NOTTINGHAM: England coach Brendon McCullum has left open the possibility of Harry Brook replacing Ollie Pope as vice-captain during the upcoming Ashes tour of Australia. Pope officially took on the role in May 2023 after securing his place as England’s number three in Test cricket, and has since led the team five times when inspirational…
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has expressed disappointment over England’s defeat in the fifth Test against India, attributing the loss to the absence of Ben Stokes, who was sidelined due to a right shoulder injury. Stokes missed the crucial decider, leaving Ollie Pope to captain the side in his absence. Despite starting the final day…
England’s Joe Root moved into third place on the all-time list of Test run-scorers on Friday, surpassing legends Rahul Dravid and Jacques Kallis during the fourth Rothesay Test against India at Old Trafford. The 34-year-old Yorkshireman passed Dravid’s total of 13,288 runs after reaching 30 on the third morning in Manchester. Two deliveries later, he…
England captain Ben Stokes admitted his side’s bowlers failed to deliver at crucial stages in the second Test defeat to India, as he hinted that changes could be on the cards ahead of the third Test at Lord’s on July 10. Addressing reporters after the match at Edgbaston, Stokes pointed to two pivotal moments where…
Joe Root became the first English batter to reach 13,000 Test runs, achieving the milestone during England’s four-day Test against Zimbabwe at Edgbaston. He is only the fifth player in cricket history to reach the mark, joining Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis, and Rahul Dravid. Root began the match on 12,972 Test runs and…
