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• England v West Indies: Stokes caught behind on the reverse sweep for 176

  17-07-2020 23:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ben Stokes is finally dismissed after a brilliant innings of 176 off seamer Kemar Roach on day two of the second Test against the West Indies at Old Trafford.
  
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• England v West Indies: Sibley and Stokes both hit hundreds against the Windies

  17-07-2020 23:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dom Sibley and Ben Stokes reach their hundreds in quick succession in the afternoon session as England continue to build up a strong first-innings score against West Indies.
  
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• Ben Stokes says England players must give Jofra Archer their full support

  17-07-2020 21:47
  
  Stokes: ‘The worst thing we could do is say see you in five days’Archer could face further sanction for breaching Covid-19 rulesBen Stokes insists now is the time for England’s players to throw their support behind Jofra Archer as the fast bowler spends five days in isolation at Old Trafford’s on-site hotel following his unsanctioned trip to Hove.Archer is waiting to discover whether his breach of the team’s Covid-19 protocols during Monday’s journey from Sout
  
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• Ben Stokes should be Jofra Archer's role model - Carlos Brathwaite

  17-07-2020 21:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England pace bowler Jofra Archer should use team-mate Ben Stokes as a role model, says West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite.
  
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• England's Broad and Anderson tactics vs West Indies prove plans for new era well underway

  17-07-2020 21:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Jimmy Anderson has been rested for England's second Test against West Indies this week.
  
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• Patience pays off for Sibley, the opening batsman with a perfect style for radio | Andy Bull

  17-07-2020 20:30
  
  England opener, who scored 120 off 312 balls, is not elegant or thrilling, but there’s an awful lot to admire in the way he playsThe sun shone, the clouds came and went again, the grass grew, and Dom Sibley batted. Mayflies hatched, thrived, mated, died, and some distant nebula grew into a red giant, turned supernova and collapsed into a black hole, and still, Dom Sibley batted. And batted. And batted. And it was utterly glorious. Not to watch, necessarily, Sibley’s got a good game f
  
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• Patience pays off for Sibley, the opener with a perfect style for radio | Andy Bull

  17-07-2020 20:30
  
  England opener, who scored 120 off 312 balls, is not elegant or thrilling but there’s an awful lot to admire in the way he playsThe sun shone, the clouds came and went again, the grass grew, and Dom Sibley batted. Mayflies hatched, thrived, mated, died, and some distant nebula grew into a red giant, turned supernova and collapsed into a black hole, and still, Dom Sibley batted. And batted. And batted. And it was utterly glorious. Not to watch, necessarily, Sibley’s got a good game fo
  
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• Stunning Stokes century puts England in command against West Indies

  17-07-2020 20:04
  
  Second Test, day two: England 469-9d; West Indies 32-1Stokes hits 176, while Sibley makes 120 at Old TraffordBen Stokes displayed his leadership qualities just as vividly here as at the Ageas Bowl, when he was captain. After the first Test Stokes noted in a suitably measured way that England had forfeited a strong position, their batsmen had not been ruthless enough when on the brink of taking charge of the match. Here with more stalwart assistance from Dom Sibley Stokes ensured that England did
  
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• England v West Indies: Ben Stokes & Dom Sibley hit centuries in second Test

  17-07-2020 20:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ben Stokes and Dom Sibley complete centuries to move England into a dominant position on day two of the second Test against West Indies.
  
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• Queen wordsearch boy makes Test Match Special version

  17-07-2020 17:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Timothy Madders, 7, follows up his royal puzzle with one for Test Match Special.
  
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• Surrey may hold ballot for tickets for 'stress-test' friendly with Middlesex

  17-07-2020 16:01
  
  Two-day match at the Oval will be the first with a crowdGround may be split to keep players and spectators apartHigh demand may force Surrey to lay on a ballot for tickets when the Oval becomes the first sporting venue in the UK to welcome back spectators since the Covid-19 lockdown began in March.The county’s two-day friendly against Middlesex on 26-27 July is part of a government pilot scheme for “stress-testing” the return of crowds, along with an as-yet unspecified second c
  
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• Jofra Archer: What next for England and their pace bowler?

  17-07-2020 15:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Has Jofra Archer been punished fairly? Will he play in the third Test? And just how should England handle him from now on?
  
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• Monty Panesar: ‘I have unfinished business with cricket’

  17-07-2020 11:19
  
  Panesar’s first-class career drew to a stuttering, inauspicious close four years ago. But he is not prepared to give it up yetBy Will Pickworth for The Pinch HitterAfter a career marked by 167 Test wickets, a Wisden Cricketer of the year award, Ashes rearguards, a stellar list of victims and the acquiring of the kind of cult status born out of overwhelming affection, many would forgive Monty Panesar for having a rest.Panesar was once – and in his mind believes still could be –
  
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• Jofra Archer axed for England's second Test with West Indies after coronavirus breach

  17-07-2020 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Jofra Archer has been dropped by England for the second Test with the West Indies after breaching the protocols in place to protect the players from coronavirus.
  
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