Michael Atherton

The final day of the second Ashes Test at Lord's Cricket ground witnessed a debatable moment in the 52nd over when Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey stumped out English batsman Jonny Bairstow with a direct throw. England's former captain…

Former England captain Michael Atherton thinks that England's 'bazball' brand of cricket is not about all-out aggression but a calculated one and added that it has felt that England are not in control of what they are doing. "If you go back…

England suffered a horrible collapse in the first session of Day 3 of the second Ashes Test as they lost six wickets in a span of 46 runs. The titanic collapse saw England hand Australia a 91-run lead at the start of the second innings…

Michael Atherton still holds the record of being dismissed the most times by a bowler (19).© AFPEngland pacer Stuart Broad did the inevitable as he dismissed Australia opener David Warner for the 15th time in Test cricket. The incident…

England skipper Ben Stokes surprised everyone by declaring the innings towards the end of Day 1 in the first Ashes Test and he was once again the topic of intense debate as he handed the ball to Harry Brook on Day 2. Brook is not a regular…

Former England captain Michael Atherton backs Yorkshire gloveman Jonny Bairstow to keep wickets ahead of Ben Foakes during the Ireland Test, which begins on June 1st at Lord's. Bairstow, who broke his leg in three places while playing golf…

LONDON: Former England captain Michael Atherton has criticised the International Cricket Council's proposed profit-sharing model for the next four-year cycle (2024-2027) where India will be getting 38.50 per cent from an annual $600 million…

Virat Kohli was dismissed for 11 by Matthew Potts in first innings of Edgbaston Test© AFPVirat Kohli is going through a lean patch off late and he has failed to score a century in international cricket since November 2019. In the ongoing…

Former England skipper Michael Atherton feels it would be a "mistake" to consider Ben Stokes as long-term captain of England's Test team. Stokes became England's 81st Test captain on Thursday, replacing Joe Root, who resigned from the…

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