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Washington Post
20 hours ago
- Health
- Washington Post
England without Atkinson but regains Carse and Woakes for first test against India
England's remodeled pace attack lost Gus Atkinson to injury but has regained Chris Woakes and Brydon Carse for the first test against India starting on June 20 in Leeds. With Atkinson ruled out of selection after injuring his right hamstring in the innings defeat of Zimbabwe in last month's one-off test, England again has had to shuffle a fast-bowler unit missing injured pair Mark Wood (knee) and Jofra Archer (thumb) and permanently deprived of now-retired stalwarts James Anderson and Stuart Broad.
BBC News
3 days ago
- General
- BBC News
England bowler Atkinson a doubt for first India Test
Bowler Gus Atkinson is a doubt for the first Test against India later this month because of a right hamstring strain - adding to England's injury concerns among their 27-year-old was injured during the one-off Test against Zimbabwe last month and was subsequently ruled out of the ongoing one-day international series against West had been hoped the paceman would be fit for the series opener against India at Headingley on 20 June but it is understood he is struggling to regain are already without Mark Wood and Olly Stone, while Jofra Archer's potential return to red-ball cricket has been delayed by a thumb injury. Chris Woakes is expected to play for England Lions against India A this week as he continues his comeback from an ankle injury, while Brydon Carse has recovered from a foot injury to play in the three ODIs against West bowler Sam Cook, who made his international debut in the win against Zimbabwe, and Durham's Matthew Potts would be candidates to play in Atkinson's is Nottinghamshire seamer Josh Tongue. He took two wickets against Zimbabwe and could be added to the Lions squad to play India A this week in an attempt to maintain has quickly become a senior member of England's attack following the retirements of Stuart Broad and James has played in 12 of England's 13 Tests since making his debut at the start of last summer and has taken 55 wickets in that time - the most of any bowler in the captain Ben Stokes had been considering playing for the Lions in the four-day game which starts on Friday in Northampton as he manages his return to bowling after hamstring surgery but is not expected to will likely name their Test squad within the next week. All-rounder Jacob Bethell is set to be recalled having missed the Zimbabwe Test at the Indian Premier League, setting up an intriguing selection decision between the 21-year-old and vice-captain Ollie Pope.
BBC News
6 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Overton out of West Indies ODIs with broken finger
Fast bowler Jamie Overton has been ruled out of England's remaining two one-day internationals against West Indies with a broken suffered a broken little finger while attempting to take a return catch during England's huge win in the series-opener at Edgbaston on 31-year-old immediately left the field for treatment but came back on to bowl and took three is expected to be out for about a month, so will also miss the three T20s against West Indies that follow the replacement has been called up for the second ODI in Cardiff on Sunday, when England could secure the series. Matthew Potts and Luke Wood are the other fast bowlers in the ODI squad, with Potts expected to play on is the latest fast bowler to miss out through injury after Mark Wood, Jofra Archer and Gus began Harry Brook's reign as captain with a comprehensive 238-run defeat of West Indies, racking up 400-8 in Birmingham.
Mint
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Mint
LSG vs RCB, IPL 2025: Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, pitch report, weather forecast and more
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the 70th clash of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 on Tuesday (May 27). The game will be played at LSG's home ground, Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. The match is very crucial for RCB as they will storm directly into Qualifier 1 if they register a win. On the other hand, LSG who got eliminated from the Playoffs race, will want to end their IPL 2025 journey on a high note by winning their final match. Other teams in the Playoffs will want LSG to win as RCB are the top contenders to finish in first or second positions. The pitch at the Ekana Stadium is expected to be a mixed-soil (mix of red and black soil) ground. It will be a batting-friendly deck and a high-scoring encounter is on the cards. The team winning the toss is expected to opt bowling as dew will come into picture in the second innings. According to AccuWeather, the temperature in Lucknow will be around 35 degrees Celsius at the beginning of the game and will lower down to 32 degrees Celsius towards the end. The humidity will fluctuate around 39% to 49% during match hours. The sky will be clear and there is a negligible possibility of rain throughout the clash. Matches won by batting first: 9 Matches won by batting second: 11 Average first innings score: 170 Highest total successfully chased: 177 Highest individual innings: 94* (Ishan Kishan) Best bowling figures: 5/14 (Mark Wood) Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarwal, Rajat Patidar (Captain), Jitesh Sharma(wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma Lucknow Super Giants: Mitchell Marsh, Aryan Juyal, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(Captain), Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Akash Singh, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan, Shahbaz Ahmed, Digvesh Singh Rathi, William O'Rourke
Telegraph
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Telegraph
I am worried for England in the Ashes – they are one-trick ponies
My worry for the Ashes series later this year has always been England's bowling and I saw nothing at Nottingham to change my mind. The seamers were made to look very ordinary by a Zimbabwe team that were not much better than a minor county side. We had three decent right arm fast-medium bowlers at Trent Bridge but no pace or variation. It was all very predictable. They gave everything – you cannot fault their effort – but the ball did nothing. It was straight up and down on a flat pitch. But in English conditions, on a damp or grassy surface or overcast weather, they are fine. But how often do you see those conditions in Australia? Pace is ace in Australia. Look at when we have won over there. In 1932-33 we had Harold Larwood, in 1953-54 Frank Tyson blew Australia away and on Raymond Illingworth's tour in 1970-71 it was John Snow who put the frighteners on. When England won in 2010-11, they had James Anderson at his best. He was not lightning quick but he was our greatest fast-medium swing and seam bowler. We do not have anyone with his skills now. Mark Wood and Jofra Archer will add pace and Brydon Carse is very good but they are not going to play five Tests. Who knows how many we will get out of Wood and Archer. Chris Woakes is 36 and has a rotten record overseas. We hear a lot from England about the depth in their seam bowling. Well, it was not that encouraging at Trent Bridge. Even with the new ball they did not strike terror into Zimbabwe. The seamers leaked runs at over four an over, and the ball rarely beat the outside edge. The best bowler was 33-year-old Ben Stokes. Their pace dropped as the match wore on and that was a real concern. In Australia bowlers have to come back for two, three spells later in the day when it is hot and humid. They have to be able to maintain their pace on pitches not offering much and in sapping conditions but they could not do that even against Zimbabwe in coolish English May weather. In the end it was left to the young off-spinner, Shoaib Bashir, to take nearly half of the wickets. He took nine on a pitch that did not turn. When you compare England and Australia there is not much to choose between the batting. They have one great batsman in Steve Smith, we have one in Joe Root. They have dangerous Travis Head down the order and we have Harry Brook. It is pretty equal. But bowling? That is very different. The Aussie attack has variation. Pat Cummins is genuinely quick. They have a left-arm seamer in Mitchell Starc who provides a different angle, and plenty of rough for Nathan Lyon to work with. They have a wonderfully skilled fast-medium bowler in Josh Hazlewood, who is tall and gets bounce. Scott Boland is an excellent back-up. They have variation and pace. We are one-trick ponies and the Zimbabwe Test should really make the selectors and Rob Key sit up and think because if that is what we have to throw at Australia then it is going to be a tough Ashes. I don't know how they rectify it. There is no easy solution. It is just the weakness of our game but it is the job of the coaches and management to make it work. Trent Bridge should give them plenty of food for thought. All cricket-lovers understand that the newer Test playing nations like Ireland, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh deserve to be encouraged and given the opportunity to ply their skills against the top teams. But it was a mismatch. It was like putting a heavyweight boxer in with a flyweight. The heavyweight toyed with the flyweight before knocking him out with one punch. Zimbabwe were just out of their depth. Anyone could see it. England batted first on a flat pitch and took advantage of club bowling and enjoyed easy batting practice. Victory was poor advert for Test cricket The top three of Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope made hundreds. Well done. It is not their fault the bowling was so poor. It was exactly what any batsman wants early season: easy runs. Runs breeds confidence, confidence sets you up for the summer. Form and confidence is everything. They did their job but, if we're honest, it was not a great advert for Test match cricket. It flattered one team and knocked seven bells out of the other one. But England's top three go into the Test series against India full of confidence. They have no excuse now. But we cannot say suddenly that Crawley and Pope have solved the technical and mental issues that have dogged their careers because the Zimbabwe bowling was so average. They were medium pacers not good enough or consistent enough to expose any flaws in Crawley and Pope's batting. We will have to wait until the India series to see if there really is any improvement against better bowlers. That will be the real test and give us a better idea of where they stand.
