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On the 8th of July, the gentleman's game marked its return after a 116-day hiatus caused due the COVID-19 pandemic. As we all know, the ICC had introduced the new norms in these special times. The application of saliva on the ball had been disallowed while cricketers were also mandated to undergo a quarantine period before the on-field action began. The England & Wales Cricket Board had kept the Windies players in a bio-secure bubble before the scheduled start of the series in order to prevent them from COVID-19 infection. This rule of quara....
West Indies skipper Jason Holder and England's Ben Stokes have made career-high gains in the latest ICC Test Player Rankings, following the conclusion of the first Test at the Ageas Bowl.....
England will look at their talismanic captain Joe Root for motivation when they take on West Indies in the second Test of #raisethebat series at Old Trafford in Manchester starting Thursday.....
England have left out Joe Denly for the second #raisethebat Test against the West Indieswith captain Joe Root returning to the fold after missing the first Test which the hosts lost. James Anderson and Mark Wood have been rested for this match,....
England on Friday continued their domination on Day 2 of their second Test against West Indies at Old Trafford. After Ben Stokes' 176, which was part of an epic 260-run partnership with Dom Sibley, Dom Bess and Stuart Broad added 42 for the last wicket before the hosts declared on 469/9.....
Rain continued to play spoilsport as the entire first session on the third day of second #raisethebat Test between England and West Indies was washed out at Old Trafford in Manchester on Saturday.....
Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar expects England fast bowler Stuart Broad to have 'plenty to show' during his time on the field during the second Test against West Indies. ....
England fast bowler Jofra Archer has been fined and handed an official written warning after breaching the team's bio-secure protocols for their ongoing three-match Test series against the West Indies, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Saturday.....
Play was not possible on the third day of the second Test between England and West Indies due to persistent rains at Old Trafford, Manchester on Thursday.....
England bowlers made the most of the second new ball to rip apart the West Indies lower order and then end Day 4 on 37/2 with a lead of 219 at stumps of the second Test at Old Trafford here on Sunday. ....