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• Heather Knight slams England for embarrassing collapse against Australia

  08-07-2019 09:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  HEATHER KNIGHT slammed her England team-mates as they collapsed to a third defeat to Australia and now have a mountain to climb to win the Ashes.
  
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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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• Ben Stokes was fallible but that is what made him the people’s champion | Mark Ramprakash

  28-06-2026 22:00
  All-rounder was a superb player but it was his vulnerability, personality and passion which won the hearts of England fansBen Stokes has been a magnificent player for England, and leaves a legacy of individual brilliance and inspirational leadership. However you want to judge him, whether it is the quality of his bowling, his batting and his fielding, his sometimes heroic determination, or the character that makes him uniquely able to connect with teammates and with the public, he is among
  
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• Ben Stokes marks England retirement in extraordinary fashion but New Zealand dominate

  28-06-2026 20:46
  Third Test D4: NZ 438 & 288-9dec; England 354 & 103-4Captain takes wicket moments after announcementIt was one of the most extraordinary scenes witnessed in a career positively littered with them. Ten or so minutes before tea on the fourth day against New Zealand, about to start the 11th over of another marathon spell, Ben Stokes stood at the top of his mark as a ripple of applause suddenly turned into a standing ovation.Moments earlier the England and Wales Cricket Board had announced t
  
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• England v New Zealand: Ben Stokes’ retirement announced during day four – as it happened

  28-06-2026 20:35
  Ben Stokes announced his England retirement, took a wicket and opened the batting – but New Zealand ended the day close to sealing victory39th over: New Zealand 125-3 (Ravindra 62, Mitchell 29) Archer from the Stuart Broad End, he’s up to the mid to high eighties on the speed gun and gets a nasty ball to lift and smash Mitchell on the hand. The batter wrings it out and briefly resembles Ali G as he does so. Mitchell drops into the leg side and gets off strike. Ravindra clips off his
  
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• Australia dump India out of Women’s T20 World Cup with record chase

  28-06-2026 19:58
  Group 1: Australia, 172-4, beat India, 170-4, by 6 wktsEllyse Perry and Ash Gardner put on 100 off 59 ballsIt was the quintessential Australian performance. They had no need for a win in their fifth and last group game, having already qualified for a Women’s T20 World Cup semi-final by winning their first four. India, conversely, desperately needed one to qualify. And it looked as if they had it, after a late surge with the bat to reach 170, then an early squeeze to have Australia needing
  
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• England v New Zealand: Ben Stokes’ retirement announced during day four – live reaction

  28-06-2026 19:45
  Captain reveals retirement – then opens batting
  Stokes retires: full story | Gallery | Email Tanya39th over: New Zealand 125-3 (Ravindra 62, Mitchell 29) Archer from the Stuart Broad End, he’s up to the mid to high eighties on the speed gun and gets a nasty ball to lift and smash Mitchell on the hand. The batter wrings it out and briefly resembles Ali G as he does so. Mitchell drops into the leg side and gets off strike. Ravindra clips off his hip to make it two singles off the over
  
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• Ben Stokes’ remarkable England career: in pictures

  28-06-2026 19:18
  After the England captain announced his international retirement, we look back at the highs and lows of the all-rounder’s incredible career Continue reading...
  
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• Australia win by six wickets to end India’s semi-final hopes: Women’s T20 World Cup – as it happened

  28-06-2026 19:01
  Australia advance to the semi-finals unbeaten, and ensure South Africa will join them after defeating India at Lord’sChanges for both sides.Just the one for India as Kranti Gaud come back for Nandani Sharma. Continue reading...
  
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• Australia win by six wickets to end India’s semi-final hopes: Women’s T20 World Cup – live

  28-06-2026 18:58
  Australia chase down 171 to win at Lord’sStart time: 2.30pm BST/11.30pm AESTChanges for both sides.Just the one for India as Kranti Gaud come back for Nandani Sharma. Continue reading...
  
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• England v New Zealand: Ben Stokes’ retirement announced during day four – live

  28-06-2026 17:23
  Updates from Trent Bridge, play starts 11am BST
  Day three report | Read the Spin | Mail Tanya39th over: New Zealand 125-3 (Ravindra 62, Mitchell 29) Archer from the Stuart Broad End, he’s up to the mid to high eighties on the speed gun and gets a nasty ball to lift and smash Mitchell on the hand. The batter wrings it out and briefly resembles Ali G as he does so. Mitchell drops into the leg side and gets off strike. Ravindra clips off his hip to make it two singles off the over.How’
  
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• England Test captain Ben Stokes announces international retirement

  28-06-2026 16:37
  Stokes takes wicket in third Test just after news breaksCaptain informed teammates before Sunday’s play beganBen Stokes has announced his retirement as captain of England’s Test team, and from all international cricket, effective as of the end of the third Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge.The announcement was made with England in the field, and as Stokes laboured through a trademark extended bowling spell in an effort to swing the game his team’s way. Ever the man for t
  
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• England v New Zealand: third men’s cricket Test, day four – live

  28-06-2026 16:28
  
  Updates from Trent Bridge, play starts 11am BST
  Day three report | Read the Spin | Mail Tanya39th over: New Zealand 125-3 (Ravindra 62, Mitchell 29) Archer from the Stuart Broad End, he’s up to the mid to high eighties on the speed gun and gets a nasty ball to lift and smash Mitchell on the hand. The batter wrings it out and briefly resembles Ali G as he does so. Mitchell drops into the leg side and gets off strike. Ravindra clips off his hip to make it two singles off the over.How’
  
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• Australia v India: Women’s T20 World Cup – live

  28-06-2026 16:28
  Updates from the teams’ final Group A game at Lord’sStart time in London is 2.30pm BST/11.30pm AESTChanges for both sides.Just the one for India as Kranti Gaud come back for Nandani Sharma. Continue reading...
  
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• England’s Wyatt-Hodge blasts New Zealand out of Women’s T20 World Cup

  27-06-2026 23:46
  Group B: England, 164-1, bt New Zealand, 163-6, by nine wktsOpener scores unbeaten 89 to oust defending championsNew Zealand’s World Cup title defence came to a soggy end at the Oval on Saturday night, as England danced home by nine wickets in a one-sided hammering thanks to a 128-run partnership between Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Sophia Dunkley. The crowd of 21,018 was a record for a Women’s T20 World Cup group-stage match.England have topped Group B and will more than likely face either
  
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• England thrash New Zealand by nine wickets to eliminate them from Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup – as it happened

  27-06-2026 23:17
  England sail into the semi-finals undefeated after an unbeaten 89 from Danni Wyatt-Hodge thrills record Oval crowd1st over: New Zealand 1-0 (Kerr 1, Gaze 0) Linsey Smith with the new ball. Tosses it from hand to hand, collar buttoned up to the top, white suncream smeared in a stripe across her nose and cheeks. Just a single from the over as Smith is on the money straight away.The commentators are all very interested in the “greenish tinge” on the pitch.. Manna for Lauren Bell perhap
  
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• Supersub Foulkes key to New Zealand’s day three turnaround against England

  27-06-2026 21:40
  Zak Foulkes’ three wickets helped restrict England to 354Bowler replaced Blair Tickner as concussion subZak Foulkes said that before play on Saturday New Zealand decided to attempt a new method of outfoxing England’s batters: by staying “as boring as possible”. If the process was deliberately dull, the results were electrifying. Having started their first innings on Friday by scoring 223 at 4.96 an over for the loss of just two wickets, the next day England completed it b
  
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• England v New Zealand: Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup – live

  27-06-2026 20:02
  Women’s World Cup news, 6.30pm BST start at the Oval
  Sign up for The Spin cricket newsletter | And mail Tanya1st over: New Zealand 1-0 (Kerr 1, Gaze 0) Linsey Smith with the new ball. Tosses it from hand to hand, collar buttoned up to the top, white suncream smeared in a stripe across her nose and cheeks. Just a single from the over as Smith is on the money straight away.The commentators are all very interested in the “greenish tinge” on the pitch.. Manna for Lauren Bell perha
  
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• Ravindra helps New Zealand build 204-run lead against England in decisive third Test – as it happened

  27-06-2026 20:00
  England lose eight wickets for 130 runs in Nottingham to cede control of deciding Test match to New Zealand49th over: England 228-4 (Brook 2, Smith 1) Nathan Smith started with a wicket maiden, using the crease, swinging the ball and deploying wobble seam. After dismissing Root, he has Brook in his sights, with Blundell still standing up as he did for both these superstars at the Oval. Smith beats Brook outside off with the ball that doesn’t jag back in, and Brook may well be relieved to g
  
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• Ravindra puts New Zealand in dominant position after England fail to take advantage

  27-06-2026 19:49
  Third Test D3: New Zealand 438 & 120-3; England 354England lose eight wickets for 130 runs Things can change quickly in cricket. Just as England thought a reset had occurred at Lord’s, only for a late night in Chelsea to put paid to that notion, so the nature of the pitch lurched significantly on a gripping third day at Trent Bridge.Gone was the road from which the ball repeatedly raced across the parched outfield during the first two days. In its place – influenced by a slight d
  
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• Someone’s about to switch the music off, leaving Rob Key without a chair to sit on | Andy Bull

  27-06-2026 19:23
  Future of England’s managing director looks perilous given he’s more expendable than Stokes or McCullumIn the aughts, when the internet was the place you went to watch babies bite their big brother’s finger, find out what Ashton Kutcher had for breakfast or follow the Test on your holiday with those two blokes who did the Guardian’s over-by-over, someone made a gif of Rob Key, the memory of which will be instantly familiar to anyone who saw it, even two decades later.Key
  
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• England v New Zealand: third men’s cricket Test, day three – live

  27-06-2026 14:19
  Follow the third day at Trent Bridge from 11am BST
  Second-day report | Read the Spin | Mail Tim49th over: England 228-4 (Brook 2, Smith 1) Nathan Smith started with a wicket maiden, using the crease, swinging the ball and deploying wobble seam. After dismissing Root, he has Brook in his sights, with Blundell still standing up as he did for both these superstars at the Oval. Smith beats Brook outside off with the ball that doesn’t jag back in, and Brook may well be relieved to get down the
  
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• ‘Strikeout’: Cricket World Cup winner Plunkett makes instant impact in baseball

  27-06-2026 12:52
  Veteran of 2019 champions in first game for Oakland side‘The hitter ​didn’t know what ‌was coming’The former England cricketer Liam Plunkett swapped his cricket colours for a ⁠baseball glove, playing his first game for the independent American club Oakland Ballers – and ⁠even claiming a ⁠strikeout.The 41-year-old was part of England’s 2019 World Cup-winning side — his final international appearance — taking three ⁠wicke
  
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