Former England cricketer Monty Panesar (Credit: X) Left-arm spinner Panesar, 42, played 50 tests for England, taking 167 wickets between 2006 and 2013. He will stand in the Ealing Southall constituency in west London at the vote, which is expected to be held later this year. Former England cricketer Monty Panesar is...
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Fifth Test, day two: Stokes’ ‘Botham moment’ cannot mask England failings as India turn screw
Ben Stokes provided an Ian Botham moment of scene-stealing drama to announce his return as an all-rounder but even that could not disguise a day of methodical screw-turning by India. Stokes’s wicket with his first ball for 251 days was an important moment for England’s future but this Test belongs to India, who are 473...
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Fifth Test: England endure torrid day one as batsmen flop and bowlers toil against India
An age old problem unfolded. Once bowlers in a Test series in India have a batsman’s number it is very hard to find an escape route. The relentlessness wears down everyone. Before the match Stokes said he was on guard against ‘departure lounge syndrome’ but the end for some cannot come quick enough. The sight...
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Joe Root capitalises on India’s Jasprit Bumrah blunder with perfect century
Brendon McCullum asked this week “do we want just a normal Joe Root?” Yes please, and that is exactly what England were thankful for as Root reverted to type and played one of his best innings to rescue the first day of the fourth Test. It will have gladdened the hearts of England supporters to...
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Shoaib Bashir forced to return to UK after ‘absolutely outrageous’ India visa delay
The situation was slammed by former England captain Michael Vaughan, who labelled the failure “absolutely outrageous” and said the authorities had robbed the uncapped bowler of a special moment in a potential debut in India. “I think it’s outrageous, I honestly do,” Vaughan told Telegraph Sport’s Vaughany and Tuffers Cricket Club podcast. “The squad was...