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• Joe Root believes England can go to India confident after Sri Lanka win

  25-01-2021 18:27 via theguardian.com
  
  Captain says England need to be ‘at the top of our game’
  Four-Test series in India starts in Chennai on 5 February
  Joe Root claimed his England team “could not be in a better place” to take on India in their own backyard provided they continue to show the attitude and character witnessed during their two Test victories in Sri Lanka.A four-match series against Virat Kohli’s side begins in Chennai on 5 February and sees the quality of opposition ratchet up significant
  
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• Virat Kohli brings three things to India team that Ajinkya Rahane does not - Ravi Ashwin

  25-01-2021 16:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane have both captained India in the last six weeks.
  
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• England's spin twins show promise in Sri Lanka but real test is yet to come | Andy Bull

  25-01-2021 16:49 via theguardian.com
  
  Dom Bess and Jack Leach delivered under pressure to bowl out Sri Lanka, but will India’s batsmen be so accommodating?The Test match was in the balance early on the fourth morning. Sri Lanka’s openers had rattled off 15 quick runs from the opening overs of their second innings, and their team’s lead was just up above 50. And all the time, in the back of the mind, there was the nagging flashback to all the ham-fisted collapses England have suffered over the years, and their early
  
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• England's spin twins show promise in Sri Lanka but real test is yet to come

  25-01-2021 16:49 via theguardian.com
  
  Dom Bess and Jack Leach delivered under pressure to bowl out Sri Lanka, but will India’s batsmen be so accommodating?The Test match was in the balance early on the fourth morning. Sri Lanka’s openers had rattled off 15 quick runs from the opening overs of their second innings, and their team’s lead was just up above fifty. And all the time, in the back of the mind, there was the nagging flashback to all the ham-fisted collapses England have suffered over the years, and their ea
  
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• England beat Sri Lanka in second Test to sweep series – as it happened

  25-01-2021 16:12 via theguardian.com
  
  England chased down 164 with six wickets to spare as they completed a 2-0 series win on a dramatic day in Galle 3.16pm GMTRelated: Spinners skittle Sri Lanka out before Sibley and Buttler wrap up series1.07pm GMT Actually, that was the second-last word, as an email has landed from Rob Smyth which is well worth passing on. “The last time England won five away Tests in a row,” he reports, “was between 1911 and 1914.” So it hasn’t happened since before the war –
  
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• Sri Lanka v England: Joe Root encourages his side to keep improving after 2-0 series win

  25-01-2021 15:41 via bbc.co.uk
  England captain Joe Root says it is important his side "do not stand still" after their 2-0 series victory against Sri Lanka.
  
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• Spinners skittle Sri Lanka out before Sibley and Buttler wrap up series

  25-01-2021 15:20 via theguardian.com
  
  Leach and Bess humble hosts for 126 as England win series 2-0
  Sri Lanka 381 & 126; England (win by six wickets ) 344 & 164-4A remarkable day of fast-forward cricket ended with the simplest of jogged singles under a setting sun, as Dom Sibley casually tucked the ball into the leg side and called Jos Buttler through to seal a six-wicket win for England and 2-0 series clean sweep.It was a low-key but satisfying conclusion to a barnstorming fourth day from Joe Root’s tourists. They had
  
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• Spinners skittle Sri Lanka before Sibley and Buttler wrap up series for England

  25-01-2021 15:20 via theguardian.com
  
  Leach and Bess humble hosts for 126 as England win series 2-0
  Sri Lanka 381 & 126; England (win by six wickets ) 344 & 164-4A remarkable day of fast-forward cricket ended with the simplest of jogged singles under a setting sun, as Dom Sibley casually tucked the ball into the leg side and called Jos Buttler through to seal a six-wicket win for England and 2-0 series clean sweep.It was a low-key but satisfying conclusion to a barnstorming fourth day from Joe Root’s tourists. They had
  
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• England in Sri Lanka: Tourists complete six-wicket win and take series 2-0

  25-01-2021 13:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England complete a thrilling victory on day four of the second Test against Sri Lanka to take the series 2-0.
  
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• England in India 2021: Fixtures, results, scorecards & squads

  25-01-2021 13:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fixtures, results, scorecards and squads from England's tour of India, featuring four Tests, five Twenty20 internationals and three ODIs.
  
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• England beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in second Test to sweep series – live!

  25-01-2021 12:58 via theguardian.com
  
  England chase down 164 to close out 2-0 series win
  Get in touch! Email Tim or tweet @Timdelisle 11.58am GMT The England players exchange the traditional fist-bumps with the Sri Lankans and then, in a nice gesture, go over to the fort to thank their supporters. I was wrong to say that Randy Caddick was a one-man Barmy Army: they’re out in force today, at least five of them.11.50am GMT “Sibley opposite of masterclass,” says Brian Withington, picking up on the 35th over. “Gr
  
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• Sibley and Buttler wrap up series for England after spinners skittle Sri Lanka

  25-01-2021 12:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Leach and Bess humble hosts for 126 as England win series 2-0
  Sri Lanka 381 & 126; England (win by six wickets ) 344 & 164-4England’s spinners came to the fore in thrilling style and Dom Sibley passed a significant test of character as the tourists sealed a 2-0 series win over Sri Lanka on a dramatic day in Galle.Joe Root’s side had spent most of the first three days chasing the game in this second Test but made their move emphatically on Monday, with Jack Leach and Dom Bess
  
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• Sibley and Buttler finish off Sri Lanka to wrap up series victory for England

  25-01-2021 12:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Sibley half century ensures England’s second Test victorySri Lanka 381 & 126, England (win by six wickets ) 344 & 164-4England have beaten Sri Lanka by six wickets in the second Test in Galle to
  complete a 2-0 series win.The six-wicket success was England’s fifth in a row on foreign soil, stretching back to last winter’s trip to South Africa and matching a winning streak last seen in 1914. Related: England beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in second Test to sweep series &nd
  
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• England v New Zealand: Two Tests confirmed to start summer

  25-01-2021 11:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England men's home summer will start with a two-Test series against New Zealand, the best Test side in the world.
  
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• England chasing 164 to win second Test against Sri Lanka – live!

  25-01-2021 09:31 via theguardian.com
  
  Live updates from Galle on day four of the second TestDay three report | Buttler lauds Root ‘masterclass’Get in touch! Email Tim or tweet @Timdelisle 8.31am GMT 2nd over: England 9-0 (Crawley 7, Sibley 2) Spin from both ends, with Dilruwan Perera’s off breaks joining Embuldeniya’s slow left-arm. No alarms, just a couple more singles.8.28am GMT 1st over: England 7-0 (Crawley 6, Sibley 1) A positive start. Embuldeniya, perhaps still reeling form his success with the bat, gi
  
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• Australian players prioritise South Africa Test tour over New Zealand T20

  25-01-2021 08:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Abbott latest to commit despite country’s Covid-19 troublesGreenberg named Australian Cricketers’ Association CEOThe Australian Cricketers’ Association says players will commit to Test matches in South Africa ahead of the easier route of playing Twenty20 cricket in New Zealand. Sean Abbott on Monday became the latest player to declare his preference was Test cricket, even if it meant warming the bench rather than playing.Despite the country battling a contagious new strain of c
  
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• Cricket quiz: Name the teams from South Africa's last Test in Pakistan?

  25-01-2021 06:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As Pakistan prepare to welcome South Africa for a Test series for the first time in 13 years, can you name the two teams from their last meeting in the country?
  
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