<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Ben Foakes News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the latest and breaking news on player Ben Foakes. All the latest 2026 Cricket articles on SportsCafe.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in</link><image><url>https://cdn-static.spcafe.in/logo/logo192x192v1.png</url><title>Ben Foakes News</title><link>https://sportscafe.in</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:21:58 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sportscafe.in/rss/cricket/player/ben_foakes" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2024 18:29:15 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[ All Rights Reserved]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en-in]]></language><managingEditor><![CDATA[editor@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Editor)]]></managingEditor><webMaster><![CDATA[admin@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Admin)]]></webMaster><ttl>2</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[‌WATCH | Lawrence joins Flintoff in elite list after whacking five consecutive sixes as Bashir leaks 38]]></title><description><![CDATA[Records are meant to be broken and Dan Lawrence was on the verge of surpassing a 26-year record in the County Championship on Monday. He smacked five consecutive sixes against Shoaib Bashir in a 38-run over on Day 2 of the Worcestershire versus Surrey clash in New Road, Worcester.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2024/jun/24/watch-lawrence-joins-flintoff-in-elite-list-after-whacking-five-consecutive-sixes-as-bashir-leaks-38?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2024/jun/24/watch-lawrence-joins-flintoff-in-elite-list-after-whacking-five-consecutive-sixes-as-bashir-leaks-38?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2024 18:29:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket-2023/Shoaib_Bashir_IND_vs_ENG_Test_Dharamsala_BCCI.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[IND vs ENG | Twitter in splits as Rohit dismissively laughs at Foakes for unwittingly achieving pacer's dream ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Uprooting all three stumps is a fantasy only a very select few players manage to actualize in international cricket and Ben Foakes joined the list on Thursday, albeit in unconventional manner. The tunnel visioned keeper callously decimated the poles on Thursday causing immense laughter on the field.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2024/jan/25/ind-vs-eng-twitter-in-splits-as-rohit-dismissively-laughs-off-foakes-for-unwittingly-achieving-pacers-dream?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2024/jan/25/ind-vs-eng-twitter-in-splits-as-rohit-dismissively-laughs-off-foakes-for-unwittingly-achieving-pacers-dream?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2024 10:27:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket-2023/Ben_Foaeks_Yashasvi_Jaiswal_IND_vs_ENG_Test_Hyderabad_BCCI.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATCH | Arshdeep Singh gets to dream start in County Championship by dismissing Ben Foakes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian players often ply their trade in the County Championship to have an experience of playing first-class cricket in English conditions but a few make an immediate impact. Arshdeep Singh added his name to that list taking his maiden wicket by dismissing Ben Foakes while debuting for Kent. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2023/jun/12/watch-arshdeep-singh-gets-to-dream-start-in-county-championship-by-dismissing-ben-foakes?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2023/jun/12/watch-arshdeep-singh-gets-to-dream-start-in-county-championship-by-dismissing-ben-foakes?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2023 13:27:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket-2023/arshdeep_singh_county_2023.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATCH, NZ vs ENG | Deceptive Ben Foakes punishes Bracewell's callous running in blooper of the year]]></title><description><![CDATA[The amount of mental strength and determination it takes to play sports at the elite level can be unfathomable and a momentary lapse in concentration can bring doom. Michael Bracewell learned that lesson when casually running into the crease, only to be undone by Ben Foakes' witty ploy.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2023/feb/27/watch-nz-vs-eng-deceptive-ben-foakes-punishes-bracewells-callous-running-in-blooper-of-the-year?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2023/feb/27/watch-nz-vs-eng-deceptive-ben-foakes-punishes-bracewells-callous-running-in-blooper-of-the-year?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 06:35:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket-2023/Ben_Foakes_NZ_vs_ENG_Bay_Oval_Test_Getty.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PAK vs ENG | Mark Wood replaces injured Liam Livingstone in second Test, Ben Foakes kept at bay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Wood will be making his return to red-ball cricket against Pakistan in the second Test, after a long time away due to recurring injuries. The pacer replaces Liam Livingstone in what is the only change in the XI, meaning Ben Foakes misses out yet again in lieu of Ollie Pope donning the gloves.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2022/dec/08/pak-vs-eng-mark-wood-replaces-injured-liam-livingstone-in-second-test-ben-foakes-kept-at-bay?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2022/dec/08/pak-vs-eng-mark-wood-replaces-injured-liam-livingstone-in-second-test-ben-foakes-kept-at-bay?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2022 09:20:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket-2023/mark_wood_england_getty.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liam Livingstone and Ben Foakes earn ECB full contracts, Dawid Malan and Jason Roy demoted ]]></title><description><![CDATA[England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have announced their central contracts list for the 2022-23 cycle, upgrading Liam Livingstone and Ben Foakes to the top tier. Meanwhile, Dawid Malan and Jason Roy have been downgraded to the newly updated increment contracts for the current season.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2022/oct/11/liam-livingstone-and-ben-foakes-earn-ecb-full-contracts-dawid-malan-and-jason-roy-demoted?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2022/oct/11/liam-livingstone-and-ben-foakes-earn-ecb-full-contracts-dawid-malan-and-jason-roy-demoted?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2022 13:27:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/liam_livingstone_pak_vs_eng.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ENG vs SA 2022 | Bouncing back from disappointment in first Test was very pleasing, remarks Ben Stokes ]]></title><description><![CDATA[England captain Ben Stokes has remarked that recovering from the defeat in first Test with a victory by an innings and 85 runs. Stokes further praised the batters saying it was an incredible effort from them to do incredibly well and they assed the surface really well going forward into the Test.  ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2022/aug/28/eng-vs-sa-2022-bouncing-back-from-disappointment-in-first-test-was-very-pleasing-remarks-ben-stokes?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2022/aug/28/eng-vs-sa-2022-bouncing-back-from-disappointment-in-first-test-was-very-pleasing-remarks-ben-stokes?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2022 12:25:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/Ben_Stokes_VS_WI_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WI vs ENG 2022 | Twitter reacts as Kemar Roach bowls out Joe Root with a peach of a delivery ]]></title><description><![CDATA[West Indies are hosting England for a three-match Test series and the hosts have started the opening Test well on the first day. Also, Kemar Roach bowled a superb delivery to Bamboozle the England captain Joe Root and the latter left the ball which sharply came back in to shatter his stumps. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2022/mar/09/wi-vs-eng-kemar-roach-bowls-out-joe-root-peach-of-a-delivery?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2022/mar/09/wi-vs-eng-kemar-roach-bowls-out-joe-root-peach-of-a-delivery?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2022 11:03:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gn/articles/Cricket_1/kemar_roach_icc_twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ENG vs NZ | Will be a big challenge to play two Tests without a specialist all-rounder, admits Joe Root ]]></title><description><![CDATA[England skipper Joe Root conceded that the absence of an all-rounder has thrown spanner in the team’s works, and wanted the lower-order batters to chip in with runs in order to make up for the same. Root further spoke highly of England’s squad depth, which he feels is currently incredibly strong.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2021/jun/02/eng-vs-nz-will-be-a-big-challenge-to-play-two-tests-without-a-specialist-all-rounder-admits-joe-root?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2021/jun/02/eng-vs-nz-will-be-a-big-challenge-to-play-two-tests-without-a-specialist-all-rounder-admits-joe-root?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2021 04:24:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Cricket_1/Root_Williamson_nzvseng_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ENG vs NZ | Ben Foakes ruled out of New Zealand series; Billings and Hameed added to the squad]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ben Foakes, who was in line to make his home debut against New Zealand, has now been ruled out of the New Zealand Test series, after tearing his left hamstring. The ECB confirmed that the Kent batsman Sam Billings and opener Haseeb Hameed have been added to the squad for the series.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2021/may/26/eng-vs-nz-ben-foakes-ruled-out-of-new-zealand-series-billings-and-hameed-added-to-the-squad?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2021/may/26/eng-vs-nz-ben-foakes-ruled-out-of-new-zealand-series-billings-and-hameed-added-to-the-squad?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2021 12:16:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/Ajinkya_Rahane_Ben_Foakes_IND_vs_ENG_Chennai.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[County Watch | How English Test cricketers and major overseas signings fared in Round 7]]></title><description><![CDATA[As many as eight games were played in Round 7 of the ongoing County season, with as many as seven ending in draws, owing to the ever persistent rains. But that didn’t sway our attention from some engrossing cricket, with notable names putting up a show in an intense round of games.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2021/may/24/county-watch-how-english-test-cricketers-and-major-overseas-signings-fared-in-round-7?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2021/may/24/county-watch-how-english-test-cricketers-and-major-overseas-signings-fared-in-round-7?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harshit Anand]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2021 15:30:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/county_cricket_twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[County Watch | How English Test cricketers and major overseas signings fared in Round 6]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than any other chant in the ground, ‘rain rain go away’ was the constant chirp as Somerset’s fixture against Surrey got rained off. However, elsewhere there was action, as some of the international stars flopped while the others breathed new life into their respective campaigns.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2021/may/17/county-watch-how-english-test-cricketers-and-major-overseas-signings-fared-in-round-6?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2021/may/17/county-watch-how-english-test-cricketers-and-major-overseas-signings-fared-in-round-6?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aakash Sivasubramaniam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2021 12:03:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/dan_lawrence_essex_county_2021.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Key takeaways from England’s loss ft. Rory Burns, Dom Bess, Jonny Bairstow and Stone-Archer-Wood]]></title><description><![CDATA[England took a lead in the series, in Chennai, in the rather most convincing of manners but since then, not only failed to performed but did not even arrive at the venue in the first place. And that obviously, has the whole world talking about where they would go from hereon!]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2021/mar/08/key-takeaways-from-englands-loss-ft-rory-burns-dom-bess-jonny-bairstow-and-stone-archer-wood?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2021/mar/08/key-takeaways-from-englands-loss-ft-rory-burns-dom-bess-jonny-bairstow-and-stone-archer-wood?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aakash Sivasubramaniam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2021 12:02:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Cricket_1/england_cricket_team_third_test_ahmedabad.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[IND vs ENG | Frustrating to end the series on a losing note; Leach has been brilliant, admits Joe Root ]]></title><description><![CDATA[English skipper Joe Root, after the series loss at the hands of India, admitted that it was a very disappointing end to the series, however, he added that Jack Leach did a great job for the side. He also had big praise for Ben Foakes, whom he termed arguably the best keeper in the world.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2021/mar/06/ind-vs-eng-frustrating-to-end-the-series-on-a-losing-note-leach-has-been-brilliant-admits-joe-root?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2021/mar/06/ind-vs-eng-frustrating-to-end-the-series-on-a-losing-note-leach-has-been-brilliant-admits-joe-root?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2021 14:17:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Cricket_1/ind_vs_eng_fourth_test_bcci_jpeg" length="0" type="image/undefined"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[IND vs ENG | We know we’re definitely getting another pitch which will turn from ball one, claims Ben Foakes]]></title><description><![CDATA[England wicket-keeper Ben Foakes claimed that India have been ‘pushing conditions to the extremities’ and insisted that the visitors know that, come the fourth Test, they will be provided with yet another rank turner. Foakes further described the last two wickets as the hardest he’s ever kept on.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2021/mar/01/ind-vs-eng-we-know-were-definitely-getting-another-pitch-which-will-turn-from-ball-one-claims-ben-foakes?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2021/mar/01/ind-vs-eng-we-know-were-definitely-getting-another-pitch-which-will-turn-from-ball-one-claims-ben-foakes?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2021 04:07:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/Virat_Kohli_Ben_Foakes_IND_ENG_Ahmedabad_bcci.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ben Foakes - the specialist discussion in the age of batsman-wicketkeeper]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the ball whizzed past Rishabh Pant, turning sharply past his inside edge, the ball rifled past the leg-stump only to find an equally alert Ben Foakes waiting by the millisecond to affect the stumping. Now imagine this on a third-day track where the ball has an uneven bounce?]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2021/feb/15/ben-foakes-the-specialist-discussion-in-the-age-of-batsman-wicketkeeper?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2021/feb/15/ben-foakes-the-specialist-discussion-in-the-age-of-batsman-wicketkeeper?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aakash Sivasubramaniam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2021 08:35:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Cricket_1/ben_foakes_india_vs_england_second_test.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[IND vs ENG | England need 'something amazing' to avoid defeat against India, believes Graham Thorpe]]></title><description><![CDATA[England batting coach Graham Thorpe has stated that the visitors need to bat extremely well and something amazing must happen for them to avoid a sure loss from a rampant Indian side. Thorpe has further added that they were naturally disappointed with the deficit in the game after two days.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2021/feb/15/ind-vs-eng-england-need-something-amazing-to-avoid-defeat-against-india-believes-graham-thorpe?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2021/feb/15/ind-vs-eng-england-need-something-amazing-to-avoid-defeat-against-india-believes-graham-thorpe?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2021 18:36:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Cricket_1/Graham_Thorpe_Trevor_Bayliss_Ashes_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[IND vs ENG | Chepauk Day 2 Talking Points: Ashwin’s Chepauk connection and Pant’s maturity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well push the day three pitch to day two and that’s what you got on offer, Chepauk’s surface was turning square, triangles and even trapezium. On the day, there was Pant with his maturity, Ashwin with his posterity and Ben Foakes, who had triumphed others with his intensity in comparison to others.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2021/feb/14/ind-vs-eng-chepauk-day-2-talking-points-ashwins-chepauk-connection-and-pants-maturity?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2021/feb/14/ind-vs-eng-chepauk-day-2-talking-points-ashwins-chepauk-connection-and-pants-maturity?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aakash Sivasubramaniam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2021 11:01:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Cricket_1/ravichandran_ashwin_virat_kohli_day_two_chennai_test.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[IND vs ENG | Anderson, Bess left out as England name 12-man squad for second Test]]></title><description><![CDATA[England have left out both James Anderson and Dom Bess from the 12-man squad for the 2nd Test in Chennai with Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes making it to the side. England are also without the services of Jofra Archer and a home-bound Jos Buttler, who will be replaced by Stone and Foakes respectively.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2021/feb/12/ind-vs-eng-anderson-bess-left-out-as-england-name-12-man-squad-for-second-test?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2021/feb/12/ind-vs-eng-anderson-bess-left-out-as-england-name-12-man-squad-for-second-test?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2021 07:19:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/Jimmy_Anderson_Pant_WKT_ENGvsIND_ICC_Twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[IND vs ENG | Expected to get a longer rope after Sri Lanka heroics, admits Ben Foakes]]></title><description><![CDATA[England wicket-keeper Ben Foakes, who is expected to play the last three Tests versus India, admitted that he expected to get a rope longer than 5 Tests after impressing in his debut outing in Sri Lanka. Foakes further admitted that he is only getting a run of games because Buttler is being rested.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2021/feb/01/ind-vs-eng-expected-to-get-a-longer-rope-after-sri-lanka-heroics-admits-ben-foakes?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2021/feb/01/ind-vs-eng-expected-to-get-a-longer-rope-after-sri-lanka-heroics-admits-ben-foakes?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2021 05:38:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/ben_foakes_eng_vs_sl_twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[England are far from solving the Jos Buttler conundrum]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jos Buttler’s stocks as a Test cricketer - in particular, as a Test batsman - prior to the second innings at Old Trafford in the first Test of the ongoing Pakistan series had sunk to the nethermost depths. So when he walked in at 106/4, the general perception was that the game was as good as gone.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/aug/25/england-are-far-from-solving-the-jos-buttler-conundrum?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/aug/25/england-are-far-from-solving-the-jos-buttler-conundrum?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anirudh Suresh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2020 09:51:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Cricket_1/jos_buttler_diving_catch_vs_pakistan_twitter" length="0" type="image/undefined"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[England’s fascinating love-hate relationship with keepers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last year, following the World Cup final win over New Zealand, England thanked all the gods possible for giving them two of the best limited-overs wicketkeepers in the entire world. England and Andrew Strauss’ seeds that saw Jos Buttler and Jonny Bairstow emerge bore them the plumpest of fruits.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/aug/08/englands-fascinating-love-hate-relationship-with-keepers?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/aug/08/englands-fascinating-love-hate-relationship-with-keepers?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aakash Sivasubramaniam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2020 12:20:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Cricket_1/sam_billings_kent_cricket_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How long can England blindly ride on Jos Buttler’s potential]]></title><description><![CDATA['Everyone knows he is a good player. He just hasn't produced the goods that we all know he is capable of producing at this level,' said Michael Holding on air, when Jos Buttler walked out to the middle to join his skipper Ben Stokes, with England reeling at 87/5.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/jul/10/how-long-can-england-blindly-ride-on-jos-buttlers-potential?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/jul/10/how-long-can-england-blindly-ride-on-jos-buttlers-potential?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anirudh Suresh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2020 15:23:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Cricket_1/jos_buttler_disappointed_2020_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ENG vs WI | England drop Bairstow and Moeen; Sam Curran and Leach named in reserves]]></title><description><![CDATA[England, on Saturday, named a 13-man main squad and a nine-man reserve squad for the first Test against Windies on July 8 and left out wicket-keeper Jonny Bairstow and all-rounder Moeen Ali from the 22-man squad. While Sam Curran and Leach didn’t make the main cut, they were named in the reserves.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/jul/04/eng-vs-wi-england-drop-bairstow-and-moeen-sam-curran-and-leach-named-in-reserves?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/jul/04/eng-vs-wi-england-drop-bairstow-and-moeen-sam-curran-and-leach-named-in-reserves?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2020 11:12:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/jonny_bairstow_overthrow_eng_vs_aus_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six Surrey players self-isolating as precautionary measure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six Surrey cricketers are self-isolating as a precautionary measure related to the COVID-19 outbreak, as the cricket board has proclaimed on Monday, March 16. Surrey says not all six have reported symptoms of the virus, however, they have all been instructed to stay at home this week.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/mar/17/six-surrey-players-self-isolating-as-precautionary-measure?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/mar/17/six-surrey-players-self-isolating-as-precautionary-measure?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2020 09:34:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/surrey_middlesex_County_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jos Buttler needs to score runs in Sri Lanka or step aside, attests Paul Farbrace]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former England coach Paul Farbrace expressed his concern over Buttler’s dwindling form and opined that the keeper would need to step aside from Tests if he fails in Sri Lanka. Farbrace hailed Ben Foakes as a suitable replacement for Buttler and also praised Bairstow for his recent improvements.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/mar/01/jos-buttler-needs-to-score-runs-in-sri-lanka-or-step-aside-attests-paul-farbrace?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/mar/01/jos-buttler-needs-to-score-runs-in-sri-lanka-or-step-aside-attests-paul-farbrace?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2020 06:22:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/jos_buttler_england_vs_south_africa_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[England’s barreling bottom did, does and will not pay dividends]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ed Smith-powered English side have scratched the barrel before, are scratching it now and will continue to scratch it to avail no result. The problem does not just lie in the domestic circuit, it lies in the way that Smith and co envision the five-day format in cricket, a format blind to them. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/jan/02/englands-barreling-bottom-did-does-and-will-not-pay-dividends?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/jan/02/englands-barreling-bottom-did-does-and-will-not-pay-dividends?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aakash Sivasubramaniam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2020 08:51:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Cricket_1/ed_smith_english_selectors_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ashes 2019 | Oval Day 3 Talking Points: Nathan Lyon’s forgettable Ashes and Joe Denly’s fight for self-worth]]></title><description><![CDATA[England have the complete strangle over The Oval Test now, with an effective lead of 382 runs in the second innings, leaving Australia a mountain to climb. The day, however, would remember two Englishmen for contrasting reasons - Joe Denly for good, and Jonny Bairstow for worse. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/sep/14/ashes-2019-oval-day-3-talking-points-nathan-lyons-forgettable-ashes-and-joe-denlys-fight-for-self-worth?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/sep/14/ashes-2019-oval-day-3-talking-points-nathan-lyons-forgettable-ashes-and-joe-denlys-fight-for-self-worth?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bastab K Parida]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Sep 2019 18:11:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/Joe_Denly_half_century_australia_vs_england_ashes_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[VIDEO | Alert Ben Foakes pulls off an MS Dhoni to send Andy Balbirnie with two-second wait]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ben Foakes was England’s fourth choice keeper for the game against Ireland and when he was handed his ODI debut, his happiness knew no boundaries. His eagerness to prove himself also saw him pulling off an incredible stumping to send Andy Balbirnie packing and that would make MS Dhoni proud.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/may/04/video-alert-ben-foakes-pulls-off-an-ms-dhoni-to-send-andy-balbirnie-with-two-second-wait?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/may/04/video-alert-ben-foakes-pulls-off-an-ms-dhoni-to-send-andy-balbirnie-with-two-second-wait?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2019 09:48:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Cricket_1/Ben_Foakes_new_vs_ireland_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item></channel></rss>