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India vs England: Shoaib Bashir set to make debut as James Anderson also returns to side for second Test | Cricket News
England have handed a debut to spinner Shoaib Bashir after making two changes to their side for the second Test vs India. James Anderson also returns in place fellow seamer Mark Wood while Bashir replaces the injured Jack Leach who was ruled out of the game in Vizag with a knee injury sustained in England’s…
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Jack Leach ruled out of England’s second Test vs India with knee injury | Cricket News
Jack Leach has been ruled out of England’s second Test against India with a knee injury. Leach started feeling discomfort in his knee during the first Test which England won by 28 runs in Hyderabad. More to follow… This is a breaking news story that is being updated and more details will be published shortly.…
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India’s Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul ruled out of second Test vs England | Cricket News
India’s Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul have been ruled out of the second Test against England through injury. Spin-bowling all-rounder Jadeja suffered a hamstring strain while being run out by Ben Stokes on the fourth day of the first Test in Hyderabad as England secured a 28-run win. Middle-order batter Rahul will also sit out…
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West Indies stun Australia by eight runs with dramatic Test win to level series after Shamar Joseph heroics | Cricket News
West Indies stunned Australia to win the second Test of their series by eight runs after heroics from Shamar Joseph. Australia came into the fourth day needing 156 runs to win the two-Test series with West Indies requiring eight wickets to cause an upset. Joseph was the star as he took seven wickets in the…
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England name Tom Hartley in spin-dominated team to face India in first Test | Cricket News
Lancashire’s Tom Hartley is set to make his England debut in the first Test against India in a team dominated by spinners. Left-armer Hartley joins the established Jack Leach and teenage leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed in an attack that suggests the tourists expect lavish turn, with Joe Root a fourth spin option. Mark Wood has been…
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Shoaib Bashir: England spinner to miss first Test in India after flying home to resolve visa issues | Cricket News
Unease over the treatment of young England spinner Shoaib Bashir has escalated on the eve of the Test series in India after he was forced to fly home to resolve visa complications. Bashir, a 20-year-old British Muslim of Pakistani heritage, was the only member of the touring party to experience a significant delay over his…
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Harry Brook: England batter returning home from Test tour of India for personal reasons | Cricket News
Harry Brook is returning home from England’s Test series in India due to personal reasons. “Harry Brook is set to return home with immediate effect for personal reasons from the England Men’s Test tour of India,” read an ECB statement. “The Brook family respectfully requests privacy during this time. In light of this, the ECB…
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England will not be underprepared for India Test series, says batter Ben Duckett | Cricket News
England batter Ben Duckett says his side will not be underprepared in their Test series against India despite planning to arrive just three days before the opening game. Duckett and his team-mates are currently in a training camp in Abu Dhabi, with the first of five Tests to take place in Hyderabad from Thursday January…
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Steve Smith replaces David Warner as Australia Test opener for West Indies series and confirmed as ODI captain | Cricket News
Steve Smith will take over from David Warner and open the batting alongside Usman Khawaja for Australia’s Test team when they take on West Indies later this month. Smith and all-rounder Cameron Green were among the frontrunners for the vacant opener spot following Warner’s retirement. The two-Test series between Australia and West Indies begins at…
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David Warner: Australia batter pleads for return of lost baggy green cap ahead of his final Test match | Cricket News
David Warner has pleaded for the return of his baggy green Australian cricket cap after it went missing from his bag on the eve of his final Test match. The 37-year-old will bring down the curtain on his 12-year Test career in the third match of the ongoing series against Pakistan at his home Sydney…
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