New Zealand provided Tim Southee with a winning farewell in his final Test match as he ended up with 391 wickets and 98 sixes with the bat. England rode on Jacob Bethell and Joe Root's fifties to show some fight in the fourth innings but 658 was always going to be an out-of-reach target.
England took a 2-0 unassailable lead against New Zealand with a massive 323-run win in the second Test in Wellington and scripted history in the World Test Championship (WTC). England may not be able to qualify for the final, however, they have made sure to end their cycle on a high.
England cricket team scripted history on Day 2 of the second Test against New Zealand in Wellington on Saturday, December 7. England ended up expanding their lead to 533 at the stumps and look good to take a 2-0 unassailable lead in the three-match series.
New Zealand let advantage slip out of their hands on Day 1 of the second Test in Wellington against England after bowling out the visitors for 280. New Zealand lost half their side by the stumps and will need a superlative effort from Tom Blundell and Glenn Phillips to get close to England's total.
England have the opportunity to win the first-ever Crowe-Thorpe Trophy as they aim to seal the series against New Zealand in Wellington in the second Test starting December 6. England registered a comfortable eight-wicket victory in the series opener in Christchurch.
England and New Zealand were handed a three-point deduction each and a 15 per cent match fee fine after both teams were found three overs short of the required over rate during the first Test in Christchurch. However, Ben Stokes wasn't impressed saying that the match ended on Day 4 itself.
England vice-captain Ollie Pope is set to fill in as the wicketkeeper and will slot down in the playing XI in the series opener against New Zealand. The three-match Test series will be competed for the Crowe-Thorpe Trophy and is critical for New Zealand, especially from WTC points table perspective.
The two-day IPL 2025 mega auction, with 577 players in the pool, is scheduled to take place on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah. Jofra Archer, the England pacer whose name was not on the shortlist earlier, has been added back, and he is part of Set 6 for the fast bowlers.
England rendered West Indies a must-win situation in the remaining three matches of the T20 series with another solid win in Barbados. Captain Jos Buttler was the star of the Sunday victory for England as he smashed back to form after getting out for a duck in the series opener.
England will take on the West Indies in a five-match T20 series starting on November 9 (local time) in Barbados. England levelled the series 1-1 they played a T20I series last and will be keen to turn over the West Indies in their own backyard, who have picked a strong squad themselves.
James Anderson, the former England pacer was one of the 1,574 players and 52 English names to register for the IPL 2025 mega auction, scheduled for November 24-25 in Jeddah. The fact was interesting since Anderson has retired from international cricket and hasn't played a T20 for more than a decade.
James Anderson has publicly expressed his desire to play a bit longer than he actually did after being forced to an early retirement by Brendon McCullum and Co with the team going ahead with youngsters, with an eye on the next year's Ashes in Australia.
England white-ball captain Jos Buttler is set to return to action for the first time since the T20 World Cup in the T20I series against the West Indies. Buttler has had multiple setbacks while trying to recover fully from the calf injury that ruled him out of The Hundred and Australia series.
Harshit Rana has been called up to India's squad for the third Test against New Zealand and is likely to make his debut in Mumbai while Smriti Mandhana's record-breaking ton helped India beat New Zealand in the third ODI and win series 2-1. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on October 30.
England were beaten hands down by Pakistan in the last two Test matches as the visitors lost by 152 runs and 9 wickets in Multan and Rawalpindi respectively after having begun with a win. Geoffery Boycott has come down heavily on Ben Stokes and Co after being hammered on turning tracks.
Ollie Pope's form has become a huge concern for England, especially away from home. His meagre returns in Pakistan have forced the former cricketers and experts in England to come up with suggestions for a new number three in Tests for England.
Jos Buttler's persistent calf injury has thrown spanner in the works for England as far as picking the squad for the white-ball tour of West Indies is concerned. England have decided to add a couple of members from the Test squad to the white-ball side despite the jam-packed schedule.
It is a condimental addition to the England squad with Michael Pepper and Phil Salt finally playing together for England in a dream for social media and meme pages. The Essex wicketkeeper-batter has earned a maiden England call-up for the West Indies ODI series.
Pakistan levelled the three-match Test series against England 1-1 with a huge victory by 152 runs in the second match as they finally got over the line in Test matches after almost 15 months. England collapsed to 144 all-out in the second innings as Sajid Khan and Noman Ali spun web.
Pakistan vs England Highlights: Pakistan will be up against England in the second Test in Multan starting Tuesday, October 15 with an aim to level the series. England handed a shocker to Pakistan in the opener, opening up a can of worms for the hosts and would want to seal the series.
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