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Scott Boland Gears Up to Tackle Bazball Head-On in Home Ashes Series

Posted on August 13, 2025August 13, 2025 by [email protected]

Veteran Australian seamer Scott Boland is quietly building confidence as Australia prepares to face England’s aggressive Bazball strategy in the upcoming Ashes series, set to begin in Perth on November 21. Mix of experience, tactical awareness, and home conditions could make him a key part of Australia’s success.

Learning from the Past

Reflecting on his 2023 stint in England, Boland admits it was a tough assignment. Despite bowling well, the wickets weren’t there for him. “I’m a better bowler than I was back then,” he said recently, acknowledging personal growth and readiness to face high-octane opposition in familiar conditions.

Fans on Reddit agree his home form speaks volumes:

“Scott Boland is literally unplayable with his ability to seam it both ways… The only challenge he has… will be Bazball in Aus”

Ace Home Conditions

Boland emphasized that Australia’s typically bowler-friendly wickets will neutralize Bazball’s emphasis on aggressive run-scoring. “If the wickets stay similar to what they’ve been… we’re going to be in the game all the time,” he said, exuding quiet confidence about the home advantage.

His record on Australian pitches marked by seam, swing, and bounce sets him apart from tourists more accustomed to flat decks.

Recent Form and Performance

Boland’s recent Tests confirm he’s far from a part-timer. In the 2025 series against India, he excelled taking 4/31 in the first innings and 6/45 in the second at Sydney, claiming a ten-wicket haul and Man of the Match honors. His presence played a pivotal role in Australia securing the Border–Gavaskar Trophy.

Reacting on Reddit, fans were effusive:

“Essentially a back up to an already awesome pace attack and he comes in and takes 10/76… Unreal, such a luxury to have… like him available”

Strategic Value Against Bazball

Australia’s other pace stalwarts Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Josh Hazlewood remain selectors’ first preference. Yet, Boland offers critical variety: home-honed swing, impeccable line and length, and relentless discipline.

As Nathan Lyon noted recently, England has tweaked their Bazball approach to be less reckless and more results-driven a shift Australia welcomes and is studying closely. With Boland, a weapon against an evolving strategy, Australia gains strategic depth starting at Perth.

Looking Ahead

Boland’s readiness, combined with Australian conditions, places him in a promising position for selection and impact. If England bring their signature aggression, Boland could emerge as a key disruptor turning intent into wickets.

Key Points at a Glance:

Factor	Insight
Past Bazball Experience	Bowled well in England but lacked luck; better prepared now
Home Advantage	Skilled movement in seam-friendly Aussie conditions
Recent Form	Took 10 wickets in Sydney vs India; strong Test performance
Strategic Role	Provides consistency and discipline against aggressive batting
Selectors’ Pick	Likely in squad for his adaptability and impactful variety

Jamie Overton’s recall to the England Test squad ahead of the Oval Test

Posted on July 28, 2025 by [email protected]

England have made just one change to their squad for the decisive fifth Test of the 2025 series against India. All‑rounder Jamie Overton has been brought back into the 15‑member side for the match starting July 31 at The Oval. This is Overton’s first involvement in Test cricket since June 2022. When he played his only Test for England at Headingley scoring a magnificent 97 and taking two wickets during that lone appearance.

Standing at 6′5″, the Surrey paceman provides both batting depth and seam‑bowling options, making him an ideal candidate to help balance the injury‑stretched England seam attack. Skipper Ben Stokes had flagged the urgent need for fresh legs after the front‑line bowlers grinded through a gruelling 257 overs in the drawn fourth Test at Old Trafford.

Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, and returning pace spearhead Jofra Archer have carried a heavy workload through the series to date. Woakes alone has bowled 167 overs, while Archer just returning from a four‑year break has compiled his heaviest outing ever at Old Trafford with 49.1 overs. Stokes acknowledged that after their exertions, rotation or reinforcement may be essential ahead of the turnaround to Oval.

Gus Atkinson and Josh Tongue already in the squad but unused at Old Trafford are the likely competition for places. Atkinson recently returned from hamstring injury with a strong outing in Surrey’s Second XI. While Tongue has taken 11 wickets in the series so far but has struggled with consistency.

The Oval Test

Overton’s inclusion is not only about workload management. As a local Surrey player, he brings familiarity with the conditions at The Oval. He rejoined Surrey permanently in 2021. After a loan spell, and has seen strong county form throughout the current season—and even featured for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2025.

Selectors have retained all 14 members from the squad that fielded at Old Trafford, with Overton being the single addition to the group. This inclusion reflects the confidence the selectors and Stokes have in his ability to contribute, despite his limited international exposure.

At 31 years old, Overton ticks the box of experience and readiness. His return underscores England’s urgent need for fresh pace support and batting flexibility in the middle to lower order. If he makes the XI, it could be a pivotal chance to shrug off the “one‑cap wonder” tag and establish himself firmly in the Test frame.

With the five‑match series poised at 2‑1 in England’s favour. The Oval Test promises to be the decider. Overton’s role whether as a squad reserve or a playing option will be pivotal in how England manage their pace resources with a tilt at sealing the series on home turf.

England U19s take a consolation win as Mayes finishes the chase.

Posted on July 8, 2025 by [email protected]

The England U19s had a thrilling seven-wicket victory at Visit Worcestershire New Road to round off their Youth ODI series against India.

The tourists won the series 3-2, but England earned the victory in the last match. After a superb bowling performance held India’s strong batting lineup to 210 for nine. All six bowlers took wickets thanks to a great team effort, although Ralphie Albert (two for 24) and Alex French (two for 37) stood out. The only player to surpass 40 was RS Ambrish (66 not out from 81 balls).

After that, England easily reached 211 for three with 113 balls remaining. Following Ben Dawkins’s (66, 53) third consecutive sixty score, Ben Mayes (82 not out, 76 balls) and Thomas Rew (49 not out, 37) saw their team home at a canter.

Following India’s decision to bat, French and Matt Firbank each scored in their opening over as England’s redesigned seam attack got off to a fantastic start. Before French took the crucial wicket of Vihaan Malhotra, Ayush Mhatre’s fruitless series came to an end with a reckless flick to mid-on off Firbank. Malhotra. Who scored a brilliant century in the previous match, nicked a fantastic delivery to wicketkeeper Rew.

This time, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 14, who scored 322 runs off 162 balls in the series’ opening four games, lacked fluency. Prior to slicing Sebastian Morgan to deep third on 33 from 42. He was well-contained despite hitting Firbank for consecutive sixes.

Alex Green, a seamer for Leicestershire, kept up the pressure and was rewarded. When Dawkins caught Rahul Kumar well on the long-leg rope. Albert quickly defeated the dangerous Harvansh Pangalia (24, 37) lbw, sweeping, as England started to spin.

England U19s

Ambrish was left to make sure the innings filled its 50 overs. After Albert added the wicket of Kanishk Chouhan, who was deftly stumped by Rew after being coaxed down the wicket. He achieved this by skillfully shepherding the tail for a half-century.

Joe Moores’ bottom-edged pluck at Deepesh Davendra to wicketkeeper Pangalia gave England’s reply a head start. But Dawkins and Mayes’ 107-run partnership in 13 overs put a dent in the chase. Dawkins batted with more and more force until he hoisted Naman Pushpak to long-on. Where Chauhan made a superb sprinting catch, as he attempted his fourth six.

India had a chance when Pushpak hit a ball through Rocky Flintoff’s gate. But skipper Rew arrived at the crease with the equation still heavily in England’s favour 90 needed from 31 overs. Rew finished the game with a barrage of boundaries against a weakness attack in an unbroken stand of 90 from 73 balls. While Mayes achieved his half-century from 48 balls and remained strong to unfold a flawless performance.

Shafali Verma may have luck on her third visit to England.

Posted on June 27, 2025 by [email protected]

Shafali Verma will be making his third tour of England. But this time around, a lot has changed. To begin with, she is no longer a teenager.

Shafali was a T20I cricket player when she made her first trip to England for the multi-format series in 2021. During that tour, she made her debut in both Test and ODI cricket. Despite her inconsistency, India was pleased with the high-impact blows she made during the 2022 England tour. Which was for the Commonwealth Games and the bilateral series. For both Shafali and India, the trade-off between risk and reward was excellent.

In the middle of 2025, Shafali remains unpopular in ODIs during a home World Cup year and has recently been called up to the T20I squad. Following India’s humiliating loss in the T20 World Cup 2024 league stage. Shafali’s position on the team appeared untenable. It’s not like India found other batters who could attack right away as she could; very few people in the world, much less India, can do it. Nevertheless, she was dropped.

In the past, Shafali Verma may have benefited by her rejection in terms of time. Since she was allowed to participate in all 50-over domestic competitions. In addition to leading the run-scoring statistics with 527 runs at an average of 75 and a strike rate of 152.31, she led Haryana to a quarterfinal finish in the Senior Women’s One Day Trophy. Kiran Navgire was the only other batter to bat at a greater strike rate during the competition, but she only managed to score 116 runs.

Shafali Verma

Shafali went on to compete in the Senior Women’s One Day Challenger Trophy, where the national selectors choose the top one-dayers. As captain of Team A, she also led the charts there with 414 runs at an average of 82.80 and a strike rate of 145.26. No one else in the competition scored at a faster pace than her. She had about 200 runs more than the next best.

As the top run scorer for the runners-up Delhi Capitals (DC) in the 2025 WPL and fourth-best player overall. Shafali was unable to be excluded from India’s T20I squad. The fact that India only participated in one T20I series because of her dismissal was irrelevant. When the 2026 T20 World Cup journey begins, they have their best opener back.

“In one-day cricket, everyone claimed that she only bats for ten to fifteen overs. However, she hit consecutive hundreds and batted for longer in [the domestic] one-dayers. Shafali performed well even in the Senior Women’s Multi-Day Challenger Trophy. She has recently begun playing longer innings on a regular basis. She has scored 130-140 in Under-23 cricket. So it’s not like she hasn’t done it before. Although she strives to maximize the powerplay in T20s, she possesses the talent.

India Women tour of England 2025

When 15-year-old Shafali made her debut for India, Kala, a former player, was the chief selector. In addition to working with DC, Kala also coached teams in the one-day and multi-day Challenger Trophy, where he saw firsthand the harm Shafali could cause as an opponent.

Kala stated, “I keep telling her that no one has the mindset she has—hitting sixes from ball one.” ‘Don’t leave your game,’ I remind her every time we speak. No one in the women’s game hits sixes at will like her; her power game comes naturally. I advised her to hold onto the traits that have led her to this point. I initially chose her because she is a different cricket player.

However, Kala also consciously taught Shafali the value of switching up your strike. Avoiding getting caught up in the pursuit of massive hits. Finding holes when the field stretches is something she has worked on.

SA vs ENG Match Prediction, Playing 11, Match Preview, Head to Head

Posted on March 1, 2025March 1, 2025 by [email protected]

Match Preview:

SA vs ENG: England (ENG) will play South Africa (SA) in the eleventh ICC Champions Trophy match. Karachi’s National Stadium will host this game. The top eight rated men’s national teams will compete in the Champions Trophy 2025, which will take place from February 19 to March 9, 2025. New Zealand, Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan are all in Group A. Meanwhile, South Africa, Afghanistan, England, and Australia are also part of Group B.

Expect the Champions Trophy 2025 to be a fiercely competitive event with only three games for each nation and simulated knockout cricket. There are 70 ODI matches between South Africa and England. South Africa emerged victorious on 34 of these 70 games, while England won 30 of them. The last time these two teams played each other, South Africa won the 2023 CWC.

After losing two of the three league games, England is already out. They have no hope of qualifying after losing to Afghanistan in the last game. However, South Africa defeated Afghanistan by 107 runs in the first match. The player of the game was Rickelton. Their last game was called off. This game between these two teams is sure to be interesting.

SA vs ENG Match Information

Match: South Africa vs England, Match 11

Date: 1st March 2025

Time: 02:30 PM IST

Venue: National Stadium, Karachi

SA vs ENG: Head-to-Head

South Africa has only won one game, while England has lost five of their last five. In their most recent encounter, South Africa defeated them by 229 runs at the 2023 World Cup.

There are 70 ODIs between South Africa and England. England won thirty times, while South Africa won thirty-four. Five of the matches ended in a draw, while one ended in a draw.

National Stadium, Karachi Pitch Report

This is expected to be a high-scoring game because the batting surface is favorable and both sides have talented hitters. In the major game, the captains should follow the same pattern that has helped chasing teams succeed here, primarily due to the dew in the second innings.

South Africa vs England: Predicted Playing XI

England XI:

Phil Salt, Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith (wk), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c), Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, and Saqib Mahmood.

South Africa XI:

Ryan Rickelton (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Wiaan Mulder, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, and Lungi Ngidi.

Jos Buttler is out of the Australia T20Is; Salt is the replacement captain.

Posted on September 5, 2024 by [email protected]

Due to a right calf injury, England captain Jos Buttler will not be playing in the forthcoming Twenty20 International series against Australia. The England and Wales Cricket Board confirmed this on Thursday, September 5, adding that Buttler may also miss the following five-match ODI series later in the month. Phil Salt has been designated stand-in captain in his absence.

Jos Buttler was ruled out of the competition after sustaining the injury prior to The Hundred. Although it was anticipated that he would recuperate in time for the white-ball series against Australia. He might miss the full English summer if the ailment worsens. Since England’s 2024 T20 World Cup semifinal exit in late June, Buttler has not played.

All-around player Jamie Overton was called up to the T20I team as a replacement. Although as he heals from a back stress issue, he may bat only. The ODI team has added Jordan Cox as cover. Who is currently a member of the England red-ball lineup for the ongoing series against Sri Lanka.

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Three Twenty20 Internationals between Australia and England are scheduled to begin on September 11 at Southampton. Australia is presently touring Scotland. Trent Bridge will host the start of the ODI series on September 19.

England T20I Squad:

Will Jacks, Liam Livingstone, Saqib Mahmood, Dan Mousley, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley, John Turner, Jofra Archer, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Jordan Cox, Sam Curran, Josh Hull, and Phil Salt (captain).

England ODI squad:

Will Jacks, Matthew Potts, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Jamie Smith, Reece Topley, John Turner, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Jordan Cox, Ben Duckett, Josh Hull, Adil Rashid, and Matthew Potts.

Ian Bell is named as Sri Lanka’s batting coach for the England tour.

Posted on August 14, 2024August 14, 2024 by [email protected]

Ian Bell, a former cricketer for England. He was appointed Sri Lanka’s batting coach on Tuesday. Ahead of the three-match Test series against the English. For the three-match Test series against England. Ian Bell, a former cricketer for England. It was designated Sri Lanka’s batting coach on Tuesday. In order to capitalize on his 118 Test match experience. Sri Lanka Cricket claimed that the 42-year-old former right-hand batsman for England was hired.

“Ian was brought in to provide the players with important insights about the conditions. There as someone with local knowledge,” stated Ashley de Silva, chief executive of Sri Lanka Cricket. “We believe his inputs will help our team in this crucial tour.” Head coach Chris Silverwood resigned after Sri Lanka’s early elimination from the T20 World Cup. The country selected former captain Sanath Jayasuriya in his stead last month.

Until a long-term replacement is found, Jayasuriya, 55. It will lead the national team as “interim” coach.

Jayasuriya played 586 matches for Sri Lanka in all three formats of the game, amassing 42 centuries and 440 wickets. 2011 marked his final international appearance. In the absence of a permanent replacement, Jayasuriya, 55, will lead the national team as “interim” coach. Jayasuriya played 586 matches for Sri Lanka in all three formats of the game, amassing 42 centuries and 440 wickets. 2011 marked his final international appearance.

Sri Lanka vs England

According to Sri Lanka Cricket, 49-year-old former England coach Silverwood resigned for “personal reasons”. During the T20 World Cup, Sri Lanka only triumphed in one match against the Netherlands and placed third in their group, behind Bangladesh and South Africa.

After taking over in April 2022, Silverwood had quick success as Sri Lanka emerged victorious in the T20 Asia Cup. In 2023, Sri Lanka advanced to the Asia Cup 50-over championship match. You can only listen to the newest music on JioSaavn.com.

They did not, however, go to the knockout stages of the 50-over World Cup last year or the T20 World Cup in 2022.

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