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• 'A great kid to bat with': Jos Buttler praises Zak Crawley after huge stand

  22-08-2020 22:57
  
  England duo piled on 359 runs against Pakistan‘It’s the start of a very special career,’ adds Buttler
  Jos Buttler believes Zak Crawley’s immense double-hundred at the Rose Bowl marks “the start of a very special career” in Test cricket. As the man at the other end for most of his innings of 267, Buttler had a front-row seat for the birth of a new English batting star, and afterwards had only praise to bestow upon the 22-year-old from Kent.“Absolutely it&
  
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• England v Pakistan: Michael Vaughan on Zak Crawley and Jos Buttler

  22-08-2020 21:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Michael Vaughan and Ebony Rainford-Brent analyse Zak Crawley and Jos Buttler's innings, while Vaughan believes James Anderson could reach his 600th Test wicket on Monday.
  
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• England v Pakistan: Jos Buttler relieved to turn things around

  22-08-2020 21:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jos Buttler says he had to believe he could turn things around after thinking he was set to be dropped by England.
  
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• England v Pakistan: Zak Crawley & Jos Buttler share record stand for England

  22-08-2020 21:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch Zak Crawley and Jos Buttler share a record 359-run stand before James Anderson takes three wickets in the third England-Pakistan Test.
  
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• Mature Jos Buttler quietly plays the innings of his life for England | Jonathan Liew

  22-08-2020 21:22
  
  England’s most flamboyant batsman has finally come of age as a Test player after making an uncharacteristic, patient 152As a warm and windswept afternoon wound down, the fun and games could begin. The pitch was behaving, there were more than enough runs on the board, Pakistan’s attack were beaten and broken, and with Jos Buttler settled and comfortable the big shots could come out. The devastating reverse sweep. The disdainful ramp over the shoulder. The beefy off-side punch. Only th
  
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• Mature Jos Buttler quietly plays the innings of his life for England

  22-08-2020 21:22
  
  England’s most flamboyant batsman has finally come of age as a Test player after making an uncharacteristic, patient 152As a warm and windswept afternoon wound down, the fun and games could begin. The pitch was behaving, there were more than enough runs on the board, Pakistan’s attack were beaten and broken, and with Jos Buttler settled and comfortable the big shots could come out. The devastating reverse sweep. The disdainful ramp over the shoulder. The beefy off-side punch. Only th
  
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• Zak Crawley's huge double-century lifts England and floors Pakistan

  22-08-2020 21:03
  
  Third Test day three: England 583-8; Pakistan 24-3Crawley hits 267 before James Anderson takes three wicketsThe England cricket team under Joe Root has rarely been renowned for its ruthlessness. They have often been highly entertaining; they have conjured some stunning victories; there have been crazy collapses and one fancy declaration. But on Saturday they clinically ground Pakistan down, allowing them no way back into the game. They amassed a mammoth total of 583 for eight, whereupon Jimmy An
  
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• County cricket: Yorkshire's Ballance battling 'anxiety', Glamorgan's Taylor hits debut century

  22-08-2020 20:04
  
  A Grant Stewart half century helped Kent reach 295-8 at close of play against Surrey on the opening day 7.04pm BST Thanks for joining me today. I will be back tomorrow and there will be a little roundup coming soon.7.01pm BST Northamptonshire 82-1 v Glamorgan 259ao
  Somerset 237ao v Gloucestershire 13/46.50pm BST Gloucestershire are 11-4 against Somerset, having allowed their opponents to reach 237. Craig Overton and Josh Davey have two wickets apiece. 6.41pm BST Kent finish the day on 295-8, whi
  
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• County cricket: Ballance battling 'anxiety', Taylor hits debut century – as it happened

  22-08-2020 20:04
  
  A Grant Stewart half century helped Kent reach 295-8 at close of play against Surrey on the opening day 7.14pm BST Only 13 deliveries were possible at Headingley where much-changed Yorkshire and Lancashire sides spent most of the day watching the rain come down.One of the many absentees was the former Yorkshire captain Gary Ballance who it was revealed is battling “anxiety and stress”. The batsman is yet to feature for the white rose county this season. A statement read: “Gary
  
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• England v Pakistan: Zak Crawley's double hundred - best shots

  22-08-2020 17:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch some of the best shots from Zak Crawley's brilliant double hundred against Pakistan, his first in cricket, as he becomes the third-youngest Englishman to reach the mark.
  
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• England v Pakistan: Zak Crawley brings up 200

  22-08-2020 16:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Zak Crawley becomes the third youngest Englishman to score a double century as England continue to build a commanding lead in the third Test between England and Pakistan in Southampton.
  
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• County cricket: Surrey v Kent, Middlesex v Sussex and more – live!

  22-08-2020 16:16
  
  Live updates from every game in the Bob Willis TrophyCrawley savours the feeling after his maiden Test centuryFeel free to email Will, tweet @Will_Unwin or post BTL 3.15pm BST Just 13 balls were bowled at Headingley today. Hopefully the weather will be better tomorrow. CLOSE: The remainder of Day One has been abandoned at Emerald Headingley due to rain & a wet outfieldYorkshire will begin tomorrow 8/0#RedRoseTogether pic.twitter.com/kbLNWI1Rfx 3.12pm BST Glamorgan have been reduced to 119-7
  
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• England v Pakistan: The best of Jos Buttler's century

  22-08-2020 15:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch some of the best shots from Jos Buttler's century in the third Test between England and Pakistan in Southampton.
  
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• England v Pakistan: Jos Buttler completes century after successful review

  22-08-2020 15:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England's Jos Buttler successfully overturns a caught behind decision on 99 and then immediately completes his second Test century in the third Test against Pakistan in Southampton.
  
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• Gary Ballance: Yorkshire batsman 'managing feelings of anxiety and stress'

  22-08-2020 13:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire say batsman Gary Ballance is "managing some heightened feelings of anxiety and stress".
  
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• County cricket: Yorkshire v Lancashire, Surrey v Kent and more – live!

  22-08-2020 11:13
  
  Live updates from every game in the Bob Willis TrophyCrawley savours the feeling after his maiden Test centuryFeel free to email Will, tweet @Will_Unwin or post BTL 10.13am BST Wet up north ... from *their* placeIt’s been a showery morning in Headingley. We’ll bring updates on the prospects as we have them
  #RedRoseTogether pic.twitter.com/AXeLhHl58W 9.45am BST Good morning!The Roses starts today. Sadly, the Lancashire bowling lineup looks more akin to a Second XI side, with so many o
  
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• MS Dhoni departs cricket with the sport now shaped to his image | Barney Ronay

  22-08-2020 09:00
  
  The rise of Dhoni-ism has been about Indian empowerment, Indian fearlessness, an unapologetic celebration of Indian might – a reflection of the shifting tides of cricket itselfAnd so it goes on. In the past week there has been a surge of Pharaonic tributes, ritual farewells, and apparently genuine shock at the retirement from international cricket of MS Dhoni.Dhoni is 39 and hasn’t played a game in more than a year. He has been a brilliant player, not to mention a luminous, transform
  
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