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England pacer Mark Wood has been ruled out of the third Test against India at Leeds due to a jarred right shoulder. The 31-year-old sustained the injury on the fourth day of the second Test at Lord's while diving to stop a boundary. ....
Pace bowler Saqib Mahmood is set to get his maiden Test cap after fellow pacer Mark Wood was ruled out of the third Test against India to be played here at Headingley from Wednesday, England captain Joe Root has hinted. Batsman Dawid Malan is also set to feature in the playing XI. ....
England skipper Joe Root admitted on Monday that his side could have managed the simmering and tense situations differently during the second Test against India last week. ....
Young New Zealand batsman Finn Allen has tested positive for Covid-19 on arrival in Bangladesh for a five-match T20I series beginning September 1. ....
The Indian Test team returns to Headingley after 19 years, buoyant and hopeful of taking a 2-0 unbeatable lead with a win in the third Test that begins on Wednesday against an England that is struggling on multiple fronts. ....
England pacer Jofra Archer believes that his best years in Test cricket are yet to come as he is still only 26. He has admitted that missing out on international cricket due to a recurring elbow issue has been frustrating. ....
A conscious effort to focus on their own game rather than getting into verbal duels helped England bowl out India cheaply in the Headingley Test, fast bowler James Anderson has said. ....
Former Indian cricketer Kirti Azad on Friday backed under-pressure skipper Virat Kohli for his lean patch, saying there have always been ups and downs in any cricketer's career and added, "In India, we basically have the winning spirit and not sportsman spirit in public". ....
The Netherlands' pacer Frederique Overdijk became the first pacer ever to take seven wickets in a T20I match. ....
India skipper Virat Kohli has turned down suggestions that he should play an extra batsman and a bowler less in the fourth Test at The Oval after Indian batting succumbed in the third Test at the Headingley. ....