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Vaibhav Tripathi After steering Australia to a thrilling two-wicket win against England at Edgbaston, with a game-breaking innings of 44, Pat Cummins observed that the wicket was still decent for batting when he walked out to bat. And he was quite confident of guiding his sided home. “Pretty good (On his team’s chances when he came to bat). The wicket didn’t have too many demons in it. I thought it was well within our grasp,” he said in the post-match presentation ceremony. Ultimately, England’s bold and flamboyant ‘Bazball’ approach was outmanoeuvred by Australia’s genuine resilience in a five-day Ashes battle…

Vaibhav Tripathi Following their narrow two-wicket loss in the first Ashes Test, England Test captain Ben Stokes confidently asserted that his team would not retreat into a defensive mindset. Instead, they would actively pursue strategies to maintain momentum throughout the remaining four Tests of the Ashes 2023. The opening match held at Edgbaston in Birmingham was a gripping contest that reached a thrilling conclusion, resulting in the home team’s two-wicket defeat. Australia has taken a 1-0 lead in the five-match series with this victory. “A loss is a loss. We’ve said how we were going to operate. Losing hurts…

The Pakistan football team has arrived in India for the SAFF Championship, but due to travel delays and bureaucratic issues, more than half of the players will reach their base in Bengaluru just six hours before their match against India, which is scheduled to start at 7:30pm on June 21. The team had been playing in Mauritius, and the journey from there took 17 hours. There were issues with the Pakistan Government in issuing a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for the team to come to India for the tournament, and it was only on June 15 that they got the…

A generation ago, Australia – then the strongest Test side in the world by a distance – went into the final day of an Ashes Test at Edgbaston on 175-8, still needing another 107 for an improbable victory and a 2-0 series lead. On June 20, 2023, Australia began the final day in Birmingham on 107-3. Their target was 281, just a run less than what it had been in 2005, a Test that would spawn The Greatest Test DVDs within days of getting over. This is how the Wisden Almanack described the finish of that game, which had begun…

Former Australian captain Greg Chappell heaped words of praise on Pat Cummins and called him a very good leader of men. Speaking exclusively to RevSportz, Chappell said Cummins “has great common sense and also has great support in the form of senior players like Steve Smith and coach Andrew McDonald.” Cummins, who had to leave midway into the India series in February March to tend to his ailing mother who passed away soon after, is now back at his best having led Australia to a fantastic win against India in the WTC final and pulled off a miracle last night…

The debates will rage long into the night and beyond. In the age of Bazball, a batsman scoring 65 at a strike-rate less than two runs an over is almost a museum exhibit. Just for context, England overhauled a target of 378 in just 76.4 overs against India at Edgbaston less than a year ago. In 173 balls, 24 fewer than Usman Khawaja faced at the same venue on Tuesday, Joe Root finished unbeaten on 142. But such details matter little to Khawaja, who has made an entire career out of shattering stereotypes and changing perceptions. When he started…

Vaibhav Tripathi James Anderson, the experienced England pace bowler, said the they will continue to keep attacking fields and look for wickets. The pace bowler also pointed out that the main goal is to entertain the fans who come to the ground. At start of play on Day 5 of the first Ashes Test, Australia needed 174 runs with seven wickets still in hand. Usman Khawaja, the first-innings centurion, will be a key player. Travis Head, Alex Carey and Cameron Green too might have to play key roles. “I think we will still set attacking fields. We kept the fielders…

Vaibhav Tripathi According to former England captain, Michael Atherton, Moeen Ali’s finger injury might prevent him from making the necessary impact on Day 5 of the ongoing Ashes Test in Edgbaston. After a two-year absence, Moeen returned to the Test side but suffered a wound on his right index finger on the second day, requiring multiple treatment breaks. During Day 3 of the Edgbaston Test, Moeen faced difficulties while bowling and had to apply spray on his bowling hand’s index finger. Despite these challenges, he managed to take 2 wickets for 147 runs in his 33 overs. “(Moeen) Ali is clearly…

Vaibhav Tripathi Australia’s premier Spinner Nathan Lyon, was the pick of the touring side’s bowlers in the first and second innings of the ongoing Ashes Test, ending with 8 wickets for the match. The veteran, who is closing in on 500 Test wickets, said that his focus was on bowling his best ball to each and every batter, which in turn would force the opposition to defend more. He also observed that he was excited to bowl to a set of English batters, who play with positive intent. “For me, it’s about bowling my best ball and trying to get them…

Vaibhav Tripathi England veteran Stuart Broad bowled with skill and nous to pick up the prized scalps of Marnus Labuschagne and Steven Smith on day four of the opening Ashes Test. However, Broad pointed out that it would have been even better if England had picked up another scalp before the end of another enthralling day of Test cricket. Night-watchman Scott Boland and Usman Khawaja, though, were able to wade through the tricky little period before close of play. One of the key features of Broad’s bowling was his ability to find a hint of movement away from the batter,…