George Dobell

Woakes suffers 'tiny crack' to thumb

Chris Woakes has been diagnosed with a small crack in his right thumb sustained while batting in the third Test in Mohali

30-Nov-2016•George Dobell

No supermen; no magic: Cook rues England's errors

It was hard to avoid a sense of deja-vu as Alastair Cook accepted that England's batting had let them down in Mohali

29-Nov-2016•George Dobell in Mohali

Kohli praise caps Hameed's 'awesome' rise

Haseeb Hameed's tour has been ended prematurely by injury but he has already made a lasting impression on team-mates and opponents

29-Nov-2016•George Dobell in Mohali

England take wrong turn against spin

A second-innings collapse highlighted the challenge of facing such relentlessly accurate spin bowling and left the demoralised tourists struggling to stay in the series

28-Nov-2016•George Dobell in Mohali

Options abound as Rashid earns England's faith

Adil Rashid is quickly climbing the wicket-taking list for a visiting legspinner in India, and his success reduces the need for three spinners

27-Nov-2016•George Dobell in Mohali

Sloppy England toss away advantage

Jonny Bairstow played another fine hand but too many of his team-mates gave their wickets away and squandered the opportunity to bat big in the first innings

26-Nov-2016•George Dobell in Mohali

Saqlain pitches for full-time spin role

Saqlain Mushtaq has called on the ECB to appoint a full-time spin bowling coach to work with the England team and said he would "love to" fill the role

25-Nov-2016•George Dobell

England gamble on Buttler to do 'something special'

England have confirmed that Jos Buttler and Chris Woakes will return to their team for the third Test against India starting in Mohali on Saturday

25-Nov-2016•George Dobell in Mohali

Surrey introduce ballot for London derby

Surrey have introduced a ballot to cope with demand for their NatWest T20 Blast match against Middlesex at The Oval.

25-Nov-2016•George Dobell

Ansari, Broad doubtful as England ponder selection

Zafar Ansari has joined Stuart Broad as an injury doubt ahead of the third Test after both players missed training in Mohali on Thursday

24-Nov-2016•George Dobell in Mohali

Ramprakash admits Buttler red-ball plight

Mark Ramprakash accepts that Jos Buttler's lack of first-class form and opportunity is "not ideal" as England prepare to gamble on him in the third Test in Mohali

23-Nov-2016•George Dobell

Stokes sets England's gold standard

Four Tests into their Test tour of Bangladesh and India, George Dobell provides a half-term report on the England squad

23-Nov-2016•George Dobell

Buttler set to replace Duckett in Mohali

Jos Buttler is set to play as a specialist batsman for England in the third Test at Mohali, with Ben Duckett likely to miss out

22-Nov-2016•George Dobell

First-innings collapse cost England - Cook

Alastair Cook said England could "hold their heads up high" despite a 246-run defeat to India in the Visakhapatnam Test

21-Nov-2016•George Dobell in Visakhapatnam

Hameed the high point in England progress

They have a mountain to climb on the final day but England's chances of survival were aided by another unflappable display from Haseeb Hameed

20-Nov-2016•George Dobell in Visakhapatnam

Moon boot to aid Broad's Mohali fitness bid

Stuart Broad has not given up hope of playing in the third Test in Mohali despite suffering an injury to the tendons in his right foot in Visakhapatnam

20-Nov-2016•George Dobell in Visakhapatnam

Broad takes the strain on spirited England day

Stuart Broad withstood the pain from a foot injury to exemplify England's spirit, but defeat is still the likely outcome in the second Test

19-Nov-2016•George Dobell in Visakhapatnam

Duckett struggle sharpens England's pain

England were facing an uphill task after losing five first-innings wickets and may face a decision on whether to persist with Ben Duckett

18-Nov-2016•George Dobell in Visakhapatnam

Broad to have scan on right foot

Stuart Broad is to have a scan on his right foot after feeling more pain during the second day's play in Visakhapatnam

18-Nov-2016•George Dobell in Visakhapatnam

Missed chance a harbinger of doom

England managed early wickets and James Anderson made an impressive return - but the left-off for Virat Kohli may have condemned their chances

17-Nov-2016•George Dobell in Visakhapatnam

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