The Live telecast of England vs West Indies second Test will be available on Sony Six HD and Sony Six. The toss will take place at 3:00 pm IST
Buttler should keep his place despite missing three chances behind the stumps in the first innings two against opener Shan Masood who went on to make 156
England won first Test in dramatic style in Manchester to take a 1-0 lead in 3-match series and the visitors will have to bring their A-game in Southampton to have any chance of levelling the series
Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram feels middle-order batsman Fawad Alam should be included in the playing XI for the second Test against England starting Thursday.
The former skipper Hafeez, who is not a part of the Test squad is there for the limited overs leg
England had earlier dramatically won the first Test on Saturday to go 1-0 up in the three-match series
Azhar came under immense scrutiny after Pakistan lost the first Test from a winning position to go 0-1 down in the three-match series
Stokes announced he won't be part of the team for the final two Tests against Pakistan due to personal reasons
Ben Stokes has been an impactful batsman for England and he comes up with the goods with the ball as well, says Ramiz Raja
New Zealand Cricket CEO David White on Tuesday said Pakistan, Australia, Bangladesh and the West Indies have confirmed they will tour the country during the summer. White said New Zealand Cricket (NZC) is working to implement bio-secure bubble, similar to the one the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is using in their ongoing season, to resume international cricket in the country post the coronavirus-forced hiatus. "We are making tremendous progress. I was just on the phone to the West Indies, they're confirmed, Pakistan is confirmed, Australia and Bangladesh... so 37 days of international cricket," White was quoted as saying by 'ESPNcricinfo'. White added that women's team will tour Trans-Tasman rivals Australia in September with the reverse fixture slated for February. "The White Ferns will tour Australia in September and then the Australia Women's team will tour New Zealand in February. We are just working through the content but probably five ODIs and three T20Is," White ..
England is leading the series 1-0 following after thrilling 3-wicket win in first Test in Manchester and the stunning comeback has firmly put momentum in hosts' favour going into the Southampton Test
Fast bowler Ollie Robinson replaced Ben Stokes as England on Wednesday named a 14-member squad for the second Test against Pakistan, starting Thursday at The Ageas Bowl. Stokes was ruled out of the remainder of the series due to personal reasons. England won the first Test, making a dramatic comeback with Chris Woakes and Jos Buttler effecting a splendid turnaround. England had also defeated West Indies in their previous home series, which had marked the resumption of international cricket following a long conoravirus-forced hiatus. England Squad: Joe Root (Captain), James Anderson, Jofra Archer, Dominic Bess, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler, Zak Crawley, Sam Curran, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Dom Sibley, Chris Woakes and Mark Wood.
Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja believes wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed should retire from Tests and focus on white ball cricket.
Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq has said that the side is as frustrated as the fans on losing the first Test against England by three wickets.
Chris Woakes and Jos Buttler played knocks of 84 and 75 respectively as England gained an improbable three-wicket win over Pakistan in the first Test of the three-match series
Pakistan have taken a 244-run lead over England on day three of the first Test in Manchester
Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja feels star batsman Babar Azam needs to iron out a few technical flaws in his game.
Pakistan's Babar Azam reached a half-century on a rain-affected first day of the opening test against England with the tourists reaching 139-2 at stumps
Hussain stated Babar is already at the same level as India skipper Virat Kohli and Australia batsman Steve Smith and urged for more attention towards the Pakistan star
After being invited to bowl first by visiting captain Azhar Ali, the hosts will have been happy with a lunch score of 53-2 Jofra Archer and Chris Woakes with a wicket apiece