Seams coming undone

Nasser Hussain reflects on England's crushing win over India in the first Test in Chennai and why captain Joe Root won't let his side get too excited, while he also looks at an excellent comeback from Jack Leach and has his say on the tourists' rotation policy… People were writing England off, saying this series could be 4-0 to India. No one really gave this side much of a chance.India had been on top of their game. Had won in Australia, Virat Kohli was back and India is a very difficult place to go and win in Test match cricket. So, this win for England has to be right up there, especially away from home. They put in the perfect performance. From ball one to the final delivery, it was outstanding. They now need to carry it on.James Anderson and Jack Leach bowl England to famous winFirst Test scorecard: India vs EnglandDay five - as it happenedIf you asked Joe Root or Chris Silverwood right now whether they are the best side in the world they would say no. But they have been the … [Read more...] about Nasser Hussain: One of England’s great Test wins but Joe Root’s men must expect India to come back

England will have had their eyes on this day-night Test match for some time. It had nothing to do with the brand, spanking new 110,000-seater stadium or even the pitch they expected to play on in Ahmedabad; it was all about getting that pink ball in the hands of their seamers under lights. In fairness to them, they managed to do just that on day one of the third Test. Unfortunately, that was due to them getting bundled out for just 112 having won the toss and chosen to bat. England in trouble after being spun out for 112 Third Test scorecard: India vs England Before we go any further, it is important to note that that is the overriding problem for England. You are not going to win many Test matches in the subcontinent, or anywhere else for that matter, if you are getting bowled out inside two sessions of the first day and barely make it to three figures. What makes matters worse though, is that it is looking increasingly likely that the tourists have got the … [Read more...] about England gamble on seamers shining with pink ball fails to pay off as spinners star on day one

India vs England, Pink-Ball Test: Cheteshwar Pujara dismissed for duck for the first time at a Gujarat venue The day-night contest at the newly named Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad was viewed in the build-up as a chance for the seam bowlers to take centre stage, with the four-match series between the teams delicately poised at 1-1. 1 49840 However, it was India's spinners who once again dominated proceedings, Axar Patel claiming career-best figures of 6-38 to continue his outstanding start in Test cricket. Ravichandran Ashwin - one of the star performers for India as they won the second Test in Chennai - offered superb support, taking 3-26. Johnny Bairstow was the first of several players to be undone by deliveries that failed to turn at all, though, as his return to the team saw him trapped lbw for a duck, leaving the tourists at 27-2 after opting to bat first. Narendra Modi Stadium: India Government issues clarification over Motera Stadium name change; find out … [Read more...] about IND vs ENG, 3rd Test: Axar Patel slices through England as India shine in day-night Test

Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) On many weekends late last spring and early summer, with his football future very much in doubt, Brigham Young quarterback Zach Wilson pulled his Mazda 6 onto an I-15 on-ramp in Provo, Utah. It would be a Friday, mid-afternoon, and Wilson would be road-tripping to see his quarterback tutor, John Beck, in southern California. On these trips, Wilson alternated between podcasts and an audiobook. (Steve Young’s lessons of the benefits of adversity in “ QB: My Life Behind the Spiral ” resonated strongly.) Wilson put his body on mind-clearing autopilot, driving through southwest Utah, skirting through 28 miles of northwest Arizona, then into the Pacific Time Zone, through the Vegas sprawl in southern Nevada, into the High Desert of southeastern California, into the SoCal ‘burbs and crashing at the home of … [Read more...] about FMIA: New Insight On NFL’s 17-Game Schedule. Plus The Story Of One QB’s Quick (Door) Dash To Top 5 Prospect

Be it for his keeping or batting, be it with one of India's greatest or any other player, Pant needs a break from all sorts of comparisons, expressed Ashwin, who has been keeping the young stumper on his toes with deliveries that look like fetching their team wickets every now and then. India vs England: R Ashwin becomes second-highest wicket-taker in India, surpasses Harbhajan Singh "He was constantly compared with the great M S Dhoni for a long time. Now he gets compared for his wicket-keeping with (Wriddhiman) Saha, this and that and all that, sometimes it's just better to give a break and let people build on confidence," Ashwin said. The seasoned off-spinner was speaking at the end of the second day's play in the second Test between India and England, during which he collected his 29th five-for in Test cricket. On his swashbuckling wicketkeeper-batsman, Ashwin continued, "With respect to Rishabh's keeping, the name of the game is confidence right, he has been batting … [Read more...] about India vs England, 2nd Test: Rishabh Pant needs break from constant comparisons, says Ashwin