Test Cricket

197 articles tagged with "Test Cricket"

Sep 9, 2026

Ponting says 50-over cricket is the obvious thing to lose, and that is only true at the top of the game

Ricky Ponting thinks the ODI is what gets squeezed as T20 franchise cricket keeps expanding, and he is not happy about it. He is right about the four...

Sep 6, 2026

Eden Gardens pitch report: par scores, records and stats in Kolkata

Par at Eden Gardens has climbed 26 runs since 2023, the largest jump at any established IPL ground. What the ball-by-ball record of 107 matches says a...

Sep 5, 2026

Pakistan changed Test coach again mid-series, and Mike Hesson was in Japan when it happened

Mike Hesson takes charge of Pakistan’s Test side at Edgbaston on Wednesday, the eighth man responsible for the job since May 2023. He says the squad w...

Sep 3, 2026

India A get three four-dayers in New Zealand, and that is the only red-ball preparation before the Tests

India A will play New Zealand A in three four-day matches from October 24 to November 10, finishing nine days before the first Test in Wellington. It...

Sep 2, 2026

Auqib Nabi’s visa came through on Saturday, and Surrey have him for three Championship games

The Ranji Trophy’s leading wicket-taker has joined Surrey for three County Championship matches, starting against Yorkshire at the Oval. India’s two T...

Aug 31, 2026

Rabada has a grade-three hamstring tear, and Donald says he will miss all three Australia Tests

Cricket South Africa have ruled Kagiso Rabada out of the ODI series against Australia and left his Test place open. His own franchise bowling coach th...

Aug 31, 2026

Abbas took nine, Shakeel made 97, and Pakistan still lost at Lord’s by 194 with ten batters

England won the second Test inside four days to take the series 2-0, with Ollie Robinson claiming eight wickets for the second Test running and Pakist...

Aug 30, 2026

Only 24.5 overs were possible at Lord’s, and England still went 357 ahead

Rain and bad light held day three at Lord’s to 24.5 overs. Dan Lawrence made an unbeaten 50 in them, and Pakistan now need a ground-record chase to ke...

Aug 29, 2026

Robinson bowled 13 overs for 11 runs, and Pakistan were 180 behind before tea

Ollie Robinson took 4 for 11 from 13 overs as Pakistan were bowled out for 110 at Lord’s on Friday, and England closed day two of the second Test 261...

Aug 28, 2026

The PCB told Sky its players would not come out after lunch, and the interview aired anyway

Mike Atherton’s interview with Imran Khan’s two sons went out during the lunch break on day one at Lord’s. The Pakistan Cricket Board had warned Sky i...

Aug 28, 2026

India need five wins from their last seven Tests, and even that might not be enough

The Colombo draw cost India eight World Test Championship points and left them on 51.52 per cent. Seven Tests are left: two in New Zealand in November...

Aug 28, 2026

Abbas reached 900 first-class wickets at Lord’s, and England were 248 for 9 when the light went

Rain held the start up until 12.20pm, Mohammad Abbas and Mohammad Ali shared seven wickets, and England lost nine of them in 56 overs on the opening d...

Aug 27, 2026

Dinusha batted seven hours for 133 not out, and India settled for a 1-0 series win

Sri Lanka began the last day 16 in front with four wickets standing. They batted through all of it, declared, and the Colombo Test was drawn.

Aug 27, 2026

Starc’s 6 for 12 has made him the No.1 Test bowler at 36, and Bumrah is 10 points behind

Mitchell Starc’s ten wickets in Mackay have taken him to the top of the ICC Test bowling rankings for the first time, ending Jasprit Bumrah’s long spe...

Aug 26, 2026

Sooriyabandara was out with Sri Lanka one run behind, and they lead by 16 going into the final day

Pasindu Sooriyabandara was stumped for 92 with Sri Lanka still a run short of making India bat again. Four wickets stand between India and a 2-0 serie...

Aug 26, 2026

Dinusha has made 100, 84 and 103 against India, and Sri Lanka are following on anyway

Three innings against India, three scores of 80 or more, and a place on a list that already had Sobers and Weekes on it. Sri Lanka’s problem is what h...

Aug 25, 2026

Babar batted a full session at Lord’s, and returns for a Test Pakistan cannot afford to lose

Pakistan’s captain came through a full net session at Lord’s two days out from the second Test, facing pace, spin and throwdowns. His return costs Aza...

Aug 25, 2026

Sri Lanka are 39 runs short of the follow-on, and rain ended day three with two wickets left

India declared on 503 for 9 in Colombo and then watched Sri Lanka claw back to within sight of safety before the weather intervened at the SSC.

Aug 25, 2026

Sri Lanka lost two wickets in three overs, and the umpires stopped play for bad light one ball later

India declared on 503 and had Sri Lanka two down inside three overs at the Sinhalese Sports Club. Play was then stopped for bad light, one delivery af...

Aug 24, 2026

Jaiswal and Asitha touched heads in Colombo, and both lost a quarter of their match fee

A two-second flashpoint after Jaiswal was bowled on the opening morning has cost both players a slice of their pay and a mark on their disciplinary re...

Aug 24, 2026

Jurel waited out the rain on 95, and finished 115 not out as India declared on 503

Rain stopped Dhruv Jurel five short of a century in Colombo. He completed it after the break, and India’s first innings closed on 503 for 9 with him n...

Aug 23, 2026

Padikkal has a hundred in each Test of this series, and Pant retired hurt on 3 after a blow to the wrist

India closed the first day in Colombo on 300 for 5. Devdutt Padikkal made 117, his second Test century in successive matches, and Rishabh Pant left th...

Aug 23, 2026

Gill reached 3,000 Test runs off an outside edge, and only three Indians got there younger

India’s captain went to 3,000 Test runs with a boundary off the edge on the opening morning in Colombo. At 26 years and 349 days, he is the fourth-you...

Aug 23, 2026

Shoriful took 7 for 48, and Bangladesh still lost by an innings inside two days

Australia levelled the series at Mackay in a Test that did not last two days. Mitchell Starc took 10 for 51, and Bangladesh were bowled out for under...