Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum face win-or-bust Ashes after India raise the stakes
England’s reward for finishing one epic series is to immediately look forward to the next. After Mohammed Siraj ripped out Gus Atkinson’s off-stump to secure...
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England face searching Ashes questions after India series thriller
England suffered an agonising six-run loss to India at the Oval on Monday as one of the most dramatic Test series of recent times ended...
How ‘warrior’ Mohammed Siraj set the tone to announce a new era for India
Mohammed Siraj woke up on a drizzly morning in south London realising that the time was now. India were up against it and heading towards...
Stuart Broad criticises ‘lazy decision’ to halt Oval Test with England-India series on a knife edge
Stuart Broad criticised the decision to call off day four’s play at The Oval with the fifth Test match between England and India on a...
Brook’s hoodlum hundred deserves to sit in its own brilliant square of light
OK. Who angered the gods? Cricket gods. Weather gods. Sport gods. All the gods. Because quite clearly, the gods, well, the gods are clearly deeply...
Harry Brook century before dramatic dismissal takes England in sight of win
Harry Brook hit a potentially series-winning century before throwing away his bat and his wicket to leave Joe Root in charge of finishing off another...
Siraj strikes for India as England’s Brook rides his luck in Oval thriller
Mohammed Siraj struck again for India before England’s Harry Brook counter-attacked in style as a dramatic fifth and deciding Test at the Oval remained in...
Late Crawley wicket a galling blow – but no team embraces a run chase like England
You can never write off England, and no team has embraced a fourth-innings run chase like them, but the dismissal of Zak Crawley with the...
England facing daunting chase as more dropped catches aid India’s cause
England were facing another big chase to win their series deciding fifth Test against India, with a fine century from Yashasvi Jaiswal and some poor...
Toothless England attack struggle as India build 166-run lead by lunch
England’s hopes of a series win against India were in danger of going off the rails after a toothless morning on day three of their...