Jofra Archer has been added to England’s squad for next week’s second Test against India at Edgbaston. The 30-year-old pace bowler, who has not played Test cricket since February 2021, returns to the England set-up in the only change to Ben Stokes’ squad that secured a thrilling five-wicket win in the series opener at Headingley. … Read more
Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood has rejoined Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) squad ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 playoffs, providing a significant boost to the franchise as they chase their maiden title. Hazlewood, RCB’s leading wicket-taker this season with 18 wickets from just 10 matches, arrived in Lucknow in the early hours of Sunday, … Read more
1 The ignominy keeps coming for Manchester United this week, as Thomas Tuchel has named an England squad without a single player from the Old Trafford club. It’s certainly not unusual for an international manager to overlook players languishing in 16th place in the Premier League but, while they may be chronically underperforming, United’s players … Read more
County pals Cook and Cox get England call Uncapped Essex duo Sam Cook and Jordan Cox have been named in England’s squad for the one-off four-day Test against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge starting on May 22.It’s Cook’s first call-up to the England senior squad after several years as one of the most consistent and successful … Read more
Barcelona have named Ronald Araujo among the substitutes for their rearranged La Liga clash with Osasuna despite manager Hansi Flick previously saying the Uruguayan would not feature due to injury. Araujo missed his country’s 0-0 draw with Bolivia on Tuesday, leading Flick to rule the defender out along with Raphinha after the Brazilian played in … Read more
Opening Day is less than two weeks away! Spring Training games still matter as getting tuned up and ready for the upcoming season, but let’s dive into who did well today and who did not for Kansas City. Winners Nick Loftin After seeing some time on the team last season and providing some nice depth … Read more
It’s a drum I will continue to bang. Mix youth with experience, and you are giving yourself a MUCH better chance of success and not having to wait years for it to come. I believe if Chelsea had done this at the start of their youth project, then we would be playing Champions League football … Read more
Tags: England tour of India, 2025, India, England, Mohammed Shami Ahmed Published on: Jan 17, 2025 After a prolonged absence due to injury, fast bowler Mohammed Shami is set to rejoin the Indian team for the five-match T20I series against England, starting on January 22 in Kolkata. Shami, who last played for India in the … Read more
Pakistan delayed their 15-member squad announcement for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy, scheduled to begin on February 19. They will also face New Zealand and South Africa in a tri-series with the same squad in preparation for the eight-team tournament. Several questions have been raised over a few players’ place on the side. One of … Read more
A bit of a double edged but connected article this one, and it also carries over from my other article on the home page today titled ‘of course you could come good, eventually…’ So please do go check that one out first in this mini-series of articles about the importance of experience and balance when … Read more