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  'Short of form and rhythm': Atherton concedes Lord's will be Stokes' stern test as player, captain

  Cricket | July 08, 2025 14:35 IST

  England captain Ben Stokes has bowled well in the first two Tests in the ongoing five-match series against India despite the flat surfaces, however, his bat has been rather quiet and with the series being levelled 1-1 going into the Lord's clash, the pressure is mounting on him.

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  England legends cry foul on India's 'home advantage' in Champions Trophy, history bites back

  Cricket | March 07, 2025 17:50 IST

  Former England cricketers Michael Atherton, Nasser Hussain and David Lloyd along with current cricketers Jos Buttler and David Miller lashed out their frustration at India's 'home advantage' in Champions Trophy 2025. History suggests differently.

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  'India have advantage': Ex-England captains on Rohit and Co playing all their matches in Dubai

  Cricket | February 26, 2025 8:12 IST

  With the ongoing diplomatic relations between India and Pakistan, the Men in Blue will not travel to the neighbouring country after mutual agreement between the BCCI, PCB and the ICC in the multi-team events until 2028. Similarly, Pakistan will also play at a neutral venue when India is the host.

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  Graham Thorpe 'took his own life' due to illness, media reports quoting his wife Amanda

  Cricket | August 12, 2024 14:11 IST

  Former England cricketer Graham Thorpe died on August 5, ECB had stated in its statement. However, his wife, in an interview with Mike Atherton, has now confirmed that Graham took his own life after not being in a great mental state for a long time.

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  Ashes 2nd Test: Atherton questions Smith's leadership and England's selection

  Cricket | December 16, 2021 14:40 IST

  The former England captain wonders if Smith is the best man to lead Aussies as Atherton finds him so self-absorbed and seems to exist in his own bubble.

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  Atherton questions ECB's decision to cancel Pakistan tour but give players IPL window

  Cricket | September 22, 2021 20:03 IST

  In a scathing assessment of ECB's decision, Atherton said it was worse than India's recent withdrawal from the Manchester Test.

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  Series between India and Pakistan would give Test cricket 'massive boost': Michael Atherton

  Cricket | August 17, 2020 12:48 IST

  The last time the two sides played a Test series against each other was when Pakistan toured India for a three-match series in 2007/08.

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  ENG vs PAK: Michael Atherton defends under-fire Azhar Ali ahead of second Test vs England

  Cricket | August 12, 2020 15:24 IST

  Azhar came under immense scrutiny after Pakistan lost the first Test from a winning position to go 0-1 down in the three-match series.

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  ‘Incredibly complex’ – Michael Atherton criticises new ICC Super League

  Cricket | July 27, 2020 19:17 IST

  The Super League was launched by ICC on Monday in a bid to give more importance to the 50-over format.

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  Stuart Broad still has fire in the belly, can claim 600 Test wickets: Michael Atherton

  Cricket | July 27, 2020 16:11 IST

  After being ignored for the series opener against the West Indies in Southampton, the 34-year-old pacer silenced his critics by putting up scintillating performances in the remaining two Tests.

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  England vs West Indies: Michael Atherton labels Jofra Archer's protocol breach "very foolish"

  Cricket | July 16, 2020 17:42 IST

  Archer was on Thursday dropped from the second Test against the West Indies for breaking the team's bio-secure protocol and will now undergo two COVID-19 tests during a five-day isolation period.

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  Rohit Sharma a natural batsman, will succeed in Tests: Michael Atherton

  Cricket | June 27, 2020 12:51 IST

  Rohit has played 5 Test matches as an opener for India and has scored 556 runs in which he hit three centuries which includes his highest Test score - 212.

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  ICC should allow more substitutes to replace players that require hospital visits: Atherton

  Cricket | June 06, 2020 20:15 IST

  International cricket is set to resume after the coronavirus hiatus with England scheduled to host the West Indies team in a bio-secure environment for a proposed three-match series in July.

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  Would be wary about cameras in dressing room if I was playing: Michael Atherton

  Cricket | April 11, 2020 13:32 IST

  Atherton also believes that the players no longer have something called a personal space due to the social media engagements.