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TopicEngland cricket team

Topic: England cricket team

Champions Trophy: England & Afghanistan gain ground as Group B contest remains wide open

Australia & South Africa shared a point each after Tuesday's game was called off leaving both with 3 points each having earlier beaten England & Afghanistan, respectively, in their openers.

Indian cricket did a great favour to England by puncturing Bazball. Stop indulging mediocrity

England's batters have been hiding their failures under the pretext of Bazball. This classic case of escapism has now been exposed by India's 4-1 victory in the Test series.

England cricket has a ‘class’ problem. And Bazball can’t hide it anymore

English men’s cricket could argue it has championed diversity with players such as Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, and Jofra Archer in its setup, but the hierarchical reality tells a different story.

SubscriberWrites: Understanding the spirit of cricket

The spirit of cricket is nothing more than a weapon of political convenience these days.

Buttler retained by Rajasthan Royals, Williamson and Finch released from IPL franchise

Last year's runner-up Rajasthan Royals retained Buttler ahead of the auction for next year's IPL. Sunrisers Hyderabad has released Williamson & Kolkata severed ties with Finch.

England beat Pakistan by 5 wickets at MCG to second T20 WC title in 2022 final—key takeaways

England’s opponents in the final, Pakistan, hadn't scored enough runs on a tricky MCG pitch but did well to keep England in check in their chase of 138.

PAK vs ENG T20 World Cup 2022 Final LIVE: Stokes takes England home to second Men’s T20 World Cup title

In the final match of the tournament, Pakistan take on England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. This is the first ICC tournament men's final since 1992 to feature these two nations.

England suffers shock defeat against Ireland in T20 semi-final as rain forces early finish

In only the second T20 match played between the sides - the first having been at the 2010 World Cup - England's chase began disastrously. We were outplayed, said captain Joss Buttler.

‘Morganball’ is no silver bullet—but India can make it work with Bumrah, Shami and Chahal

It's no surprise that Buttler’s England collapsed trying to target Indian bowlers while batting first. 'Morganball' suits India's white-ball team well.

English bowler Ollie Robinson suspended as old Islamophobic, sexist tweets resurface

Robinson, who made his Test debut in the match against New Zealand that concluded at Lords Sunday, has apologised for the offensive tweets from his teenage years.

On Camera

My top 10 hot picks from India Art Fair 2026—Rohit Chawla

Beyond the scale of the India Art Fair lies the deeper pleasure of discovering the elusive new artist, a fresh voice, an unexpected gallery quietly holding its ground.

The agri balancing act: Farms, dairy shielded in US deal but doors open to nuts, animal feed imports

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal says farmers' interests safeguarded as Trump administration drops levies.

Australian amphibian aircraft firm eyes Indian civil & military market, ties up with Apogee Aerospace

Aligning with India's push to promote inter-coastal air connectivity, Apogee has ordered 15 seaplanes in a deal valued at Rs 3,500 crore.

Dear Narendrabhai, Bangladesh polls give India space to hit reset button

By next weekend, Bangladesh will have an elected government. This is India’s moment to reboot broken ties by moderating the ‘ghuspethiya’ rhetoric in poll-bound West Bengal and Assam.