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• T20 Blast: Ned Eckersley guides Durham to victory over Leicestershire, Worcestershire Rapids win

  13-06-2021 20:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ned Eckersley smashes 50 as Durham earn victory over Leicestershire in an increasingly tetchy T20 Blast North Group game.
  
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• England look lost as fans’ laughter defines painful defeat to New Zealand

  13-06-2021 18:01
  
  Dispiriting Test series loss was confirmed amid mirth from the Edgbaston crowd as England try to find a path forwardThe boos that reverberated around the Oval back in 1999 were replaced by guffaws at Edgbaston yesterday, as the final wicket of a sorry England batting performance fell at 10.59am. Trent Boult zipped the first ball of the day across Olly Stone, kissed the edge of a shy bat and the few thousand who had taken their seats instinctively chose wry mirth over misery. If you don’t l
  
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• England left trailing on and off pitch by clear-thinking New Zealand | Andy Bull

  13-06-2021 17:09
  
  Series defeat has shown England’s selections to be muddled with a schedule that does not enhance their Test prospects The last time New Zealand won a Test series in England, back in 1999, England’s fans crowded the outfield and shouted “what a load of rubbish” and “we’re shit and we know we are” at the captain Nasser Hussain during his post-match interview. The mood was a little more forgiving this time around, not because England were any better –
  
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• England v New Zealand: Joe Root urges against panic after Edgbaston defeat

  13-06-2021 16:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England must "trust what we've been doing" despite suffering their first home Test series defeat since 2014, says captain Joe Root.
  
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• England v New Zealand: Tourists savour rare series win in England

  13-06-2021 16:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New Zealand's triumph over England draws high praise - and leaves them in fine shape for the World Test Championship final against India.
  
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• Joe Root warns it is ‘the wrong time to start panicking’ after England are routed

  13-06-2021 16:11
  
  England captain admits his own poor form has not helpedNew Zealand’s Tom Latham basks in ‘huge achievement’Joe Root has backed the players whose failures with the bat ushered England towards a crushing Test defeat against New Zealand at Edgbaston, insisting that he must shoulder much of the blame for their disappointing performances and that as a group they have the potential to excel in forthcoming Test series against India and the Ashes in Australia.A series of collective fai
  
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• England v New Zealand: Cook critiques England batting line-up

  13-06-2021 14:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sir Alastair Cook says England's batsmen do not make the right decisions and struggle to handle pressure after the dismal second-Test defeat against New Zealand at Edgbaston.
  
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• New Zealand thrash England in second Test to win series – as it happened

  13-06-2021 14:12
  
  It took an hour for New Zealand to get the job done on day four at Edgbaston, chasing down 38 runs to seal a 1-0 series win 1.12pm BSTRelated: New Zealand seal dominant second Test win and series victory over England12.54pm BST All England angst aside, let us wrap up today by considering the rather more cheerful perspective of New Zealand. Anyone who has followed cricket for more than five minutes will know well the narrative of how remarkable it is that tiny New Zealand competes with and beats
  
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• England v New Zealand: Tourists round off eight-wicket victory to seal series win

  13-06-2021 13:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch highlights as New Zealand quickly wrap up an eight-wicket victory over England before lunch on the fourth day at Edgbaston to seal a 1-0 series win.
  
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• New Zealand seal dominant second Test win and series victory over England

  13-06-2021 13:31
  
  Second Test: England 303 & 122; New Zealand 388 & 41-2Black Caps wrap up eight-wicket win inside hour on day fourNew Zealand completed victory over England on the fourth morning at Edgbaston, winning a one-sided match by eight wickets. Victory also sealed their third series win in this country, their first since 1999 and despite all their team changes, their most emphatic to date.Set a target of just 38 by England, there was not exactly much by way of scoreboard pressure but Devon Conway
  
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• England v New Zealand: Tourists win by eight wickets to take series

  13-06-2021 13:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England's dismal second-Test defeat is confirmed inside an hour on the fourth morning at Edgbaston as New Zealand seal a 1-0 series win.
  
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• England v New Zealand: Tom Latham hits winning runs to seal eight-wicket victory for tourists

  13-06-2021 13:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tom Latham takes New Zealand past the 38 runs they need to seal an eight-wicket victory for New Zealand over England inside four days and clinch a 1-0 series win.
  
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• New Zealand beat England by eight wickets in second Test to win series – live!

  13-06-2021 13:17
  
  Over-by-over updates from the fourth day at EdgbastonThe Spin: sign up and get our free weekly cricket emailAnd feel free to email Geoff or tweet @GeoffLemonSport 12.16pm BST Rory Burns: [who NZ’s coach Gary Stead has named as England’s player of the series] “Personally, it’s been nice to get back in the side and bat with some nice rhythm. They bowled well over the series, they constantly tested the defence. I felt in pretty good rhythm which allowed me to make good decis
  
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• New Zealand chasing 38 to beat England: second Test, day four – live!

  13-06-2021 12:29
  
  Over-by-over updates from the fourth day at EdgbastonThe Spin: sign up and get our free weekly cricket emailAnd feel free to email Geoff or tweet @GeoffLemonSport 11.29am BST 4th over: NZ 15-1 (Latham 4, Young 3) Broad goes very full, hunting for the front pad of Young, but the bat comes down in time. The trumpet echoes around the Edgbaston stand. Young happily shoulders arms whenever the option presents itself. No score from the over. 11.25am BST 3rd over: NZ 15-1 (Latham 4, Young 3) Anderson g
  
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• England v New Zealand: Olly Stone caught behind off Trent Boult as tourists set 38 to win

  13-06-2021 12:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Olly Stone loses his wicket to the first ball of the day from Trent Boult as England are bowled out for 122, setting New Zealand 38 to win the second Test at Edgbaston.
  
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• England cricket team slammed for not taking the knee and told to follow Southgate's lead

  13-06-2021 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  England's football team are showing ‘backbone' as they continue to take the knee, says a former West Indian cricketing great.
  
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