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• England v India: Joe Root has 'clear vision' for Test side after series win

  02-09-2018 21:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Captain Joe Root hails a "really exciting" time for England as they clinch a series win over India with victory in the fourth Test.
  
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• England v India: Virat Kohli says tourists 'won't fold' in final Test after series defeat

  02-09-2018 21:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Captain Virat Kohli says India "won't fold" in the final match after England secured a series win with victory in the fourth Test.
  
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• Joe Root says England’s series win over India is his best as captain

  02-09-2018 21:03 via theguardian.com
  • Series victory over India lifts Root into a ‘really exciting time’• ‘I’ve a real clear vision of how I see us improving long-term’Joe Root described his side’s newly secured series victory over India, the world’s No 1 Test side, as the finest of his captaincy to date and believes his vision for England is starting to take shape as his authority grows over time.The path to an unassailable 3-1 lead, secured by the 60-run victory in Southampton,
  
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• The guts of India’s run chase departed with captain Virat Kohli

  02-09-2018 20:34 via theguardian.com
  Kohli’s wicket sparked a collapse, but it was agile fielding from Adil Rashid that ensured the tourists’ star batsman was at the striker’s end when Moeen Ali hit the bullseyeThere are small moments in a Test match from which the knock-on effect can be great and around 13 minutes to go before tea on the fourth day in sunny Southampton, one such seemingly inconsequential occurrence transpired.From an inauspicious start in their pursuit of 245, at 123 for three India were nudging
  
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• England v India: Can anyone solve England's top-order problems?

  02-09-2018 19:55 via bbc.co.uk
  After yet another England batting collapse, BBC Sport assesses the county players pushing for a place in the top order.
  
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• Hampshire: Jimmy Adams and Sean Ervine to retire from professional cricket

  02-09-2018 19:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Hampshire's Jimmy Adams is to retire at the end of the season, while team-mate Sean Ervine quits while on loan to Derbyshire.
  
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• England v India: Hosts win by 60 runs to secure series

  02-09-2018 19:27 via bbc.co.uk
  England win the fourth Test at Southampton by 60 runs to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the series.
  
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• The Piers Plan to revive English cricket | Brief letters

  02-09-2018 19:22 via theguardian.com
  Cricket | Wales v England | Land value tax | Michael Caine’s Labour threat | HS2Much as I sympathise with Ali Martin’s bold scheme to reclaim cricket’s place on live terrestrial TV by pooling the rights to each year’s Lord’s Test (The Martin Plan, 28 August), I think it’s sadly unrealistic. I have an alternative. You publish yet another picture (30 August) of the current England XI warming up for a Test match by playing football. So I’d like you to
  
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• England beat India to win the series: fourth Test, day four – as it happened

  02-09-2018 18:54 via theguardian.com
  Moeen Ali took nine wickets in the match as England clinched the series by beating India by 60 runs in a brilliant match at the Ageas Bowl 5.54pm BST That’s it for today’s blog. It’s been a lovely Test match, and a memorable series. The 3-1 scoreline is a bit harsh on India but England will celebrate well tonight, as they should. Thanks for your company, bye. Related: The guts of India’s run chase departed with captain Virat KohliRelated: Moeen Ali spins England to 60-run
  
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• England beat India to win the series: fourth Test, day four – live reaction!

  02-09-2018 18:45 via theguardian.com
  Live updates from the Ageas Bowl Responsible Stokes shows his mettle – but it feels unnaturalEmail your thoughts to Rob 5.45pm BST Virat Kohli speaks “I thought England batted really well in the third innings. They applied themselves and got to a total that was challenging to us. I would have to say England were relentless with the ball today, so the credit has to go to them – I don’t think we made too many mistakes. It was a challenging day. We put our best foot forward
  
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• Moeen Ali spins England to 60-run win over India and series victory

  02-09-2018 18:42 via theguardian.com
  • Fourth Test day four: England 246 & 271; India 273 & 184
  • Moeen Ali takes crucial wickets of Kohli and RahaneMoeen Ali finally broke India’s resistance as England sealed the series with a 60-run win after a titanic struggle in Southampton.The world’s No 1 team pushed England into the penultimate evening of the fourth Test, thanks to a century fourth-wicket stand between Virat Kohli (58) and Ajinkya Rahane (51). Related: England set India 245 to win: fourth Test,
  
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• England win gripping Test to seal series win over India

  02-09-2018 18:34 via bbc.co.uk
  England seal a series victory over India with a 60-run win on a gripping fourth day of the fourth Test in Southampton.
  
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• England v India: Sam Curran takes final wicket as hosts secure series win

  02-09-2018 18:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Sam Curran traps Ravichandran Ashwin lbw for 25 to seal England's 60-run victory over India at Southampton and a series win with a Test spare.
  
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• England v India: India captain Virat Kohli falls for 58 off bowling of Moeen Ali

  02-09-2018 16:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Virat Kohli is caught at short leg by Alastair Cook off the bowling of Moeen Ali for 58 to leave India 123-4 chasing 245 to win the fourth Test and level the five-game series at 2-2.
  
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• England v India: Virat Kohli reaches half-century

  02-09-2018 16:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Virat Kohli frustrates England by reaching his 19th Test half-century as India try to chase 245 to win the fourth Test and level the five-game series at 2-2.
  
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• England set India 245 to win: fourth Test, day four – live!

  02-09-2018 13:02 via theguardian.com
  Live updates from the Ageas Bowl Responsible Stokes shows India his mettle – but it feels unnaturalEmail Nick with your thoughts, or tweet @NickMiller79 12.02pm BST That hit his back thigh, but he was crouched down going for the forward defensive and it was clipping the top of middle. YUUUUGGGGE wicket for England. 12.01pm BST Anderson traps Pujara, it looks good but he goes upstairs... 11.57am BST 6th over: India 14-1 (Dhawan 9, Pujara 5) - target 245 Broad bowling pretty straight to Puja
  
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• England v India: Stuart Broad bowls KL Rahul for duck

  02-09-2018 13:00 via bbc.co.uk
  England's Stuart Broad bowls KL Rahul for a duck to leave India 4-1, chasing 245 to level the five-game Test series at 2-2.
  
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• England v India: Sam Curran run out for 46 to set India target of 245

  02-09-2018 12:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Sam Curran is run out for 46 as England are bowled out for 271 in the fourth Test at Southampton, leaving India chasing 245 to win.
  
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• England v India: Stuart Broad falls to first ball of day

  02-09-2018 12:24 via bbc.co.uk
  England's Stuart Broad edges India's Mohammed Shami behind off the first ball of day four in the fourth Test at Southampton.
  
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• England v India: fourth Test, day four – live!

  02-09-2018 11:14 via theguardian.com
  Live updates from the Ageas Bowl Responsible Stokes shows India his mettle – but it feels unnaturalEmail Nick with your thoughts, or tweet @NickMiller79 10.14am BST Let’s get you caught up on the state of things. Here’s Vic Marks’s report on day three...The match remains deliciously in the balance. Jos Buttler, unexpectedly England’s highest Test run-scorer in the summer of 2018, contributed a vital 69 when the innings was threatening to subside. This enabled Englan
  
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