IND vs AUS: Ricky Ponting said, “Virat Kohli played a big role with his captaincy in turning the cricket around for India in overseas dominance, the influence of someone like him around a team is great”

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IND vs AUS: Ricky Ponting said, “Virat Kohli played a big role with his captaincy in turning the cricket around for India in overseas dominance, the influence of someone like him around a team is great”

IND vs AUS: The BGT has been the year’s most highly anticipated Test series, as several cricket greats have come to the limelight to mention this as one of the finest ever competitions and the biggest challenge for both teams.

Ex-players like Sourav Ganguly and often great Indian skipper Ricky Ponting have come forward to make bold claims regarding the future of the game. Also, Sunil Gavaskar, an Indian legend and Mathew Hayden has emerged to be the ones who commented on the series and their form of players.

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Ganguly made an anticipation on India’s future in the BGT (Image Credit: Cricadium)


After having complimented players like the great Rohit Sharma, and Virat Kohli. Next, players like Labuschagne have emerged who have stated India to be firm opposition and even the likes of Australia’s only test spinner Nathan Lyon have stated Indian youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal to be the most feared batter for his aggressive mentality in the longest format.

Steve Smith recently praised Kohli’s excellence in the game, as he also referred Kohli to have an Aussie mentality in the game known for his on-field aggression and great pursuit in the game.

Ricky Ponting has recently mentioned in an interview with Sky Sports, that India’s performance in overseas conditions has improved since when Kohli was granted as India captain in 2017.

ALSO READ: IND vs BAN: 3 Key Player battles to watch out for in the First Test between India and Bangladesh

Not only Virat Kohli was appointed as the captain, but also during this phase from 2017-21, Ravi Shastri was seen in the role of Indian Head coach. Virat Kohli has largely contributed to India’s success as a player, but alongside that, he has played a vital role as a skipper as well, since India emerged as test series winners for the first time on Australian soil.

However, despite all India lost the WTC final to New Zealand first in 2021 and then later the second consecutive final against the Aussies in 2023, when Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were the captains respectively. Ponting earlier expressed that he eyes Australia winning the BGT this time around 3-1, as Australia would look to turn the tables. These two teams are once again likely the two teams to make it to yet another WTC final.

England vs Australia: Travis Head scored 30 runs (4,4,6,6,6,4) against Sam Curran in an over

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England vs Australia: Travis Head scored 30 runs (4,4,6,6,6,4) against Sam Curran in an over

England vs Australia: Australian opener Travis Head was in great form in the first T20I match between England and Australia. Head scored a quick half-century in just 23 balls, and during this, he scored 30 runs (4, 4, 6, 6, 6, 4) in an over against Sam Curran.

A Travis-storm arose at The Rose Bowl in Southampton when Sam Curran came to bowl the fifth over of the innings. Head hit two fours in the first two balls, then three consecutive sixes and ended the over by hitting a four on the last ball.

After conceding two boundaries off the first two balls, Sam Curran tried to bowl short balls against Head but that didn’t work for him. On the third ball, the Australian opener played a pull shot over the square-leg region, hit a six over the mid-wicket region off the fourth ball and aimed for the off-side boundary off the fifth ball for the six.

Watch All 3-Sixes against Sam Curran

Saqib Mahmood dismissed the dangerous-looking Travis Head in the last ball of the sixth over by Jordan Cox.

In the first T20I match of the Australia tour of England, the visiting team defeated the hosts by 28 runs and took a 1-0 lead in the series. The second match of the three-match T20I series will be played on 13 September in Cardiff.

ALSO READ: Bangladesh Squad ANNOUNCED For India Tour

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Bangladesh Squad ANNOUNCED For India Tour! Shoriful Islam OUT, Jaker Ali IN | IND vs BAN Test Squads 2024

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Bangladesh Squad ANNOUNCED For India Tour! Shoriful Islam OUT, Jaker Ali IN | IND vs BAN Test Squads 2024

IND vs BAN Test Series 2024: Big update in the context of IND vs BAN Test series 2024 as the BCB have announced the Bangladesh Squad for the test series. Najmul Santo is set to lead the Bangla team against India amid the controversies surrounding the series.

PAK vs BAN: Mushfiqur Rahim breaks multiple records with his 191-run marathon innings in 1st Test in Rawalpindi
PAK vs BAN

After clinching the historic Test series in Pakistan, Bangladesh would be confident enough to offer some challenges to the Indian team in India. The Bangladesh Cricket Board have announced the Bangladesh squad against India which is almost similar to the one, that traveled to Pakistan.

Shoriful Islam, the 23 year-old pacer, has missed out on the Bangladesh squad. He suffered through a groin injury in the Rawalpindi test against Pakistan, which they won by 10 wickets.

Bangladesh Squad ANNOUNCED For India Tour! Shoriful Islam OUT, Jaker Ali IN | IND vs BAN Test Squads 2024
Shoriful Islam (image- Associate Press)

His unavailability proved to be Jaker’s opportunity! Jaker Ali, the right-handed Wicketkeeper batter got his first call for the red ball game. The 26-year-old, Ali has an average of 44 in the 81 innings he has batted on.

Let’s take a look at the Bangladesh Squad for India tour 2024:

Bangladesh Squad For India Tour

Najmul Hossain Shanto (C),
Mahmudul Hasan Joy,
Zakir Hasan,
Shadman Islam,
Mominul Haque,
Mushfiqur Rahim,
Shakib Al Hasan,
Litton Kumer Das,
Mehidy Hasan Miraz,
Taijul Islam,
Nayeem Hasan,
Nahid Rana,
Jaker Ali,
Hasan Mahmud,
Taskin Ahmed,
Syed Khaled Ahmed

The first Test is scheduled to take place in Chennai, starting on September 19, followed by the second match in Kanpur on September 27. This series marks the beginning of India’s home season, with the hosts fielding a strong squad, spearheaded by senior players Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

Bangladesh have yet to secure a Test victory against India. In their previous encounter during the 2019-20 season, India dominated with a 2-0 series win. The upcoming Test series will be followed by three T20 Internationals, scheduled to take place in Gwalior, Delhi, and Hyderabad, respectively.

India Squad for Test Series

Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Yash Dayal.

READ: Test Match Abandoned? AFG vs NZ Test Day 4 Called Off Without Toss

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Test Match Abandoned? AFG vs NZ Test Day 4 Called Off Without Toss

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Test Match Abandoned? AFG vs NZ Test Day 4 Called Off Without Toss

AFG vs NZ Test Day 4: Quite strange that it is Stumps of Day 4 and the coin is yet to be flipped! Yes, day four of the only test between Afghanistan and New Zealand is called off without the toss.

BCCI offered Afghanistan to host New Zealand and with both teams interested, Afghanistan were set to host New Zealand in India for a one-off test. The AFG vs NZ Test contest was scheduled to be played from Sept 9 to Sept 12.

AFG vs NZ Test Schedule, Venue, Timing, Full Squads, and More Details | Afghanistan vs New Zealand 2024
AFG vs NZ Test

Afghanistan Cricket Board’s official said that the BCCI offered them Kanpur, Bengaluru and Noida as the options for the test match and they chose Noida because it was closer to Delhi and connectivity from Kabul was better.

Noida city in India faced heavy to very heavy rainfall on 8th September and there wasn’t the facility of full ground covering so there were big damps on the offside. The ground staff was on its maximum efforts but they could not make the ground ready to play and the day was called off at around 4:00 PM.

The weather was pleasant, with clear skies throughout the day. However, the heavy rains from the past few weeks had already caused significant damage, preventing the ground staff from preparing the field adequately. The heavy downpour on the evening of Day 1 further complicated their efforts, making the task even more challenging for the grounds team.

The ground staff put in a tremendous effort, replacing grass patches, using fans to dry the surface, and operating the super soppers since the previous day. Despite their hard work, the results were not as effective as expected. By the first hour of Day 3, rain had resumed, leading to yet another day being called off. This must be highly frustrating for both sets of players.

AFG vs NZ Test
Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida

There was no proper drainage facility at the  Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground and the teams stayed in their hotel rooms. Today, on Day 4, the covers are still on the ground and the condition looks no better and the day is called off.

There have been many instances when the Test matches got abandoned in the past and it seems this test is also going to the list.

If there is any game possible tomorrow, the result of the AFG vs NZ Test is almost unexpected but might be possible if both sides declare their one innings, and then just one innings will decide the result of the AFG vs NZ Test match.

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Travis Head and Adam Zampa star as Australia defeat England by 28 runs in the first T20I

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Travis Head and Adam Zampa star as Australia defeat England by 28 runs in the first T20I

The 2024 Australian tour of England started off on a really fantastic note as Mitchell Marsh and his men managed to reign supreme in the first T20 International of the three-game Twenty Twenty series against the Three Lions.

A quickfire half-century from opening batter Travis Head and a bowling master-class from leggie Adam Zampa helped the Kangaroos secure a comfortable 28-run victory and the 2021 T20 World Cup winners now lead the series by 1-0.

The visitors got all-out for 179 runs in their 19.3 overs on Wednesday as they failed to capitalise on the amazing start given to their side by the opening duo of Travis Head (59 runs in 23 balls) and Matthew Short (41 runs in 26 balls), who stitched an opening partnership of 86 runs at the Utilita Bowl Stadium of Southampton.

Spin bowling duo of Liam Livingstone (3-22) and Adil Rashid (1-23) ensured that the Aussies weren’t able to score runs freely in the middle phase of their inning and some miserable shot-selection by the Australian batters allowed England to gain control.

Seamers Saqib Mahmood (2-21) and Jofra Archer (2-31) got rid of the tailenders quickly and the visitors ended their inning at 179 runs.

The Mitchell Marsh-led team had raced to a score of 118-2 and looked set post a total of more than 200 runs but they lost their remaining eight wickets in quick succession and managed to score just 61 runs in the remaining ten overs of their inning.

Chasing down a total of 180 runs in familiar conditions looked like an easy task for the Three Lions but their batters were not able to find any answers against the bowling heroics of the Australian bowlers the visitors bundled out the home side for a disappointing score of 151 runs in 19.2 overs.

Sean Abbot (3-28) and Adam Zampa (2-20) were the best bowlers of the night and they received an ample amount of support from the likes of Josh Hazlewood (2-32), Cameron Green (1-14), Marcus Stoinis (1-30) and Xavier Bartlett (1-26). Overall, it was a complete effort with both bat and ball from the Mighty Aussies.

This win over England was Australia’s fourth-successive T20 International victory after they whitewashed Scotland by a margin of 3-0 in Edinburgh.

The visitors are no doubt happy about the win but they are worried about the fitness of seamer Xavier Bartlett who limped his way off the ground as he failed to complete his final over. 

“We certainly were on track to get a score of 200 and we gave our best to stuff-it-up,” Australia’s skipper Mitchell Marsh said in a laughing way in the post-match presentation.

Also Read: Updated ICC Test Batting Rankings on 11th September | Indian and Sri Lankan players rise in the rankings

For more information, visit the official websites of ECB and Cricket Australia

AUS vs ENG Live: Travis Head’s explosive innings of 59 runs help Australia set a target of 180 for England

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AUS vs ENG Live: Travis Head’s explosive innings of 59 runs help Australia set a target of 180 for England

AUS vs ENG Live: The first match of the T20I series between Australia and England is being played at The Rose Bowl in Southampton. The visiting Australian team, batting first, has set a target of 180 runs for England to win. Opener Travis Head’s excellent form continues, he played a fiery innings of 59 runs.

Australia batted first and were all out for 179 runs in 19.3 overs. Openers Matthew Short and Travis Head took full advantage of the powerplay and scored 86 runs in just six overs. Short scored 41 runs in 26 balls with the help of four fours and two sixes, while in-form batsman Head scored 59 runs in just 23 balls with the help of eight fours and four sixes.

After the dismissal of both of them, apart from Josh Inglis, the performance of other batsman was not very special; Inglis played an innings of 37 runs in 27 balls with the help of two fours and a six.

Australia Batting Scorecard

BattingRunBall4s6sSR
Matthew Short 412642157.69
Travis Head 592384256.52
Mitchell Marsh (c)230066.66
Josh Inglis †372721137.03
Marcus Stoinis 10801125.00
Tim David 01000.00
Cameron Green 13160081.25
Sean Abbott 4400100.00
Xavier Bartlett 01000.00
Adam Zampa 5310166.66
Josh Hazlewood 250040.00
Credit: ESPN

England Playing 11 against Australia

Will Jacks, Philip Salt (c & wk), Jordan Cox, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell , Sam Curran, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood and Reece Topley

Australia Playing 11 against England

Mitchell Marsh (c), Travis Head, Matthew Short, Josh Inglis (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Cameron Green, Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Adam Zampa and Josh Hazlewood

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Updated ICC Test Batting Rankings on 11th September | Indian and Sri Lankan players rise in the rankings

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Updated ICC Test Batting Rankings on 11th September | Indian and Sri Lankan players rise in the rankings

Cricket’s governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC) recently revealed the updated ICC Men’s Test player rankings on the 11th of September, 2024. 

The updated rankings see England’s hard hitting batter Harry Brook slip down by seven positions, while India’s three batters have risen in the rankings by one-spot each. 

Joe Root, the premier batter of the Three Lions, continues to reign supreme at the top of ICC’s Test batting rankings despite scoring just 13 and 12 runs in the third test match at the Oval against Sri Lanka, though his rating points have seen a decrease from 922 to 899, which provides an opportunity to New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson and Aussie batter Steve Smith to close down the gap between themselves and Root.

Similarly, another English batter, Harry Brook, has dropped in the batting rankings by seven spots to the 12th position after managing to score just 19 and three-runs in the third test against the Sri Lankans.

Ollie Pope’s inning of 154 runs has helped him make a jump of seven places to joint 27th spot along with Angelo Mathews while young sensation Jamie Smith moved by six places to the 30th rank after scoring a quick fifty in the second inning.

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ICC Test Batting Rankings (Image: ICC)

However, England batters were not the only ones who made gains in the rankings. Six batters of Sri-Lanka have made massive gains in ICC’s recently updated Test batting rankings thanks to their historic eight-wicket victory over England in the third & final Test-Match at the Oval.

The Island Nation secured their first away test victory in more-than-a-decade in the third-test match against the Three Lions, with captain Dhananjaya-de-Silva, opener Pathum Nissanka and middle order batter Kamindu Mendis starring with the bat.

Skipper De Silva was the top scorer for his side having played a crucial knock of 69 runs in the first inning, which allowed him to achieve his Test career’s best ranking batting wise, as he jumped from 16th to the 13th rank.

Pathum Nissanka and Kamindu Mendis on the other hand, also achieved their Test career’s highest ranks, with the left handed batter rising by six spots to the 19th place thanks to his fifty against England while Nissanka’s fantastic knocks of 64 and 127* runs helped him to make a huge jump of 42 places to the 39th place.

Talking about the Indian players, despite not playing a test match since March of this year, the trio of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal have seen improvisations in their test rankings.

The Indian captain has moved to the fifth position, while his opening partner Yashasvi Jaiswal is now sitting at the sixth place of ICC’s Test batting-rankings. Kohli, on the other hand, has occupied the seventh position.

ICC Test Batting Rankings (Updated on 11th September, 2024)

RatingName
1899Joe RootENG
2859Kane WilliamsonNZ
3768Daryl MitchellNZ
4757Steve SmithAUS
5751Rohit SharmaIND
6740Yashasvi JaiswalIND
7737Virat KohliIND
8728Usman KhawajaAUS
9720Marnus LabuschagneAUS
9720Mohammad RizwanPAK

ICC Test Batting Rankings (Updated on 11th September, 2024)

RatingName
1870Ravichandran AshwinIND
2847Jasprit BumrahIND
2847Josh HazlewoodAUS
4820Pat CumminsAUS
4820Kagiso RabadaSA
6801Nathan LyonAUS
7788Ravindra JadejaIND
8729Kyle JamiesonNZ
9711Matt HenryNZ
10709Shaheen Afridi

Also Read: England vs Australia 1st T20i: Who will win the first match of the series?

For more information, visit the official website of ICC

PAK vs ENG Test Schedule, Time Table and Squad of Both Teams | England Tour of Pakistan 2024

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PAK vs ENG Test Schedule, Time Table and Squad of Both Teams | England Tour of Pakistan 2024

On Tuesday, the England Cricket Board (ECB) announced England’s 17-member squad for the three-match Test series against Pakistan. The English team led by Ben Stokes will start the Test series in Pakistan on 7 October. In this article, we will provide you details of : PAK vs ENG Test Schedule, Time Table and Squad of Both Teams | England Tour of Pakistan 2024

The first match of the England Test Tour of Pakistan 2024 will be played in Multan from 7 October, the second match will be played in Karachi on 15 October and the series match will be played in Rawalpindi on 24 October. For your information, let us tell you that keeping in mind the Champions Trophy 2024, these three venues can change, according to reports, this series can shift to Sri Lanka or Dubai.

England’s Test team will be led by Ben Stokes, who was out of cricket due to a hamstring injury. The 17-member squad of Experience England includes Ahmed, Harry Brook, Jack Crowley, Ben Duckett, Leach, Ollie Pope, Joe Root and Stokes. All these eight players won the series against Pakistan in 2022 by defeating them 3-0 on their home soil.

Down below is the main content: PAK vs ENG Test Schedule, Time Table and Squad of Both Teams

PAK vs ENG Full Schedule

Date/DayFixtureVenue
07-Oct/MonPAKISTAN vs ENGLANDMultan
15-Oct/TuePAKISTAN vs ENGLANDKarachi
24-Oct/ThuPAKISTAN vs ENGLANDRawalpindi

England’s Test Squad against Pakistan

IND vs END, 1st Test: England's Expected Playing 11 against India
England

Ben Stokes (c), Joe Root, Chris Woakes, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jordan Cox, Ollie Pope, Jamie Smith (wk), Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Josh Hull, Matthew Potts, Gus Atkinson, Olly Stone, Rehan Ahmed, Jack Leach and Shoaib Bashir.

Pakistan’s Test Squad against England

Babar Azam, Abdullah Shafique, Saim Ayub, Shan Masood (c), Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Agha Salman, Khurram Shahzad, Abrar Ahmed, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Ali Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Huraira, Aamer Jamal

Official Squad is not announced by PCB, Once announced, we will update soon

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IND vs BAN: 3 Key Player battles to watch out for in the First Test between India and Bangladesh

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IND vs BAN: 3 Key Player battles to watch out for in the First Test between India and Bangladesh

IND vs BAN: India will begin their hectic test schedule with the encounter against Bangladesh on the 19th of this month at Chennai. This will be the initiation of India’s red ball era before the WTC.

Playing against Bangladesh, India has picked a few players from the Duleep Trophy which was earlier mentioned as a mandate tournament to feature in for being brought into India’s team for the longest format.

They have included the services of players like KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant who will make their test return after a long wait. Also, the likes of Akash Deep and Dayal are brought in as Indian pacers.

Bangladesh on the other hand are a very confident side as they have recently had their win over Pakistan on their home soil, for the first-ever series sweep against the nation.

Let’s take a look at the Player battles from Bangladesh’s tour of India – First Test.

3. Rohit Sharma vs Mehidy Hasan Miraz

The Indian skipper has been their highest run-getter in WTC history and is the form of his life during the probable end phase of his career at 37.

He has been a terrific striker and often takes on the pacers with his aggressiveness and furious stance, however, Rohit though he is India’s current best aid against spin has often got out to the quirky wizards.

Miraz was the Most Valuable Player for Bangladesh as he turned the player of the series for his all-round performance with both bat and ball. Miraz took wickets whenever his skipper needed him to.

2. Yashasvi Jaiswal vs Hasan Mahmud

Another Indian opener in the list, Jaiswal is India’s current highest run-getter across formats in 2024. The 22-year-old batter is also known for his capability to give it back at the red-ball bowlers.

Hasan Mahmud has emerged as Bangladesh’s star with the new ball and in the absence of Shoriful he is also their best pacer in charge, as his five-fer changed the course of the game in the Pakistan second innings in the 2nd Rawalpindi test.

Mahmud would be the skipper, Shanto’s Talisman against the ace young batter.

ALSO READ: ENG vs AUS: 3 Key Player battles to watch out for in the First T20I

1. Mushfiqur Rahim vs Ravi Ashwin

Ravi Ashwin
Ravi Ashwin will be heading for further Test wickets in Home series (Image: Times Now)

The two most experienced players from both the dugouts take on each other at Chennai. With this ground being Ashwin’s home ground he will be having the upper hand.

The way Rahim batted against Pakistan to score a stunning heroic 191 was what will boost his confidence. He is also one of the first players of spin, hence for these two, it will not only be a battle between two cricket legends but also a rare feat to two brilliant minds of the game.

ENG vs AUS: 3 Key Player battles to watch out for in the First T20I

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ENG vs AUS: 3 Key Player battles to watch out for in the First T20I

ENG vs AUS: England will begin their summer in the shortest format of the game, as they take on Australia who are on their European tour, as they first played the 3-match T20I series against Scotland. 

Though the first game seemed to be a mockery, the following games saw the hosts give tough competition. However, Inglis scored a T20I ton, Australia’s fastest of just 43 balls while Cam Green emerged as a top priority all rounder for the Men from the Kangaroo islands. 

The first T20I marked the debut of several new players, yet let’s line at the 3 biggest Player battles from either sides: 

Phil Salt vs Josh Hazelwood

Phil Salt
ENG vs AUS: Phil Salt (Source: Cricket365)

The English stand-in skipper has been their best batter for England and he is to emerge as the top batter in absence of their skipper Buttler. The opening batsman will play a very vital role in the powerplay, and to resist this brutal force of England batting they comprise experienced pacer Hazelwood. 

Hazelwood’s acute line and length often makes him tough for a batter like Salt to show aggression on.  

Travis Head vs Jofra Archer

Travis Head
Eng vs AUS: Travis Head (Source: The Indian Express)

Australia’s best T20I batter and the top ranked ICC T20I batter, Travis Head has produced many special innings. His exceptional batting against Scotland where he broke numerous records is what has sent a message to the English bowlers. 

England ace pacer Jofra Archer will be the obvious quick who can help get rid of the aggressive batter. Archers seam position is what has been the weakest limb for Head.

Cameron Green vs Adil Rashid      

Cameron Green
Eng vs Aus: Cameron Green (Source: TOI)

Green has emerged as Australia’s best all-rounder, and recently has announced his stunning form as well in the series against Scotland. 

However, Green has often been troubled against spinners and Adil Rashid might hunt him down being one of England’s finest bowlers in the hut.

Also Read: ENG vs SL: Ollie Pope Becomes The First Player To Score Seven Centuries Against Seven Different Teams

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