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BBC News
18 hours ago
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- BBC News
Stokes out of fifth India Test with shoulder injury
England captain Ben Stokes has been ruled out of the fifth Test against India, which starts at The Oval on Thursday, because of a shoulder injury. Ollie Pope will lead the side in Stokes' absence while Jacob Bethell will bat at number six. There are also three changes to the bowling line-up with quicks Jofra Archer and Brydon Carse, who has played all four Tests so far, also missing out alongside spinner Liam Dawson. Seamers Gus Atkinson, Josh Tongue and Jamie Overton are included while Chris Woakes retains his place. England XI for fifth Test v India: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (captain), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Jamie Overton, Josh Tongue. More to follow.
Yahoo
24-07-2025
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- Yahoo
Joe Schmidt provides update on Rob Valetini and Will Skelton after huge double Australia injury blow
Australia head coach Joe Schmidt expects Will Skelton and Rob Valetini to be fit for the second Test against the British and Irish Lions after the pair were ruled out of the opening encounter in a huge double injury blow. Blindside flanker Valetini and lock Skelton are both nursing calf issues and have not managed to make the Wallabies' 23 for the first Test in Brisbane. Valetini has been a standout for Australia over the last two years amid fluctuations in the side's form, while the absence of hulking second row Skelton is significant To compound matters, Langi Gleeson - Valetini's likely replacement in the No 6 shirt - has also been ruled out, forcing Schmidt to select a debutant in Nick Champion de Crespigny alongside Fraser McReight and captain Harry Wilson in the back row. Confirming that Skelton and Valetini would have featured had this been a Test decider, Schmidt nonetheless admitted that their unavailability was significant news. 'They were right on the edge, to be honest,' Schmidt conceded. 'If it was the last game of the series, they would have been in the mix. We just felt it was the most judicious decision at the time. 'It's funny, you put a training team together and all the guys are looking, 'am I in [Valetini]'s team?', to see if they might get a chance of starting. Bobby has been a very regular starter for us and a big player for us. Those are the things that happen. Langi [Gleeson] went well against the Fijians, and he was on the cusp as well. It is a great opportunity for Nic Champion de Crespigny, who has trained well and had a good Super Rugby season. Rob Valetini has been ruled out of the opening Test in Brisbane (Getty Images) 'I've been pretty pragmatic about [the injuries], and I hope that the team are as well. We try not to base our whole game around any individual, we share the load and we share the excitement about the opportunity. I think that those things are still shared within the group. I'd like to think that we can still go out that we can put a game together that can keep the British and Irish Lions honest on the day.' The injuries to Skelton and Valetini continued a far from serene build-up to the three Tests for the hosts, with first-choice fly half Noah Lolesio ruled out of the series after undergoing neck surgery. Youngster Tom Lynagh, son of Wallabies legend Michael, is therefore given a huge opportunity at fly half, with the 22-year-old set to make his first Test start. Tom Lynagh will make his first Test start in Brisbane (Getty Images) Schmidt expressed his confidence in Lynagh, though has not spoken to his father about him ahead of the first Test. 'I'm confident in him,' the Wallabies head coach said. 'It's a stadium he knows really well, it's a piece of grass that he's been on and been across many, many times. So I think that will just help him settle into his game. 'If he can settle early, hopefully he can get a rhythm that allows him to dictate the game to a degree. We know there's going to be times where we're not going to be in enough control to dictate the game. But as I said, he's very brave defensively, very competent in the air. So whatever does get thrown at Tom, I am confident that he'll cope and I'm very confident that he'll learn from the occasion. 'I always felt that Michael had a real quiet control of games and a calmness about the way that he ran the game. And I do think there's a bit of that in Tom. It's always the same when you haven't seen someone at the level and they haven't been put under the pressure that's going to come, then you're not quite sure how things are going to work out. But I have real confidence in Tom and I'm sure Michael does as well.'
The Independent
23-07-2025
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- The Independent
England battle to keep India in check on opening day of fourth Test
England fought hard to keep India in check on an attritional opening day of the fourth Test at a gloomy Emirates Old Trafford, with the tourists sweating over a foot injury to Rishabh Pant. Ben Stokes claimed two for 47 after being seduced into bowling first by the overheads and Liam Dawson marked his first Test appearance since July 2017 with the prize wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal for 58. Sai Sudharsan top-scored with 61 as India went to stumps on 264 for four although Pant retired hurt after a typically helter-skelter 37 when he was struck on the right foot by Chris Woakes. Pant was in immediate pain and took off his boot to be treated but when it was apparent he could neither continue nor hobble off the field, he was taken away in a golf buggy for further assessment. Pant suffered a finger injury last week at Lord's and could not keep wicket but this seems altogether more serious for India's second leading run-scorer of this Rothesay series, just behind Shubman Gill. India's captain received jeers when he came out to bat and is perhaps now public enemy number one after accusing England of contravening 'the spirit of the game' following a bad-tempered third Test. After the antagonism between the teams at the home of cricket, where England went 2-1 ahead, there was no obvious sign of lingering tensions on Wednesday, where Gill calling incorrectly under cloudy skies was India's 14th toss loss in a row – a statistical anomaly rated at 16,384 to one. India had better luck when play started, with Woakes left kicking the turf in frustration after twice drawing Jaiswal's outside edge in the opening over as both dropped short of the cordon. Woakes probed away in a tireless eight-over burst, frequently challenging the off-stump and outside edge but finding no reward as Jaiswal reined in his attacking instincts, only cutting loose when carving Stokes for six just before lunch. KL Rahul was unruffled as he faced down Jofra Archer before taking on the wayward Brydon Carse, moving past 400 runs for the series in a wicketless opening session where England's only breakthrough was Woakes snapping Jaiswal's bat handle. Woakes had some overdue reward 20 minutes after lunch as Rahul departed for 46 following a tentative backfoot prod that took the outside edge and carried at chest height to Zak Crawley at third slip. Dawson then struck with his seventh delivery for his first Test wicket in 2,929 days as Jaiswal, having battled to 59, was undone by a lack of spin and hint of drift as a defensive push forward caught the edge and was gobbled up by Harry Brook. Gill's arrival to the crease brought surprise boos before the recalled Sudharsan, one of three India changes from Lord's, was put down on 20 by Jamie Smith after Stokes looked to have strangled him down leg-side again, having done so at Headingley. Stokes would not be denied in his next over, persuading umpire Rod Tucker to raise his finger after brushing the front pad of Gill, who took a review with him having shouldered arms to a nip-backer. Pant brought trademark chaos after tea; slog sweeping an 85mph delivery from Archer then missing a reverse ramp, punching Carse for six, while an ungainly hack off Dawson unsighted Stokes due to the red advertisement boards beyond the boundary. His unpredictability was also his undoing after he inside edged a reverse sweep off Woakes on to his right boot on 37. England reviewed in vain as Pant hopped in agony, requiring lengthy treatment before eventually being driven off the field, head in hands and foot increasingly swelling. Sudharsan made use of his let-off to reach a maiden first Test fifty but, having showed good judgement to England's short-ball tactics, he lost patience and flapped at Stokes and Carse ran in to take a simple catch. With the floodlights on for most of the evening session amid ever darkening skies, England had to bowl spin from both ends after Ravindra Jadeja appeared to remonstrate with the umpires about the light. England ended the day bowling spin from both ends at Jadeja and Shardul Thakur and refused to take the second new ball when it became available, while the players were brought off after Stokes seemed to intimate bringing on a seamer 10 minutes before the scheduled finish.
Khaleej Times
21-07-2025
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- Khaleej Times
Siraj expects Bumrah to feature for India in fourth Test
India's Mohammed Siraj expects fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah to feature in the vital fourth Test against England at Old Trafford this week. Bumrah, the world's top-ranked Test bowler, is only slated to play three of the five matches against England as he battles a back injury. He has already featured in India's defeats at Headingley and Lord's, leaving the tourists 2-1 down in the series. With doubts over the availability of India seam bowler Akash Deep due to a groin injury, Siraj believes Bumrah will feature in Manchester on Wednesday rather than hold him back for next week's final Test at The Oval. "So far, we only know that Jassi (Bumrah) will play," Siraj said on Monday. India must make at least one change as Nitish Kumar Reddy will miss the last two Tests because of a knee injury. India are also sweating on the fitness of wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant, who suffered a finger injury last week. Siraj was last man out as India fell to an agonising 22-run defeat in the third Test at Lord's. The pace bowler played Shoaib Bashir's delivery on to his stumps before slumping to his knees in frustration. Siraj took heart from India's lower-order fight as he lasted 30 balls and Reddy and Bumrah more than 50, with Ravindra Jadeja contributing an unbeaten 61. "It took a long time to get over. That match felt like we could've won. I'm very emotional," he said. "We fought hard. Jadeja did great and even Bumrah batted 54 balls. Still, we lost. But I told myself, it's 2-1 now, not over yet. That gave me motivation to do better. "At one point it looked like we'd lose by 80 runs but we took it deep and made it close, losing by just 22. That fight meant a lot."
Times of Oman
20-07-2025
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- Times of Oman
Trouble mounts for Team India as Akash Deep, Arshdeep injured ahead of fourth Test; Anshul Kamboj added to squad
New Delh i: India's build-up to the crucial fourth Test against England at Old Trafford has been dented by injuries to two of their seamers, Akash Deep and Arshdeep Singh. With both bowlers likely to miss the Manchester Test starting July 23, the selectors have drafted in Haryana's promising fast bowler Anshul Kamboj as cover for the final two matches of the five-Test series, as per ESPNcricinfo. Arshdeep, who is yet to make his Test debut, hurt his bowling hand during a training session in Beckenham on Thursday. He was seen having his hand taped after what looked like a follow-through injury. Earlier in the session, the left-arm quick said, "I'll bowl a lot today, cover all the work of a week, and then go and shop," as quoted from ESPNcricinfo. Later, he walked off, clearly in discomfort. It's unclear whether the injury required stitches. Meanwhile, Akash Deep is nursing a groin niggle, compounding India's concerns. The right-arm seamer was instrumental in India squaring the series in Birmingham with a 10-wicket match haul. However, in the Lord's Test, he looked off-colour, managing just one wicket and even walking off on Day 4 for treatment, though the exact nature of that issue wasn't confirmed then. India's assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate acknowledged Arshdeep's injury would affect team planning, and the latest setback with Akash Deep only adds to the headache. With the series on the line and England leading 2-1, all eyes now turn to Jasprit Bumrah's availability. Ten Doeschate had earlier hinted that India would be "leaning towards" playing Bumrah in Manchester, though that would depend on factors like the weather and overall bowling fitness. Mohammed Siraj, who has shouldered the bulk of the pace workload, having played all three Tests so far, will also need careful workload management. Prasidh Krishna, who featured in the first two Tests, remains an option along with Shardul Thakur, who played the opening Test in Leeds as a bowling allrounder. Into this mix comes 24-year-old Anshul Kamboj, a right-arm seamer known for his ability to hit the deck hard and generate skiddy bounce. He was part of the India A squad earlier this summer and impressed in the second unofficial Test in Northampton, claiming four wickets, including two in one over. Not just with the ball, Kamboj also showed his grit with the bat, stitching an unbeaten 149-run partnership with Tanush Kotian in the same match. Kamboj's domestic record also speaks for itself. He picked up 34 wickets in six matches during the 2023-24 Ranji Trophy, finished as the leading wicket-taker in the 2024-25 Duleep Trophy, and created history by becoming only the third Indian to take all ten wickets in an innings against Kerala. His consistent performances have now earned him a well-deserved Test call-up.
