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The English View
England
Ben Stokes’ Achilles heel: Passive batting against spin makes him a sitting duck
Just as Achilles had his heel, it is the one area of his game – his life? – wherein Ben Stokes is not his positive and proactive self: when he starts a Test innings against spin in India.
- by Scyld Berry
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Australian cricket
‘They basically rolled their eyes’: Cricket’s superpowers ignored a blueprint to save Tests
Australia, England and India were given a blueprint to save Test cricket last year. They left it on the shelf.
- by Daniel Brettig
Opinion
England
England’s humiliating Bazball loss proves they learnt nothing from the Ashes
Forget the Jonny Bairstow stumping. The reason England lost at Lord’s and Rajkot was because they gifted wickets away when the match was there for the taking.
- by Michael Vaughan
THE ENGLISH VIEW
Test cricket
Joe Root’s latest Bazball shot is the stupidest in English Test cricket history
Joe Root’s reverse-scoop at India’s most dangerous bowler, Jasprit Bumrah, wrecked England’s chances of winning this Test and this series.
- by Scyld Berry
Analysis
Australian cricket
Why Ganguly’s Indian pitch backflip spells danger for Australia
On a Test surface with something for everyone, India’s all-round quality emerged in Vizag - and that’s a timely reminder for Australia ahead of next summer’s blockbuster series.
- by Daniel Brettig
‘Technology has gone wrong’: Stokes questions Crawley call in Test loss
Umpire Marais Erasmus turned down India’s lbw appeal, but their review showed the ball to be hitting leg-stump en route to a series-levelling 106-run win for the hosts.
- by Will Macpherson
England toying with all-spin attack for second Test against India
Speculation has been rife over the sort of pitch India could serve up for the remainder of the series after England’s first-Test heist in Hyderabad.
- by Will Macpherson
Opinion
Test cricket
Windies shock and England’s greatest win of my lifetime prove Tests are still best
Two extraordinary results just a few hours apart have proved again that the game’s longest form is still top of the pile – but it needs to change.
- by Michael Vaughan
The Weekly Sports Quiz: Do you know Eddie Jones’ words of wisdom?
How well did you pay attention to the sporting headlines at the weekend?
- by Ears McEvoy
36 runs in an over: India’s remarkable turnaround to beat … Afghanistan
Two Super Overs, an unbeaten century, a 190-run stand and 103 runs from the final five overs of India’s regular innings. The third T20 in Bangalore had it all.
India beat Afghanistan in remarkable T20 clash
After two Super Overs, a 190-run stand, a 36-run over and an unbeaten century, India finally recorded a 3-0 series win.