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• Fix the top three, consider Root’s position: an England recovery plan | Rob Smyth

  04-02-2019 11:00 via theguardian.com
  Changes are needed in the wake of England’s defeats in the Caribbean, but this is not the time for knee-jerk reactionsEngland have won eight of their past 11 Tests. They have also won eight of their past 19. They are not as good as they thought they were after victory in Sri Lanka; they are not as bad as we think they are now. By demanding an instant fix to a complicated problem, many modern fans are demonstrating the same aversion to nuance and patience that they deplore in England’
  
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• England beat West Indies by 38 runs and qualify for Women’s T20 World Cup semis – live reaction

  24-06-2026 23:02 via theguardian.com
  West Indies failed to chase down target of 187 at Lord’s
  Read the Spin | And mail TanyaFirst strike for West Indies as Jones swings the bat in a pretty arc but outside edges to short third.No Sciver-Brunt again today, as she continues to recuperate from that left calf strain she retwinged while batting against Ireland. Charlie Dean takes the reins. Continue reading...
  
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• England v West Indies: Women’s T20 World Cup – live

  24-06-2026 19:08 via theguardian.com
  Women’s World Cup updates from 6.30pm at Lord’s
  Read the Spin | And mail TanyaHayley Matthews said they’ll have a bowl first as the pitch looks fresh – which will suit England’s batters very well. “It’s pretty warm,” she says, “but we all prefer it to be this temperature. ““We would have been happy to bowl as well,” says Charlie Dean. “It’s obviously an absolute scorcher. …I think captaincy is something y
  
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• England begin yet another reset but heat is on for series decider at Trent Bridge

  24-06-2026 18:06 via theguardian.com
  So much has happened over the first two Tests it is easy to forget the result of this series could have a big effect on the future of English cricket“This week there’s probably a lot more riding on it than it normally would be, going into the final game of a three-match series being 1-1,” Ben Stokes said yesterday on Wednesday. He was facing the media for the first time since the first Test concluded with victory at Lord’s when he spoke innocently about not being “r
  
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• Ben Stokes apologises to England teammates and reveals ‘highest pressure’ of captaincy

  24-06-2026 17:01 via theguardian.com
  England captain contrite on return after curfew breachOval loss ‘hurt me, because I’m very close with Joe’Ben Stokes has apologised to his ­England teammates after missing the second Test for disciplinary ­reasons and admitted this is “highest amount of pressure” he and Brendon ­McCullum have been under as captain and head coach.Stokes and Gus Atkinson were stood down before the 253-run defeat at the Oval, having broken the team’s midnight curfew a
  
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• Ben Stokes apologises to England teammates: backlash against Joe Root ‘hurt me’

  24-06-2026 13:56 via theguardian.com
  England captain contrite on return after curfew breachOval loss ‘hurt me, because I’m very close with Joe’Ben Stokes has spoken for the first time about his exclusion from the second Test against New Zealand on disciplinary grounds, revealing he has apologised to his teammates and was “hurt” seeing Joe Root criticised as a stand-in captain.The 35-year-old was stood down before the 253-run defeat at the Oval after he and Gus Atkinson broke the team’s curfew fol
  
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• India’s Vaibhav Sooryavanshi must use own changing room for England tour

  24-06-2026 11:30 via theguardian.com
  Teenage sensation to abide by safeguarding rulesT20 series begins in Durham next WednesdayIndia’s teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will be required to use his own changing room for safeguarding reasons on his first international tour in England this summer.Sooryavanshi, at 15 years old, is expected to make history by becoming India’s youngest international cricketer on Friday in a Twenty20 international against Ireland in Belfast, before playing in a five-match T20 series again
  
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• The Spin | Standing up to be counted: Tom Blundell leads brave new brand of wicketkeepers

  24-06-2026 11:00 via theguardian.com
  Canny seamers such as Matt Henry are thriving from the pressure that having a keeper right behind the stumps can apply on battersThey say the best wicketkeeping performance is the one you don’t notice. But that’s not entirely true. Take Tom Blundell’s masterclass at the Oval this past week. Standing up to the stumps against New Zealand’s opening bowler Matt Henry, the Black Caps gloveman was impossible to ignore.Henry’s 11 for 109, and tons from Glenn Phillips and H
  
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• Injury cloud mars crushing Australia’s Women’s T20 World Cup win over Pakistan

  24-06-2026 00:44 via theguardian.com
  Australia 199-7; Pakistan 86 (13.4 overs) | Australia win by 113 runsEllyse Perry top scores with 71 as Australia effectively reach semisAustralia have not yet technically qualified for the semi-finals of the Women’s T20 World Cup, but after Pakistan became the latest opponents crushed underfoot their net run rate is so superior they are effectively there with a game to spare.The only concern from their 113-run victory at Headingley was a hand injury to wicketkeeper Beth Mooney, who battle
  
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• Women’s T20 World Cup: Australia thrash Pakistan by 113 runs –as it happened

  23-06-2026 22:46 via theguardian.com
  Ellyse Perry powers Australia to their fourth World Cup win as calamitous Pakistan run outs ruin their chances at Headingley1st over: Australia 2-1 (Perry 1, Voll 1) Not the start anyone was expecting! Unbelievable worldie from Feroza off a Mooney outside edge.What a blinder from Feroza who clutches the egg almost before it has left the chicken, diving to her right at slip. Mooney out first ball of the match! Continue reading...
  
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• Australia v Pakistan: Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 – live

  23-06-2026 20:19 via theguardian.com
  Updates as Australia seek to maintain their 100% recordStart time at Headingley is 6.30pm BST/3.30am AESTAny thoughts? Email Tanya1st over: Australia 2-1 (Perry 1, Voll 1) Not the start anyone was expecting! Unbelievable worldie from Feroza off a Mooney outside edge.What a blinder from Feroza who clutches the egg almost before it has left the chicken, diving to her right at slip. Mooney out first ball of the match! Continue reading...
  
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• Returning England captain Stokes and McCullum clear the air after ‘slight blip’

  23-06-2026 17:58 via theguardian.com
  Pair had long talk before training session at Trent BridgeAtkinson, Smith and Bashir also return to starting XIBen Stokes returned to the England set-up on Tuesday following talks with Brendon McCullum before training. The past fortnight, McCullum said afterwards, was essentially a “blip” and they are still “very aligned” before a third Test against New Zealand that could decide the future of their working relationship.The fact that the head coach and captain felt the nee
  
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• The County Championship is delivering a magnificent season

  23-06-2026 14:29 via theguardian.com
  Cricket fans were treated to a few thrills this week. It’s just a shame the season is now on pause until late AugustBy the 99.94 Cricket BlogThis article is from The 99.94 Cricket Blog Continue reading...
  
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• ECB reviews Yorkshire’s £1.75m payment to CEO’s company over Hundred sale

  23-06-2026 13:52 via theguardian.com
  Sanjay Patel owns more than 75% of SMP73’s sharesCounty say work was done before his appointmentThe England and Wales Cricket Board is planning to review a payment of £1.75m from Yorkshire to a company controlled by the club’s chief executive, Sanjay Patel, for ­consultancy work relating to the Hundred sale.The club’s 2025 accounts, which were circulated to members last month, show that Patel’s company SMP73 Ltd received a commission of £1.75m last year fo
  
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• Durham edge Northants in thriller, Glamorgan see off Surrey and more: county cricket – as it happened

  22-06-2026 21:05 via theguardian.com
  Durham tightened their grip at the top of Division Two on the last day of action before the County Championship takes a two-month hiatusAnd, oh, what is that? Horrendous running. Billy Root called for the run, Tribe started, but then went back and somehow they both ended up at the non-striker’s end. A furious Root stalks off, run out 0. Glamorgan 0-1.I was going to say it was weird how Tom Lawes was allowed to swap for Atkinson despite being a much better batter but in fact they average al
  
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• Durham edge Northants in thriller, Glamorgan see off Surrey and more: county cricket – live

  22-06-2026 19:24 via theguardian.com
  All the latest from around the groundsMail Tanya or comment below with your thoughtsAnd, oh, what is that? Horrendous running. Billy Root called for the run, Tribe started, but then went back and somehow they both ended up at the non-striker’s end. A furious Root stalks off, run out 0. Glamorgan 0-1.I was going to say it was weird how Tom Lawes was allowed to swap for Atkinson despite being a much better batter but in fact they average almost exactly the same, 19.something. This game is sk
  
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• Bedingham stars as leaders Durham defeat Northants

  22-06-2026 19:24 via bbc.com
  
  David Bedingham scores an unbeaten century as leaders Durham defeat Northamptonshire by six wickets in their County Championship match.
  
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• Singh sets up Worcestershire win over Glos

  22-06-2026 18:28 via bbc.com
  
  Spinner Fateh Singh takes 5-74 as Worcestershire beat Gloucestershire by five wickets in County Championship Division Two.
  
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• Somerset v Warwickshire, Glamorgan beat Surrey, and more: county cricket – live

  22-06-2026 18:20 via theguardian.com
  All the latest from around the groundsMail Tanya or comment below with your thoughtsAnd, oh, what is that? Horrendous running. Billy Root called for the run, Tribe started, but then went back and somehow they both ended up at the non-striker’s end. A furious Root stalks off, run out 0. Glamorgan 0-1.I was going to say it was weird how Tom Lawes was allowed to swap for Atkinson despite being a much better batter but in fact they average almost exactly the same, 19.something. This game is sk
  
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• Paceman Milnes helps Kent to victory over Middlesex

  22-06-2026 18:17 via bbc.com
  
  Kent paceman Matt Milnes takes five wickets to help his side beat Middlesex by 49 runs in the County Championship.
  
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• Uncapped Coles picked for England T20 squad

  22-06-2026 18:12 via bbc.com
  
  Sussex all-rounder James Coles is called up by England for their T20 series against India.
  
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• Tucker captains injury-hit Ireland for India T20Is

  22-06-2026 17:58 via bbc.com
  
  Ireland name Lorcan Tucker as their permanent T20I captain as an injury-hit squad prepares to face India in two matches at Stormont.
  
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• Somerset held to draw by Bears after Overton hundred

  22-06-2026 17:56 via bbc.com
  
  Craig Overton hits his third Championship century of the season but their Division One home game against Warwickshire ends in a draw.
  
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• Carlson leads Glamorgan dash to historic win over Surrey

  22-06-2026 17:03 via bbc.com
  
  Kiran Carlson and Colin Ingram lead Glamorgan to an historic first ever win over Surrey at Sophia Gardens.
  
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• 'Over the moon' - Foxes seal breakthrough win after 8,318 days

  22-06-2026 16:37 via bbc.com
  
  Leicestershire head coach Alfonso Thomas says he was "over the moon" to see his side earn a first County Championship Division One win in 23 years.
  
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• Stokes & Atkinson 'blameless for violent conduct'

  22-06-2026 15:29 via bbc.com
  
  Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson breached “contractual obligations” but were blameless for “violent conduct” in a London nightclub, according to an investigation.
  
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• Stokes saga humiliates McCullum and exposes England’s captaincy succession crisis | Mark Ramprakash

  22-06-2026 15:02 via theguardian.com
  With Stokes now 35, the ECB needs to identify rising talents with the capacity to be serious people, not just young men having fun with their matesIf we learned one thing at the Oval last week, it is that this England team really needs Ben Stokes. So it came as a relief when, a couple of hours after the second Test against New Zealand ended in heavy defeat, he and Gus Atkinson were exonerated by the England and Wales Cricket Board after an investigation into their celebrations following victory
  
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• Silverwood unhappy with Essex batting effort

  22-06-2026 10:13 via bbc.com
  
  Essex boss Chris Silverwood insists batting first was "absolutely the right decision" despite a heavy Championship defeat by Nottinghamshire.
  
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• England to face Bangladesh in one-off Test in preparation for Ashes series

  22-06-2026 07:00 via theguardian.com
  Lord’s could stage game in May before visit of AustraliaEngland to play two Tests in Bangladesh in FebruaryEngland will prepare for the Ashes series next summer with a one-off Test against Bangladesh in late May.The venue has yet to be determined and is contingent upon where the England and Wales Cricket Board decides to stage the final of the World Test Championship the following month. Continue reading...
  
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• Nicholls’ experienced knock shows the way after callow England swatted aside | Simon Burnton

  21-06-2026 22:57 via theguardian.com
  Brendon McCullum relied too much on youth in the second Test, while persistence paid dividends for New ZealandIn December 2020 Henry Nicholls was a fixture in the New Zealand team, batting at No 5, but he was under pressure. In nine Tests since the end of their series against Bangladesh in early 2019 he averaged only 20.33. But they stuck with him and in his next game, against West Indies in Wellington, he scored 174 and was named player of the match.“In another time he may not have been o
  
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