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• Somerset, Lancs & Glos reach last eight - T20 Blast round-up

  12-08-2018 21:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Lancashire Lightning, Gloucestershire and Somerset all win to book their places in the T20 Blast quarter-finals.
  
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• England v India: Joe Root says a 5-0 series win would be a 'dream'

  12-08-2018 21:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Captain Joe Root says it is important England do not get "arrogant" as they pursue their "dream" of a 5-0 series win over India.
  
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• Jimmy Anderson century of Lord’s Test wickets a first for the fast men | Andy Bull

  12-08-2018 21:27
  By taking his tally of Test victims at a single venue to 100 the England pace bowler now rubs shoulders with the Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan in an exclusive clubThe ball that did for Murali Vijay was not the most spectacular that Jimmy Anderson has bowled in this match. It was stock, short of a length, straight, but slanting in towards middle stump. He delivers dozens like it in every Test, hundreds in every season. But he will always remember it, because it earned him his 100th Test
  
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• Joe Root calls Jimmy Anderson a special commodity after England rout India

  12-08-2018 21:18
  • Anderson goes past 100 Test wickets at Lord’s
  • Root also praises Stuart Broad for four-wicket haulJoe Root hailed Jimmy Anderson as a “special commodity” after the rout of India at Lord’s before calling on his players to keep striving for the perfect Test performance as they look to wrap up the series in Nottingham.Sitting 2-0 up with three to play, and a regular stronghold in Trent Bridge next up on Saturday, the England Test captain danced around early
  
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• In an idle moment Adil Rashid could have been dreaming of Yorkshire | Barney Ronay

  12-08-2018 21:16
  England’s spinner did not bowl, bat or take a catch in their one-sided victory over India in the second Test at Lord’sIt is a part of modern cricket lore that all leg‑spinners should unveil at some point a mind‑bending new delivery. Shane Warne had the zooter and, latterly, the mysterious disco ball. At Lord’s Adil Rashid produced his own version over the four days of this Test. Perhaps we should call it the Black Hole, a delivery so mysterious it appeared not to ex
  
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• England v India: Virat Kohli 'not proud' of his side in heavy defeat by England

  12-08-2018 21:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Virat Kohli says there is "no hiding from the facts" after his India side lose by an innings to England at Lord's.
  
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• Watch highlights from day four of the second Test as England clinch victory over India

  12-08-2018 20:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch highlights from the fourth day of the second Test as England clinch victory over India by an innings and 159 runs at Lord's.
  
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• England bowlers demolish feeble India to secure crushing second-Test win

  12-08-2018 20:11 via bbc.co.uk
  James Anderson and Stuart Broad each take four wickets as England complete an innings and 159-run win in the second Test against India.
  
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• England beat India in second Test to take 2-0 series lead – as it happened

  12-08-2018 19:19
  Chris Woakes was a very popular Man of the Match as England marmalised India by an innings and 159 runs to go 2-0 up in the series 6.19pm BST Our match report has landed, so it’s time to wrap up today’s blog. Thanks for your company, we’ll see you at Trent Bridge. Bye! Related: Jimmy Anderson fireworks help England thrash India in Second Test6.05pm BST The Man of the Match is ... Adil RashidChris Woakes, and he has a big dumb grin all over his face “Emotions have run high
  
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• Jimmy Anderson fireworks help England thrash India in second Test

  12-08-2018 19:18
  • India 107 & 130, England 396-7dec
  • Anderson takes four for 23 in second inningsStuart Broad is a bystander no more. As the competition for the bowling slots in the England side hots up Broad made his first major intervention of the series, a reminder why he, too, demands to be inked into the best XI. As a consequence the two teams have an extra day of rest before the Trent Bridge Test starts on Saturday, during which the home side can luxuriate while India agonise.England’
  
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• England beat India in second Test to take 2-0 series lead – live reaction!

  12-08-2018 19:01
  Jimmy Anderson ended with match figures of nine for 45 as England marmalised India by an innings and 159 runs to go 2-0 up in the series 5.59pm BST Virat Kohli speaks “I’m not very proud of the way we played. The credit has go to England – they were clinical. You can’t really think about whether you have the best of the conditions: it is what it is and you have to counter it. Sometimes the rub of the green goes your way.“They played really well and put a lot of pres
  
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• England v India: Chris Woakes claims Ishant Sharma wicket to seal second Test

  12-08-2018 18:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch the moment England win the second Test against India at Lord's as Ishant Sharma is caught at leg slip by debutant Ollie Pope off Chris Woakes.
  
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• Kia Super League: Yorkshire Diamonds thrash Surrey Stars by nine wickets

  12-08-2018 17:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Yorkshire Diamonds cruise to a bonus-point win over Surrey Stars to move off the bottom of the Kia Super League table.
  
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• Floundering India battle to avoid innings defeat to England – live!

  12-08-2018 16:52
  Over-by-over updates from day four at Lord’sYou can email Adam with your thoughtsDay three report: Woakes purrs to maiden hundredAndy Bull: Pope may be the answer for England 3.51pm BST 32nd over: India 66-6 (Pandya 1, Ashwin 0) Curran striving to get himself into the book, racing in at Pandya, who watched the carnage from the other end when Broad was bowling. He does get off the mark first ball of the fresh over, glancing around the corner. Now it is Ashwin’s turn to try and get off
  
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• Watch: Brilliant Broad inswinger removes Pujara's off stump

  12-08-2018 16:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Stuart Broad removes Cheteshwar Pujara's off stump to draw England closer to victory over India on day four of the second Test at Lord's.
  
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• Rain stops play and England to help floundering India on day four – live!

  12-08-2018 14:58
  Over-by-over updates from day four at Lord’sYou can email Rob with your thoughtsDay three report: Woakes purrs to maiden hundredAndy Bull: Pope may be the answer for England 1.58pm BST The players are back out on the field. Before play resumes, please read this charity appeal on behalf of an impossibly brave 12-year-old girl.1.46pm BST “Now, I’m no expert (Ctrl-C that),” says Gary Naylor, “but it’s not just the volume of cricket that causes injuries isn’
  
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• Watch: 'Fantastic' Anderson removes Vijay in second over

  12-08-2018 13:13 via bbc.co.uk
  James Anderson removes India opener Murali Vijay to claim his 100th wicket at Lord's as England continue to dominate the second Test.
  
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• England declare with lead of 289 over India on day four – live!

  12-08-2018 13:05
  Over-by-over updates from day four at Lord’sYou can email Adam here with your thoughtsDay three report: Woakes purrs to maiden hundredAndy Bull: Pope may be the answer for England 12.05pm BST 4th over: India 4-1 (Rahul 4, Pujara 0) Shot. Rahul away with a compact drive through cover, racing away with perfect timing. But Broad is well in the contest, crashing into the opener’s pad early in the over and prompting a play/leave to finish.Check out the Jimmy delivery to remove Vijay. Poor
  
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• England v India: Sam Curran adopts 'tennis shot' for 'remarkable' six

  12-08-2018 12:49 via bbc.co.uk
  England's Sam Curran hits a "remarkable" tennis-style shot for six over square leg on the fourth day of the second Test against India at Lord's.
  
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• Virat Kohli injury leaves India in crisis as England take control of second Test at Lord's

  12-08-2018 12:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  VIRAT KOHLI could miss a significant amount of time during the second Test after he failed to take the field on Sunday morning as England pressed home their advantage against India.
  
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• England v India: second Test, day four – live!

  12-08-2018 11:16
  Over-by-over updates from day four at Lord’sYou can email Adam here with your thoughtsDay three report: Woakes purrs to maiden hundredAndy Bull: Pope may be the answer for England 10.14am BST Play should start on time. 10.13am BST Welcome to day four at Lord’s! Granted, we’ve had 116.2 overs so far in this Test Match, equating to a little under four sessions, but we’ll start this off on a positive note rather than getting into an over rates death spiral. We’ll have
  
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• England v India: Chris Woakes maiden Test century puts Three Lions in control at Lord’s

  12-08-2018 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  GENUINE all-rounders are the precious diamonds of Test cricket, and England have another shining jewel in Chris Woakes.
  
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