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Three Talking Points As India-England Get Ready For 3rd Test At Headingley

India vs England 2021: India head into the third Test against England at Headingley starting on Wednesday 1-0 up in the five-match campaign following a dramatic 151-run win after a dominant display on ...

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4 years ago
Paul Stirling Leads Southern Brave To First Ever The Hundred Title

Paul Stirling clattered six sixes in an entertaining 61 off 36 balls to lead the Southern Brave to the inaugural men's title of The Hundred with a 32-run victory over Birmingham Phoenix at Lord ...

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4 years ago
Oval Invincibles Romp To The First 'The Hundred' Women's Title

The Oval Invincibles were crowned the inaugural winners of the Women's Hundred following a desperate Southern Brave collapse that saw them bowled out for the lowest score of the competition at Lor ...

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4 years ago
England's Liam Livingstone Aims For Test Call After White-Ball Exploits

Liam Livingstone's growing reputation may have been built on his dynamic white-ball displays but the 28-year-old is desperate to play Test cricket for England as that is the "pinnacle of our sport ...

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4 years ago
WI vs PAK: Babar, Fawad Rescue Pakistan From Horror Start In Second Test

Babar Azam and Fawad Alam were battling to lift Pakistan from a horrible start at 62 for three at lunch on the opening day of the second Test against the West Indies at Sabina Park ...

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4 years ago
Mushfiqur, Liton Return To Bangladesh Squad For New Zealand T20s

Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das were recalled to the national squad Thursday for next month's five-match Twenty20 international series against New Zealand. Mushfiqur and Liton missed Bangladesh' ...

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4 years ago
Silverwood Rules Out Asking Stokes To Return From Mental Health Break

ENG v IND 2021: England will not pressure talismanic all-rounder Ben Stokes to cut short his mental health break and help them try and get back on level terms with India in their ongoing Test ...

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4 years ago
India Beats England In The 2nd Test By 151 Runs, Leads Series 1-0

India overwhelmed England by 151 runs to win the second Test at Lord's on Monday. England, set 272 to win on the last day, were dismissed for just 120 on a largely docile pitch, with ...

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4 years ago
Doubts Over Afghanistan-Pakistan Series After Taliban Takeover

As officials scramble to find out whether Afghanistan's cricketers are safe, Sri Lanka's national board said Monday it is going ahead with arrangements to host a T20 series between Afghanistan ...

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4 years ago
Think India Is In A Half-Decent Position And England In A Good Position: Moeen Ali

ENG v IND: Moeen Ali forecast the new ball would prove decisive in settling the second Test between England and India after Sunday's see-saw fourth day at Lord's left the match intriguingly po ...

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Faf Du Plessis Out Of The Hundred Due To Concussion

South Africa's Faf du Plessis will not play any part in this season's inaugural edition of English cricket's new Hundred competition because of the lingering effects of a concussion suffer ...

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4 years ago
Australia's Finch Undergoes Successful Surgery, Targets T20 World Cup Return

Australian white-ball captain Aaron Finch has undergone successful knee surgery and is targeting a return for the Twenty20 World Cup, officials said on Friday. The 34-year-old opener aggravated his ri ...

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4 years ago
Ashwell Prince Joins Bangladesh As Full-Time Batting Coach

Bangladesh on Thursday appointed former South Africa batsman Ashwell Prince as fulltime batting consultant until the 2022 Twenty20 World Cup. Prince worked with the Bangladesh side in the same role du ...

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4 years ago
Abbas' Double Strike Puts West Indies On Back Foot In First Test

Two wickets in two balls by Mohammad Abbas just before the close of play put the West Indies immediately on the back foot in reply to Pakistan's first innings total of 217 on the rain-affected ...

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4 years ago
England Chief 'Very Confident' Ashes Tour Will Go Ahead

England and Wales Cricket Board chief executive Tom Harrison said Thursday he was "very confident" this year's Ashes tour of Australia would proceed as planned despite possible coronavirus travel ...

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WI vs PAK: Kemar Roach,Jayden Seales Strike Early Against Pakistan In Rain-Hit First Test

Kemar Roach and Jayden Seales struck early for the West Indies as Pakistan reached 34 for two in a rain-shortened morning session after they were put in to bat on the opening day of the ...

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4 years ago
England's Broad And Anderson Set To Miss Second Test Against India

ENG v IND, 2nd Test: An already-depleted England could be without both Stuart Broad and James Anderson in a home Test for the first time in nearly a decade when they face India at Lord's ...

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4 years ago
England Add Saqib Mahmood To Test Squad After Broad Injury Scare

Lancashire fast bowler Saqib Mahmood has been added to England's squad for this week's second Test against India at Lord's as cover for the injured Stuart Broad, the England and Wales Cric ...

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4 years ago
West Indies 'Starting From Scratch' Before Pakistan Test Series

WI v PAK, 1st Test: West Indies and Pakistan commence a two-test series at Sabina Park in Jamaica on Thursday with head coach Phil Simmons concerned about the readiness of the home players for what ...

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4 years ago
England, India Docked World Test Championship Points For Slow Over-Rate

England and India have both lost two World Test Championship(WTC) points and each been fined 40 percent of their match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate in the series opener at Nottingham, the Int ...

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4 years ago
2nd Test, Preview: England Consider Moeen As They Ponder Test Changes Against India

ENG v IND: England could recall Moeen Ali in one of several changes for the second Test against India at Lord's starting on Thursday after escaping with a draw in the series opener. The tourists ...

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4 years ago
BAN vs AUS: Shakib Al Hasan Stars As Bangladesh Skittle Out Australia For 62 In T20 Series Triumph

Shakib Al Hasan took four wickets as Bangladesh skittled out Australia for their lowest ever Twenty20 total of 62 to seal the series 4-1 on Monday. Chasing 123 for victory, the visitors crashed out in ...

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4 years ago
ENG vs IND: Chris Silverwood's Patience With England's Top Order Wearing Thin

England head coach Chris Silverwood fired a warning to his faltering top order batsmen on Monday, indicating that Haseeb Hameed is close to a recall for the second Test against India. Big top-order ru ...

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4 years ago
Three Things We Learned From The First Test Between England And India

ENG v IND: The rain had the final say as the first Test between England and India ended in a draw after the whole of Sunday's last day at Trent Bridge was washed out without ...

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4 years ago