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News18
3 hours ago
- Sport
- News18
England Aim for Redemption, But Fragile Bowling Faces Trial by Fire CN Podcast Shorts
England gear up for a high-stakes Test series against India, looking to settle scores after a crushing 4-1 defeat in their 2024 tour of the subcontinent. Yashasvi Jaiswal was the standout star in that series, amassing over 700 runs — and he's once again in England's crosshairs. But with their pace trio Jofra Archer, Mark Wood, and Ollie Robinson ruled out, can replacements Chris Woakes and Sam Cook rise to the challenge? Or will England's fragile bowling attack become their biggest liability? , yashasvijaiswalEngland vs India Test 2025, India vs England 2024, IND vs ENG, Yashasvi Jaiswal, England Bowling Attack, Joe Root, England Batting Lineup, Jofra Archer Injury, Mark Wood Injury, Ollie Robinson Injury, Chris Woakes, Sam Cook, India vs England Test Series, Team India vs England, England Bowling Weakness, Indian Cricket Analysis, Test Cricket 2025, Cricket News, Cricket Highlights, IND vs ENG Headingley Test, England Team Preview, Gautam Gambhir Team India, Shubman Gill CaptaincyLike and subscribe to our channel and never miss a to CricketNext YouTube channel to never miss a video: CricketNext on Facebook: CricketNext on Twitter: CricketNext on Instagram: :
News.com.au
5 hours ago
- Sport
- News.com.au
England vs India first Test: Jofra Archer eyes return after overcoming injury
England captain Ben Stokes says Jofra Archer is 'absolutely desperate' to be involved in the upcoming home series against India and so revive a Test career that has been stalled for more than four years. Archer enjoyed a spectacular start with England in 2019. The Barbados-born fast bowler played a key role in the team's 50-over World Cup final win at Lord's and made his presence felt in a dramatic drawn Ashes series with Australia. For all his undeniable talent, a succession of injury problems have blighted the Sussex speedster's career. Archer played the last of his 13 Tests in February 2021. England have kept faith with Archer. He is due to make his first-class return for Sussex against Durham on Sunday as part of a plan that could see him feature during a five-match series with India that starts at Headingley on Friday. Archer's latest rehabilitation has been delayed by a broken thumb, although that did not stop the 30-year-old pushing for what might have been a rushed return in last month's one-off Test against Zimbabwe. 'He's been absolutely desperate to put the white shirt back on,' Stokes told a pre-match press conference at Headingley on Thursday. 'Randomly, a couple of times, he would just send me a text saying, 'Zim?' 'I was like, 'let's just hold it there, all right. I know you're in a good spot right now, but let's not just rush into it'.' Stokes added: 'He's obviously had a horrific time with injuries, but he's had some good amount of cricket, albeit in the white-ball formats. 'It's really exciting for England, but also more exciting for Jof that he's in a position now where we're able to have a plan in place and hopefully him get through something to actually be considered for selection for Test cricket.' Express quick Archer's return would be a boost to England's attack as they prepare to face two major rivals over the next seven months, with an Ashes tour of Australia following the India series. Were he to become an Ashes-winning skipper 'Down Under', Stokes would join a select group of England captains, although the all-rounder himself says he is not concerned by his place in cricket history. 'Defining a career as England captain isn't something that I sit there and really think about, honestly,' he said. 'If that's what I'm really bothered about, in my opinion it's just completely and utterly selfish and that ain't me. 'jdg/pb
The Sun
18 hours ago
- Sport
- The Sun
England's bowling attack brutally exposed by India as Ben Stokes is forced to bail himself out at Headingley
THIS was a seriously bad day for Ben Stokes but it would have been a truly God-awful one had it not been for a rapid new bowler the England captain has to call upon. A bloke by the name of Ben Stokes. 4 4 After Stokes won the toss and invited India to bat and bat and bat, he watched the rest of his insipid attack ground into the Headingley dirt on the opening day of this five-Test series. Luckily, after two years of knee and hamstring issues which severely hampered his ability to bowl, Stokes is operating as a genuine all-rounder again. And, in the brutal heat and humidity of subtropical Leeds, the skipper hauled his 34-year-old bones through 13 overs of hard yakka - claiming the wickets of debutant Sai Sudharsan and century-maker Yashavsi Jaiswal. The 87mph zinger which pinned back Jaiswal's off stump was the highlight of England's sweat-stained, angst-ridden day. Still, India reached stumps at 359-3 with their princely new captain Shubman Gill helping himself to a regal century which leaves England staring down the barrel at a mammoth total. Let's get one thing straight here - England have precisely no chance of winning The Ashes Down Under this winter with an attack anything like this one. The veteran Chris Woakes was innocuous, Josh Tongue's chin music was out of tune, and the callow off-spinner Shoaib Bashir was milked like a Jersey cow. The returns of Gus Atkinson and the elusive Jofra Archer cannot come soon enough. Stokes hopes to have them back for the Second Test at Edgbaston but with Archer, who has not played a Test in four-and-a-half years, we will believe it when we see it. Archer is due to make a first-class comeback for Sussex against Durham in the County Championship on Sunday. England cricket stars forced to arrive to West Indies Test match on lime bikes amid 'shambles' at The Oval As for Mark Wood, the Geordie lightning merchant was having his breakfast bap forensically searched by security guards before play, then heading to the Test Match Special commentary box. Wood is highly unlikely to play any part in this series, as he recovers from knee surgery. There was some science behind Stokes' decision to insert India. The last six Tests at Headingley have been won by the team bowling first - five of them by England, including the Stokes-inspired Ashes miracle of 2019. Yet in roasting temperatures, and with a second-rate attack, this looked for all the world like a batting day. Before the start, there were loud, bright fireworks on the pitch - startling many of the punters. Is there any point in having fireworks in broad daylight? Does everything in sport really need to be introduced with pyrotechnics? Was Stokes hoping the acrid leftover clouds would help the ball to swing? Either way, the ball didn't do much, as Indian openers Jaiswal and KL Rahul cruised to the brink of lunch. Tongue summed up England's hapless efforts by imploring Stokes to review an LBW shout against Jaiswal, when the ball had pitched outside leg stump. Then in the penultimate over before lunch, Rahul slashed at decent delivery from the useful Brydon Carse and was pouched by Joe Root at first slip. Sudharsan's maiden Test innings was a four-ball duck, as Stokes inflicted a leg-side strangle - as India reached lunch on 92-2, England with renewed optimism. Carse trapped Jaiswal plumb on 45 with a no-ball. 4 Then Gill, with such a haughty bearing that you'd expect a butler to carry his bat for him, sent Woakes to the boundary with glorious back-to-back cover drives. Bashir was finally introduced halfway through the day but Jaiswal sent his first delivery to the ropes and the twirler rarely threatened. Jaiswal hammered him back over his head to bring up the century partnership - but then started suffering from debilitating bouts of cramp in his arm. Still, the pain seemed to subside when he took Carse for consecutive boundaries, then dabbed a single and waved his arms manically to celebrate. England's afternoon was summed up when Jaiswal edged Stokes short of slip and India were handed five runs when the ball cannoned off an unused helmet. Soon after tea, Stokes earned his breakthrough, ripping through Jaiswal's defences. It was an almighty relief given that the opener's two centuries against England in India last year ended up as whopping great doubles. Stokes then conjured a fiendish slower ball which almost outfoxed Rishabh Pant - who survived to hammer a typically unorthodox half-century. Gill's hundred arrived with another majestic cover drive off Tongue and his first day as India's skipper could barely have gone any better.
The Independent
a day ago
- Sport
- The Independent
Mark Wood hoping to play a part in England's Test series against India
Mark Wood is on the 'comeback trail' as the England fast bowler revealed he is optimistic of a Test return against India this summer. The 35-year-old was expected to miss the entirety of the marquee five-match series after undergoing knee surgery in March, the latest in a long line of injury setbacks. But the Durham quick says he is back bowling in the nets and harbours hopes he could return in the final Test against Shubman Gill's India, which is set to begin on July 31 at the Kia Oval. 'I have just started bowling – very lightly – but I am on the comeback trail now officially,' Wood said on the BBC's Test Match Special. 'I am hoping still to play a part in this series. I am still targeting maybe the last Test. 'Anything before that is probably a bit too soon. The last Test I might not get there but at the minute that is still my focus, that I might play a part.' Wood's ability to hit breakneck speeds of up to 97mph mark him out as an invaluable asset and, if he stays fit, he is likely to be crucial to England's bid to regain the Ashes in Australia later this year. He is among a lengthy list of pacemen currently on the sidelines, with Olly Stone out for the summer and Jofra Archer and Gus Atkinson missing the first Test at Headingley, which started on Friday.
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Sport
- Daily Mail
England bowler Mark Wood reveals his 'rehab is going well' as he returns to the nets and eyes return in fifth Test against India
Mark Wood has revealed he is back bowling in the nets and hopes to make his England return in the fifth Test against India. The Durham quick had surgery on his injured left knee in March and was expected to miss the entire Test summer. However, Wood believes he can now be back in time to feature in the final match of the India series, which starts at the Oval on July 31, ahead of the winter Ashes tour. 'Rehab is going well,' the 35-year-old told BBC Test Match Special, who he is working for at Headingley. 'I have just started bowling, very lightly, but I am on the comeback trail now officially. 'I am hoping still to play a part in this series. I am still targeting maybe the last Test. 'Anything before that is probably a bit too soon. The last Test I might not get there, but at the minute that is still my focus, that I might play a part.' Wood's imminent return is a major boost for England, who hope to have their full battery of fast bowlers fit for Australia. Jorfa Archer is also expected to play in Sussex's County Championship match at Durham starting on Sunday, with an eye on making his England comeback in the second or third Test.
