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Former England captain Bob Willis passes away aged 70 after prolonged battle against illness
Firstcricket Staff •Willis, a right-arm fast bowler, went on to play 90 Tests and 64 ODIs, where he picked 325 and 80 wickets respectively. In fact, he has also scalped 16 five-wicket haul in Tests, while he has taken four four-wicket hauls in ODIs.

Ashes 2019: Audacious Ben Stokes produces historic innings at Headingley to reassert his boundless capabilities
Charles Reynolds •Ben Stokes finish unbeaten on 135 — England's record fourth innings chase brought home on his back — thanks to him the series still alive and the world no closer to knowing just exactly what it is that Stokes can't do.

Virat Kohli's English county stint may be in doubt as BCCI wants him to play Afghanistan Test
Firstcricket Staff •Kohli himself was keen to get some gametime in England ahead of the tour. One would remember his struggles against James Anderson and Stuart Broad the last time India toured England for a Test series, in 2014.

Virat Kohli county stint: Contrary to Bob Willis' opinion, here's how India captain can actually help English cricket
Chetan Narula •Virat Kohli is the best batsman across formats at present (that debate is over for at least one year given Steve Smith’s ban) and inarguably has the highest star power in world cricket today. Surely, any and every English youngster who plays with and against him this June will benefit immensely.

Virat Kohli should be 'made to suffer' in England like before and not allowed to play County Cricket, says Bob Willis
•Letting Virat Kohli play county cricket is "nonsense", feels former England captain Bob Willis, who wants the prolific Indian captain to "suffer" from the wretched form he endured in 2014, when his team comes here for a Test series later this year.

Ashes 2017: Ex-England captains Michael Vaughan, Bob Willis fear team could be whitewashed by Australia
•England slumped to a 120-run defeat in the second Ashes clash this week on a ground widely seen as their best chance of winning.

Ashes 2017-18: From Kevin Pietersen's Adelaide heroics to Steve Waugh's grit at The Oval, knocks that oozed class
Firstcricket Staff •Here’s a look at the top five innings played in the Ashes, which often changed the course of the match, and sometimes, even that of the series altogether.

Champions Trophy: Anderson rejects ball-tampering accusations
Fp Archives •Anderson said the England bowlers' ability to reverse swing the ball did not mean it was being tampered with.



