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• ‘Nailed it’: Jimmy Anderson lauds England for day one dominance

  25-08-2021 21:20
  
  India skittled out for just 78 on first day at HeadingleyEngland openers respond with unbeaten century standJimmy Anderson could scarcely contain his delight after a dreamy first day of the third Test against India gave England take a vice-like grip on proceedings. Anderson’s three‑wicket new ball burst helped to skittle the tourists for just 78 all out – the ninth lowest total in their history – before unbeaten half-centuries from Haseeb Hameed and Rory Burns took Joe Ro
  
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• England ‘absolutely nailed it today’, says Jimmy Anderson

  25-08-2021 21:20
  
  India skittled out for just 78 on first day at HeadingleyEngland openers respond with unbeaten century standJimmy Anderson could scarcely contain his delight after a dreamy first day of the third Test against India that saw England take a vice-like grip on proceedings.Anderson’s three-wicket new ball burst helped skittle the tourists for just 78 all out – the ninth lowest total in their history – before unbeaten half-centuries from Haseeb Hameed and Rory Burns took Joe Root&rsq
  
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• Virat Kohli’s plans undone by England patience and mysteries of Headingley | Jonathan Liew

  25-08-2021 20:59
  
  Strange things happen at this ground and, despite a sensible strategy after winning the toss, India fell apart in the third TestIt’s 11.23am and Virat Kohli is jogging down the Headingley steps. The sky is a watery grey, the air is thick with cheers and boos and India are four for two. In his 15-year career as a batter and captain, Kohli has pretty much seen it all. He’s played international cricket in 17 countries, overcome adversity of every sort, faced down every kind of challenge
  
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• Anderson cuts through India before Burns and Hameed prosper for England

  25-08-2021 20:59
  
  India 78 all out; England 120-0: full scorecardJimmy Anderson takes three wickets for six runsA run of five defeats in seven Tests has challenged Joe Root’s naturally upbeat disposition but come the end of a memorable opening day at Headingley – the two-year anniversary of Ben Stokes and his Ashes miracle – the England captain’s smile was broad and apparently trouble-free.Over the course of three sessions on his home ground Root witnessed his side dominate India and take
  
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• Cricket’s failures on racism are far more important than any Test | Tanya Aldred

  25-08-2021 20:30
  
  As drama plays out on the field, the experience of Azeem Rafiq highlights a glaring failure to combat institutional racismFailure tastes like the bathroom floor after a night out. It floods like a blush from the ears to the fingertips, sending you burrowing for sanctuary. It haunts, pouncing in the night. But what turns misfortune into something far worse? What if it is just the vagaries of luck? A momentary lapse of concentration? Who decides what, and who, has failed? Related: England’s
  
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• England v India: Hosts dominate opening day after bowling out India for 78

  25-08-2021 20:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch highlights as England finish day one of the third Test at Headingley with a lead of 42 and 10 wickets in hand after bowling out India for 78.
  
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• England unbeaten on 120 after bowling India out for 78 on day one – as it happened

  25-08-2021 20:04
  
  England bounced back at Headingley against India in emphatic style after throwing away the last TestRead Ali Martin’s report on day oneJonathan Liew: Kohli’s plans undone by mysteries of HeadingleyTanya Aldred: failures on racism more important than any Test 8.16pm BSTRelated: Cricket’s failures on racism are far more important than any Test | Tanya Aldred8.16pm BSTRelated: Virat Kohli’s plans undone by England patience and mysteries of Headingley | Jonathan Liew8.15pm BS
  
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• England unbeaten on 120 after bowling India out for 78: third Test, day one live!

  25-08-2021 19:37
  
  England bounced back at Headingley against India after throwing away the last Test 6.37pm BST 42nd over: England 120-0 (Burns 52, Hameed 60) Hameed, facing Siraj, gets away with another nick, this time making use of a handy gap in the slips. Are we approaching the time when we’re going to have to feel a bit sorry for Virat Kohli? The last ball of the day brings an appeal for LBW, but runs are given as Hameed plays a clip off the toes. And that’s stumps, with England in a ludicrously
  
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• What exactly do Ian Botham and John Cleese offer ‘global Britain’?

  25-08-2021 17:01
  
  The ex-cricketer and lapsed comedian have found new work in politics and TV respectively, but they are trading off old successes and even older opinionsIt’s easy to find out when Ian Botham last played cricket, because there is Wisden, but it’s hard to find out when John Cleese was last funny. Some people think he had some moderately amusing lines in A Fish Called Wanda (1988). There was a period in the 2010s when he had an idiosyncratic vendetta and went around town saying “Mi
  
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• England v India: Craig Overton & Sam Curran combine to take four wickets in six balls

  25-08-2021 16:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  India collapse to 78 all out, losing four wickets in six balls as Craig Overton and Sam Curran each take back-to-back wickets on the first day of the third Test at Headingley.
  
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• England bowl India out for 78: third Test, day one – live!

  25-08-2021 15:57
  
  Over-by-over report on the day’s play at HeadingleyKohli will not ‘back down’ after sledging at Lord’sAny comments? You can email Tim or tweet @TimdeLisle 2.57pm BST A fine catch by Joe Root at first slip, and that is that.2.56pm BST 40th over: India 78-9 (Ishant 8, Siraj 3) Ishant has one decent stroke in him, the back-foot force, and he plays it now to pick up three off Curran. After their heroics at Lord’s, the Indian tailenders have remembered how they’re
  
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• England v India: James Anderson has captain Virat Kohli caught behind for seven

  25-08-2021 13:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  India captain Virat Kohli is caught behind for seven as James Anderson claims his third wicket to help England reduce the tourists to 21-3 in the third Test at Headingley.
  
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• England v India: James Anderson claims early wickets of KL Rahul & Cheteshwar Pujara

  25-08-2021 12:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  James Anderson claims the early wickets of KL Rahul and Cheteshwar Pujara as England reduce India to 4-2 in the opening session of the third Test at Headingley.
  
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• T20 Blast: Sussex beat Yorkshire to reach T20 Blast Finals Day

  25-08-2021 00:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch as Afghanistan's Rashid Khan hits an unbeaten 27 off nine deliveries to help Sussex Sharks reach T20 Blast Finals Day with a five-wicket win against Yorkshire.
  
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