a third one sitting on the bench, Ravichandran Ashwin. There are no weaknesses in the bowling line-up and in all conditions, they are tough to sco...
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“Complete Naivety”: Ex-England Captain Blasts Jonny Bairstow Over Controversial Incident | Cricket News
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“Complete Naivety”: Ex-England Captain Blasts Jonny Bairstow Over Controversial Incident | Cricket News

[ad_1] The final day of the second Ashes Test at Lord's Cricket ground witnessed a debatable moment in the 52nd over when Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey stumped out English batsman Jonny Bairstow with a direct throw. England's former captain Mike Atherton said that it was dozy cricket from Bairstow. Alex Carey with his direct throw ran out Jonny Bairstow who was outside of his crease. Jonny Bairstow was in an apparent dilemma and walked back to the pavilion having scored 10 runs off 22 balls that included two boundaries."Dozy cricket from Bairstow, and costly cricket," former England captain Mile Atherton said, according to Sky Sports.Former Australia captain Mark Taylor said, "Carey doesn't wait for Bairstow to walk out. He's going to do that regardless. It doesn't look good and peo...
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“Reckless…”: Ex-England Captain Minces No Words In Describing Ben Stokes And Co.’s Ashes Display | Cricket News
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“Reckless…”: Ex-England Captain Minces No Words In Describing Ben Stokes And Co.’s Ashes Display | Cricket News

[ad_1] Former England captain Michael Atherton thinks that England's 'bazball' brand of cricket is not about all-out aggression but a calculated one and added that it has felt that England are not in control of what they are doing. "If you go back to last summer, England's approach is one of calculated aggression. Here, it seems to be all-out aggression, no matter what," Atherton told Sky Sports.England are behind in the series 0-1 after losing the first Ashes test at Edgbaston. In the second test, English players followed the same approach in the game which did not work in the previous match.Australia in the first innings posted 416 and in response to that England were able to score 325 in their first innings at Lord's. At the end of day three, Australia were batting at 130/2, with Khaw...
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England Great’s Hilarious Take On Stuart Broad Dismissing David Warner For 14th Time | Cricket News
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England Great’s Hilarious Take On Stuart Broad Dismissing David Warner For 14th Time | Cricket News

[ad_1] Michael Atherton still holds the record of being dismissed the most times by a bowler (19).© AFPEngland pacer Stuart Broad did the inevitable as he dismissed Australia opener David Warner for the 15th time in Test cricket. The incident happened on Day 2 of the ongoing first Ashes Test at Edgbaston. Broad got the chance to bowl at the former Australia captain at the end of the opening day after England declared at 393/8, but Warner survived a nervy 20-minute session against his nemesis. However, Broad struck with the first ball of his fourth over of the morning as Warner inside-edged the delivery back onto his stumps.Former England captain Michael Atherton expressed his delight after Broad got the better of Warner for the 15th time in Test cricket. Atherton, who has led England in ...
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“This Is Bazball!”: Harry Brook’s Bowling Leaves Experts Stunned During Ashes | Cricket News
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“This Is Bazball!”: Harry Brook’s Bowling Leaves Experts Stunned During Ashes | Cricket News

[ad_1] England skipper Ben Stokes surprised everyone by declaring the innings towards the end of Day 1 in the first Ashes Test and he was once again the topic of intense debate as he handed the ball to Harry Brook on Day 2. Brook is not a regular bowler but Stokes went for that option as he wanted to test Steve Smith with a slow-ish medium pace bowling. Brook bowled just one over and conceded one run but his introduction into the attack prompted hilarious remark from the commentators.  "What is going on here?" Ponting said while speaking on Sky Sports Cricket. Former English skipper Michael Atherton was quick to come up with a brilliant response. "This is Bazball!" Atherton replied.England captain Ben Stokes captured the prize wicket of Australia star batsman Steve Smith after Stuart Bro...
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