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Woakes aims for a spot on the winter tours of England http://dlvr.it/TCCPK3
When the list of names of all the players who have registered for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 auction was released, surprisingly England pacer Chris
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Chris Woakes happy being away from the spotlight
Chris Woakes happy being away from the spotlight
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Published: August 3, 2020 11:50:58 pm
Chris Woakes with Stuart Broad. (Source: Reuters) Chris Woakes on Monday is happy staying away from the spotlight and says he just wants to churn out match-winning performances for England. Woakes’ performances often go unnoticed as the likes of Stuart Broad, James Anderson…
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#729 Murtagh gives England a real scare before nightwatchman Leach gives white ball world cup champions a sigh of relief in red ball cricket; Shane Lowry stands tall to win his maiden golf major in The Open championships; PV Sindhu regains some form but loses in straight sets to Yamguchi twice in space of 4 days; Praneeth reaches SF of Japan open before being beaten by world number 1 Momota and more...:-)
Post world cup, England started their test match campaign with inaugural match against Ireland in Lords. First day was like hangover post world cup celebration mood. Murtagh ran through England to dismiss them for just 85. He grabbed 5 fer. Ireland started well as Balbirnie’s 50 took Ireland past 100. But once Stirling was dismissed for 36, Ireland collapse from 132-2 to 149-7. Kevin O brien took Ireland past 200 before they were dismissed for 207. Ireland looked good for 200 lead but missed chance. England sent nightwatchman Leach up ahead with Burns instead of Roy. That worked. Leach played a cracking innings. His 145 run stand with Roy gave England the lead. Roy made 72 and Leach 92. Tail wagged from England as 109 runs was made by last 5 partnerships. Sam Curran was again the difference with a stunning 37 from 29. That gave England the momentum as Ireland needed 182 to win. It looked 50 too many on a seaming pitch. Woakes ensured England finally passed the hangover stage. His 6 fer helped England dismiss Ireland for just 38 in less than 16 overs. England won though they had a scare. They probably cant afford such collapses against Australia in Ashes which would start on 1-Aug.
Shane Lowry held his nerve as he won his maiden major in The Open championship by 6 strokes. He carded a 1 over final round but that was enough as Fleetwood, Koepka hardly gave him a scare.
In Indonesia Open finals, PV Sindhu lead 12-8 in first set but lost 15-21 16-21 against in form Yamaguchi. 4 days later she met same player in QF of Japan open. Result was similar as Sindhu lost in straight sets. Praneeth shocked all by reaching SF of Japan open but lost 21-18 21-12 to world number 1 Momota.
#722 Bairstow’s century and Woakes’s first 3 maiden overs help England to keep World cup SF hopes alive; Rohit and Shami shine for India and Plunkett-Archer for England; Pakistan beat Afghanistan in a thriller ; Australia humiliate NZ; Its Brazil vs Argentina and Peru vs Chile in Copa America SF and more..:-)
Pakistan had gained immense confidence after beating SA and NZ. They had to beat Afghanistan and Bangladesh and expect England to lose one of the 2 matches to seal their SF spot. Afghanistan chose to bat first. None of Afghanistan batsmen scored beyond 42. They couldn’t get any decent partnership. They still posted a competitive score of 227. Shaheen Afridi starred again with the ball as he grabbed 2nd 4 fer in as many matches. Fakhar Zaman was dismissed of 2nd ball. Imam and Babar then had 72 run stand before Nabi dismissed both in 2 overs. That changed the match. Pak 81-3 from 72-1. Hafeez and Haris then pushed past 100. It looked like they would take Pakistan to comfortable victory. Mujeeb-Rashid then dismissed Hafeez and Haris respectively. Pak 142-5. Sarfaraz ran himself out. Pakistan 156-6. Afghanistan were favorites to win from here. Pakistan needed a hero and they found one in Imad Wasim. He played cautiously initially. He had 50 run stand with Shadab before later got runout. Pakistan needed 46 runs from last 5 overs. There was 4 overs of spin remaining but Afghan captain gave gulbadin the ball. Imad smashed 16 runs of him which changed the match. Rashid and Mujeeb kept Afghanistan in the game. They needed 16 of last 2 overs. Wahab hit a six of Rashid which closed the gap. Imad hit the winning boundary with 2 balls to spare. Heartbreak for Afghanistan and relief for Pakistan. They need to now pray that India beat England which would mean that win against Bangladesh could seal their SF spot. Pakistan is on a roll now. They are a team which plays on rhythm. They have got that now. Most players are in form.
Australia were confirmed of SF spot. They were one win away from almost sealing top 2 spot. Boult and Ferguson reduced Australia to 92-5. Their openers and Smith failed for a change. Khawaja and Carey then had 109 run stand which steadied Australian ship. Carey was dismissed for 71. Khawaja made 88 as Australia set NZ a score of 244 to win. Boult even grabbed a hat-rick in final over. Its been a rare world cup where we have observed 2 hat-tricks. Though openers fell early, Williamson and Taylor had 55 run stand to rescue NZ. Once Starc dismissed Williamson, wheels of NZ came off. They were dismissed for 157 from 97-2. Starc grabbed his 2nd 5 fer of the world cup. Starc has 24 wickets now in this world cup. Next best is 17 by Ferguson.They have now lost 2 in a row. They have depended on Williamson in batting. Taylor, Guptill and Latham have been out of form. Their SF seem to be certain as they have superior run rate when compared to Pakistan. If England win both the matches, they would qualify. In that case, NZ could tie with Pakistan on points but since NZ have superior run rate, they might qualify.
India faced England in Edgbaston. England won the toss and chose to bat without hesitation. India brought in Pant for injured Shankar. England dropped Moeen and Vince. Roy and Plunkeet were picked. Roy and Bairstow though were lucky early on started hammering India all over the park. Bairstow had a couple of Chinese cuts missing the stumps. Roy was caught behind off Hardik but India didn’t review. Both crossed fifties and score beyond 100 inside 15 overs. They hammered Chahla and Kuldeep to short boundary sixes. Against the run of play, Roy was dismissed by Kuldeep for 66. India 160-1 in 23rd over. Bairstow reached his maiden WC century post that. He was dismissed by Shami trying to accelerate. India 205-2 in 32nd over. Prior to that dismissal, India had a phase where just 25 runs came in 6 odd overs. India controlled phase between 25-40 as runs dried up. Morgan also was dismissed trying to accelerate. Root and Stokes had a 70 run stand before Shami dismissed Root for 44. England 277-4 in 45th over. England scored 60 of last 6 overs thanks to some late hitting by Stokes-Butler. Bumrah bowled brilliantly for 1-44. He just conceded 3 runs in last over. Shami had 1-25 after 7 overs ended up at 5-69 in 10. England had put a target of 338 to win, 1 less than what India had set England in 2011 world cup. Stokes scored 79 of 54 balls which gave impetus later in the innings. India needed a great start but got reverse of it. 3 of first 5 overs were maiden (all by Woakes). ROhit was dropped on 4 by Root off Archer. Woakes dismissed Rahul for duck. Kohli and Rohit played very cautiously for first 15 overs. England bowlers were bowling loads of cutters and slow balls which was smart thinking. India had to get a move on. Kohli started by creaming few runs. He reached fifty, his 5th consecutive. Rohit also brought up his fifty. They took past 100 in 22 overs. Runs started to come a bit freely. Against the run of play, Virat was dismissed by Plunkett for 66. Pant took time to get going. He milked singles initially. He and Rohit had 52 run stand before Woakes dismissed dangerous Rohit for 103. India were always chasing 8+ required run rate due to slow start. Pandya joined Pant. They started hammering a few lusty blows. They had 28 run stand in 3 overs before Pant was dismissed by a stunning catch from Woakes. He dived full length to dismiss Pant. India 226-4 in 39 overs. India needed Hardik to fire. Dhoni joined him. He started quickly unlike previous games. India needed 104 runs of last 10 overs. Pandya was dismissed for a well made 45 of 33 balls by Plunkett. It came down to 71 from last 5 overs. Plunkett, Woakes and Archer bowled brilliantly in this phase of 40-45 overs. Plunkett ended with 3-55. He was prime reason for England to pull back India. Dhoni and Kedar Just couldn’t maneuver the ball. India lost by 31 runs. Dhoni and Jadhav didn’t show any intent in last 5 overs. It looked like they were playing for averages rather than getting close to target.
In Copa America, Argentina started off poorly as Columbia hammered them 2-0 in opening game. They just managed draw against Paraguay. They outclassed Qatar to qualify for QF where they handsomely beat Venezuela 2-0. Martinez and Giovani have been goal scorers. They would clash with Brazil now in SF which could be mother of all clashes. Brazil have been unbeaten so far. They won QF on penalties 4-3 against Paraguay. They had last 2 Copa America cups in QF in penalties. Defending champions Chile beat Columbia in penalties as well. They would face Peru in Sf who beat Uruguay 5-4 in penalties. Suarez missed penalty.
#605 Kohli-Rahane 158 stand gives India a platform to challenge England; Indian tail need to take score beyond 400 to take control of the match;Cincinnati Open Mens Tennis is on course for a mouth watering Federer vs Djokovic finals and more...:-)
Cincinnati Open proved to be a venue for a series of blockbuster matches in last 2 days. Djokovic came from a set down in pre QF match against Dimitrov to win in 3 sets. He faced Raonic in QF and proved to be another thriller which he eventually won 7-5 4-6 6-3. He would face Cilic who edged past Busta in straight sets. DelPotro beat Krygios in 3 set thriller 7-6 6-7 6-2 but went in 2 tiebreakers against Goffin in QF. Goffin would face Federer in SF who beat Wawrinka in another thriller 6-7 7-6 6-2. Wawrinka was 2 points away from winning in straight sets at 6-6 in tiebreaker. But Federer upped his ante when needed. Wawrinka, Delpotro and Djokovic all playing well augurs well for US open. On their day any of these players can win (Nadal, Federer, Wawrinka, Delpotro or Djokovic). Baring Murray, all players who got injured last year are back in form.
India made 3 changes for 3rd test in Nottingham. Dhawan, Pant and Bumrah replaced Vijay, Dinesh Karthik and Kuldeep. England dropped Sam Curran to accommodate Ben Stokes. England won the toss and put India to bat. Dhawan started off with confidence leaving the ball with authority and hitting bad balls for runs. Anderson was bowling well but both openers negotiated the swing well. It was a point of note that pitch didn’t have the zip which Lords had. Both played first hour of play without much discomfort. India raced to a 50 partnership. Dhawan was timing the ball well. Broad and Stokes didn’t pitch the ball well and bowled short. Dhawan punished those bad balls. Just when it looked like it would be India’a session, Woakes got one to move past Dhawan’s edge. 2nd slip caught the catch. 2 overs later, Woakes bowled 5 outswings which Rahul left alone. Woakes got one to jag back in of the final ball. Rahul was out plumb in front. India 65-2. Pujara played well but just before lunch, he got out pulling a short one of Woakes. India 82-3 at lunch. In first test, India had messed up good start. They were reduced to 59-3 from 50-0 there. Here, India were reduced to 82-3 from 60-0. Curran took 3 wickets then. Woakes took 3 wickets now. This in short has been story of India’s batting in this test series. After Kohli’s 149 and 51 in first test, highest score by Indian batsman has been 35 by Dhawan today. Poor temperament by Indians. Post lunch, Kohli and Rahane kept the scoreboard ticking. It was a good period to bat on as swing off the pitch had got less and bounce was true. Both brought up a 50 stand. India went past 150 without loss of wickets. Rahane looked in better touch than Kohli. India needed a score in excess of 400 in this pitch and these 2 had to make big scores to take India anywhere close to that. Kohli brought up his 3rd fifty plus score of the series. He is the only batsman to have 50 plus core in this series so far. Rahane became the only other batsman not only to reach fifty but also 40+. India reached tea at 189-3. This is the first century stand by India in this series and first no-wicket session for India. Finally India were showing some fight. India had to make this advantage count in final session. Rahane was dropped by Anderson of Woakes early on. It was a tough chance at point. India reached 200 without losing anymore wickets. Rahane upped the ante after 50 as he raced ahead of Kohli in score and strike rate. They even had 150 plus stand. India showed what theyc an do once they get in and England showed what they can’t when ball stops moving. When it looked like Rahane would get to his century, Broad got one to move at shoulder height. Rahane edged and Cook took a one hand stunner. Stand of 159 was broken. Rahane was dismissed for a classy 81. Considering there was no swing, Pandya came ahead of Pant and Ashwin. Kohli kept it going with some delightful strokeplay. His bat looked wider and wider as his innings progressed. Indian run rate was high consistently and this put England under pressure. They had to get to Indian tail by end of play else they could face a big score. Kohli in the process even became India’s highest scorer by Indian captain away from home. Kohli reached 90s with a couple of neat boundaries. Rashid was brought onto bowl. He bowled a few long hops. Pandya made good use of them. Against the run of play, he got one to turn away from Kohli. Stokes caught the catch at slip. India 279-5. Kohli out for 97. This is only his 2nd innings in 90s. It was another fantastic knock by Indian captain. India’s chances of getting past 400 looked dim with his dismissal and that could be a huge dismissal. Rahane or Kohli had to go on and get a massive hundred. Pant finally came to the crease. His first scoring shot was a six off Rashid. Pandya was dropped by Jennings of Broad of the new ball. Pandya and Pant took India past 300. Just when it looked like India would get to close of play without loss of anymore wickets, Pandya was dismissed by Anderson. India ended day at 307-6. England have their nose ahead now. They would fancy to get India out to under 350 tomorrow. India need 400 plus to put England under pressure.
England won by an innings and 159 runs - Tamilnews
In the 5th Test series, England have been leading the 2-0 series since the innings lost by 159 runs in the Lord'sTest.The 2nd Test between England and India is being played at the Lord's Ground. England won the toss and elected to bat. India's innings was 107 runs.
After scoring 396 for England's 7 wicket loss in the first innings, India started the 2nd innings with 289 runs behind. Earlier, opener Murali Vijay (0) and Lokesh Rahul (10) were in the first innings.After that, they left at 17, and Rahane 13. Virat Kohli departed for 17 and Dinesh Karthik left for the next ball. India then lost 6 wickets in 61 balls.
Ashwin's pair joined Hardik Pandya for the 7th wicket. The pair did not take long for the match, but when the team's score was 117, Pandya was dismissed by LBW in 26 balls.Kuldeep Yadav and Shami were both dismissed by the Anderson to take the field to the pavilion.
This meant that the Indian team lost all wickets in 47 overs and only 130 dismissed the innings and 159 runs fiasco. Ashwin's 33-run unbeaten stand in the field was unbeaten. Anderson and Stuart Broad took 4 wickets each for England. Woakes took 2 wickets. In the 5-match series, the England team is leading to 2-0.
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