Ben Duckett hits back-to-back boundaries with identical tennis-style strokes to reach his century for England against Australia in the Champions Trophy in Lahore.
It took just 42 minutes for England to claim the five remaining Kiwi wickets, wrapping up yet another dismal batting display by New Zealand. Carse began
By Mercy Kosgei England lost openers Duckett and Crawley to end on 36-2 to Pakistan leaving them to level to series 1-1. With over 250 runs to win, England really need Ollie Pope and Joe Root to steady things a little.
England opener Ben Duckett says Pakistan can "crumble" and are under "pressure", despite the home side ending day two of the second Test in the stronger position.
By Ian Omoro In the fifth and final one-day international of the series, world champions Australia defeated England by 49 runs on Sunday, led by Travis
Australia have won the toss and opted to field in the fifth and final ODI at the County Ground in Bristol. The weather in the afternoon doesn’t look promising, so a rain-curtailed contest is on the cards.
Continuing the trend established so far in the ODI series between Australia and England, Alex Carey delivered the goods with the bat, setting the visitors up in their quest to gain an insurmountable lead.
Australia have gained the ascendancy in the five-match ODI series against England. Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and Glenn Maxwell returned to the side and all of them made an impact with the ball.
After England gave up a dominating position to spin, Travis Head scored his undefeated century and led Australia to victory by seven wickets. Ben Duckett’s 95 off 91 deliveries and Will Jacks’ 62 off 56 helped England go from 213 for two.
Australia's Aaron Hardie removes Ben Duckett with a brilliant return catch before Liam Livingstone is dismissed the next ball by Alex Carey's superb diving catch during the second ODI at Headingley.
By Caroline Chepkorir Birmingham Phoenix controlled the ball; they bowled the visitors out for only 83; later, they knocked off extraordinary chase courtesy of the partnership of Ben Duckett and Mooeni Ali.
The start was good but the end was just amazing! On the first day of England’s second Test against the West Indies, Ollie Pope’s undefeated century helped them reach 259 for 4.
In what seems like an encore of the first innings, England lost Zak Crawley early before Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope put on a rampaging century stand to overturn the first-innings deficit.
Shamarh Joseph adheres to the fourth-stump channel. Ben Duckett is denied room to free his arms, while the good length is keeping drives at bay. Claustrophobia sets in.
Ben Duckett tore into Jayden Seales, collecting four boundaries on the trot as Englandembarked on a boundary spree after the dismissal of Zac Crawley. Ollie Pope has, meanwhile, moved to 17 off 21 balls as the hosts attain the fastest Test fifty of all time.
During England’s tour of India, they were treated to aggressive cricket from the Indian batters, with many striking near 100. The 4-1 scoreline saw many Indian batters hammering the inexperienced spinner from England, hitting 72 sixes. Seeing how aggressive the Indian side were, Ben Duckett claimed Bazball and the English team deserved credit.
India and England are currently locking horns in the fifth Test in Dharamshala. On Day 1 (March 7), Shubman Gill grabbed a brilliant catch to dismiss opener Ben Duckett.
The row over Ben Duckett’s weird comments about India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal is showing no sign of de-escalating as Australian legend Michael Clarke became the latest to blast the England cricketer.