Ashes 2021-22: England skipper Joe Root confident of 'banging out a hundred'
Root became just the fourth player in history — and first since 2008 — to plunder 1,600 Test runs in a calendar year during the Adelaide Test, but a maiden century in Australia has always eluded him.
Ashes 2021-22: 'Hurting' England not giving up, claims Dawid Malan
After slumping by nine wickets in Brisbane and then by 275 runs in Adelaide, the visitors will enter the Melbourne Cricket Ground cauldron for the third Test on Sunday needing to win
Ashes 2021-22: England's Dawid Malan gutted on missing out on century again
The 34-year-old South African-born Malan has now scored nine Test 50s but only converted one into a century.
Ashes 2021-22: Australia remove openers to leave England in deep trouble in Adelaide Test
The home team declared their first innings on a commanding 473 for nine in Adelaide, England limps to 17/2 in 8.4 overs
Ashes 2021-22: Thought I would never play another Test, says Dawid Malan after unbeaten 80
The 34-year-old South African-born Malan was speaking after his gritty 80 not out in England's second innings against Australia in the first Ashes Test at the Gabba.
Ashes 2021-22: Joe Root, Dawid Malan lead England's fightback on Day 3 at Gabba
England were 220-2 at the close of play, with skipper Root on 86 and Malan 80, only 58 runs behind Australia after starting their second innings 278 runs in arrears.
T20 World Cup 2021: Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul shine as India beat England by seven wickets
Rahul made batting look easy with six boundaries and three sixes in his 24-ball-51 while Kishan was retired hurt after a chiselled 70 off 46 balls that had three sixes apart from seven boundaries as India chased a target of 189 with an over to spare.
Dawid Malan, Ollie Robinson among 20 England cricketers included in ECB's central contracts list
The ECB has also decided to do away with their old process of announcing separate red and white-ball contracts, announcing instead a single contracts list for players across formats.
ICC T20 rankings: Virat Kohli, KL Rahul static, no Indian bowler in top-10
The top seven batsmen led by England's Dawid Malan maintained their rankings while South African keeper-batter Quinton de Kock is now ranked eighth while West Indies Evin Lewis has dropped a place to be ninth in the list.
'Tough' Indian pace unit's variety makes it nearly impossible to get used to them, says Dawid Malan
The India pacers were better than their English counterparts in the recent intensely-fought Test series and the visitors were leading 2-1 before the fifth match was called off following multiple COVID-19 cases in the Indian camp.
Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow and Chris Woakes pull out of IPL 2021 due to personal reasons
The England and India players were supposed to fly into UAE from Manchester together in a bubble to bubble transfer but COVID-19 cases in the visitors'' camp forced IPL teams to make their own arrangements.
India vs England: Joe Root hits brilliant ton as hosts take control on Day 2 at Headingley
Here are the best moments from Day 2 of the third Test between India and England
India vs England: Dawid Malan says visitors' bowlers asked a lot of questions but didn't get much help from wicket
Malan, playing his first Test in three years, hit a splendid 70 and added 139 runs for the third wicket with skipper Joe Root as England reached 423 for 8 at stumps on Day 2 to take a massive lead of 345.
India vs England: Joe Root produces another batting masterclass to put hosts in command in third Test
Root as usual was a delight to watch, scoring runs at will and all around the wicket. His 14 boundaries included his trademark punch through the cover, which brought about his fifty before he flicked one between mid on and midwicket to get to three figures.
India vs England: Kohli and Co look to maintain pressure as bruised hosts aim to hit refresh button
India would look to carry forward the aggression and intensity from the Lord's Test and maintain the stranglehold while England's primary challenge would be to recover mentally from loss and hit the refresh button as both teams head into the Headingley Test.
India vs England: Well-led visitors have bowlers that can win in all conditions, says Dawid Malan
The two teams will clash in the third Tests starting on Wednesday with India leading 1-0 in the five-match series.
India vs England: Joe Root looking at 'substantial' partnerships in bid to bounce back after Lord's defeat
Root, who is the leading run-scorer of the series so far with 386 runs, has been involved in six fifty-plus partnerships this series, with four of them coming in the second Test.
India vs England: Virat Kohli's passion for Test cricket bodes well for format, says Kevin Pietersen
Pietersen feels Kohli pushes himself to follow the footsteps of his heroes such as Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, who themselves are legends of the format.
India vs England: Hosts drop opener Dom Sibley after poor performances, recall Dawid Malan for third Test
India are 1-0 up in the five-match series after a 151-run win in the second Test at Lord's where Sibley made scores of 11 and nought as his average dipped to 19.77 in 10 Tests this year.
Highlights, England vs Pakistan1st T20I at Trent Bridge, Full cricket score: Azam's 85 seals visitors' victory
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