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• Ben Stokes backs Brook ‘100%’ to succeed him as McCullum restates England commitment

  29-06-2026 20:06
  Stokes on Brook: ‘There’s a reason he was vice-captain’Head coach says he will honour contract to end of 2027Brendon McCullum said that “the project isn’t finished yet” as he pledged to stay on as England head coach despite the shock retirement of Ben Stokes, his captain and right‑hand man over four years in charge of the Test team.After England lost against New Zealand on Monday in Stokes’s final game as an international cricketer, McCullum said h
  
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• ‘We have nothing to lose’: West Indies to channel underdog spirit against Australia

  29-06-2026 19:34
  Captain Hayley Matthews says pressure off in semi-finalSix-time champions Australia unbeaten in tournamentHayley Matthews says her West Indies team are leaning into their status as massive underdogs when they play Australia in the first T20 World Cup semi-final at the Oval on Tuesday.Australia surrendered their 20-over crown two years ago and the 50-over title last year, but over the past fortnight they have looked far and away the best team. They have had a clinical tournament, sweeping as
  
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• Socceroos fans swap football for cricket as Australian players descend on Oakland | Jack Snape

  29-06-2026 17:00
  Major League Cricket featuring Steve Smith and Peter Siddle arrives in town to the delight of travelling World Cup fans filling time before last 32Australian cricketer Peter Siddle knows the United States well. The last few days, however, have been different.“I’ve spent a lot of time in America and it’s a place you tend to walk around and not have to worry about getting noticed at all, which is great,” Siddle said. “But here at the moment, there are plenty of Aussie
  
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• New Zealand win third men’s Test to seal series against England as Ben Stokes bows out – as it happened

  29-06-2026 16:05
  Ben Stokes’s side succumbed to a 160-run defeat against New Zealand on his last day as an international cricketerWe’ve had a couple people emailing in (get in contact here) about their thoughts from yesterday.Liam (hello, Liam) doesn’t hold back: “I thought yesterday was a display of complete arrogance, in keeping with the shambles of the last couple of years.” Continue reading...
  
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• Abject England end Stokes era with rare home series defeat by New Zealand

  29-06-2026 15:28
  New Zealand beat England by 160 runs to win series 2-1Root run out sets tone despite Smith resistanceNew Zealand won a Test series in England for the fourth time by wrapping up a 160-run victory in the third Test at Trent Bridge on Monday, bringing an end to the international career of England’s captain, Ben Stokes.Resuming on 103 for four and chasing an unlikely 373 to win, England were dismissed for 212 soon after lunch on day five as New Zealand clinched the series 2-1.Ali Martin’
  
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• England v New Zealand: Ben Stokes bows out in third men’s Test, day five – live

  29-06-2026 15:09
  Updates from final day at Trent Bridge, starts 11am BST
  Stokes announces England retirement | Email CameronWe’ve had a couple people emailing in (get in contact here) about their thoughts from yesterday.Liam (hello, Liam) doesn’t hold back: “I thought yesterday was a display of complete arrogance, in keeping with the shambles of the last couple of years.” Continue reading...
  
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• A helter-skelter ride: Brilliant, charismatic Stokes is one of England’s best captains ever | Vic Marks

  29-06-2026 13:00
  Despite disappointments we remain indebted to an all-round talent for transforming the way in which Test cricket is playedLast year I completed a book on England’s cricket captains since Mike Brearley and the final chapter was devoted to Ben Stokes. It began with the observation: “There is jeopardy here”; it ended with the conclusion: “I would be hard pressed to name anyone in the last few decades who has done more than Ben Stokes to keep a format [Test cricket], still be
  
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• Women’s T20 World Cup ‘breaks cricket into mainstream’ but money still an issue

  29-06-2026 09:00
  Success of hosts England has helped the tournament but Netherlands coach had to give up her job to guide her countryThe results are in: England will play South Africa in the T20 World Cup semi-final on Thursday, after Australia face off against West Indies on Tuesday. It all came down to the double-header at Lord’s on Sunday, played in front of a crowd of 27,000, which began with South Africa limping across the line against Bangladesh despite a flurry of late wickets, and ended with India
  
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