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• Field day for West Indies as Chase and Cornwall answer captain's call | Ali Martin

  24-07-2020 19:54
  
  Jason Holder wanted improvements in West Indies’ fielding and he was rewarded with a run out and a startling slip catch
  Jason Holder is a softly spoken West Indies captain but that does not mean his words do not carry weight and before the third Test there was a point he clearly wanted to get across. Much of the focus on the tourists had revolved around matters of personnel. Holder, however, was insistent they had been competitive with bat and ball, such that he was minded to keep the fait
  
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• Watching Australian sport embrace Modi broke my heart – and showed inclusion is still just a strategy | Rana Hussain

  14-07-2026 17:00
  When the AFL and Cricket Australia target India and the diaspora but only engage with convenient perspectives, trust begins to erodeFor most of my life, being Indian, Muslim, Australian and devoted to sport has never felt like a contradiction. Until now.When I saw AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon and Australian cricket legend Steve Waugh smiling alongside Indian prime minister Narendra Modi last week, I wasn’t simply watching a diplomatic engagement. I was watching two institutions I love
  
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• Excited for the big knockout matches? Yes, it is the T20 Blast quarter-finals

  14-07-2026 13:14
  England face Argentina in the World Cup semi-finals after Hampshire v Essex, Notts v Surrey, Yorkshire v Somerset and Northants v Gloucestershire in the T20 BlastBy the 99.94 Cricket BlogThis article is from The 99.94 Cricket Blog Continue reading...
  
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• England v India: first men’s one-day cricket international – live

  14-07-2026 12:08
  Over-by-over updates from 11am (BST) start at Edgbaston
  ‘Gutted’ McCullum sacked as Test coach | Email James1st over: England 4-0 (Duckett 4, Bethell 0) Bumrah’s first ball snakes off the pitch, Duckett watches it closely, defending into the off side. He plays and misses at the next one… and the next! Bumrah gives Duckett a cheshire cat smile, he’s getting some big movement away to the left hander with the new white ball. Inswinger coming surely… sure enoug
  
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• Flower power: can England tempt head coach back with an already flawed setup? | Ali Martin

  13-07-2026 21:25
  England Test head coach vacancy may not appeal to the Zimbabwean who is at the top of his fieldThat Andy Flower emerged as the favourite to take over England’s Test team so soon after Brendon McCullum’s demotion should come as no surprise. Put simply, the Zimbabwean is the leading active head coach on the circuit. During his first spell in the job from 2009 to 2014, England won three successive Ashes series, ended a 27-year wait to win a Test series in India, and rose to No 1 in the
  
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• ‘Results weren’t good enough’: McCullum fully accepts decision to sack him

  13-07-2026 17:41
  Former Test coach apologises for poor resultsODI series against India begins on TuesdayBrendon McCullum has apologised for the flatlining results that triggered his removal as England’s Test head coach, but promised to collaborate with his successor as leadership of the men’s national teams is once again split.Preparing for Tuesday’s first one-day international against India – a series that remains under his remit as head coach of the men’s white-ball sides –
  
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• ‘Life isn’t perfect’: Knight happy to bow out with Lord’s Test despite loss to India

  13-07-2026 17:27
  Only Test: India, 285 & 341-7dec, bt England, 170 & 186, by 270 runsEcclestone hits milestone half-century on final morningIndia have defeated England by 270 runs in the one-off Test, a famous victory that will go some way to making up for their failure to reach the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup this month. The first women’s Test to take place at the ground broke the world record attendance figure, attracting a crowd of 37,846 in three-and-a-bit days.England batted for long enou
  
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• India defeat England by 270 runs: women’s Test, day four updates – as it happened

  13-07-2026 14:46
  India romp to 270-run victory before lunch, despite 50 for Sophie Ecclestone, at historic first women’s Test at Lord’s.45th over: England 139-7 ( Ecclestone 8, Wong 0) Wong gets her first examination of the innings from Rana – prods gently forwards to every ball. A maiden.44th over: England 139-7 ( Ecclestone 8, Wong 0) A handsome drive from Ecclestone gives a little pick-me-up to England fans. Continue reading...
  
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• India complete crushing 270-run win over England in historic women’s Test at Lord’s

  13-07-2026 14:29
  Only Test: India, 285 & 341-7dec, bt England, 170 & 186, by 270 runsEcclestone hits milestone half-century on final morningIndia have defeated England by 270 runs in the one-off Test at Lord’s, in a famous victory which will go some way to making up for their failure to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup earlier this month. The match, which is the first women’s Test ever to take place at the ground, broke the world record attendance figure, attracting a crowd of 37,846 ac
  
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• England v India: women’s Test, day four updates – live

  13-07-2026 12:12
  Over-by-over updates from 11am (BST) start at Lord’s
  Day three report | Sign up for The Spin | Email TanyaA dirty old swipe is duly collected at midwicket43rd over: England 135-7 ( Ecclestone 4, Wong 0)Continue reading...
  
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• India close on victory against England as Bhatia and Ecclestone make history

  12-07-2026 23:59
  India 285 & 341-7dec; England 170 & 130-6Two women claim Test milestones at Lord’sIndia are poised for victory in the one-off Test at Lord’s after reducing England to 130 for six in their second innings, having spent the first two sessions of the day batting them out of the game.Yastika Bhatia became the first woman to score a century in a Lord’s Test, as India piled on the runs before finally declaring on 341 for seven, 456 runs ahead. Bhatia underwent anterior cruciat
  
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• India close on victory against England as Yastika and Ecclestone make history

  12-07-2026 20:46
  India 285 & 341-7dec; England 170 & 130-6Two women claim Test milestones at Lord’sIndia are poised for victory in the one-off Test at Lord’s after reducing England to 130 for six in their second innings, having spent the first two sessions of the day batting them out of the game.Yastika Bhatia became the first woman to score a century in a Lord’s Test, as India piled on the runs before finally declaring on 341 for seven, 456 runs ahead. Yastika underwent anterior crucia
  
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• RIP Bazball: McCullum’s philosophy burned bright but all too briefly

  12-07-2026 20:34
  The sacked England Test coach reinvigorated an ailing team in 2022, but his super-aggressive style proved unsustainableFarewell, then, to Bazball, the approach defined upon its adoption by the Collins English Dictionary in 2023 as “a style of Test cricket in which the batting side attempts to gain the initiative by playing in a highly aggressive manner”. In time the manner grew less aggressive, the attempts to gain the initiative less evident, and the results less convincing. Brendon
  
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• England v India: women’s Test, day three updates – as it happened

  12-07-2026 19:40
  India in control of Lord’s Test as they reduce England to 130-6 in fourth innings43rd over: India 159-1 (Mandhana 69, Bhatia 44)Oh, drama first up! Lauren Bell, with the very first ball of the day, clean bowls Yastika Bhatia. Except she doesn’t as the bails don’t fall off! An absolute beauty from Bell beats Bhatia and clips/thumps off-stump on the way through but nothing doing. Continue reading...
  
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• Brendon McCullum ‘gutted’ after being sacked as England Test coach

  12-07-2026 14:59
  ECB moves after Ben Stokes’s retirementMcCullum will stay on as white-ball coachBrendon McCullum has been sacked as England’s men’s Test coach, with the England and Wales Cricket Board opting for a completely fresh start for the side following the recent retirement of the red-ball captain, Ben Stokes. The decision came one day after McCullum guided England to the top of the T20 rankings, and he will continue to coach the men’s white-ball teams.McCullum said he was “
  
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• England v India: women’s Test, day three updates – live

  12-07-2026 12:53
  Updates from the one-off women’s Test at Lord’s
  Sign up for The Spin | Email Cameron43rd over: India 159-1 (Mandhana 69, Bhatia 44)Oh, drama first up! Lauren Bell, with the very first ball of the day, clean bowls Yastika Bhatia. Except she doesn’t as the bails don’t fall off! An absolute beauty from Bell beats Bhatia and clips/thumps off-stump on the way through but nothing doing. Continue reading...
  
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• Former England captain Heather Knight to retire from international cricket

  11-07-2026 21:47
  Current Lord’s Test will be her final appearance‘I’m privileged to have gone on this journey’Heather Knight will retire from international cricket at the end of this week’s Test against India at Lord’s. Knight, who has made a record 320 appearances for England, has joined her teammate Tammy Beaumont in calling time on her career at the end of what is the first women’s Test at the home of cricket, and one in which England appear headed for defeat after a
  
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• England beat India by 56 runs in fifth men’s T20 to complete series sweep – as it happened

  11-07-2026 20:44
  Updates from the series finale (2.30pm BST start)
  Sign up to The Spin | Email Geoff1st over: England 4-0 (Salt 2, Buttler 1) Another quiet opening over for England with the bat. Arshdeep Singh is swinging the ball with his left-arm efforts, and neither Salt nor Buttler tries anything expansive.Looks like we’re finally going to get a game. Continue reading...
  
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• Kranti Gaud makes history as India turn up heat on England in women’s Test

  11-07-2026 20:28
  Only Test, Day two: India 285 & 154-1; England 170Gaud takes 5-37 to write name on Lord’s honours boardIndia are in firm control of their one-off Test after bowling England out for 170 and reaching 154 for one at the close, building a substantial lead of 269. The 22-year-old seamer Kranti Gaud showed true mastery of red-ball bowling to finish with five for 37: her teasing line and length, combined with wobble seam, had England reeling at 47 for four.This is Gaud’s second Test, af
  
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• Jos Buttler and Harry Brook in record T20 partnership as England thrash India

  11-07-2026 20:19
  Fifth T20i: England, 257-3 beat India, 201-8, by 56 runsButtler hits 131, Brook 95 as England seal 4-0 series winCast your minds back to February 2022: the Partygate scandal is in full swing as news breaks of the surprise birthday party held for Boris Johnson two years earlier and four of the prime minister’s top advisers resign; Russia launches a “special military operation” in Ukraine; Adele sweeps artist, song and album of the year awards at the Brits; and India beat West In
  
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• England trail India by 269 runs after punishing second day in first women’s Test – as it happened

  11-07-2026 19:50
  Kranti Gaud becomes first female Test cricketer to see her name on the Lord’s honours board after taking 5-37 with the ball for India15th over: England 38-3 (Sciver-Brunt 1, Capsey 5 ) Alice Capsey joins Sciver-Brunt in the middle with a rebuild job needed. Her first ball jags bag at the pads and she is fortunate to get an inside edge on it to tickle away for four runs. India have been on the money this morning, much more accurate than England’s seamers in the first 10-15 overs yeste
  
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• England v India: fifth men’s T20 international – live

  11-07-2026 18:45
  Updates from the series finale (2.30pm BST start)
  Sign up to The Spin | Email Geoff1st over: England 4-0 (Salt 2, Buttler 1) Another quiet opening over for England with the bat. Arshdeep Singh is swinging the ball with his left-arm efforts, and neither Salt nor Buttler tries anything expansive.Looks like we’re finally going to get a game. Continue reading...
  
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• England v India: women’s Test, day two updates – live

  11-07-2026 12:40
  Updates from the one-off women’s Test at Lord’s
  Sign up for The Spin | Email James15th over: England 38-3 (Sciver-Brunt 1, Capsey 5 ) Alice Capsey joins Sciver-Brunt in the middle with a rebuild job needed. Her first ball jags bag at the pads and she is fortunate to get an inside edge on it to tickle away for four runs. India have been on the money this morning, much more accurate than England’s seamers in the first 10-15 overs yesterday and they are reaping the rewards.Huge w
  
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• T20 Blast: Surrey and Glos through, Lancs win Roses

  10-07-2026 23:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Surrey and Gloucestershire become the latest sides to reach the quarter-finals of the T20 Blast on a busy night of action.
  
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• Ecclestone breaks record - in front of those who paved the way

  10-07-2026 21:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sophie Ecclestone is a fitting player to take the headlines after a momentous opening day at Lord's, where past England players were honoured for paving the way.
  
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• Watch: England v India day one highlights

  10-07-2026 20:45 via bbc.co.uk
  England v India, Day 1. World Cup stars feature in the historic women’s test at Lord’s
  
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• The Blaze and Durham complete Finals Day line-up

  10-07-2026 20:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Blaze beat Somerset by seven wickets in the T20 Blast, a result that guarantees a semi-final spot for them and Durham.
  
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• India all out for 285 against England: women’s cricket Test match, day one – as it happened

  10-07-2026 20:11
  Sophie Ecclestone became England’s leading wicket-taker across forms as Lord’s finally hosted a women’s Test3rd over: India 15-1 (Smriti 3, Yastikaa 11) Yastikaa isn’t hanging around –clips two fours off Bell, one through square leg, one through backward point.2nd over: India 5-1 (Smriti 3, Bhatia 1) There’s England’s future, right there, Lauren Filer firing balls down at 70mph plus. Varma done by a belter. Bathetically, Filer follows up with a full toss
  
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• Sophie Ecclestone and women’s cricket make history at Lord’s as England bowl out India

  10-07-2026 20:10
  Only Test, day one: India 285; England 21-1Ecclestone becomes England’s leading women’s wicket-takerThe opening day of the first women’s Test match at Lord’s started with a nod to the historical injustice of the long, slow journey to reach this moment – a group of former women players, denied the chance themselves to play a Test at the home of cricket, given the chance to ring a ceremonial bell on the outfield marking five minutes before the start of play. There wer
  
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• India all out for 285: women’s cricket Test match, day one – live reaction

  10-07-2026 20:08
  Updates from the historic one-off women’s Test at Lord’s
  Hosts have redemption in mind | The Spin | Email Taha3rd over: India 15-1 (Smriti 3, Yastikaa 11) Yastikaa isn’t hanging around –clips two fours off Bell, one through square leg, one through backward point.2nd over: India 5-1 (Smriti 3, Bhatia 1) There’s England’s future, right there, Lauren Filer firing balls down at 70mph plus. Varma done by a belter. Bathetically, Filer follows up with a full toss. I
  
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