Injuries in the squad prevented England from training ahead of the last two One Day Internationals against India, coach Brendon McCullum said following criticism of its preparation for the series which it lost 3-0. Bowler Jofra Archer suffered a cut to his hand and bowling all-rounders Brydon Carse and Jamie Overton were sidelined with hamstring … Read more
A bruised England side will look to level the five-match series when it takes on India in the second T20I at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday. England’s new era in white-ball cricket, under head coach Brendon McCullum, began with a seven-wicket defeat to India in the first T20I in Kolkata. The English … Read more
England captain Jos Buttler looked forward to working with new white ball coach Brendon McCullum. On the eve of the five-match T20I series-opener against India, Buttler said building the captain-coach alliance would be his priority. “It’s not a new set-up because Baz (McCullum) has been around for a while and obviously there are a lot … Read more
New Zealand pacer Tim Southee ended just short of reaching 100 sixes in Test cricket, after he was dismissed for just two in his final batting outing in the format, against England in Hamilton on Monday. Southee ended his career with 98 sixes, the joint-fourth-most in Test cricket history, level with West Indies’ Chris Gayle. … Read more