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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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How Virat Kohli Compares To Joe Root In Tests Between 2021 And 2023? Stat Reveals | Cricket News
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How Virat Kohli Compares To Joe Root In Tests Between 2021 And 2023? Stat Reveals | Cricket News

[ad_1] England star batter Joe Root continued with his purple patch during the first Ashes Test against Australia at Edgbaston, bringing up his 30th Test century that powered England to a huge score in the first innings, continuing their 'Bazball' style of cricket which emphasises on win, a result at least and is powered by attacking and positive mindset. At the start of 2021, Root was at the bottom of the 'Fab Four', a quartet of modern-day batting greats comprising of him, Virat Kohli from India, Steve Smith from Australia and Kane Williamson from New Zealand in terms of centuries scored in Tests. Virat was at the top with 27, Smith next with 26, Williamson at third with 24 and Root at the bottom with 17.Now midway of 2023, Root has left behind these aforementioned batting superstars b...
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ENG vs AUS, Ashes 2023, 1st Test Day 2 Live Score Updates: Australia Aim For Solid Start vs England | Cricket News
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ENG vs AUS, Ashes 2023, 1st Test Day 2 Live Score Updates: Australia Aim For Solid Start vs England | Cricket News

[ad_1] ENG vs AUS, 1st Ashes Test, Day 2 Live: Australia aim to get closer to England's total.© AFPENG vs AUS, 1st Ashes Test, Day 2 Live Updates: David Warner and Usman Khawaja will resume at their respective scores of 8 and 4 as Australia aim to get closer to England's total on Saturday. Earlier, Joe Root remained not out on 118 as England declared their first innings at 393 for 8 in the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston. Jonny Bairstow too played a crucial knock of 78 while Zak Crawley scored 61. For Australia, Nathan Lyon was the pick of the bowlers with a fou-wicket haul while Josh Hazlewood picked two. England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and opted to bat at Edgbaston in Birmingham. (LIVE SCORECARD)Topics mentioned in this article [ad_2] Source link
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“New Era Of Cricket”: Mahesh Babu’s Interesting Post On England’s Declaration In Ashes Opener | Cricket News
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“New Era Of Cricket”: Mahesh Babu’s Interesting Post On England’s Declaration In Ashes Opener | Cricket News

[ad_1] Mahesh Babu (left) took to Twitter to express his opinions on England's declaration.© Instagram and AFPFamous Indian actor Mahesh Babu was mighty impressed with the way the England cricket team kicked off the Ashes 2023 against Australia. Joe Root ended his Ashes century-drought as his side made 393 for 8 before skipper Ben Stokes' bold declaration on the opening day of the first Test at Edgbaston on Friday. England were in danger of squandering the advantage of winning the toss on a good pitch as they fell to 176-5 after losing two wickets in quick succession. But former England captain Root was 118 not out -- the 32-year-old's first Ashes hundred in eight years and 17 Tests -- when Stokes called a halt to give his side 20 minutes in the field against Australia before stumps.The ...
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‘Indian Team Stars Create Pressure’: Umpire Nitin Menon On Officiating In Home Matches | Cricket News
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‘Indian Team Stars Create Pressure’: Umpire Nitin Menon On Officiating In Home Matches | Cricket News

[ad_1] Umpiring at home over the past three years under the constant pressure put by the big Indian stars has helped Nitin Menon grow immensely as an ICC Elite Panel umpire, preparing him well for his much-awaited Ashes debut next month. After being inducted into the ICC Elite Panel in June 2020, Menon did majority of India's home games due to COVID-19 induced travel restrictions put in place for foreigners.He also got to officiate in couple of T20 World Cups in UAE and Australia and he was in England last year for their home series against South Africa, taking his match tally to 15 Tests, 24 ODIs and 20 T20 Internationals since June 2020.In an exclusive interview to PTI ahead of the Ashes, Menon said it was a blessing in disguise that he got to do so many games over the past three years...
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“Closer Look At Edgbaston Pitch”: Ex-India Star Takes Sly Dig At England | Cricket News
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“Closer Look At Edgbaston Pitch”: Ex-India Star Takes Sly Dig At England | Cricket News

[ad_1] The Day 1 of the first Ashes Test match between England and Australia saw more than 400 runs getting scored with most experts insisting that the pitch in Birmingham was quite flat with little to no help for the bowlers. Former Indian cricket team opener Wasim Jaffer also took a sly dig at the pitch in Edgbaston as he compared it to a highway. Jaffer posted a edited picture of the Edgbaston pitch along with elements found on highways. The caption read - "Closer look at the Edgbaston pitch".Closer look at the Edgbaston pitch #Ashes23 pic.twitter.com/0gNSMWdPim— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) June 16, 2023Joe Root ended his Ashes century-drought as England made 393-8 before skipper Ben Stokes's bold declaration on the opening day of the first Test against Australia at Edgbaston on Fri...
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ENG vs AUS: Ton-up Joe Root Revives England Before Ben Stokes Declares On Day 1 Of Ashes Opener | Cricket News
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ENG vs AUS: Ton-up Joe Root Revives England Before Ben Stokes Declares On Day 1 Of Ashes Opener | Cricket News

[ad_1] Joe Root ended his Ashes century-drought as England made 393-8 before skipper Ben Stokes's bold declaration on the opening day of the first Test against Australia at Edgbaston on Friday. England were in danger of squandering the advantage of winning the toss on a good pitch as they fell to 176-5 after losing two wickets in quick succession. But former England captain Root was 118 not out -- the 32-year-old's first Ashes hundred in eight years and 17 Tests -- when Stokes called a halt to give his side 20 minutes in the field against Australia before stumps.In the corresponding Ashes campaign four years ago, Australia opener David Warner averaged a meagre 9.50 in 10 innings and was dismissed seven times by veteran England bowler Stuart Broad.But despite Broad taking the new ball on ...
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Harry Brook’s ‘Freak Dismissal’ Stuns Fans. Ricky Ponting’s Comment Goes Viral. Watch | Cricket News
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Harry Brook’s ‘Freak Dismissal’ Stuns Fans. Ricky Ponting’s Comment Goes Viral. Watch | Cricket News

[ad_1] England batter Harry Brook was at the receiving end of a 'freak dismissal' during Day 1 of the first Ashes Test against Australia in Birmingham on Friday. Brook looked in fine touch but was ultimately bowled by Nathan Lyon in a stunning fashion. A delivery from Lyon hit Brook's thigh pad and went up in the air. Both the fielders and Brook were not aware of it for some time but the ball ended up dropping between the batter and his stumps. Unfortunately, it came in contact with Brook's back leg and crashed into the stumps. Both fans and experts were left stunned with Ricky Ponting's comment going viral.A freak dismissal.Live clips/Scorecard: https://t.co/TZMO0eJDwY pic.twitter.com/cIUQaANJ2x— England Cricket (@englandcricket) June 16, 2023"I've seen many types of dismissals, nothing...
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“Bazball Has Arrived”: Boundary On First Ball Of Ashes, Ben Stokes Stunned. Watch | Cricket News
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“Bazball Has Arrived”: Boundary On First Ball Of Ashes, Ben Stokes Stunned. Watch | Cricket News

[ad_1] Since Ben Stokes took over as captain of Test team, England have been the team to beat.© TwitterCricket's oldest rivalry, Ashes, got off to a grand opening on Friday as England won the toss and opted to bat agaist Australia in the first Test at Edgbaston. England, who last held the Ashes in 2015, suffered a 0-4 thrashing at the expense of their biggest rivals, Australia, during the last meeting between the two side back in 2022. The series defeat marked the end of Joe Root's reign as captain of the Test team. However, since the arrival of Brendon McCullum as head coach, and Ben Stokes stepping in to fill the captaincy boots, England have been the team to beat in Test cricket.'Bazball', the term which is given to their ultra-aggressive brand of cricket, has taken Test cricket by st...
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Ashes 2023: Why England And Australia Players Are Wearing Black Armbands | Cricket News
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Ashes 2023: Why England And Australia Players Are Wearing Black Armbands | Cricket News

[ad_1] England and Australia cricketers wore black armbands on Day 1 of the first Ashes Test at Birmingham as a sign of respect for the victims of the Nottingham attack. Three people died in a stabbing spree in Nottingham and it included a British Indian teenage medical student Grace O'Malley Kumar. A minute's silence was maintained by the crowd and players before the start of the match and the Barmy Army, England's official fan club, will play a version of ‘Amazing Grace' in the 56th over of play on Saturday.Australia recalled Josh Hazlewood and dropped fellow paceman Mitchell Starc from their XI as England captain Ben Stokes opted to bat in the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston on Friday.Starc played in Australia's 209-run World Test Championship final win over India at The Oval last week,...
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