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Ashes 2021 22 First Group Of England Players Arrives In Australia

Ashes 2021-22: First group of England players arrives in Australia

England’s first group of players landed in Australia for the upcoming Ashes series. England Cricket took to Twitter and posted a video that was captioned, “Hello, Australia, Our first group for the men's Ashes tour have arrived Down Under! “

The Ashes is scheduled to begin on December 8 in Brisbane.

England got a major boost ahead of the series as all-rounder Ben Stokes was back in the side. Stokes had taken a break from cricket and missed out on the home series against India as well to focus on his mental wellbeing, and was also not picked for the T20 World Cup.

"I had a break to prioritise my mental wellbeing and I got my finger sorted," Stokes said. "I am looking forward to seeing my mates and being on the field with them. I'm ready for Australia."

England captain Joe Root said that the side can take inspiration from the Indian team after the way they played during the last Tour DownUnder. “One thing I think we can take a lot of heart and confidence from the way India went and played there in their (Australia’s) last home series,” Root told reporters.

“They took them on in their own way, they played to their strengths, but they didn’t take a backward step at any stage,” he added.

While the first encounter will be played at The Gabba, the teams will then travel to Adelaide and Melbourne for the second and third Test respectively. The fourth clash will be held in Sydney while the fifth and final match will be hosted in Perth.

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T20 World Cup | Kieron Pollard pays cheeky tribute to Dwayne Bravo on eve of retirement

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T20 World Cup | Did we see the last of Chris Gayle in West Indian colours? Signs suggest so!

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Famous coach Tarak Sinha, who trained Rishabh Pant, Shikhar Dhawan, dies in Delhi

One of the most famous coaches in Delhi’s cricketing circle, Tarak Sinha died of prolonged illness in Delhi on November 06.He was coach for the famous Sonnet Cricket Club and has taken his last breath, aged 71. He is credited with unearthing and coaching some of the stars of the current generation such as Rishabh Pant, Shikhar Dhawan and Nitish Rana from the Sonnet club and was awarded with the lifetime Dronacharya Award in 2018. The club has also produced big players of the past such as Surinder Khanna, Sanjeev Sharma, Manoj Prabhakar, the late Raman Lamba, KP Bhaskar, Ajay Sharma, Atul Wassan, Aakash Chopra, Anjum Chopra, Rumeli Dhar, Ashish Nehra among others under his watch. "It is with heavy heart we have to share this tragic news of Shri Tarak Sinha, the founder of Sonnet Club, has left us for heavenly abode at 3 am on Saturday after a brave battle with lung cancer for two months," the Sonnet Cricket Club said in a statement. "He has been the soul of Sonnet Cricket Club which has given India and Delhi cricket so many gems. We want to thank each and everyone who has been by his side in these trying times and prayed for his recovery. We also want to appreciate the efforts put in by the doctors in Jaipur and Delhi who worked tirelessly to revive him. "Tarak sir's pride was his students, and his support through this period kept him going. He was only thinking about grooming young talent during this battle. Even at the age of 70, he was enthusiastic about getting to the field and working on young cricketers. He was in good spirits till his last breath, believing he could still get up on his feet!” Former Indian opener Aakash Chopra, who was one of Tarak Singh’s pupil in his young days, took to his Twitter account to pay him final tributes.

Scotland cherish 'priceless' visit by India players to dressing room after match

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