The biggest failure of this new management under GG is making the one man who walked the talk and play fearless brand of cricket on the biggest stage of his life, think twice before dancing down the track in a bilateral because that man now does not have any security.
Pathetic.
Most Centuries in England
(By a Visiting player)
11 - Don Bradman
10 - 𝗥𝗼𝗵𝗶𝘁 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮*
9 - Viv Richards
8 - Rahul Dravid
8 - Gordon Greenidge
8 - Steve Smith
8 - Steve Waugh
It’s been a mad 15 years. It’s had everything thrown in there, from the highest highs to the lowest lows (on and off the field 😜).
My time was up, and no one was going to be able to make that decision other than me.
But in the meantime, I just want to say I ❤️ every single England fan and every single cricket fan who’s supported me over the years.
I ❤️ every single person I’ve walked out onto the field with representing England.
I could go on and on, but I hope you get the gist of how much I loved doing what I did for 15 years.
I’m looking forward to being a fan and supporting the team, and the odd day in hospitality won’t go amiss 🤣.
Family, friends, teammates, fans… I ❤️ yas all.
Stokesy
Its just a matter of time Vaibhav gets his cap. Its inevitable but I am not liking the discourse around it.
Abhishek in the last 2 yrs has scored over 1500 runs at a SR of 193 !! He became the no 1 batter in ICC rankings in the meantime.
Sanju just before his slump in Asia cup had 3 100s and he played 3 ATG innings in knockouts.
Ishan scored tons of runs in SMAT, VHT to comeback in the side, scored a 100 against NZ and had a phenomenal world cup.
How do u tell anyone of these, ok u have done your job now we don't need u. This is not how u wreck someone's confidence and definitely not the right message that will be sent. And it creates fear and insecurity in the dressing room. This is not the right environment u would be creating. No player thrives in such a radical scheme of things. They definitely deserve a long rope. Its very unfortunate on Vaibhav's part but its debut is just around the corner. GG is an easy punching bag but he is right.
Ian Botham was famously asked "who writes your scripts" ... the same could be said of Ben Stokes ... the ball after news of his retirement was broken to the ground
One of our greatest ever, signing off.
Kane Williamson has announced his retirement from international cricket effective immediately.
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I believe Ben Stokes might have played his last test as captain and also as player. Only 2 players who played 100+ tests, never lost a test series at home.
Glenn McGrath
Ben Stokes*
If Steve Smith, who oversaw team-wide coordinated cheating, can come back, play, and eventually even captain his country again, then I’m sure Ben Stokes, who broke curfew, can do the same.
Don't know what the future holds for Stokes. But I have always been in awe of his work ethics and it had a tremendous impact on me. He is a proper work horse who bowled himself to the ground irrespective of his body holding up. He took a break from cricket in the summer of 2021 because of his Dad's passing away. Returned to the Ashes but hardly had any impact. In the following series in the Caribbean he bowled 99 overs across 3 tests. 99 !! And Cricviz had rated it the 2nd most batting friendly series after 2005. And in the same year he bowled around 280 overs in test cricket. At Headingly in 2019, he bowled 18 overs on the trot across 2 sessions. Did something similar at Old Trafford in 2022 against the Proteas. Again was the only bowler who was striving in the heat of Ahmedabad by bowling 11 overs spells. He picked an injury in NZ in 2024 yet he continued to bowl and was out for months after that. In 2023 Ashes, he again put his hand up at Edgbaston and came on to bowl with an injured knee and delivered. In Pakistan in 2022 he did something similar by bowling a 10-12 over spell. I can count a number of instances like these. Whenever I don't feel like going for a run or for a ride on my bicycle I always remember these instances and it has motivated me every single time. Last year during Ind series his body had given up yet he was going hammer and tongs with the ball and he eventually had to miss the final test. His commitment is 2nd to none. What I loved about him is he can easily bag million dollar contracts in t20 leagues across the globe, he doesn't have to bowl 30 - 35 overs in a match. Hope you never stop playing Ben.
At least they are achievers getting salty over credit, your breed of slugs gets hyper salty over any Indian batsman getting success coz he not named Kohli
Excited to launch https://t.co/3sOvW8qoW0
Draft an all-time team from random IPL teams, and try to go unbeaten in the league stage.
Inspired by the viral 82-0 app