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• Joe Root warns that win over Pakistan must not ‘paper over cracks’

  03-06-2018 21:26 via theguardian.com
  • England captain expresses delight at team’s ‘pride and passion’
  • Root praises newcomer Dom Bess for his performanceJoe Root has warned that England’s series-levelling win against Pakistan must not “paper over the cracks” despite expressing some personal satisfaction that his players delivered on their orders to show more pride and passion.The three-day innings victory at Headingley stopped what had become a worrying rot for Root’s side,
  
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• Jos Buttler serves up a treat with thunderous display of hitting | Ali Martin

  03-06-2018 20:46 via theguardian.com
  Ed Smith’s specialist No 7 provides a double espresso for the Headingley crowd with a violent assault on the Pakistan bowlers to set up England’s victoryFuck it. One would like to think these words were uttered when Ed Smith’s first selection meeting was debating the decision to yank Jos Buttler back from his thundering spell at the Indian Premier League and drop him into the Test side to face Pakistan.But, in fact, they are scrawled in felt pen on the end of the 27-year-o
  
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• Pakistan need a 'couple of hidings' after Headingley defeat - coach Arthur

  03-06-2018 20:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur says he needs to "dish out a couple of hidings" after his side were heavily beaten by England at Headingley.
  
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• England v Pakistan: Victory cannot be used to 'paper over cracks' - Joe Root

  03-06-2018 20:04 via bbc.co.uk
  England's emphatic victory over Pakistan in the second Test cannot be used to "paper over cracks", says captain Joe Root.
  
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• England: Victory is step in right direction - Joe Root

  03-06-2018 20:02 via bbc.co.uk
  England captain Joe Root describes victory in the second Test against Pakistan as a "step in the right direction".
  
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• One-Day Cup: Surrey beat Middlesex by five wickets at Lord's

  03-06-2018 19:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Ben Foakes and Ollie Pope steer Surrey to a five-wicket victory against Middlesex in their must-win One-Day Cup match.
  
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• One-Day Cup: Steven Mullaney's century helps Notts to victory

  03-06-2018 19:51 via bbc.co.uk
  One-Day Cup holders Nottinghamshire face a pivotal match against Derbyshire on Thursday after beating Durham.
  
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• One-Day Cup: Kent win fifth game in a row thanks to Heino Kuhn and Joe Denly tons

  03-06-2018 19:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Kent qualify for the One-Day Cup knockout stages with an impressive seven-wicket victory against Gloucestershire.
  
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• One-Day Cup: Callum Ferguson follows up his 192 with 159 for Worcestershire

  03-06-2018 19:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Worcestershire strengthen their chances of reaching the One-Day Cup knockout stages with victory over Northants.
  
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• Hampshire beat Glamorgan to qualify

  03-06-2018 18:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Hampshire reach the knock-out stages of the One-Day Cup as Brad Taylor and Gareth Berg steer them to a four-wicket win over Glamorgan.
  
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• Sweet nothings, lazy slurs and rhyming slang | Brief letters

  03-06-2018 18:50 via theguardian.com
  Brian McFadden’s dress sense | Antimaterialism | Amazon jargon | Restaurant names | Marshmallow test | Brian CloseI’m so sorry Brian McFadden found it difficult to make good clothes choices when he went solo but I didn’t appreciate him saying he “looked like an old lesbian aunt” (Boys to men, G2, 30 May). I’m a lesbian aunt (who at 58 I’m sure he would deem ancient), I’ve never worn a suede shirt, and I have a great hairdresser. Time to cut the laz
  
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• Pint-sized TMS: England beat Pakistan by an innings and 55 runs

  03-06-2018 18:45 via bbc.co.uk
  England storm to victory over Pakistan by an innings and 55 runs to win the second Test and draw the series 1-1.
  
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• England thrash Pakistan by an innings to level series

  03-06-2018 18:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Jos Buttler and Dom Bess star with the bat and ball respectively as England beat Pakistan by an innings and 55 runs to level two-game series.
  
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• One-Day Cup: Warwickshire thrash Leicestershire by nine wickets

  03-06-2018 18:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Jonathan Trott and Sam Hain share an unbroken stand of 159 as Warwickshire win by nine wickets against Leicestershire.
  
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• England thrash Pakistan by an innings: second Test, day three – as it happened

  03-06-2018 17:59 via theguardian.com
  Jos Buttler smacked 80 not out and Dom Bess took three wickets as England drew the series with a thumping victory over Pakistan at Headingley 4.59pm BSTRelated: Dominic Bess picks up maiden Test wickets as England thrash Pakistan4.59pm BST That concludes the presentation, and indeed the OBO. Thanks for your company throughout this series; we’ll be back next weekend for some white-ball fun. Bye! 4.58pm BST Joe Root speaks “It was a tough week and we responded well. We wanted to play w
  
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• Dom Bess picks up maiden Test wickets as England beat Pakistan by an innings

  03-06-2018 17:45 via theguardian.com
  • Three-day defeat at Headingley ends series in 1-1 draw
  • Jos Buttler’s unbeaten 80 handed control to EnglandIt is a pity there is no third Test. This one at Headingley was a mirror image of the match at Lord’s except this time England were the resounding victors as Pakistan were thoroughly outplayed. Thus the series ended at 1-1 after no more than six days’ play and it would be a brave person who could predict what would happen if they met again. No doubt England, a
  
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• Stokes ruled out of Scotland ODI & 'first part' of Australia series

  03-06-2018 16:49 via bbc.co.uk
  England all-rounder Ben Stokes will miss the one-day international against Scotland and the "first part" of the five-match ODI series against Australia as he recovers from a hamstring tear.
  
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• Afghanistan vs Bangladesh LIVE stream: How to watch T20 cricket online

  03-06-2018 16:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  AFGHANISTAN take on Bangladesh in the first of three T20s today and here is how to follow the action online.
  
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• England v Pakistan: second Test, day three – live updates!

  03-06-2018 13:55 via theguardian.com
  Live updates from the third day of the second TestYou can email Adam with your thoughts or tweet @collinsadamDay two report: England build promising leadAli Martin: all-round displays by Shadab and Bess bode well 12.55pm BST He has! It looked like the right-hander was fine but the technology showed a little spike as the ball kissed the glove and that’s all Paul Reiffel needed. Nothing special about the delivery but it was a tidy take from YJB moving low to his left. Pakistan are still 147
  
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• England v Pakistan: James Anderson takes early Azhar Ali wicket

  03-06-2018 13:37 via bbc.co.uk
  James Anderson makes an early breakthrough for England, bowling Azhar Ali for 11 in Pakistan's second innings.
  
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• England v Pakistan: Jos Buttler 'wallops' huge six off Faheem Ashraf

  03-06-2018 13:10 via bbc.co.uk
  England's Jos Buttler "wallops" a huge six shortly before the hosts are bowled out for 363 in the second Test at Headingley.
  
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• England v Pakistan: Sam Curran given out for 20 after review

  03-06-2018 12:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Sam Curran is out for 20 following a review by the third umpire as England look to extend their lead in the second Test at Headingley.
  
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• England v Pakistan: second Test, day three – live!

  03-06-2018 11:24 via theguardian.com
  Live updates from the third day of the second TestYou can email Adam with your thoughts or tweet @collinsadamDay two report: England build promising leadAli Martin: all-round displays by Shadab and Bess bode well 10.24am BST Good news. A couple of tweets from the ground suggesting the sun is out. For now at least. The BBC forecast has a chance of a sprinkle throughout the playing hours, but nothing too concerning. Here are the highlights from yesterday.WATCH: Highlights from a real team effort f
  
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