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• Responsible Ben Stokes shows India his mettle – but it feels unnatural

  01-09-2018 22:20 via theguardian.com
  With 30 off 110 balls Ben Stokes dug in to help England build a target but in the long term he needs some of his old freedomSuites are not cheap at the Southampton Hilton. During the Test they run to £200 a night, which gets you a king-size bed, a 42-inch HDTV, access to the executive lounge, and a pitchside view of the Ageas Bowl. England are staying there for this Test, so the first thing their players saw on Saturday morning was the crosshatched nap of the lush green outfield and the 22
  
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• Bairstow is sulking over not keeping - Vaughan

  01-09-2018 22:04 via bbc.co.uk
  England's Jonny Bairstow is "sulking" because he is not keeping wicket in the fourth Test against India, says former captain Michael Vaughan.
  
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• Jos Buttler backs England order rejig amid Joe Root’s search for ‘golden egg’

  01-09-2018 21:22 via theguardian.com
  • Joe Root moved down against India as Moeen Ali batted at No 3
  • Vice-captain Buttler: ‘In time stability would be important’The lingering uncertainty over England’s optimal batting order was summed up on the third day in Southampton when Moeen Ali emerged at No 3 in a surprise move that saw Joe Root drop down to his favoured position one spot lower.After a poor first innings in which he made just four, the England captain sent Moeen in ahead of himself &nd
  
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• Jos Buttler defies Indian attack to keep England in topsy-turvy battle

  01-09-2018 21:01 via theguardian.com
  • Fourth Test day three: England 246 & 260-8; India 273
  • Jos Buttler hits 69 to push England to a 233-run leadSaturday is traditionally moving day but no one moved very quickly on the neat green turf here. This did not diminish the entertainment –there was tension in abundance. For England fans, every single was a treasure, a boundary was like gold dust, a wicket a minor calamity.India offered no free gifts; they were fiercely disciplined, yet patient on a surface that was n
  
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• England v India: Hosts battle to earn lead of 233

  01-09-2018 20:19 via bbc.co.uk
  England fought through the third day to finish on 260-8 and earn a lead of 233 to leave the fourth Test against India wonderfully poised in Southampton.
  
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• England v India: Adil Rashid caught off the last ball of the day

  01-09-2018 19:51 via bbc.co.uk
  England's Adil Rashid falls off the last ball of the third day to leave the hosts with a lead of 233 over India in the fourth Test at Southampton.
  
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• England lead India by 233 runs at end of day three of fourth Test – as it happened

  01-09-2018 19:49 via theguardian.com
  A fine innings of 69 from Jos Buttler helped England seize the initiative against India on another pulsating day of Test cricket 6.40pm BST England’s day? I will call it in their favour, especially for getting themselves going again after losing Root in the middle of it. Shami was superb for the visitors, the Rashid wicket to finish his third after trapping Jennings with the final ball before lunch and uprooting Bairstow’s leg-stump with the first one back. After Root and Stokes got
  
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• Overton twins combine to sink Yorkshire and kept Somerset in title race

  01-09-2018 19:39 via theguardian.com
  Overtons claim six second-innings wickets between them
  Essex crush Hampshire, Kent see off Derbyshire6.39pm BST Somerset are still alive in the Division One title race after a rare display of the Overton twins bowling in tandem wrapped up a 224-run win over struggling Yorkshire. This win was deserved, no doubt, but they were made to work by the struggling hosts.Somerset’s third successive triumph owed much to a series of valuable contributions. Captain Tom Abell’s unbeaten second-inn
  
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• County cricket: Somerset beat Yorkshire, Essex rout Hampshire – as it happened

  01-09-2018 19:39 via theguardian.com
  Somerset kept themselves sin the title mix with victory over Yorkshire while Essex beat bottom-placed Hampshire by an innings and 52 runs 6.39pm BST Somerset are still alive in the Division One title race after a rare display of the Overton twins bowling in tandem wrapped up a 224-run win over struggling Yorkshire. This win was deserved, no doubt, but they were made to work by the struggling hosts.Somerset’s third successive triumph owed much to a series of valuable contributions. Captain
  
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• County Championship: Essex beat Hampshire to ease relegation fears

  01-09-2018 18:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Australian Test paceman Peter Siddle takes 5-48 as reigning champions Essex beat Hampshire to ease relegation fears.
  
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• County Championship: Somerset beat Yorkshire in Leeds to maintain title hopes

  01-09-2018 18:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Jamie Overton and Lewis Gregory both take four wickets as Somerset beat Yorkshire to maintain their title hopes.
  
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• County cricket: Somerset beat Yorkshire, Essex v Hampshire and more – live!

  01-09-2018 17:45 via theguardian.com
  Updates from around the grounds on day fourDay three roundup: Surrey see off NottsGet in touch below the line or tweet @tykestravels 4.45pm BST Yorkshire 194 all out, with Jamie Overton wrapping up the last two wickets to finish with 4-25. Somerset are 32 points behind Surrey with four to play. If Hampshire lose, Yorkshire will be second bottom, a point away from safety.4.24pm BST Kent need 110 to for an away win at Derbyshire. By my calculations, they will have 28 overs to complete their task a
  
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• England v India: Joe Root run out in mix-up with Stokes

  01-09-2018 16:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Captain Joe Root is run out after a mix-up with Ben Stokes to leave England 122-5 - leading by 95 - on day three of the fourth Test against India.
  
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• England v India: Keaton Jennings out lbw on stroke of lunch

  01-09-2018 14:12 via bbc.co.uk
  England's Keaton Jennings is trapped lbw by Mohammed Shami on the stroke of lunch on day three of the fourth Test at Southampton.
  
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• County cricket: Yorkshire v Somerset, Essex v Hampshire and more – live!

  01-09-2018 12:51 via theguardian.com
  Updates from around the grounds on day fourDay three roundup: Surrey see off NottsGet in touch below the line or tweet @tykestravels 11.51am BST Glamorgan have signed Stephen Cook, the South African opening batsman, for their remaining four Championship matches as an overseas replacement for injured Aussie Shaun Marsh. Cook, 35, who played half a campaign with Durham last year, will be available for his debut away at Derbyshire on Tuesday. Glammy are bottom of the Division Two table with one win
  
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• England v India: 'He took it like a circus juggler' - Alastair Cook edges to slip for 12

  01-09-2018 12:50 via bbc.co.uk
  England opener Alastair Cook edges India's Jasprit Bumrah to slip to fall for 12 on day three of the fourth Test at Southampton.
  
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• England v India Day Two report: Moeen Ali reminds selectors of his importance

  01-09-2018 01:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  MOEEN ALI gave the selectors a reminder they could not ignore last week prior to this fourth Test and nearly five months after he was dropped in New Zealand bereft of confidence, runs and wickets.
  
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