England end 28-year wait in India with 2-1 series win

Nagpur: England on Monday broke a 28-year-old jinx by achieving a historic Test series win on Indian soil, leaving the hosts embarrassed with a 2-1 verdict in their favour after the fourth and final match ended in a draw here. SCORECARD The last time an English side had defeated India in their own den was way back in 1984-85, under the captaincy of David Gower.The day belonged to centurions Jonathan Trott (147) and Ian Bell`s unbeaten 116...

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Warner turns up heat on Australia’s ‘misfiring’ top-order

david warner, has delivered a wake-up call to Australia``s top order, saying the Clarke-Hussey alliance can no longer be a scoring crutch with important Test assignments in India and England on the horizon. “It is something where we can``t keep relying on them (Clarke and Hussey). As a top-four unit we have had a sit down and chat together about what we have to do now. We have to step up and in the top four we want at least one of...

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India slip yet again to give England the upper hand

Nagpur: India`s batting woes continued to haunt them with the top-order batsmen succumbing tamely yet again as England snapped up four quick wickets to gain firm control of the the crucial fourth and final cricket Test here on Friday.After posting a decent score of 330 in the first innings, the visitors exploited the slow and uneven bounce of the track to leave India gasping at a precarious 87 for four at close on an...

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Hobart Test: Australia 299/4 on Day 1

AUSTRALIA: Over: 90 II Score: 299/4 (1st innings) ( Clarke: 70*, Hussey: 37*)Australia end the opening day losing four wickets after scoring 292 runs with their skipper Michael Clarke batting alongside Michael Hussey. They lost the wicket of Ed Cowan early but two fifty plus stands helped them recover from the early shock. Phil Hughes, who last played for the national team way back in December 2011 on the same ground, made 86, missing...

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Nagpur is most difficult wicket I have played on: Kevin Pietersen

Nagpur: England batsman Kevin Pietersen on Thursday said that the slow-paced pitch prepared for the fourth and final Test here is the toughest he has played on as far as scoring runs in concerned."It`s toughest wicket I have played Test cricket on in terms of scoring runs. I don`t have a clue what the pitch will do later. Its playing pretty similar to what it did at the start of the day," said Pietersen after the first day`s play.Pietersen,...

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