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India Today
3 days ago
- Sport
- India Today
Rehab over surgery: Chris Woakes ready to take risky route to make it to Ashes
England pacer Chris Woakes admitted that he is willing to take the risk of going through a rehabilitation process for his dislocated shoulder rather than undergoing surgery to keep his Ashes 2025 hopes alive. Woakes suffered the shoulder injury during the final Test of the series against India and didn't take part in bowling again during the match. The 36-year-old then showed bravery when he came out to bat on the final day with his arm in a sling, as England would ultimately lose the match by six runs. advertisementIt was initially reported that the pacer will be out of the Ashes tour, but Woakes isn't ready to give up on his dream just yet. Speaking to BBC Sport, still sporting the sling, Woakes said that he is waiting to see the scan results and the extent of the damage to his shoulder. The pacer feels that an eight-week rehab programme could get him ready for the first Test in Perth, despite knowing the risks attached with it. "I'm waiting to see what the extent of the damage is but I think the options will be to have surgery or to go down a rehab route and try and get it as strong as possible," said Woakes."I suppose naturally with that there will be a chance of a reoccurrence, but I suppose that could be a risk that you're just willing to take sort of thing."'Rehab after surgery will make it tricky for Ashes' Woakes said that rehab after surgery would mean he would be out for three or four months, which would be too close to the Ashes. "From what I've heard from physios and specialists is that the rehab of a surgery option would be closer to four months or three to four months. That's obviously touching on the Ashes and Australia so it makes it tricky."From a rehab point of view you can probably get it strong again within eight weeks. So that could be an option, but again obviously still waiting to get the full report on it," said Ashes is all set to begin in November this year. - Ends
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First Post
05-08-2025
- Sport
- First Post
Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy better than Ashes 2005? R Ashwin, Monty Panesar weigh in
With the India-England Test series ending in a gripping 2-2 draw, comparisons with the legendary Ashes 2005 have taken over cricket circles. Former players R Ashwin and Monty Panesar weighed in on the debate. read more It's human nature to compare, and the recently concluded, thrilling India vs England Test series is no exception, with former cricketers comparing it to the iconic 2005 Ashes. Legendary Ravichandran Ashwin has claimed that the 2025 five-match Test series between India and England that ended with a scoreline of 2-2 on Monday after the visitors won the final match at Oval on the last day was even better than the Ashes 2005. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD England's 2-1 Ashes 2005 win was their first since 1986-87, but the on-field drama, confrontations, and close matches made it a legendary contest. Ashwin: IND vs ENG better series than Ashes 2005 Ashwin, who retired from Test cricket last year, feels the 2025 India vs England series is 'slightly better than even the 2005 Ashes' as the latest series had a number of imperfections. 'A lot of people are comparing this series with the 2005 Ashes, but I think this series was slightly better than even the 2005 Ashes – because there was so much more imperfection, from both sides,' Ashwin said on his YouTube channel. 'If you look at that Australian team, there was Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne, you had Michael Kasprowicz, Shaun Tait. From this side [England] you had Simon Jones, Steve Harmison, you had Ashley Giles. There was a lot of experience in the bowling attacks. There was experience in the batting too. There was a lot of hard-fought cricket, where you couldn't see a lot of mistakes. It was hard-fought.' Also Read | India player ratings for England Tests: Heroes and duds as Shubman Gill and Co secure thrilling 2-2 Test series draw Explaining the imperfections, Ashwin said that the way players fought back on numerous occasions made the series a riveting affair. 'In this series, there were a lot of mistakes,' Ashwin added. 'But the young players have corrected their mistakes and gotten better through the series. You had somebody like KL Rahul who's not put a foot wrong in the series. Then you had somebody like a Rishabh Pant or Shubman Gill, who made errors – both got run out once – they played some poor shots and got out at the crucial moments. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 'In the bowling too, Mohammed Siraj has had some down spells, Prasidh [Krishna] has had some ordinary spells. England have bowled poorly, but have fought back through Ben Stokes. So there has been a lot of imperfection. There was a lot of perfection in the 2005 Ashes, but we got to see a lot of imperfection in this series. Also Read | Gavaskar compares workload debate to jawans at border, drops ODI captaincy hint 'And that's the beauty of it. Players corrected their vulnerabilities, and made this series like a festival for us. [For] anyone who paid money to go watch the match, no one would say they didn't have their money's worth. Twenty-five days of riveting cricket, and I could give anything to watch this series, I have not missed a moment.' Monty Panesar compares IND vs ENG to Ashes 2005 Former England spinner Monty Panesar felt it was the 'most exciting series' since the 2005 Ashes. 'It's been a famous victory for India. They played brilliant, brilliant cricket. And yesterday, we kind of thought when Joe Root and Harry Brook were batting that this was out of their reach. But the conditions this morning obviously favoured India with the seam positions, and the key was that they didn't take the new ball. And with the old ball, Siraj was amazing, and Krishna, as well, got that length a bit fuller. And it's a famous victory, probably the most exciting series since 2005, between England and Australia,' Panesar told IANS. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD
The Advertiser
23-06-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Kookaburras' Pro League dream dies with England defeat
Australia's hockey men have fallen short in their bid to successfully defend their international hockey Pro League title, a 2-1 defeat to their old rivals England in London finally ending the Kookaburras' terrific unbeaten streak. The defeat for Tim Brand's side, after a brilliant sequence of six straight wins in Argentina and Europe, finally put paid to their hopes at the Lee Valley Centre with the Netherlands sealing the title that the Aussies had won in 2024. It was a frustrating end to their thrilling European push and they only had themselves to blame, Tom Craig having a penalty stroke brilliantly saved by a diving England keeper James Mazarelo and the team managing to convert only one of 16 penalty corners. While England celebrated their first victory in hockey's 'Ashes' for 11 years, there was frustration for Brand as he reflected: "It's a shame to let that one slip today. "But we've come away to learn on this tour, and second (place in the league) is still up for grabs. I'm very proud of what we've done so far, it's not over yet. "We played well, created a lot of chances, we were physical and we had a lot of energy, but we just couldn't put the ball in the back of the net. We'll go away and look at that, it's a young group and we'll take a lot from this game." Coming off a sensational 4-3 comeback win against the same opposition on Saturday, the Kookaburras had to win and also prevail in their final two league matches against the hosts in Germany next week to snatch the title from the Dutch. But Brand proved the only Aussie to get on the scoresheet, tapping home following one corner to level the scores after England had taken the lead in the third quarter against the run of play through Jack Waller after the Kookaburras had already squandered 11 short corners and missed the penalty stroke. Then Waller proved the home hero, scoring a brilliant winner in the fourth quarter to give the hosts their first win after nine straight losses against Australia since 2014. "Our playing style at the moment is as good as anyone's, we can match anyone in the world," said Brand. "The game just didn't fall our way today." Meanwhile, the Hockeyroos delivered a brilliant 4-3 come-from-behind triumph over Germany in Berlin to end their Pro League season on a high. Just 24 hours after getting hammered 4-0 by the hosts in Berlin, the Aussie women turned the tables emphatically on a sweltering afternoon, overcoming a 3-1 halftime deficit to win thanks to 15-minute burst in the second half. Goals from Greta Hayes, Courtney Schonell, Grace Stewart and Lexie Pickering earned the famous win in their last match before September's three-match World Cup qualifying showdown against New Zealand in Darwin. "What a way to finish this Pro League season! It's been an up-and-down campaign over here in Europe," player of the match Hayes conceded. The Hockeyroos are in fourth place in the standings with the Netherlands women having long since wrapped up the title. Australia's hockey men have fallen short in their bid to successfully defend their international hockey Pro League title, a 2-1 defeat to their old rivals England in London finally ending the Kookaburras' terrific unbeaten streak. The defeat for Tim Brand's side, after a brilliant sequence of six straight wins in Argentina and Europe, finally put paid to their hopes at the Lee Valley Centre with the Netherlands sealing the title that the Aussies had won in 2024. It was a frustrating end to their thrilling European push and they only had themselves to blame, Tom Craig having a penalty stroke brilliantly saved by a diving England keeper James Mazarelo and the team managing to convert only one of 16 penalty corners. While England celebrated their first victory in hockey's 'Ashes' for 11 years, there was frustration for Brand as he reflected: "It's a shame to let that one slip today. "But we've come away to learn on this tour, and second (place in the league) is still up for grabs. I'm very proud of what we've done so far, it's not over yet. "We played well, created a lot of chances, we were physical and we had a lot of energy, but we just couldn't put the ball in the back of the net. We'll go away and look at that, it's a young group and we'll take a lot from this game." Coming off a sensational 4-3 comeback win against the same opposition on Saturday, the Kookaburras had to win and also prevail in their final two league matches against the hosts in Germany next week to snatch the title from the Dutch. But Brand proved the only Aussie to get on the scoresheet, tapping home following one corner to level the scores after England had taken the lead in the third quarter against the run of play through Jack Waller after the Kookaburras had already squandered 11 short corners and missed the penalty stroke. Then Waller proved the home hero, scoring a brilliant winner in the fourth quarter to give the hosts their first win after nine straight losses against Australia since 2014. "Our playing style at the moment is as good as anyone's, we can match anyone in the world," said Brand. "The game just didn't fall our way today." Meanwhile, the Hockeyroos delivered a brilliant 4-3 come-from-behind triumph over Germany in Berlin to end their Pro League season on a high. Just 24 hours after getting hammered 4-0 by the hosts in Berlin, the Aussie women turned the tables emphatically on a sweltering afternoon, overcoming a 3-1 halftime deficit to win thanks to 15-minute burst in the second half. Goals from Greta Hayes, Courtney Schonell, Grace Stewart and Lexie Pickering earned the famous win in their last match before September's three-match World Cup qualifying showdown against New Zealand in Darwin. "What a way to finish this Pro League season! It's been an up-and-down campaign over here in Europe," player of the match Hayes conceded. The Hockeyroos are in fourth place in the standings with the Netherlands women having long since wrapped up the title. Australia's hockey men have fallen short in their bid to successfully defend their international hockey Pro League title, a 2-1 defeat to their old rivals England in London finally ending the Kookaburras' terrific unbeaten streak. The defeat for Tim Brand's side, after a brilliant sequence of six straight wins in Argentina and Europe, finally put paid to their hopes at the Lee Valley Centre with the Netherlands sealing the title that the Aussies had won in 2024. It was a frustrating end to their thrilling European push and they only had themselves to blame, Tom Craig having a penalty stroke brilliantly saved by a diving England keeper James Mazarelo and the team managing to convert only one of 16 penalty corners. While England celebrated their first victory in hockey's 'Ashes' for 11 years, there was frustration for Brand as he reflected: "It's a shame to let that one slip today. "But we've come away to learn on this tour, and second (place in the league) is still up for grabs. I'm very proud of what we've done so far, it's not over yet. "We played well, created a lot of chances, we were physical and we had a lot of energy, but we just couldn't put the ball in the back of the net. We'll go away and look at that, it's a young group and we'll take a lot from this game." Coming off a sensational 4-3 comeback win against the same opposition on Saturday, the Kookaburras had to win and also prevail in their final two league matches against the hosts in Germany next week to snatch the title from the Dutch. But Brand proved the only Aussie to get on the scoresheet, tapping home following one corner to level the scores after England had taken the lead in the third quarter against the run of play through Jack Waller after the Kookaburras had already squandered 11 short corners and missed the penalty stroke. Then Waller proved the home hero, scoring a brilliant winner in the fourth quarter to give the hosts their first win after nine straight losses against Australia since 2014. "Our playing style at the moment is as good as anyone's, we can match anyone in the world," said Brand. "The game just didn't fall our way today." Meanwhile, the Hockeyroos delivered a brilliant 4-3 come-from-behind triumph over Germany in Berlin to end their Pro League season on a high. Just 24 hours after getting hammered 4-0 by the hosts in Berlin, the Aussie women turned the tables emphatically on a sweltering afternoon, overcoming a 3-1 halftime deficit to win thanks to 15-minute burst in the second half. Goals from Greta Hayes, Courtney Schonell, Grace Stewart and Lexie Pickering earned the famous win in their last match before September's three-match World Cup qualifying showdown against New Zealand in Darwin. "What a way to finish this Pro League season! It's been an up-and-down campaign over here in Europe," player of the match Hayes conceded. The Hockeyroos are in fourth place in the standings with the Netherlands women having long since wrapped up the title.
Perth Now
22-06-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Kookaburras' Pro League dream dies with England defeat
Australia's hockey men have fallen short in their bid to successfully defend their international hockey Pro League title, a 2-1 defeat to their old rivals England in London finally ending the Kookaburras' terrific unbeaten streak. The defeat for Tim Brand's side, after a brilliant sequence of six straight wins in Argentina and Europe, finally put paid to their hopes at the Lee Valley Centre with the Netherlands sealing the title that the Aussies had won in 2024. It was a frustrating end to their thrilling European push and they only had themselves to blame, Tom Craig having a penalty stroke brilliantly saved by a diving England keeper James Mazarelo and the team managing to convert only one of 16 penalty corners. While England celebrated their first victory in hockey's 'Ashes' for 11 years, there was frustration for Brand as he reflected: "It's a shame to let that one slip today. "But we've come away to learn on this tour, and second (place in the league) is still up for grabs. I'm very proud of what we've done so far, it's not over yet. "We played well, created a lot of chances, we were physical and we had a lot of energy, but we just couldn't put the ball in the back of the net. We'll go away and look at that, it's a young group and we'll take a lot from this game." Coming off a sensational 4-3 comeback win against the same opposition on Saturday, the Kookaburras had to win and also prevail in their final two league matches against the hosts in Germany next week to snatch the title from the Dutch. But Brand proved the only Aussie to get on the scoresheet, tapping home following one corner to level the scores after England had taken the lead in the third quarter against the run of play through Jack Waller after the Kookaburras had already squandered 11 short corners and missed the penalty stroke. Then Waller proved the home hero, scoring a brilliant winner in the fourth quarter to give the hosts their first win after nine straight losses against Australia since 2014. "Our playing style at the moment is as good as anyone's, we can match anyone in the world," said Brand. "The game just didn't fall our way today." Meanwhile, the Hockeyroos delivered a brilliant 4-3 come-from-behind triumph over Germany in Berlin to end their Pro League season on a high. Just 24 hours after getting hammered 4-0 by the hosts in Berlin, the Aussie women turned the tables emphatically on a sweltering afternoon, overcoming a 3-1 halftime deficit to win thanks to 15-minute burst in the second half. Goals from Greta Hayes, Courtney Schonell, Grace Stewart and Lexie Pickering earned the famous win in their last match before September's three-match World Cup qualifying showdown against New Zealand in Darwin. "What a way to finish this Pro League season! It's been an up-and-down campaign over here in Europe," player of the match Hayes conceded. The Hockeyroos are in fourth place in the standings with the Netherlands women having long since wrapped up the title.
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First Post
18-06-2025
- Sport
- First Post
'Disrespectful, bordering on arrogance': Graeme Swann criticised by England, Indian cricket fans over 'warm-up for Ashes' comment
Graeme Swann calling India vs England Test series as the 'perfect warm-up for Ashes' has not gone down well with fans from either England or India, who have labelled him as 'arrogant'. read more Indian and English fans are not happy with Graeme Swann's controversial remarks over the India vs England Test series. Images: Graeme Swann on X/PTI Former England cricketer Graeme Swann is facing severe criticism from English and Indian cricket fans after he labelled the upcoming five-match Test series between Team India and England a 'warm-up for the Ashes' . While former spinner Swann admitted that India are going to be a tough opponent, he kept the upcoming Ashes at the centre of his preview and finished by saying that winning against Shubman Gill and Co will give England the required confidence for the series against Australia. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 'It's kind of a perfect warm-up for the Ashes to be honest,' Swann told Sky Sports. 'India is a huge series. The last 2-3 times we have gone to India, we have been thoroughly outplayed. So in our own backyard, our home turf, we need to beat India. We need to play well. They are not gonna have Virat Kohli or Rohit Sharma, two absolute superstars of the bat. 'So, without that, yes, they have got great players coming in instead, but we have bowlers who can exploit our conditions well, who can bowl really well. I think England must look to win this series and I think they should look to win it convincingly as well. I will take 4-1, 3-2. I will push, but I really hope we do well and get the confidence moving into the Ashes.' Swann's preview and his remark calling the India vs England Test series a warm-up haven't gone down well with fans from either England or India. A cricket fan from England said that Swann's comments were 'disrespectful' and arrogant. 'Not only is it disrespectful to call any test series a warm up for the Ashes, it's bordering on arrogance to do so for a series against India,' he wrote on X. It's not difficult to understand why there is not a lot of love for English cricket globally when a test series - against the powerhouse team of the last decade no less - is described as a warm up for the Ashes. — Adam Sutherland (@AdamSants_) June 17, 2025 STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Another account by the name of Adam Sutherland said that the comments Swann made are the reason why English cricket is not admired globally. 'It's not difficult to understand why there is not a lot of love for English cricket globally when a test series - against the powerhouse team of the last decade no less - is described as a warm up for the Ashes,' he wrote. Not only is it disrespectful to call any test series a warm up for the Ashes, it's bordering on arrogance to do so for a series against India. — Ethan Dalton (@EthanDalton96) June 17, 2025 An Indian cricket team fan mocked Swann and said that even Australia don't take the Ashes seriously. 'It's perfectly ok not to take things like this seriously . The best part about the Ashes is even Australia plays the ashes to warm up for the next series,' a user by the name Arnab wrote. It's perfectly ok not to take things like this seriously . The best part about the Ashes is even Australia plays the ashes to warm up for the next series . — Arnab (@dasarnabece) June 17, 2025 STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Nonetheless, it's not a hidden fact that India face a daunting task in England in the absence of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. All eyes will be on new Test captain Shubman Gill. In an exclusive conversation with Firstpost, cricketer-turned-commentator Ajay Mehra said that the young Indian team can win in England.
