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• Holder's dismissal of Stokes sparked West Indies' special day, says Simmons

  11-07-2020 22:11
  
  West Indies coach tells players to ‘bat normally’ to earn winZak Crawley hopes the pitch will spin on day fivePhil Simmons credited Jason Holder for sparking a “special day” for the West Indies bowling attack and told his batsmen to draw confidence from their first innings performance when it comes to tackling the run chase.The West Indies head coach looked on as Holder removed his fellow all-rounder Ben Stokes for the second time in the match, the first of five English w
  
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• England v West Indies: first Test, day four – as it happened

  11-07-2020 22:04
  
  England lost late wickets to put West Indies in the driving seat for the final day
  Denly likely to be ushered off England stage after fluffing lines again 9.04pm BST Here’s Vic Marks’ day four report.Related: Crawley hits 76 but England lose late wickets to give West Indies upper hand7.03pm BST 104th over: England 284-8 (Archer 5, Wood 1) Mark Wood gets off the mark with a thick edge off the excellent Gabriel, who also has an appeal for caught behind off Archer. West Indies have one
  
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• Summer finally arrives at England's clubs where they live for cricket | Andy Bull

  11-07-2020 22:00
  
  Some 300,000 club cricketers were left frustrated by the Covid-19 lockdown, but their time has come at lastBy midday, I was getting twitchy. The sun was out, the sky was blue and the season was starting. “There can be no summer in this land without cricket,” wrote Neville Cardus, and now, on 11 July, three months or so after the first swallows, summer was here at last. They were playing cricket again, at the clubs and in the villages, friendlies mainly, since the government’s s
  
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• England v West Indies highlights: Hosts lose five late wickets to leave Windies as favourites

  11-07-2020 21:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England lose five wickets for 30 runs late on the fourth day to leave West Indies as favourites to win the first Test in Southampton.
  
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• England v West Indies: Joe Denly must be moved aside - Michael Vaughan

  11-07-2020 21:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England batsman Joe Denly has "missed his chance" at Test level, says former captain Michael Vaughan.
  
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• England v West Indies: Time to drop Joe Denly - Michael Vaughan

  11-07-2020 21:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former England captain Michael Vaughan says it is time for Joe Denly "to be moved to one side" after he fell for 29 on day four of the first Test against West Indies.
  
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• Joe Denly likely to be ushered off England stage after fluffing lines again | Ali Martin

  11-07-2020 20:41
  
  As so often in his Test career the experienced Kent batsman gave his wicket away after playing himself in with diligenceJoe Denly left the tour of New Zealand last winter believing he would never live down a horror dropped catch on the final day in Hamilton but his second innings dismissal in Southampton’s biosecure bubble may be the moment that eats at away him for longer.As has been the case for a good deal of his Test career, Denly had got himself set. He had adjusted after his demise o
  
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• Crawley hits 76 but England lose late wickets to give West Indies upper hand

  11-07-2020 20:33
  
  First Test, day four: England 204 & 284-8; West Indies 318Five wickets fall for 30 after Crawley hits Test-best 76After all the agonising and the intricate planning the cricket has taken over, which is just what everyone wanted. A slow-burning Test match is reaching its climax and has become a compelling contest. There have been dull passages of play and some of the batting has been dour on a sluggish surface. But at the end of a wonderfully fluctuating day the situation has us all salivatin
  
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• England v West Indies: Late slump leaves tourists as favourites

  11-07-2020 20:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England lose 5-30 late on the fourth day as they open up a 170-run lead over West Indies in the first Test at Southampton.
  
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• England v West Indies: Zak Crawley receives low blow after Kemar Roach delivery

  11-07-2020 18:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Zak Crawley misjudges a Kemar Roach delivery and receives a nasty low blow on day four of the first Test at the Ageas Rose Bowl.
  
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• England v West Indies: Dom Sibley's eventful over

  11-07-2020 17:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dom Sibley has an eventful over as he reaches his half-century, gets a reprieve and then loses his wicket on day four of the first Test at the Ageas Rose Bowl.
  
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• England v West Indies: Rory burns plays a poor shot off the bowling of Royston Chase

  11-07-2020 14:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rory Burns cuts a short and wide delivery from Royston Chase straight to John Campbell at backward point as England lose their first wicket in their second innings.
  
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• England v West Indies: Holder draws blood with bouncer that hits Sibley on elbow

  11-07-2020 14:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  West Indies' Jason Holder draws blood with a bouncer that strikes Dom Sibley on the elbow.
  
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• England v West Indies: first Test, day four – live!

  11-07-2020 11:08
  
  Updates from the fourth day at the Ageas BowlDay three report: Chase’s patience gives West Indies controlAndy Bull: Wood’s struggles prove pace not always the best optionAnd you can email Adam here or tweet him here 10.08am BST Some county news off the top... because I know you all love that. I confirmed yesterday that Peter Handscomb won’t be coming to Middlesex for the truncated domestic season to lead the club as planned. Instead, they have agreed to a new deal where the Aus
  
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• More than the average bear: Peter Handscomb's meditative approach to cricket and life

  11-07-2020 01:10
  
  Despite multiple setbacks that have plagued the batter throughout his career, Peter Handscomb continues to have faith in his abilityAs Peter Handscomb made his Test debut in 2016, Chris Rogers told a story about his former teammate on radio. Five years earlier, the pair were batting together in a productive stand through piercing heat at the Gabba during the 20-year-old’s first innings for Victoria. When coming off the field for tea, the newcomer spent the entirety of the interval meditati
  
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