Shoaib Bashir is preparing to shoulder England’s spinning burden against India even though the young bowler cannot even get into his own county team. The tall Somerset off-spinner is a fixture in Ben Stokes’ Test side but is behind left-armer Jack Leach in the Taunton pecking order. In fact, he often finds himself third choice, … Read more
England announced its playing XI on Wednesday for the first Test against India, starting in Leeds on Friday. Top-order batter Ollie Pope held onto his No. 3 spot after a hundred against Zimbabwe last month. Shoaib Bashir is the lone spinner in the English team. England’s seam attack will be helmed by the experienced Chris … Read more
When Australia faces South Africa in the World Test Championship final, it will mark the end of the current format, which is set to be relaunched as a two-tier system ahead of India’s tour of England later this summer. In a bid to create a “fairer competition”, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chairman Richard … Read more