MANCHESTER: Alastair Cook said batting with Joe Root encouraged "blockers like me" to go for their shots after England's senior batsmen dominated Pakistan's attack in a crushing second Test victory at Old Trafford.
MANCHESTER: England captain Alastair Cook decided against enforcing the follow-on against Pakistan despite a mammoth first-innings lead in the second Test at Old Trafford on Sunday.
MANCHESTER: England's Joe Root became just the sixth batsman in 132 years to score a Test double century at Old Trafford as he made 254 against Pakistan on Saturday.
MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM: Alastair Cook has insisted Moeen Ali remains England's first-choice spinner, while saying Pakistan's Yasir Shah is "up there with the greats", heading into Friday's second Test at Old Trafford.
MANCHESTER: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq was adamant his unusual press-up celebrations at Lord's were in no way aimed at England.
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MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM: England are in a spin in more ways than one as they head into the second Test against Pakistan at Old Trafford on Friday looking to level the four-match series at 1-1.
LONDON: Coach Trevor Bayliss hinted England might field two spinners in the second test againstPakistan as the hosts chase a series-levelling victory at old Trafford.
LONDON: England have recalled bowler James Anderson, all-rounder Ben Stokes and leg-spinner Adil Rashid to a 14-man squad for the second test against Pakistan at Old Trafford starting on Friday.
MANCHESTER: Manchester United will swoop for Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic on a free transfer as new manager Jose Mourinho's first marquee signing at Old Trafford, Sky Sports reported on Friday.
MANCHESTER: Australia thrashed England by eight wickets in their fifth and final one-day international at Old Trafford on Sunday to win the series 3-2 and take some consolation for the pain of Ashes defeat.
MANCHESTER: Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea, who came within minutes of joining Real Madrid last week, signed a new four-year contract with the English Premier League club on Friday.
LONDON: Ben Stokes has insisted he did not wilfully obstruct the field during the second one-day international at Lord's on Saturday after he suffered one of cricket's rarest forms of dismissal.