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• England v India: Keaton Jennings should be dropped as opener

  09-09-2018 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  RIGHT UP until his humiliating dismissal on the third day of this final Test at The Oval it was thought that the imminent retirement of Alastair Cook would grant Keaton Jennings a stay of execution in England’s team through to the winter.
  
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• England could rest Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad on Sri Lanka trip

  09-09-2018 22:02 via theguardian.com
  • England assistant Paul Farbrace confirms tactical option
  • If they don’t play every game, then so be it, he saysThe loss of Alastair Cook’s experience for this winter’s tour to Sri Lanka has strengthened the case for Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad being retained by England amid talk that one or both could be tactically rested with a view to being fresher for next summer’s Ashes.Ed Smith, the national selector, admitted during an interview on BBC’s Test
  
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• Alastair Cook’s final stand epitomises his determination at the crease

  09-09-2018 21:39 via theguardian.com
  England’s record-breaking batsman survived a barrage of wicked deliveries in a trademark last innings for his country Related: Alastair Cook in control for England after fresh Keaton Jennings flop When the 10th wicket fell, almost no one moved at all. There was a cheer, of course, and a rustle as people got up, the clack of all those seat backs snapping shut, but nobody made for the gangways. It was the innings break, a 10-minute stretch, but it seemed no one wanted to fetch another cuppa
  
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• Robotic Keaton Jennings out cheaply again but will still go to Sri Lanka | Barney Ronay

  09-09-2018 21:08 via theguardian.com
  England opener is certain to tour this autumn, thanks to selector Ed Smith’s belief that there are better days aheadAt lunchtime of the third day of this Test Ed Smith appeared on BBC Test Match Special and suggested Keaton Jennings would be going with England to Sri Lanka to play in the autumn Test series. England would not want to go with two new openers, Smith said, bearing in mind Alastair Cook’s imminent retirement. To which the most reasonable answer might have been: of course
  
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• England v India highlights: Alastair Cook remains unbeaten after Ravindra Jadeja scores 86 not out

  09-09-2018 20:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Alastair Cook moves to 46 not out in his final innings as an international cricketer following Ravindra Jadeja's unbeaten 86 that keeps India in contention.
  
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• Alastair Cook in control for England after fresh Keaton Jennings flop

  09-09-2018 20:38 via theguardian.com
  • Fifth Test day three: England 332 and 114-2; India 292
  • Cook unbeaten, on 46, in final innings of his Test careerThis Test is a slow burner, which may well ignite come Tuesday night but in the meantime there have been enough subplots to keep us all diverted. The match is progressing fast enough to avoid that modern rarity, a draw – so far in the 20 Tests when Joe Root has been in charge there have been just two of those. With two days remaining England lead by 154 with eight w
  
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• England v India: fifth Test, day three – live!

  09-09-2018 16:46 via theguardian.com
  Live updates from the third day of the fifth TestAli Martin: Cook was a constant in cricket’s ever-changing worldYou can email Adam here or tweet him here 3.46pm BST 9th over: England 20-0 (Cook 13, Jennings 7) Shami gets the ball in his hand at 3:39pm, so the plan has worked. And boy, it nearly worked big time with Cook beaten three times on the bounce from balls directed in at him from round the wicket before jagging away wildly off the seam. It’s truly outstanding fast bowling fro
  
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• England v India: Alastair Cook receives standing ovation at The Oval

  09-09-2018 16:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Alastair Cook receives a standing ovation at The Oval as he walks out for his final England innings on the third day of the fifth Test match against India.
  
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• Bharat Army: The British Asians behind India cricket team's biggest supporter

  09-09-2018 16:31 via bbc.co.uk
  How one British Asian cricket fan built an official fan club for one of the world's biggest sporting sides: the India cricket team.
  
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• England v India: Ravindra Jadeja marks half-century with unusual celebration

  09-09-2018 15:24 via bbc.co.uk
  India's Ravindra Jadeja marks his half-century against England with an unusual celebration on day three of the fifth Test at The Oval.
  
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• England v India: Moeen Ali makes breakthrough as Hanuma Vihari edges behind for 56

  09-09-2018 14:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Moeen Ali breaks India's resistance as he removes debutant Hanuma Vihari before lunch on day three of the fifth Test at The Oval.
  
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• Alastair Cook was a constant in cricket’s ever-changing world | Ali Martin

  09-09-2018 10:00 via theguardian.com
  The retiring England opener had his moments in one-day cricket but always put the Test game firstWhen Alastair Cook made his Test debut against India, following a 10,000-mile dash from the Caribbean to Nagpur as an 11th-hour replacement for the stricken Marcus Trescothick, back home in England Leo Sayer was top of the charts with Thunder in My Heart.This was not 1977, but 2006, and Sayer’s original single was back in vogue thanks to a remix by the house DJ known as Meck. Nevertheless, it w
  
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• England v India: Jos Buttler recall is a signal for Daryl Mitchell to enter fray

  09-09-2018 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  JOS BUTTLER times the ball so well when he’s batting that even a gentle push through extra cover can crash into the boundary rope before the cognoscenti in the crowd can say ‘Good shot!’
  
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