Topic: Ravi Bopara

Ravi Bopara sent back to Essex to rediscover form

Under-fire England batsman Ravi Bopara will get an opportunity to rediscover some form with Essex ahead of the Ashes decider next week.. Bopara, who is under huge pressure for his place in the side following a run of just 105 runs in ...

Bopara feeling the heat

England batsman Ravi Bopara admits he is feeling the pressure of trying to hold onto his Test place for the Ashes finale at The Oval.. Bopara has struggled at number three and his misery has been compounded in the current fourth Test ...
As desperate as England are to win back the Ashes, I really do hope that the groundsmen don't prepare flat, boring wickets for the remaining three Tests to ensure three drawn games. If the wickets in the next three Tests are slow ...
With Kevin Pietersen out of the series, and daily worries about Andrew Flintoff's fitness, each member of the team has to make sure he gives that little bit more. The positive message would have been to have broadcast it loud and clear, ...
Ravi Bopara has appealed to his mentor Graham Gooch to help him bring an end to his Ashes nightmare at Edgbaston. The absence of Kevin Pietersen, who will miss the rest of the Ashes after an operation on his Achilles tendon, increases ...

Pietersen and Collingwood defy Australia

Kevin Pietersen and Paul Collingwood kept Australia at bay with an unbroken century stand as England got through the second session of the first Ashes Test here Wednesday without losing a wicket.At tea, England were 194 for three with both Pietersen and ...

Australia strike first Ashes blows

Mitchell Johnson struck twice as Australia got their Ashes defence off to a fine start by removing England's top three before lunch on the first day of the first Test at Sophia Gardens here on Wednesday.England, who'd won the toss, were 97 ...

England edge opening day

England's evening counter-attack ended a positive opening day in their attempts to regain the Ashes from Australia.. Prior and Flintoff shared a stand of 86 in 16 overs before both were bowled off inside edges by Peter Siddle in consecutive overs. However, ...
England dragged themselves out of an Ashes nightmare as Kevin Pietersen and Paul Collingwood both showed the cool heads demanded by Andrew Strauss.. With England tottering at 97 for three at lunch, Pietersen and Collingwood revived Strauss's side by putting together a ...

Johnson fires early warning as the battle begins

England dragged themselves out of an Ashes nightmare as Kevin Pietersen and Paul Collingwood both showed the cool heads demanded by Andrew Strauss.. With England tottering at 97 for three at lunch, Pietersen and Collingwood revived Strauss's side by putting together a ...