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• Charlotte Edwards Cup: Alice Capsey sends South East Stars top with Vipers win

  28-08-2021 20:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  South East Stars close in on a place at the Charlotte Edwards Cup finals day with a 20-run win over Group A rivals Southern Vipers.
  
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• Ollie Robinson’s eventful year with England takes another upturn | Tanya Aldred

  28-08-2021 20:25
  
  Bowler was praised by India’s captain, Virat Kohli, after taking five wickets in the second innings at HeadingleyThe narrative arc of Ollie Robinson’s summer would startle the chiselled hero of a summer beach bonk-buster. From hero to villain and back again, from county pro on the south coast to man of the match here, from being hauled up and suspended over past racist tweets to contemplating a long future as an England player. Pinch yourself, Ollie, how the worm turns.Two wickets in
  
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• County cricket: Sussex, Hampshire, Somerset and Kent reach Finals Day

  28-08-2021 19:39
  
  The northern counties missed out as the T20 Blast tilted southwards for the big day at Edgbaston next monthBy Gary Naylor for the 99.94 Cricket BlogYorkshire met Sussex in the first of the T20 Blast quarter-finals on Tuesday. A brace of 55s from Tom Kohler-Cadmore and Gary Ballance had taken Yorkshire up to 177, with 17-year-old Archie Lenham again bowling well for Sussex, his three overs going for just 19 runs. But when Rashid Khan came to the crease, Sussex needed 43 runs from 21 balls and wer
  
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• Root thanks players after becoming England’s most successful Test captain

  28-08-2021 18:36
  
  England dominate third Test to beat India by an inningsHis 27th Test win sees Root overtake Michael VaughanA smiling and mellow Joe Root was delighted to overtake Michael Vaughan to become England’s most successful Test captain. The overwhelming innings win over India, a slam dunk before lunch on the fourth day, at Root’s home ground, notched up his 27th win in 55 games.“I couldn’t be more proud, proud to have gone past Michael,” he said. “But you don’t
  
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• Root thanks players after becoming England’s most successful captain

  28-08-2021 18:36
  
  Root now England’s most successful Test captainWin over India takes him past Michael VaughanA smiling and mellow Joe Root was delighted to overtake Michael Vaughan to become England’s most successful Test captain. The overwhelming innings win over India, a slam dunk before lunch on the fourth day, at Root’s home ground, notched up his 27th win in 55 games.“I couldn’t be more proud, proud to have gone past Michael,” he said. “But you don’t do that o
  
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• It’s never boring at the barber’s when aliens and cryptocurrency are involved | Tim Adams

  28-08-2021 18:30
  
  One was abducted and never fancied football afterwards, while the latest waxes eloquently about bitcoin and Elon MuskI used to go to a barber who believed he had once been abducted by aliens. Regular in-the-mirror conversation starters – “been away this year?”, “did you see the match last night?” – would generally return to that formative moment when the “grey figures” appeared at the foot of his bed.“To be honest, I’ve found flying qui
  
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• Virat Kohli caught out again as India captain’s struggles continue | Anand Vasu

  28-08-2021 18:23
  
  The batsman with impossibly high standards seems to have lost track of his off stump and his team are sufferingVirat Kohli walked. He had poked outside off, Jos Buttler pouched the ball, the cordon went up in appeal in chorus to the ringmaster, Jimmy Anderson, and India’s fight in the third Test was dead in the water. Except it was not. Doing his duty as vice-captain and non-striker, Ajinkya Rahane prevailed on Kohli to review the decision.The third umpire saw clearly the same daylight bet
  
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• Emma Lamb: England call up Thunder all-rounder to T20 squad for New Zealand series

  28-08-2021 16:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  North West Thunder all-rounder Emma Lamb is called up to England's Twenty20 squad for the upcoming series against New Zealand.
  
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• England v India: Joe Root 'proud' to set captaincy wins record

  28-08-2021 16:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Joe Root is "proud" to set a new record for the number of Test wins as England captain and pays tribute to the players that helped him do it.
  
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• England v India: Virat Kohli says team 'hurting' after losing third Test

  28-08-2021 16:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  India captain Virat Kohli says his team are "hurting" after losing the third Test against England but does not see the defeat as a "negative".
  
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• England v India: Michael Vaughan says Joe Root's side produced 'near 10 out of 10' display

  28-08-2021 15:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former captain Michael Vaughan says Joe Root's side produced "a near 10 out of 10 performance" as England thrash India by an innings and 76 runs in the third Test at Headingley.
  
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• England v India: Watch highlights as England take eight wickets on fourth morning to beat India in third Test

  28-08-2021 15:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch highlights as England's bowlers produce a stunning performance to take eight wickets in the morning session, sealing victory on the fourth day of the third Test against India.
  
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• England thrash India by innings and 76 runs to win third Test – as it happened

  28-08-2021 15:03
  
  India collapsed on day four as England strolled to a dominant win in the third Test thanks to some sharp bowling with the new ballRead our report: Robinson rips through India on day fourGraves launches defence of executives’ £2.1m payment2.03pm BSTRelated: Robinson stars as England thrash India by innings and 76 runs to level series 2.03pm BSTRelated: Former ECB chair Colin Graves launches defence of executives’ £2.1m payment2.02pm BST Colin Graves has offered a staunch d
  
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• Former ECB chair Colin Graves launches defence of executives’ £2.1m payment

  28-08-2021 14:50
  
  Graves says cricket would have ‘died’ without executives’ work‘They saved English cricket last summer during the pandemic’Colin Graves has offered a staunch defence of the £2.1m payment set to be shared by senior executives at the England and Wales Cricket Board next year, saying the sport would have “died” but for their hard work last summer.Graves was the ECB chair in 2017 when a five-year Long Term Incentive Plan was put in place to ensure emplo
  
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• India v England: Craig Overton wraps up England third Test win as Mohammed Siraj caught by Jonny Bairstow

  28-08-2021 14:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Craig Overton wraps up a stunning England victory with the eighth wicket of the morning session on day four of the third Test as Mohammed Siraj edges to Jonny Bairstow.
  
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• England v India: Joe Root praises 'outstanding' England after India swept aside

  28-08-2021 14:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England captain Joe Root praises his side's "outstanding" performance as they beat India by an innings and 76 runs to level the series at 1-1.
  
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• England thrash India by innings and 76 runs to win third Test – live reaction!

  28-08-2021 14:14
  
  India collapsed on day four as England strolled to an easy win in the third Test thanks to some sharp bowling with the new ballGet in touch! Email Tim or tweet @TimdeLisle 1.14pm BST Can’t quite believe how well England played? Have a match report.1.11pm BST And here’s Joe Root. “Fantastic clinical performance from our bowlers,” he says, “to set the tone from the outset. And when the chances came we were ruthless and took them.” He’s too modest to mentio
  
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• Robinson stars as England thrash India by innings and 76 runs to level series

  28-08-2021 14:11
  
  Third Test: England 432, bt India, 78 & 278, by inns and 76England take eight wickets before lunch on day four to seal winOllie Robinson produced a dazzling display of seam bowling as England steamrollered India on the fourth morning of the Headingley Test, romping to victory by an innings and 76 runs. Related: England thrash India by innings and 76 runs to win third Test – live reaction! Continue reading...
  
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• England v India: Ollie Robinson takes 5-65 to seal huge Headingley win

  28-08-2021 14:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England break India's resistance to surge to victory by an innings and 76 runs in the third Test at Headingley and level the series at 1-1.
  
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• England v India: Ollie Robinson claims fifth wicket as Ishant Sharma edges to Jos Buttler

  28-08-2021 13:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ollie Robinson takes his fifth wicket of India's second innings as Ishant Sharma edges to Jos Buttler on the fourth morning of the third Test at Headingley.
  
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• England v India: Ajinkya Rahane is caught by Jos Buttler off the bowling of James Anderson

  28-08-2021 13:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ajinkya Rahane edges James Anderson to Jos Buttler as India collapse on the fourth morning of the Third test against England at Headingley.
  
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• Steven Finn: Sussex to sign Middlesex fast bowler after 17 seasons

  28-08-2021 13:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sussex sign fast bowler Steven Finn on a "multi-year deal" after 17 seasons at Middlesex.
  
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• England v India: Virat Kohli edges Ollie Robinson to Joe Root at slip

  28-08-2021 13:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ollie Robinson claims the big wicket of India captain Virat Kohli who edges to Joe Root at slip as England move toward victory in the third Test at Headingley.
  
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• England v India: Cheteshwar Pujara falls lbw to Ollie Robinson

  28-08-2021 12:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England bowler Ollie Robinson traps India's Cheteshwar Pujara lbw to make an early breakthrough on the fourth day of the third Test at Headingley.
  
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• England v India: third Test, day four – live!

  28-08-2021 12:05
  
  Over-by-over updates as India seek to cut England’s leadJonathan Liew: never mind banner, Test future is brightGet in touch! Email Tim or tweet @TimdeLisle 11.05am BST 81st over: India 215-2 (Pujara 91, Kohli 45) Anderson looks fit, which is a big plus for England, and he’s finding swing with the new ball as you’d expect. But the swing is all outwards and he’s starting wide of off, so Kohli can easily let the ball go, until the last delivery, which pitches on middle-and-o
  
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• T20 Blast: Kent beat Birmingham Bears to reach Finals Day

  28-08-2021 00:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch Kent's spinners star as they beat Birmingham Bears to reach T20 Blast Finals Day with a 21-run victory.
  
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