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• England v West Indies: 'Dropping Stuart Broad looks like a mistake'

  10-07-2020 21:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The argument for leaving Stuart Broad out of the England team is understandable, but still looks to be an error, says Jonathan Agnew.
  
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• England v West Indies highlights: Kraigg Brathwaite & Shane Dowrich put West Indies in charge

  10-07-2020 21:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England are under huge pressure in the first Test after West Indies took a first-innings lead of 114 on day three in Southampton.
  
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• England close day three of first Test 99 behind West Indies – as it happened

  10-07-2020 20:36
  
  West Indies closed day three in a strong position after making 318 all out in their first innings, with England closing on 15 for 0 in their second innings, still 99 runs behind 7.36pm BSTRelated: Mark Wood's struggles prove that quickest does not always mean most effective | Andy Bull7.33pm BSTRelated: Roston Chase defies England to put West Indies in driving seat7.07pm BST 10th over: England 15-0 (Burns 10, Sibley 5) Burns whips Holder for a single, the first run for four overs. Sibley leaves
  
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• Roston Chase defies England to put West Indies in driving seat

  10-07-2020 20:20
  
  England 204 & 15-0; West Indies 318Pace bowlers frustrated by tenacious battingAdvantage West Indies and they have worked commendably hard to gain the ascendancy. So far their discipline and determination has prevailed and it has been epitomised by Roston Chase. He only scored 47; in the 33 overs of the afternoon session he mustered just 14 runs; in all he faced 142 deliveries. Chase was content with grit rather than glamour.He is not renowned as a 21st‑century equivalent of Chris Tava
  
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• Mark Wood's struggles prove that quickest does not always mean most effective | Andy Bull

  10-07-2020 20:20
  
  England may be fielding their fastest ever attack against West Indies, but selectors could be regretting Stuart Broad’s omissionIt wasn’t what Stuart Broad said, so much as the look on his face as he said it. In a live TV interview minutes before the start of play on Friday, Broad spoke with refreshing honesty about how it felt to be dropped, how he felt “angry and gutted” about being left out of this match. He had been England’s leading wicket-taker in their last s
  
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• Mark Wood's struggles prove quickest does not always mean most effective | Andy Bull

  10-07-2020 20:20
  
  England may be fielding their fastest ever attack against West Indies but the selectors could be regretting Stuart Broad’s omissionIt wasn’t what Stuart Broad said, so much as the look on his face as he said it. In a live TV interview minutes before the start of play on Friday, Broad spoke with refreshing honesty about how it felt to be dropped, how he felt “angry and gutted” about being left out of this match. He had been England’s leading wicket-taker in their las
  
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• England close day three of first Test 99 behind West Indies – live!

  10-07-2020 20:16
  
  Live updates from the third day at SouthamptonStokes stung as clash of all-round captains goes Holder’s waySend Tim an email | or tweet @TimdeLisle 7.07pm BST 10th over: England 15-0 (Burns 10, Sibley 5) Burns whips Holder for a single, the first run for four overs. Sibley leaves one that is this close to his off stump, then gets rapped in the midriff as Holder angles one in. Finally, Sibley gets some joy as he stabs the last two balls to fine leg. Well played those openers. But also, well
  
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• England v West Indies: Ben Stokes removes Jason Holder

  10-07-2020 18:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ben Stokes claims the wicket of rival and fellow all-rounder Jason Holder on day three of the first Test between England and West Indies at the Ageas Rose Bowl.
  
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• Ebony Rainford-Brent says cricket is 'switched on to racism message'

  10-07-2020 18:37
  
  Reaction to emotional TV broadcast has been ‘powerful’Rainford-Brent to meet ECB chief to put words into actionEbony Rainford-Brent took Twitter off her phone in the lead-up to the Sky Sports feature about Black Lives Matter on Wednesday, in which she and Michael Holding bared their souls on racism, for fear of being bombarded with abuse.A couple of days on and England’s first black woman cricketer, now the director of women’s cricket at Surrey, has been overwhelmed by a
  
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• Ebony Rainford-Brent and Michael Holding on experiences of racism – video

  10-07-2020 17:52
  
  The former professional cricketers Ebony Rainford-Brent and Michael Holding have shared their experiences of racism in the sport in a video broadcast by Sky Sports during the first day of England's Test match with the West Indies.  
  The broadcaster Rainford-Brent emotionally talked about the racism she has experienced within cricket. 'I love the game, I think it has so much more to offer,' she said. 'But it can be really difficult dealing with that day-in-day-out.' Michael Holding
  
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• Cricket on NOW TV: How to watch England vs West Indies for less than £12 a Test

  10-07-2020 16:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  England vs West Indies gets underway with the first Test this week and here's how you can watch the cricket on NOW TV.
  
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• Michael Holding wife: Who is the cricket legend married to?

  10-07-2020 16:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Michael Holding is a former West Indies cricketer - but who is he married to?
  
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• England v West Indies - Dom Bess dismisses Jermaine Blackwood

  10-07-2020 16:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jermaine Blackwood "falls for the oldest trick in the book" as he attacks a slower and wider delivery from Dom Bess and picks out James Anderson at mid off.
  
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• England v West Indies: Sharmarh Brooks edges behind for 39 off the bowling of James Anderson

  10-07-2020 15:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sharmarh Brooks edges behind for 39 off the bowling of James Anderson as England claim their first wicket after lunch.
  
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• Chris Jordan: Sussex & England bowler has surgery on bicep injury

  10-07-2020 14:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sussex and England fast bowler Chris Jordan has surgery on a bicep injury, which will keep him out for six to 10 weeks.
  
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• England v West Indies: Dom Bess dismisses Shai Hope for 16 after Ben Stokes catch

  10-07-2020 13:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Frustrated England get their first wicket of the day as Dom Bess dismisses Shai Hope for 16 as the West Indies batsman edges to Ben Stokes at slip.
  
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• England v West Indies: Stuart Broad 'angry' at being left out of Test

  10-07-2020 13:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England pace bowler Stuart Broad says he is "angry, frustrated and gutted" to have been left out of the first Test against West Indies in Southampton.
  
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• Stuart Broad 'frustrated, angry and gutted' by being left out by England

  10-07-2020 13:05
  
  Bowler spoke with Ed Smith regarding his future with England‘I don’t have anything to prove – England know what I can do’Stuart Broad has said he was frustrated, angry and gutted by England’s decision to leave him out of the first Test against West Indies and sought talks with Ed Smith, the national selector, regarding his international future.Broad, England’s leading wicket-taker over the past two years, missed out on a place after Ben Stokes, the stand-in ca
  
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• Stuart Broad 'frustrated, angry and gutted' at being left out by England

  10-07-2020 13:05
  
  Bowler spoke with Ed Smith regarding his future with England‘I don’t have anything to prove – England know what I can do’Stuart Broad has said he was frustrated, angry and gutted by England’s decision to leave him out of the first Test against West Indies and sought talks with Ed Smith, the national selector, regarding his international future.Broad, England’s leading wicket-taker over the past two years, missed out on a place after Ben Stokes, the stand-in ca
  
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• Bob Willis Trophy: Shortened red-ball competition named after ex-England captain

  10-07-2020 12:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  All 18 first-class counties will compete in a shortened red-ball tournament named in honour of England legend Bob Willis.
  
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• England v West Indies, first Test, day three – live!

  10-07-2020 11:17
  
  Live updates from the third day at SouthamptonStokes stung as clash of all-round captains goes Holder’s waySend Daniel an email | Tweet @DanielHarris10.17am BST Michael Holding and Ebony Rainford-Brent have been amazing these last couple of days – I don’t know where they find the strength – and well done Sky for giving them the scope. If people are willing to talk, we need more of this – much more. "Even if it's a baby step at a time. Even a snail's pace. But I'm ho
  
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