Australia will target England’s vulnerable middle order in an effort to force the victory which will give them a 2-1 Ashes series victory in the fifth Test starting at the Oval on Thursday. Ravi Bopara, Ian Bell and Paul Collingwood failed to reach double figures in either innings in the fourth Test at Headingley which Australia won within three days to level the series 1-1. Jonathan Trott has... 

London, May 10 (ANI): England all rounder Kevin Pietersen is confident that Indian born Ravi Bopara can shock the Australians later this summer with his audacious shot-making and ice cool temperament. Bopara’s dazzling ton against West Indies ended England’s problem No.3 spot ahead of the Ashes. He proved that Pietersen is not the only match-winner in town as his second hundred on the... 

New number three Ravi Bopara’s second successive Test hundred was the centrepiece of England’s 289 for seven on the first day of their series opener with the West Indies at Lord’s on Wednesday. Bopara was a Test-best 118 not out at stumps in his first Test since making 104 against the West Indies in Barbados in February and only fifth in all. The 24-year-old Essex all-rounder, dropped... 

The smile was back on Preity Zinta’s face as Kings XI Punjab recorded their first win of the event. A target of 169 set by Royal Challengers wasn’t too easy under lights at the Kingsmead but a dynamic innings from Ravi Bopara (85; 59 balls, 4×4, 5×6) and Yuvraj Singh ensured a comfortable win in the end. After a couple of handy contributions but Karan Goel and Kumar Sangakkara, Bopara...