Power cut to sri lanka

While the fast-bowling stocks are back up to full-strength, Silverwood said Moeen is unlikely to feature in the second Test as he continues his recovery from coronavirus. It means that England are likely to stick with the twin spin attack of Dom Bess and Jack Leach who played in the opening Test, sharing 14 wickets between them, including a five-wicket haul each, despite both admitting that they had not bowled as well as they would have liked. … [Read more...] about Silverwood confirms England ‘likely’ to make changes for 2nd Test

Karunaratne, the regular captain, is struggling with a fractured thumb after he was hit by Wiaan Mulder in the second Test in South Africa. Dinesh Chandimal will continue to lead the side in Karunaratne's absence as Sri Lanka aim to bounce back in the two-Test series. They lost the opening encounter by seven wickets after posting their lowest ever first innings score of 135 in Galle. … [Read more...] about Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis among five players released from SL bio-bubble

He said: "Our first innings was very poor, it was an unacceptable batting performance. I was very happy with what I saw on days three and four but we can't give up a Test match like we did on day one again and expect to get a positive result. … [Read more...] about England’s Joe Root batted ‘out of this world’ in ‘perfect example’ of how to play spin, says Rob Key

The series defeat against India at home has put Australia under pressure heading into the South Africa series. They currently have 69.16% (332 points) and if the scheduled tour to South Africa doesn't happen, they will finish just below New Zealand (70%) and will miss a spot in the finals unless England spring a surprise series win in India. Had they not lost the four points for slow over-rate at MCG, Australia could have tied on PCT with New Zealand at 70.00% and could have progressed thanks to their superior Runs per Wicket ratio over the trans-Tasman neighbours. For Australia to qualify without depending on other results, they would need series wins by a 3-0 or 2-0 margin against South Africa. … [Read more...] about Australia face uphill task to reach WTC final

5 This was the fifth time India came back to win a series after losing the first Test of the rubber and the second time they did so away from home after winning 2-1 in Sri Lanka in 2015. The last visiting team to come back from 0-1 to win the series in Australia was West Indies in 1992/93. … [Read more...] about Stats: India becomes first Asian side to win at the Gabba