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• Jos Buttler: England wicketkeeper's Test redemption

  28-12-2020 12:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Sport relives Jos Buttler's Test summer as he recovers from wicketkeeping mistakes to score crucial runs and help England beat Pakistan.
  
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• New owners, team names and much bigger budgets: the 2026 Hundred explained

  21-07-2026 09:00
  Our guide to what’s new with the ECB’s short-format showpiece involving cricket’s power hitters, which starts on TuesdaySince the last ball of the Hundred last season, change has been afoot. Stakes in all eight teams were sold to private investors, meaning an influx of more than £500m into the domestic game and a raft of changes in the Hundred from pay, to coaches, players and even logos. Here is the Guardian guide to what’s new. Continue reading...
  
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• Cricket quiz: Can you name all eight teams in The Hundred?

  21-07-2026 07:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The sixth staging of The Hundred starts on Tuesday, 21 July, which makes now the perfect time to refresh your knowledge.
  
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• Australia back opener Jake Weatherald for home Test series against Bangladesh

  21-07-2026 05:37
  Cummins, Hazlewood and Lyon named in squad after injuryDarwin hosts first Test on 13 August with second in MackayOpening bat Jake Weatherald has retained his spot in Australia’s men’s Test squad for the looming series against Bangladesh.Despite a middling Ashes campaign last summer, Weatherald has been named in the 13-man squad which is bolstered by the return of a trio of big guns. Continue reading...
  
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• Cup defence a motivation for Pears - Richardson

  20-07-2026 19:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Head coach Alan Richardson believes the role of One Day Cup holders will give Worcestershire extra motivation rather than pressure.
  
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• Sciver-Brunt joins Trent Rockets coaching staff

  20-07-2026 18:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former England bowler Katherine Sciver-Brunt joins Trent Rockets Women as an assistant coach for the 2026 edition of The Hundred.
  
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• Are England finally improving in ODI cricket?

  20-07-2026 18:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After beating India 2-1, BBC Sport asks if England are finally building momentum one year out from the World Cup.
  
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• Northants coach Lehmann praises 'Shoe Army' support

  20-07-2026 17:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Northamptonshire Steelbacks head coach Darren Lehmann pays tribute to the club's supporters after T20 Blast success.
  
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• England’s white-ball success risks baking in a divide with future Test setup | Ali Martin

  20-07-2026 13:50
  Finding a candidate to lead the red-ball side is no easy task, with Ben Stokes gone and Brendon McCullum still aroundAs England’s men scatter for the Hundred, ready to pull on new colours, ingratiate themselves with their new paymasters and use the word “exciting” repeatedly, the management above them could be forgiven for letting out a sigh of relief.Not that everything is shipshape going into their month-long recess. Far from it. Test cricket is king in this country, No 1 acr
  
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• What has changed in The Hundred for 2026?

  20-07-2026 11:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team looks at what has changed for this year's edition of The Hundred.
  
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• Grace Ballinger column: How will a revamped Hundred play out?

  20-07-2026 11:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester Super Giants seamer Grace Ballinger takes a closer look at a revamped Hundred which begins on Tuesday.
  
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• England seal series with record Lord's ODI total

  19-07-2026 21:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England hit the highest one-day international total at Lord's to beat India by 27 runs and seal a thrilling 2-1 series victory.
  
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• Runs and records galore as England beat India to seal ODI series win

  19-07-2026 21:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ben Duckett hits a record-breaking 141 to help England beat India by 27 runs in a thrilling series decider at Lord's, with the victory also securing a 2-1 series win.
  
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• England beat India by 27 runs in third and deciding men’s cricket ODI – as it happened

  19-07-2026 20:57
  England beat India by 27 runs in a high-scoring contest at Lord’s to secure their ⁠first bilateral one-day international series victory against the world’s No 1-ranked side since 20185th over: England 37-0 (Duckett 17, Bethell 17) Bethell and Duckett swish and flick, six off the over. India getting twitchy for the breakthrough, fast outfield and it looks a decent track for Lord’s.4th over: England 31-0 (Duckett 15, Bethell 14) A purr goes round HQ as Bethell plays a class
  
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• England take India ODI series after Duckett’s ton and Bethell’s brilliant star turn

  19-07-2026 20:55
  3rd ODI: England, 387-3, bt India, 360-7, by 27 runsRohit Sharma hits searing century but India fall shortAfter a cascade of wickets during the much-criticised Test here six weeks ago came a landslide of one-day international runs. In the end, despite a ferocious century from Rohit Sharma that turned Lord’s into his personal playground, England had enough on the board to seal a 2-1 series victory against India.Harry Brook must have thought it was mission accomplished for his side at the ha
  
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• 'Royal entertainment from an Indian great' - Kohli's final farewell?

  19-07-2026 20:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In what could be his last appearance in England, Virat Kohli hits an entertaining 74 from 60 balls in the third and final ODI against England at Lord's.
  
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• Heroic and historic - Rohit's century to remember at Lord's

  19-07-2026 20:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rohit Sharma becomes the first Indian to score a one-day century at Lord's as he scored 138, in an innings that included 22 boundaries, to give India hope of chasing down a record 388 in the decisive third and final One Day International against England.
  
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• 'A heroic innings comes to an end' - Bethell bowls Rohit Sharma

  19-07-2026 19:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rohit Sharma's incredible innings comes to an end after being bowled by Jacob Bethell for 138, with India needing 128 to win the third and final One Day International against England at Lord's - a victory that would also see them secure the series.
  
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• 'He's got it!' - Rohit Sharma reaches historic century in style

  19-07-2026 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rohit Sharma bring up his eighth 100 in England and becomes the first Indian on the ODI honours bored at Lord's as he looks to guide India past England in this decider.
  
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• Patience, power, perfection - Duckett's record-breaking innings

  19-07-2026 16:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ben Duckett rewrites the record books as he scores 141 in the third and final One Day International against India, the highest score by any men's batter in an ODI at Lord's, beating the previous record of 138, set by Sir Viv Richards in 1975.
  
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• Weatherley 'gutted' by Hants' Finals Day defeat

  19-07-2026 15:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hampshire batter Joe Weatherley says he is "gutted" after the Hawks are narrowly beaten in the final of the T20 Blast by Northamptonshire Steelbacks.
  
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• No ODI century but Bethell helps England to stunning start

  19-07-2026 14:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch the best shots from Jacob Bethell as he makes 91 off 93 balls to put England on course for a big score in the series-deciding One Day International against India at Lord's.
  
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• 'The end of an outstanding partnership' - Bethell departs for 91

  19-07-2026 14:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  India finally get their first wicket of the day as Jacob Bethell is caught for 91, bringing to an end an England record-breaking opening partnership of 192 alongside Ben Duckett in the one-day international at Lord's.
  
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• England v India: third and deciding men’s cricket ODI – live

  19-07-2026 12:59
  Updates from Lord’s, play starting at 11am BST
  You can email James | And sign up for The Spin5th over: England 37-0 (Duckett 17, Bethell 17) Bethell and Duckett swish and flick, six off the over. India getting twitchy for the breakthrough, fast outfield and it looks a decent track for Lord’s.4th over: England 31-0 (Duckett 15, Bethell 14) A purr goes round HQ as Bethell plays a classy flash past point. The prowling Kohli can only nod in appreciation as it scorches the turf and whist
  
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• Santner steers NZ to narrow win over Windies - fourth ODI scorecard

  19-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Latest scorecard from the fourth one-day international between West Indies and New Zealand in Barbados.
  
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• Northants claim third T20 Blast title after beating Hants

  18-07-2026 23:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Northamptonshire Steelbacks win their third T20 Blast title after a titanic tussle with Hampshire Hawks in an enthralling Edgbaston final.
  
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• Northants edge Somerset thriller to make Blast final

  18-07-2026 15:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Northamptonshire Steelbacks beat defending champions Somerset by 17 runs to book their place in the T20 Blast final at Edgbaston.
  
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• Gorvin to lead Glamorgan in One Day Cup

  18-07-2026 12:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 28-year-old helped the Welsh county win the competition in his debut 2021 season and 2024.
  
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• The Blaze thump Durham by 10 wickets to win T20 Blast

  17-07-2026 22:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former England international Tammy Beaumont makes an unbeaten half-century as The Blaze beat Durham to lift the Women's T20 Blast title.
  
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• Durham into Blast final with upset win over Hants

  17-07-2026 19:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Australian all-rounder Heather Graham plays a starring role as Durham beat Hampshire to reach the final of the Women's T20 Blast.
  
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