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Next test of Bazball: Will Ben Stokes' men succeed on India's rank turners?

Under the captain-coach duo of Stokes and McCullum, England have beaten New Zealand, South Africa and Australia at home and Pakistan away. The biggest test for Bazball will be on Indian rank turners

Fifth Test: Perfect finish for Broad, England level Ashes with Oval win

Stuart Broad took the last two wickets to help England roll over Australia for 334 to win the fifth match by 49 runs to finish his international career on a high

Ashes: Did Stokes drop the series? Watch England skipper put down Smith

Ben Stokes dropped Steve Smith off Moeen Ali in an unbelievable manner. Not many people, including even the English fielders, realised that it would count as a dropped catch

Ashes 5th Test: ENG vs AUS Playing 11, match time, live streaming in India

England vs Australia 5th Ashes Test at the Oval: Pat Cummins wins the toss and elects to bowl first. Todd Murphy replaces Cameron Green in Australia Playing 11

Ashes: Cook praises Stokes and McCullum, says won't have fit into Bazball

Cook does not criticise McCullum or Stokes for their failure in getting back the Ashes

The Ashes: Mcgrath blames Stokes, says England should have declared early

Former Australia fast bowler Glenn McGrath criticised the England captain for scoring way too many runs instead of trying to give his bowlers 10-15 more overs on the third day to get Australia all out

Ashes 4th Test drawn: Manchester rain washes away England and Stokes' dream

Australia has retained the Ashes after rain prevented any play on the final day of the fourth test against England at Old Trafford on Sunday. Australia has an insurmountable 2-1 lead with one test left. England needed to win the five-match series to take the urn off holder Australia. England was favorite to win the fourth test with Australia 214-5 and 61 runs behind the hosts. Only 30 overs were possible on Saturday.

Ashes 2023: Australia didn't play by spirit of the game, says UK PM Sunak

UK PM Rishi Sunak is the latest one to jump into the controversy over Jonny Bairstow's dismissal in Lord's Test and slammed the Aussies for playing against the spirit of the game

Spirit of cricket debate sparked with Bairstow's stumping, Long Room drama

Alex Carey stumped Jonny Bairstow controversially on the last ball of an over. The batter did not want to take a run but was out of his crease. It didn't go well with Long Room members at Lord's

Ashes 2nd Test, Day 5: Stokes herculean effort in vain, Aussies lead 2-0

Australia beat England in the second Test by 43 runs despite, Ben Stokes' brilliant 155. The Aussies have taken a 2-0 lead in the Ashes after the Lord's Test win

Ashes 2nd Test, Day 4: Stokes, Duckett keep England alive; Aussies ahead

On the final day of the second Ashes Test at Lord's, hosts England need 257 runs to win with Ben Stokes and Ben Duckett in the middle and six wickets remaining

Ashes: Not Bazball but execution cost England 1st Test vs Australia

Bazball approach, promoted by England coach Brandon McCullum and skipper Ben Stokes is being blamed for the team's tantalizing two-wicket loss in the first Ashes Test

Ashes: Australia, England docked WTC points by ICC for slow over-rate

Australia and England lost two points from their World Test Championship tally on Wednesday after both sides were found guilty of maintaining slow over rates during the first Ashes Test

Ashes: Stokes' call changed Moeen Ali's mind to come out of Test retirement

The message flashing on Moeen Ali's mobile phone was simple and to the point. Ashes? It came from England captain Ben Stokes, who had just learnt that his premier spinner Jack Leach was likely to miss the entire test series against Australia because of a back injury and was on the look-out for a replacement. Ali's first response? LOL. The news of Leach's absence was quickly confirmed so Ali thought about it, and realized how much fun it would be to play for England again given the team's new-found attacking approach under Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum. This was also the Ashes, he said to himself, the biggest test series in cricket. So Ali decided to come out of test retirement and could be thrown straight into England's team for the first match at Edgbaston on Friday. There he was on Tuesday, back in his test match whites and facing the glare of the English media. Like he does on the field, he adopted a relaxed approach. I spoke to Stokesy about how he talks to the batter

Ben Stokes can replace Dhoni as captain at CSK, says Scott Styris

With the 41-year-old four-time IPL-winning skipper set to retire for the final time soon, CSK are desperately looking for someone to take charge of the team

IPL Auction: Stokes best buy for CSK, MI look to secure future with Green

Chennai Super Kings management, known for its practicality and prudence, pulled off a coup by buying England Test captain and world's premier all-rounder Ben Stokes in what looks like a leadership succession plan as and when Mahendra Singh Dhoni decides to hang his boots. Mumbai Indians, a team that has been in transition in the last two years and had some baffling buys at the mega auction last season, opted to invest in Stokes' skill-set heir apparent Cameron Green. Sunrisers Hyderabad have added Harry Brooks in their roster but what they needed more was an option that stabilises their bowling line-up. PTI takes a look at top picks of all 10 teams Chennai Super Kings ============== Ben Stokes (16.25 crore), Ajinkya Rahane (Rs 50 lakh) Mahendra Singh Dhoni has a simple mantra -- rely on tried and tested seniors, who have been there and done that. Building teams is something he has always left on other franchises. With IPL set to be back in home and away format, CSK will play se

IPL Mini Auction 2023: Five players who will rake in the moolah in Kochi

The IPL 2023 Mini Auction will see all the teams go in for premium buys as they will try to fill in the slots and cover their biggest shortcomings

Ben Stokes, Cameron Green headline IPL's 405-strong mini-auction list

World's premier all-rounders Ben Stokes of England and Cameron Green of Australia are set to enjoy bidding frenzy as 405 players will go under the hammer for 87 slots at the IPL mini-auction on December 23 in Kochi. England's Test captain Stokes and the rising Aussie sensation Green are in the highest base price bracket of Rs 2 crore while former England Test captain Joe Root has also put his name up at Rs 1 crore. "Out of 405 players, 273 are Indians and 132 are overseas players of which 4 players are from associate nations. The total capped players are 119, uncapped players are 282 and 4 from associate nations. A maximum of 87 slots are now available with up to 30 being slotted for overseas players," BCCI secretary Jay Shah was quoted as saying in a media release. While Kolkata Knight Riders has the lowest purse available at Rs 7.2 crore, Sunrisers Hyderabad, with Rs 42.25 crore and 13 spots available, are expected to go on a buying spree after a poor last season. Another ...

What's Bazball and why is it the right approach to keep Test cricket alive?

Under Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes' Bazball system of attacking Test cricket, England have won eight out of the nine games and have played no draws at all

T20 World Cup: England crowned champions, beat Pakistan by five wickets

Ben Stokes stars with unbeaten half-century as England claim their second Twenty20 World Cup title