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29Oct

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Jacob Bethell gets maiden call-up in England Test squad for New Zealand tour | Cricket News – Times of India

Jacob Bethell. (Pic Credit - X) NEW DELHI: England on Tuesday named a 16-man squad for their upcoming Test tour of New Zealand, which includes the uncapped spin bowling all-rounder Jacob Bethell. However, wicketkeeper-batsman Jamie Smith has been left out due to paternity leave.Despite his limited experience in first-class cricket, with only 20 matches under his belt and a modest batting average of 25.44, Bethell has been selected following his T20 and ODI debuts against Australia last month.The Barbados-born player is the sole change to the Test squad that recently suffered a 2-1 series defeat in Pakistan.Bethell is currently with the England white-ball squad in the Caribbean and will join the Test team along with Rehan Ahmed and Jordan Cox after their commitments against the West Indies ...

26Oct

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‘They’ve slightly lost the plot’: Nasser Hussain slams England’s performance against Pakistan | Cricket News – Times of India

Former cricketer Nasser Hussain believes England captain Ben Stokes is in a need of "bit of help" as the visitors stare towards an unprecedented series defeat against Pakistan in Rawalpindi. Legspinner Rehan Ahmed ensured England's surge with a three-wicket burst just before the stroke of lunch. The late effort from Rehan raised hopes of England taking a sizeable lead. But Pakistan's tail-end came to hurt England in their exploits, with the experienced spin duo Noman Ali and Sajid Khan wreaking havoc with the bat. Noman's 45 and Sajid's 48* rubbed salt on England's fresh wounds before eventually bowling them out on 344. "England's struggles against the tail repeated themselves. It's not just today or in this series, but in the last two or three years, they have struggled to get through tai...

24Oct

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Watch: Pakistan reporter confuses Ben Stokes with broken English in hilarious presser moment | Cricket News – Times of India

Confused Ben Stokes (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: England skipper Ben Stokes faced some amusing confusion with a Pakistani reporter ahead of the third Test match against Pakistan. As the England captain prepared to discuss his team's performance, the reporter struggled to frame a question about England's impressive 823-run total from the first Test in Multan, specifically inquiring whether Stokes believed his team could replicate that feat in the upcoming third Test.Stokes found himself asking the reporter to repeat the question three times, leading to unseen confusion in the room.Watch:Despite the language barrier, Stokes maintained a humble demeanour as another Pakistani reporter claimed that the Englishman met the reporter after the press conference and apologized for all the miscommunicatio...