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• 'What were you doing?!' - Smith's moment to forget as England struggle

  04-06-2026 15:59 via bbc.com
  
  Jamie Smith chooses to leave the wrong delivery as he is bowled by Kyle Jamieson for one, to leave England 55-5 on the day one of the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's.
  
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• Emilio Gay describes Test debut half-century as ‘like a dream’ after putting England on top

  05-06-2026 21:45 via theguardian.com
  Opener scores 57; New Zealand in trouble in chaseGay: ‘I’m trying to lap it all in and enjoy it’Emilio Gay described his Test debut as “a bit of a whirlwind” and “like a dream” after his half-century on the second day against New Zealand at Lord’s made him the game’s top scorer and helped to put England in the driving seat. By stumps the tourists were 36 for three, still 218 runs from victory.“It was a surreal day yesterday and then tod
  
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• Emilio Gay describes Test debut half-century as ‘like a dream’ after putting England in charge

  05-06-2026 21:45 via theguardian.com
  Opener scores 57 to leave New Zealand in troubleGay: ‘I’m trying to lap it all in and enjoy it’Emilio Gay described his Test debut as “a bit of a whirlwind” and “like a dream” after his half-century on the second day against New Zealand at Lord’s made him the game’s top scorer and helped to put England in the driving seat. By stumps the tourists were 36 for three, still 218 runs from victory.“It was a surreal day yesterday and then toda
  
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• England v New Zealand: first men’s cricket Test, day two – as it happened

  05-06-2026 20:19 via theguardian.com
  Emilio Gay top-scored with an impressive 57 at Lord’s, where 17 wickets fell on another topsy-turvy day21st over: New Zealand 70-7 ( Smith 10, Jamieson 1 ) Jamieson marches in with intent after Philips loses his off stump. Bangs into a drive, throws the combine harvester at another, but only picks up one run. Smith drives the smiling Tongue’s last ball for four.Tongue’s first ball of the day fractionally straightens and Philips plays… and misses. A satisfying crunch of s
  
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• England grab initiative with late wickets after Gay half-century proves pivotal

  05-06-2026 20:17 via theguardian.com
  First Test, D2: England 140 & 226; New Zealand 113 & 36-3Tourists toiling in pursuit of 254 victory targetSixteen wickets on the first day were followed by 17 more on the second, though like the bounce on this mischievous wicket nothing about it felt at all predictable. The day ended in glorious evening sunshine, shadows stretching as England’s lead was slowly, awkwardly reduced. But still the wickets fell, even if in a trickle rather than the torrent that started New Zealand&rsquo
  
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• Emilio Gay rides his luck but passes his test of temperament for England | Andy Bull

  05-06-2026 20:17 via theguardian.com
  Test debutant opener enjoyed a few breaks but showed he could handle himself when the odds are against him to offer hope for a longer stay in roleEmilio Gay lived three lives on Friday. The first ended in the 14th over, when he was on 20 and he leaned forward towards a ball from Matt Henry that zipped off the pitch, caught the edge of his bat and spat through the gap between first and second slip. The second finished in the 16th, when he had 24 and he played and missed another of Henry’s d
  
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• Sports quiz of the week: World Cup, French Open, Lord’s, Giro and NBA

  05-06-2026 14:05 via theguardian.com
  Have you followed the big stories in football, rugby, cricket, cycling, basketball, horse racing, tennis and hockey? Continue reading...
  
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• Ollie Robinson feared he ‘was never playing for England again’ before stunning comeback

  04-06-2026 22:08 via theguardian.com
  Bowler takes four wickets for 10 runs in six overs‘I was just on cloud nine. My legs were numb’Ollie Robinson admitted that just a few months ago he “thought I was never playing for England again” after he produced an extraordinary comeback performance on the first day of the Test summer, a return that started with a three-wicket maiden and saw him finish with figures of four wickets for 10 runs in six overs.The 32-year-old was dropped in 2024 amid doubts over his fitness
  
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• Success amid chaos is pure Bazball but it is not enough to inspire belief in McCullum | Andy Bull

  04-06-2026 22:01 via theguardian.com
  While England’s head coach has magic in his man-management, he may have run out of time with this teamA long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, England were bowled out for 141 by New Zealand at Lord’s. It was their very first Test innings under their new leadership team of Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum, and because the end is always there in the beginning, they went down to a succession of hard-handed, happy-go-lucky attacking shots and unsteady defensive strokes. That night, McCu
  
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• Pakistan beat Australia by four wickets to claim ODI series 2-1

  04-06-2026 21:24 via theguardian.com
  Hosts hold their nerve on a tricky wicket to reach targetAustralia only set 158 despite Josh Inglis’s 65Pakistan overcame Australian spin on a tricky wicket to win the third and final one-day international by four wickets in Lahore and clinch the series 2-1 on Thursday.Pakistan had to fight hard on a turning wicket to reach 161-6 in 41.5 overs after Australia had crashed to their lowest ODI total in Pakistan after being dismissed for 157 in 42 overs. Continue reading...
  
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• Robinson’s triple-wicket maiden revives England after New Zealand skittle hosts

  04-06-2026 21:16 via theguardian.com
  First Test: England 140; New Zealand 61-6Paceman’s stunning return gives England the edgeIt took two years for Ollie Robinson to force his way back into the England set-up and then about five minutes to win over their supporters. Steaming in from the Nursery End, Robinson produced a devastating triple-wicket maiden first up – and four overall – to cap an absurd opening day against New Zealand.Some 16 wickets fell across only 60 overs of rain-affected play and, if this Test was
  
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• England v New Zealand: first men’s cricket Test, day one – as it happened

  04-06-2026 20:34 via theguardian.com
  Ollie Robinson’s fairytale comeback was the highlight of a dramatic day at Lord’s, where 16 wickets fell in just 59 overs2nd over, first ball: England 4-0 (Duckett 0, Gay 4) It’s Kyle Jamieson and he has a present for Emilio Gay: a full toss! Gay guides it away behind square and smiles like a man who wasn’t expecting that.1st over: England 0-0 (Duckett 0, Gay 0) The bowler is Matt Henry, the first ball a damp squib – a grubber outside off. Duckett leaves it, and the
  
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• Remarkable Robinson lights up Lord's as he returns to Test duty in style

  04-06-2026 19:10 via bbc.com
  
  England's Ollie Robinson bowls a triple-wicket maiden in his first Test appearance for two years, as New Zealand fall to 2-3 on the opening day of the first Test at Lord's.
  
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• 'What a moment for him' - Jamieson's five-star performance at Lord's

  04-06-2026 18:45 via bbc.com
  
  Kyle Jamieson has a day to remember as he finishes with 5-62 as he helps New Zealand bowl England out for 140 on the opening day of the first Test at Lord's.
  
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• Drops, fours and a half-century - the best of Brook's eventful innings

  04-06-2026 17:16 via bbc.com
  
  Harry Brook is dropped twice, hits 10 boundaries and makes 50 before being caught shortly after in an eventful innings on the opening day of the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's.
  
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• England v New Zealand: first men’s cricket Test, day one – live

  04-06-2026 16:09 via theguardian.com
  Updates from the first day of the series at Lord’s
  Sign up for The Spin | Follow us on TikTok 2nd over, first ball: England 4-0 (Duckett 0, Gay 4) It’s Kyle Jamieson and he has a present for Emilio Gay: a full toss! Gay guides it away behind square and smiles like a man who wasn’t expecting that.1st over: England 0-0 (Duckett 0, Gay 0) The bowler is Matt Henry, the first ball a damp squib – a grubber outside off. Duckett leaves it, and the next one, which at least reache
  
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• Did moving behind Sky’s paywall 20 years ago save or stifle Test cricket?

  04-06-2026 14:52 via theguardian.com
  The decision to leave free-to-air TV has become English cricket’s Brexit. But what could have been done differently?By Wisden Cricket MonthlyAs Rudi Koertzen and Billy Bowden removed the bails at The Oval and celebrations began across the country after a grandstand finish to an epochal Ashes, it signalled not only the end of England’s 18-year wait to claim back the urn, but the last rites of live Test match cricket on terrestrial TV in the UK.In December 2004 the ECB had announced a
  
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• Eight and out - Gay's Test debut doesn't go to plan against New Zealand

  04-06-2026 13:06 via bbc.com
  
  England's Emilio Gay falls for eight on Test debut as he's caught off the bowling of Kyle Jamieson with the home side 16-1 on the first morning of the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's.
  
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• Is Ollie Robinson the chaos English cricket needs in a team stuffed with Nice Young Lads? | Jonathan Liew

  04-06-2026 08:47 via theguardian.com
  With the Test team under pressure and desperately craving engagement, a returning firebrand could salvage the summerThe winged elephant swoops down Deansgate towards the ship canal, its wings glowing neon orange, a feral roar rising and falling unevenly in volume. A black taxi drives the wrong way down a rain-moistened street. A menacing urchin child with a dozen fingers stands in front of a disused steampunk factory, holding an outsized Victoriana bat.Now there’s a bowler, who’s act
  
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• Pakistan v Australia - third ODI scorecard

  04-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Latest scorecard from the third and final one-day international between Pakistan and Australia in Lahore.
  
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• Explore a place where science, politics and culture collide

  03-06-2026 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Film exploring the human stories behind mankind’s biggest experiment in particle physics.
  
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• Surrey race to eight-wicket win over Middlesex in Blast

  03-06-2026 22:19 via bbc.com
  
  Ollie Pope strikes his first half-century of this year's T20 Blast as Surrey coast past Middlesex in a one-sided South Group derby at The Oval.
  
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• England in thrall to franchise world before visit of tricky New Zealand

  03-06-2026 21:00 via theguardian.com
  Debate over Jofra Archer’s absence after his IPL stint and at least one new face in Emilio Gay add to enticing storylinesLord’s hosts its 150th Test match this week and, like its famous lunch menu, there are plenty of enticing options as regards storylines. England are seeking redemption and refinement, apparently, following that god-awful Ashes winter. New Zealand are both familiar opponents and a tricky first assignment.There is at least one new face for England, with Emilio Gay co
  
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• Three Lord’s of London: 150 Tests at cricket’s grand, complicated citadel

  03-06-2026 19:55 via theguardian.com
  
  It may be the closely guarded private fiefdom of the MCC, but weight of history makes the ground a true institutionThere are three Lord’s in London. The first is six feet under Dorset Square next to Marylebone station, where these days a square foot of a single-bed flat will set you back a thousand pounds. The second is buried beneath the Lisson Grove moorings on the Regents canal, where the canal boaters grow tomatoes along the towpath. And the third, the current world-famous ground, is t
  
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• England will not enforce World Cup social media ban

  03-06-2026 19:43 via bbc.com
  
  England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt says they will not be replicating the social media ban that was in place for the 2017 World Cup for this year's T20 version.
  
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• Why England must move on quickly from Ashes hangover

  03-06-2026 18:57 via bbc.com
  
  England have invested in Brendon McCullum once again but now it is time for his team to start paying back the faith, writes Stephan Shemilt.
  
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• Women's T20 World Cup schedule, fixtures, times & results

  03-06-2026 18:35 via bbc.com
  
  The full schedule and fixture list, including start time and venues, for the Women's T20 World Cup 2026.
  
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• Strict IPL stance could make things messy for England - Stokes

  03-06-2026 16:52 via bbc.com
  
  Captain Ben Stokes warns that players could abandon international cricket if England take a hardline stance on the Indian Premier League.
  
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• Essex Women's captain Scrivens signs new deal

  03-06-2026 16:48 via bbc.com
  
  Essex Women's captain Grace Scrivens signs a new two-year deal until the end of the 2028 season.
  
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• England do not need massive change - Stokes

  03-06-2026 16:01 via bbc.com
  
  Captain Ben Stokes insists England do not have to make a "massive change", despite their 4-1 Ashes hammering in Australia.
  
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