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M Vijay is set to play Tamil Nadu’s Ranji Trophy fixture against Mumbai beginning on Thursday, as he seeks to get some game time after being sidelined for nearly two months with a hamstring injury.

Arun Venugopal12-Oct-2015M Vijay is set to play Tamil Nadu’s Ranji Trophy fixture against Mumbai beginning on Thursday, as he seeks to get some game time after being out of action for nearly two months with a hamstring injury.A TNCA official confirmed the development and said Vijay would join the team, which has already reached Mumbai, “latest on Tuesday morning.” Vijay has been training at IIT-Chemplast, his home ground in the Chennai first division league, and the facility at the NCA.This will be Vijay’s first competitive match before the start of India’s Test series against South Africa, beginning in Mohali on November 5. He could also feature in Tamil Nadu’s game against Railways beginning on October 30, or choose to play the two-day match between Board President’s XI and the South Africans, also starting on the same day.Vijay missed the first and third Tests in Sri Lanka due to the injury, but contributed 0 and 82 in India’s 278-run win at the P Sara Oval in Colombo. He has been one of India’s most dependable batsmen over the last two years, forging a strong alliance with Shikhar Dhawan at the top of the order.Tamil Nadu, however, will not have the services of batting allrounder Vijay Shankar, who is recovering from an injured shoulder that also kept him out of their first two matches. Shankar, who is not travelling with the team, will be assessed by TNCA’s physio on Tuesday morning to determine his availability for future games.Vijay replaces K Bharat Shankar in the squad, who will lead the Tamil Nadu U-23 team in the CK Nayudu Trophy in their game against Bengal in Kolkata.

Her mother and daughter will now stay at a hotel outside the CWG village

Umar Farooq12-May-2022Pakistan Women’s captain Bismah Maroof’s infant daughter, Fatima, has been denied accreditation to access the Commonwealth Games village. As a result, Maroof was deliberating over her participation in the event, which is to be held from July 25 to August 8 in Birmingham. But ESPNcricinfo understands she will travel for the games, with her daughter and mother, who will take care of Fatima, staying at a hotel outside the village.It has been learnt that the PCB had asked the CWG Federation for two extra accreditations to accommodate Maroof’s mother and daughter in the village. In response, the federation asked the PCB to remove two personnel from their allowed 22-member travelling contingent, which includes officials as well. But the PCB stated that it was in no position to omit any players or officials from the touring party.ESPNcricinfo has written to the Games’ media department for the official version of their parental policy but they were yet to respond at the time of this story being published.Related

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Maroof had recently travelled to New Zealand for the 2022 Women’s World Cup with her daughter and mother. The PCB’s maternity policy allows a mother “to travel with a support person of her choice to assist in caring for her infant child”, with travel and accommodation costs shared equally between the board and the player.The PCB has also confirmed that Maroof will continue to lead the national team for the 2022-23 season. Pakistan are set to play 25 matches this season, starting with the home series against Sri Lanka in Karachi, which gets underway from May 24. After that, the team will head for Belfast to play a triangular T20I series against Ireland and Australia from July 12 to 24. This will be immediately followed by the Commonwealth Games.”I want to thank the Pakistan Cricket Board for its immense support throughout my career and especially in helping me strike the right work-life balance after the birth of Fatima,” Maroof said. “There was a time when I contemplated giving up on my passion of playing cricket, but the PCB ensured it never came to that with the introduction of the maternity policy, which has made the game as inclusive as it can be for the women in our country. I also want to thank my family and especially my husband, Abrar, who has been a great support throughout my career and has provided me encouragement to continue to play for Pakistan.”Maroof was handed the T20I captaincy in 2016, replacing Sana Mir and was named the ODI captain after the 2017 World Cup. Last April, Maroof had taken an indefinite maternity leave, and the PCB’s new parental policy helped her return to cricket and captaincy earlier this year.On being retained as captain for the 2022-23 season, Maroof said: “It is truly an honour for any cricketer to captain their country and it is a great privilege for me to continue in this role. The 2022-23 cricket season is the busiest for Pakistan Women’s side and we are excited and geared up for the challenges it presents. Every match in the upcoming season is important for us as a team as bilateral ODIs will determine whether we qualify for the next ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup and the T20Is provide us opportunities to prepare for the all-important T20 World Cup in February next year.”

Wriddhiman Saha, the India wicketkeeper, is confident of regaining fitness ahead of the four-match Test series against South Africa due to begin in November

ESPNcricinfo staff03-Sep-2015Wriddhiman Saha, the India wicketkeeper, is confident of regaining fitness ahead of the four-match Test series against South Africa due to begin in November. He had suffered a hamstring injury while on tour in Sri Lanka and is currently in Kolkata working on his rehabilitation.”South Africa Tests are still two months away. I am confident that I will get fit much before that. Hopefully, I will be playing Ranji Trophy for Bengal next month to get match fit,” he told India had called up Naman Ojha as a replacement for the final Test in Colombo, who in turn had looked composed in the face of a Test debut and against a probing Sri Lankan attack. But he could not convert his starts into substantial scores.Saha, meanwhile, had struck a couple of fifties before being sidelined and is rated as the best gloveman in India. His captain Virat Kohli had gone on record saying Saha should be India’s wicketkeeper in Tests for the next five years.The pressure Saha faces, though, is from a perception that he might not score quick runs, which is often the mandate of a batsman coming in at Nos. 6 and 7, and which a player like Ojha is been known for.”I don’t play cricket thinking about others’ performance,” Saha said. “I got injured and Naman was assigned a duty. He did his job to the best of his abilities and India have won the match. Now who will play is up to the selectors. My job is to keep improving and I will strive in doing that.”He does not need to look far for support. Saha recalled how his team-mates had helped him after a couple of failures in the practice match ahead of the Sri Lanka Tests. “When I had low scores (3 and 1) in the warm-up game, Ajinkya [Rahane] came up and told me, ‘Don’t worry. You will score in Tests where it matters’. That’s what has been the hallmark. Everyone is enjoying each other’s success.”Saha had some of his own – scoring his maiden Test half-century in difficult conditions in Galle, which he rated as a better knock than the next fifty he hit, batting through injury and helping set up India’s declaration at the P Sara Oval.”I would rate the Galle innings higher as there was both turn and bounce on that track. Also I had not got a fifty in Tests till then. It was a challenge that I enjoyed. Also I batted with the tail (in both Tests), which demands taking greater responsibility. (Dhammika) Prasad and (Rangana) Herath are class bowlers and doing well against them increases self-belief.”Obviously, the twin half-centuries acted as confidence boosters. I am happy that I have played my little part in the team’s 2-1 series victory. For me, more than the volume of runs, it is important that in what situation I have scored those runs. When I look back, I feel a bit of satisfaction that I could deliver what Virat (Kohli) wanted from me.”

Carter, Rawlins, Coles fifties have Sussex still 429 in front

ECB Reporters Network12-Jul-2022Leicestershire 159 for 1 (Kimber 91*, Patel 67*) trail Sussex 588 (Alsop 150, Orr 70, Carter 75, Rawlins 75, Coles 59, Parkinson 5-128) by 429 runsLeicestershire produced an impressive response after Sussex racked up 588 on the second day of their LV= Insurance County Championship match at Hove.The Foxes lost Hassan Azad to the first ball of their reply, but Rishi Patel and Louis Kimber batted with increasing authority in an unbroken stand which took them to 159 for one at stumps. They still trail by 429 but a slow pitch is showing little sign of deterioration.Earlier, Sussex had piled up their highest total for seven years, after Oliver Carter, Delray Rawlins and James Coles, the 18-year-old making only his fifth first-class appearance, all scored half-centuries.Resuming on 407 for 4, Carter and Rawlins extended their fifth-wicket stand to 119 in 25 overs, although Carter would have been run out on 70 had Ed Barnes not missed the stumps by millimetres in his follow through after being called through for a single.Callum Parkinson came into the attack in the 18th over of the day and Rawlins hit his first ball for four to bring up his half-century.But Parkinson struck in his next over when Carter played on for 75 attempting to dab the ball into the off side. It was a muted end to a fine innings by the in-form 20-year-old, who has scored 422 runs in his last five Championship innings.Rawlins had mixed aggression – he came down the pitch to drive Barnes over his head for six – with wristy accumulation in his 75 when he was struck on the back leg sweeping at Parkinson, who then persuaded Henry Crocombe to drag a ball from outside off-stump to mid-wicket in his next over.But Coles added 49 for the last wicket with Sean Hunt, hitting four sixes in his 59 in his maiden first-class fifty before he was beaten in the flight by Parkinson coming down the pitch once more. Parkinson’s hard graft was rewarded with figures of five for 128 from 41.5 overs while 61 extras swelled the Sussex total.Steve Finn, captaining Sussex after Tom Haines broke his hand on Monday, made an immediate impact when Azad was caught at slip off a ball which did just enough off the seam to take the edge.But Patel and Kimber got their heads down to negotiate the new ball although they both offered half-chances.Rawlins got fingertips to a fiercely-struck straight drive by Patel diving to his left and Coles couldn’t quite hold on running in at full stretch from deep square leg when Kimber mistimed a pull off Henry Crocombe on 48.Once the new ball lost its hardness, though, batting became much more straightforward and at stumps Kimber was in sight of his maiden first-class hundred, having already reached a career-best 91 while Patel passed fifty for the third time in his career.

CSA T20 round-up: Boland and Knights are yet to get off the mark

Firdose Moonda11-Feb-2022North West have emerged as frontrunners at the CSA T20 tournament with two victories, including a bonus-point win, in the opening week of the tournament. They are a point ahead of Western Province, who also triumphed in both their matches, and five clear of the Dolphins, Lions, Titans and Warriors, all of whom won one each. Boland and the Knights are yet to register a win. Here are the highlights from the first round:North-West crush troubled KnightsAfter the semi-final between these two teams in the CSA T20 knockout earlier in the season was washed out, with the Knights advancing to the final and eventually claiming the trophy, North West exacted sweet revenge with an eight-wicket victory on Thursday. North West’s attack, which included ODI allrounder Dwaine Pretorius (1/13) and two-time Test cap Senuran Muthusamy (2/8), kept the Knights to 95 for 9 in 20 overs. Wesley Marshall’s 29-ball 43 and an opening stand of 69 ensured the result was never in doubt. Pretorius finished things off in the 11th over, to give North West an eight-wicket win.The loss speaks to broader problems for the Knights, who are struggling without marquee batter Rilee Rossouw, who is at the PSL. They hold the two lowest first-innings scores in the competition so far, after their opening match against the Dolphins saw them post just 128 for 5. All eyes will be on Raynard van Tonder, Farhaan Behardien and Pite van Biljon to see if Knights improve next week.North West, meanwhile, also beat their neighbours, the Lions, by defending 136. Their most successful bowler so far is left-arm spinner Johannes Diseko, who is the joint-leading wicket-taker and has the best economy rate among the leading 10 bowlers. De Kock, Levi, Lubbe in the runs His retirement from Test cricket means Quinton de Kock is not with the national side in New Zealand and available for the Titans as he focuses solely on white-ball fixtures. His campaign began with a first ball duck against the Warriors, who went on to defend 163 on the opening day. But de Kock quickly turned things around, scoring 72 off 61 balls and sharing in a 106-run opening stand with Gihahn Cloete to help Titans get to 158 for 2 against Boland. In what was the game of the round, Janneman and Pieter Malan got Boland off to a good start with 69 runs inside eight overs, then lost 3 for 29 before Under-19 World Cup returnee Michael Copeland hit a 39-ball 33. But then they lost three wickets for two runs and finally fell three runs short of victory. Junior Dala took two wickets in three balls in the penultimate over to leave Ayabulele Gqamane 11 to defend in the last over.Boland’s week went poorly after they also lost to Western Province, who chased 143 with little trouble. Richard Levi set the tone with 67 from 39 balls and then helped Western Province to victory over the Warriors as well when his 17-ball 40 provided the foundation to chase the highest total of the week: 164. Levi is the second highest run-scorer in the competition, with the highest strike rate.Wihan Lubbe leads the run-charts, 18 ahead of Levi, with two half-centuries. He scored 69* against Western Province and 56, in a winning cause, against the Titans.

Mushfiqur Rahim has admitted it was difficult to set fields for his undisciplined bowling attack, and said that as a captain, he was made to look “foolish” when the bowlers struggled to bowl in one area continuously

Mohammad Isam in Fatullah14-Jun-20151:37

‘Could’ve played Harbhajan, Ashwin better’ – Mushfiqur

Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim has admitted it was difficult to set fields for his undisciplined bowling attack, and said that as a captain, he was made to look “foolish” when the bowlers struggled to bowl in one area continuously. Mushfiqur also felt that there was much to learn from the Indian bowlers who bowled according to the fields set by their captain Virat Kohli.

Mushfiqur fit to keep for ODIs

Mushfiqur Rahim said that he has recovered from his finger injury enough to keep wickets in the ODI series against India, though it did bother him a couple of times during the Fatullah Test.
“I fielded for almost three days and it did hurt once or twice,” he said. “Otherwise, I don’t think I am in a bad situation to keep either. Hopefully I will be fit keeping-wise by the time the ODIs start.”
Mushfiqur said that he wouldn’t use the pain as an excuse for his five-ball two in Bangladesh’s first innings, when he got out nicking a catch to leg-slip.
“I can’t give any excuse about my batting. The injury might have affected me while fielding or keeping but not my batting. I’ll return to keeping in the one-dayers.”

“A bowler needs to bowl in one particular area and be consistent so that we can plan a field for the batsmen,” Mushfiqur said. “If we set a field for deliveries that are bowled in front of the batsmen and in good areas and then you see the bowler bowling a short pitched delivery, then the captain may look foolish. It depends upon the bowler and what they are executing. If our plan clicks everyone would have said positive things. If it doesn’t people will criticize.”India consistently scored more than four runs an over on the truncated first and third day of the Fatullah Test, eventually declaring on 462 for 6 on the fourth morning. None of Bangladesh’s front-line bowlers, on the other hand, went at less than three an over. Shakib Al Hasan finished with 4 for 105 at 4.28 runs per over while Jubair Hossain gave away 113 runs in 19 overs for his two wickets. Taijul Islam and the lone paceman Mohammad Shahid went wicketless, while the entire bowling attack could muster just four maidens.Combined, the bowlers gave away more boundaries on the legside (28 to 26) than the offside, and there were a noticeable number of rank long-hops from both the spinners and Shahid. Shakib admitted that he needed help from his old coach Nazmul Abedeen to correct his bowling action, while Jubair had been short of match practice having last played a first-class game in February. Shahid understandably struggled for 22 overs and even Taijul had an uncharacteristically poor Test match. Since taking 60 wickets from three Tests against Zimbabwe, Bangladesh have bowled their opponents out in an innings only once, against Pakistan in Khulna.”The captaincy depends upon the entire team and captaincy is a big issue,” Mushfiqur said. “But at this level a bowler comes and tells the captain how he is going to set a batsman up and accordingly a captain sets a field. But in our level there is a big gap here.”If our bowlers bowl one ball here and the other there, then the field setup will never look good. The way Harbhajan and Aswhin bowled, you could always use an attacking field against any side. So hopefully we can learn from this Test and work more on our bowling. It will help our Test cricket.”Mushfiqur admitted that picking just one pace bowler was a strategy they needed to revisit. Mushfiqur is the only captain who has used a single pace bowler in a Test match. The first time was in January last year when he used Al-Amin Hossain as the single seamer. Kumar Sangakkara scored a triple-century in that game and the bowling attack looked just as lopsided here as well. It was particularly unfair on Shahid, who was only playing his third Test match and at times, looked out of ideas.”Maybe had we taken another pacer it could have been good. There might have been a mistake from our side. We take a decision together with logic.”Maybe if we would have won the toss, things would have been different and our four spinners could have attacked their batsmen more. So maybe we can learn from this experience and know what are the positives and negatives of playing with a single pacer.”Mushfiqur also said that Shuvagata Hom may perhaps have been given one too many chances to prove his worth. From seven Tests, Hom averages 21.30 with the bat and 59.12 with the ball taking just eight wickets. After going wicketless in the first innings, Hom had a chance to redeem himself with the bat, but even in his 43-run seventh-wicket stand with Litton Das, it was the debutant Litton who looked far more comfortable. Shuvagata made just 9 off 25 balls.”Maybe it is a point that we need to think about. The way we gave him chances, maybe he hasn’t lived up to the expectations,” Mushfiqur said. “He did well in the last domestic competition, so we thought he could be good in the team. So we have seen him in this Test. If there’s a better option for the next Test series, then maybe someone better will be picked up, not just Shuvagata but any player.”

Brendon McCullum and Tim Southee have been rested for New Zealand’s limited-overs tour to Zimbabwe and South Africa

ESPNcricinfo staff09-Jul-2015Brendon McCullum and Tim Southee have been rested for New Zealand’s limited-overs tour to Zimbabwe and South Africa. Ish Sodhi has been included for the Zimbabwe leg, while Doug Bracewell will replace the legspinner in South Africa. Adam Milne and James Neesham have made comebacks after long injury lay-offs in the 15-man squad to be led by Kane Williamson, with Colin Munro also recalled.

New Zealand squad

Kane Williamson (capt), Grant Elliott, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nathan McCullum, Adam Milne, Colin Munro, James Neesham, Luke Ronchi (wk), Mitchell Santner, Ross Taylor, Ben Wheeler, Doug Bracewell (South Africa only), Ish Sodhi (Zimbabwe only)

“We think Ish will be useful on pitches which tend to be slow and take turn, and against a Zimbabwe team stacked with right-handers”, said Mike Hesson, the New Zealand coach and selector.”But we’re unlikely to need a third spinner in South Africa, which is why we’ve opted for another seamer in Doug.”Sodhi has represented New Zealand in 11 Tests and two T20Is but is yet to play an ODI, while the last of Bracewell’s seven ODIs came in June 2013. Milne had been out since the World Cup quarterfinal against West Indies with a heel injury, and Neesham has not played international cricket since the Basin Reserve Test against Sri Lanka in January.Corey Anderson and Trent Boult were not available after pulling out during the England tour with stress-related back problems. Hesson said that while the absence of several frontline players meant opportunities for the others, it would not reduce the sense of expectation around the squad.”There are chances there for batsmen such as Tom and Colin, for Ish and for a handful of bowlers. And, not least, it’s another good opportunity for Kane Williamson to continue upskilling in terms of leadership.””This is a team which has built up an impressive record on the international circuit in recent times and the expectation is that we continue to perform, regardless of who might be missing.”We were also without some key players on last summer’s away series against Pakistan, and still managed to win 3-2 thanks to other players stepping up.”Our focus is on continuing to produce strong team performances, rather than be distracted by the presence or absence of specific individuals.”New Zealand play three ODIs and a T20I in Zimbabwe starting August 2 before travelling to South Africa for two T20Is and three ODIs. The majority of the squad will assemble at a training camp in Potchefstroom before heading to Harare.

Political tensions between India and Pakistan have put a cloud over Faisalabad Wolves’ participation in next month’s Champions League Twenty20

Amol Karhadkar13-Aug-2013Political tensions between India and Pakistan have put a cloud over Faisalabad Wolves’ participation in next month’s Champions League Twenty20. An incident on the border has inflamed emotions in India and left administrators wary of the public response to a Pakistan team’s presence for a sporting occasion.The BCCI has, as in the past, thrown the ball in the government’s court. “When it comes to any team from Pakistan featuring in a tournament in India, the final decision rests completely in the foreign ministry’s hands. And we will follow the ministry’s advice,” a senior BCCI official told ESPNcricinfo.The Ministry of External Affairs – the foreign ministry – has been non-committal. “We have been approached by a cricket team from Pakistan to participate in the Champions League Twenty20 event,” a spokesperson in the MEA was quoted as saying by . “It does not start for a month. We will carefully examine (the situation) before we take a decision in this regard.”The CLT20 governing council is likely to arrive at a final decision regarding the Wolves’ participation before the month end; the tournament itself starts on September 17. Rajiv Shukla, a BCCI representative on the CLT20 governing council and a junior minister in the federal government, didn’t respond to ESPNcricinfo’s query.The PCB, on the other hand, has said it “remained concerned” about the security of Faisalabad Wolves’ cricketers. Despite processing the visa applications of the Wolves’ squad members on Monday, the PCB is monitoring the situation closely.

Pooja Vastrakar has been included in Harmanpreet Kaur’s team subject to fitness

Shashank Kishore28-Dec-2022Allrounder Shikha Pandey has made a comeback to India’s T20I squad for the tri-series as well as the World Cup in South Africa early next year, while Pooja Vastrakar has been included “subject to fitness”.Pandey last played for India on the tour of Australia in October 2021, but has forced her way back through strong performances in domestic cricket. She will lead a seam attack that includes Renuka Singh, Vastrakar and rookie left-armer Anjali Sarvani, who made her debut in the recent five-match T20I series against Australia at home.Seamer Meghna Singh, who featured in the Australia T20Is, isn’t part of the squad but will be in the reserves alongside batter S Meghana and allrounder Sneh Rana. Meghna went wicketless in the two matches she played against Australia, and also conceded runs at 13.66 an over.All three reserve players, however, are part of India’s squad for the tri-series in South Africa in the lead-up to the World Cup.Pandey, who captains Goa, had taken 11 wickets in seven matches in the senior women’s domestic T20 competition at a miserly economy of 4.28. She was equally impressive for South Zone in the inter-zonal T20s, picking up five wickets in three games at an economy of 4.05.Vastrakar, meanwhile, is currently recovering from an unspecified injury that has kept her out of action since October this year.India have stuck to their strengths by picking a spin-heavy attack for the T20 World Cup, led by allrounder Deepti Sharma and Rajeshwari Gayakwad, with Devika Vaidya capable of bowling useful legspin in addition to her middle-order batting abilities.Richa Ghosh, who is set to play in the inaugural Under-19 World Cup next month, will be the first-choice wicketkeeper in the Harmanpreet Kaur’s squad. Yastika Bhatia, the left-hand middle-order batter, has been named as back-up.Pooja Vastrakar has been included in the T20 World Cup squad “subject to fitness”•ECB/Getty Images

There were no major surprises in the batting line-up, with Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues and Harleen Deol all in the mix. Like Ghosh, the India Under-19 captain Shafali will head into the competition on the back of the junior World Cup campaign.With both Shafali and Ghosh missing from the tri-series involving West Indies and South Africa, the selectors have rewarded Punjab batter Amanjot Kaur with a maiden India call-up for her domestic form. Amanjot was Punjab’s top run-getter in the domestic T20s, hitting 192 runs in six innings at a strike rate of 105.49.There was also a comeback for wicketkeeper Sushma Verma, who was picked in the tri-series squad. Sushma was the third highest run-scorer in the Senior Women’s T20 Trophy, making 237 runs in seven innings at a strike rate of 105.80. She had played the last of her 19 T20Is in 2016 and is one of two wicketkeepers in the squad alongside Yastika.India, runners-up to Australia at the previous T20 World Cup in 2020, are still searching for their maiden world title. They’re placed alongside England, West Indies, Pakistan and Ireland in Group B. India will open their campaign against Pakistan on February 12 in Cape Town.Their first match in the tri-series that precedes the World Cup is slated for January 19 against hosts South Africa.Squad for Women’s T20 World Cup 2023: Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Richa Ghosh (wk) Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Radha Yadav, Renuka Thakur, Anjali Sarvani, Pooja Vastrakar, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Shikha Pandey
Reserves: S Meghana, Sneh Rana, Meghna Singh.Squad for tri-series in South Africa: Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), Smriti Mandhana, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Radha Yadav, Renuka Thakur, Meghna Singh, Anjali Sarvani, Sushma Verma (wk), Amanjot Kaur, Pooja Vastrakar, S Meghana, Sneh Rana, Shikha Pandey.

ESPNcricinfo staff18-Mar-2022Ben Stokes’s celebration proved premature as replays revealed a no ball•PA Photos

Ben Stokes to Brad Haddin, Adelaide, 2013It had already been a lengthy stint in the field for England, with Australia strongly placed on 367 for 5, when Stokes, making his debut, thought he had removed Haddin for 51…What happened next? There was a heated exchange between Stokes and Haddin who would go on to make 118 in Australia’s 570 for 9 decMark Wood thought he had his first Test wicket, but had overstepped•Getty Images

Mark Wood to Martin Guptill, Lord’s, 2015Wood, a Durham team-mate of Stokes, was making his debut against New Zealand at Lord’s. England had made a useful 389, but New Zealand’s openers had started well when it appeared Wood had broken through by removing Guptill on 24…What happened next? Guptill went on to make 70 in an opening stand of 148 with Tom Latham. Wood eventually claimed Brendon McCullum as his maiden scalpTom Curran thought he’d claimed his maiden Test wicket, until he was shown to have bowled a no-ball•Getty Images

Tom Curran to David Warner, Melbourne, 2017England had kept Warner waiting in the 90s after he had skipped effortlessly towards three figures. But, on 99, they thought the plan had workedWhat happened next? Warner reached his century next ball but would only add three more runs before edging behind against James Anderson.Mason Crane roars the appeal that became void by the no-ball decision•Getty Images

Mason Crane to Usman Khawaja, Sydney, 2018England had managed to extract Steven Smith short of another hundred and in the final over of the morning session Crane had a huge appeal for lbw against Usman Khawaja, on 132 at the time…Crane to Khawaja, 1 no ball, huge appeal for lbw! Crane is imploring and Root has called the review. Did Khawaja play a shot, doesn’t seem so – thrust his pad at the ball, bat a long way from it. Well, is this a no-ball? Yes, it’s a no-ball! England won’t lose the review, but would it have been out? Yes, it would have been out, providing the third umpire had determined there was no shot played! Was hitting off stump with Khawaja just padding it away. England angered by the no-ball call, but it seemed fair on the replay. Oh boyWhat happened next? Crane eventually got his man, but not before Khawaja had batted on for another 26 overs and 39 runs. He was eventually drawn down the pitch to fall for 171 and give the spinner his maiden Test wicket.Saqib Mahmood was denied the wicket of Jermaine Blackwood after overstepping•Getty Images

Saqib Mahmood to Jermaine Blackwood, Barbados, 2022His fellow debutant Matt Fisher had struck with the second ball of his Test career, but as Kraigg Brathwaite and Jermaine Blackwood bedded in for a century stand on an unforgiving surface, Mahmood was into his 14th over, across four spells, before seemingly getting his moment of catharsis …Mahmood to Blackwood, 1 no ball, Knocks him over! Mahmood has his first Test wicket… wait a minute! He’s overstepped! Inch-perfect yorker, 85mph/136kph and dipping low to crash into the base of middle stump. But it doesn’t count, because the third umpire has spotted an overstep. Ecstasy to agony.What happened next? Blackwood, on 65 at the time, reset himself against his favourite opponents and pushed along to his third Test century – his average against England, 45.77, is more than 15 points higher than his career mark of 30.66. At the other end, and unperturbed, Brathwaite nudged along to his tenth Test century, and third against England, to drag his team closer to parity…This article was first published in January 2018