Australia keep the faith in Pat Cummins and Steve Smith
Cricket Australia declared their new captain and vice-captain for the upcoming Ashes and for the first time in 65 years, Cummins would be the first specialist fast bowler to captain Australia’s men’s Test side since Ray Lindwall served the role in one match in 1956. Medium-pace all-rounders Monty Noble and Jack Ryder captained the side in the early 1900s.
Hungry for more
In Test cricket, a strong batting lineup will fetch runs while a dominating bowling attack will gift wicket and a wicket-taking bowling-attack is mandatory to win a Test match. A team has to pick 20 wickets for a win,...
Australia’s silent assassin
The stage for a thrilling final day was set at Adelaide with England having an outside chance of squaring the series. After an action-packed fourth day, the Test was evenly poised between both the sides. Test cricket was at...
Joe Root’s ‘Kohli-esque’ innings
When Joe Root was at the crease trying to save the second Ashes Test for England, Virat Kohli, on the other part of the world, had just struck a sixth double century. While a score of 51 of Root's...
A whitewash does look imminent
It took 17 balls for the bubbles of rosy hope to burst.
For one delightful day, England had dared to dream. James Anderson had picked up the only five-wicket haul in the 30 innings he had bowled in Australia. The...
Is the axe looming over Peter Handscomb?
‘Technique is a servant, not the master’. It is often said one just needs to develop a technique that works for him. Having said so, a weakness in one’s technique is also bound to get exposed and exploited. A...
Nathan Lyon relishing the bitter challenge that England present him
Growing up as a child in New South Wales, Nathan Lyon’s hate-affair with England had reached such crescendos that even when he indulged in a game of cricket with his brother in their backyard, the “team” that would lose...
Chris Woakes: England’s standout player amidst poor show in Adelaide
Chris Woakes - the member of the England team who has executed every plan that was made around him. The first Test in Brisbane was pathetic in overall for England, but they have taken a few steps toward improvement...
Blinders History of The Ashes Part 20: 1907-08 Much Ignored Series of Scintillating Cricket
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Blinders – History of The Ashes in Comic Strips Part 20: 1907-08, A much ignored series of scintillating cricket
Concept – Arunabha
Artwork – Maha
The complete History of The Ashes in Comic Strips
The four quick wickets have brought England back in the game, but only just
At long last, James Anderson has produced a spell with the new ball which has made the opposition hop. 11 probing overs the veteran paceman sent down produced 2 wickets for just 18. Cameron Bancroft feathered an outswinger and...
James Anderson discovers his zone at Adelaide
In Test cricket, watching a bowler making the red cherry talk is undoubtedly one of the pleasant things to watch. Swing bowling is an art, which very few have managed to master. It’s almost like a magic, moving the...
Where do England’s bowling champions disappear overseas?
James Anderson and Stuart Broad share 899 Test wickets between them. Not a lot of fast bowling pairs in modern day cricket boast of such outrageous numbers in Test cricket. The sheer experience they bring to the table was...
Shaun Marsh, Tim Paine silence crictics, at least for a while
Steven Smith, from the dugout, raised his index finger signalling for the Australians to bat for one final over before they declared the innings on Day two at Adelaide. Shaun Marsh and Nathan Lyon were at the crease with...
Alastair Cook’s performance matters a great deal to the England side
There are pitfalls into which visiting teams can fall very easily during long, arduous tours.
Away from the comforts of a familiar sight, sounds, climate, conditions, food, friends, people and pitch; early setbacks can fast-track the side into despondency. It...
How England wasted the new ball in Adelaide
A greenish looking fresh Day 1 pitch. Pink ball. Overcast conditions with occasional rain and a lot of moisture in the air.
If I was a new ball bowler, I would have been licking my lips.
Well, I am sure James...
Overton reaps reward after Anderson-Broad get into Smith’s head
Steve Smith is the finest testament to the saying - ‘Technique is a servant, not the master’. He is a demonstration of the fact that, one just needs to develop a technique that would work for him. Is there...
England will be satisfied after Day 1 at Adelaide
Success is the sole earthly judge of right and wrong.
It’s a line from Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler, but the words ring through regardless of the evil source.
In the Brisbane Test, Steve Smith worked his way to a magnificent...
Vince, Malan and Stoneman: One player trapped in three bodies?
If batting is an art, then Test cricket is the perfect canvas. With the oldest Test rivalry - the Ashes in progress, there could hardly be a better platform to witness some mesmerising performances.
England suffered a disheartening defeat at...
Usman Khawaja and his love affair with the spinning deliveries
It is an unwritten truth that human beings all over are constantly striving for perfection, unable to realise that even the immortal Gods were unsuccessful in reaching the zenith. Traits of deception or of violence; of a strong-willed yearning...
Chadd Sayers’ wait for Australia debut continues
For the first time in over a decade, England had created chances for themselves in the first three days of the Brisbane Test in the Ashes. All the hype about the Australian pace trio, which was created leading up...
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