7 h. ago England’s Woakes laments marginal decisions going India’s way on day one of second Test

Karun Nair and Yashasvi Jaiswal handed reprieves‘It is frustrating,’ admits England all-rounderEngland started the second Test just as they had the first, by winning the toss and putting India in to bat. The plan was to make inroads before the last, vague vestige of green was burned from the surface and it so nearly came good during an opening spell from Chris Woakes that brought the wicket of KL Rahul but also two marginal umpire decisions that both favoured that batting side. “On a day like this, it is frustrating,” Woakes said. “It was a good day but it felt like a day that could have been so different.”Twice batters were saved on umpire’s call when England reviewed on-field decisions of not out – first in the seventh over, with India 14 without loss, when Yashasvi Jaiswal was reprieved, and then in the 11th, when they were 21 for one, with Karun Nair the beneficiary. On both occasions DRS technology showed the ball going on to hit the stumps, but not by enough for the TV umpire ...

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9 h. ago England cricket star calls for instant rule change after frustrations during India clash

Chris Woakes was the pick of the England attack after Ben Stokes again decided to put India in to bat, but despite picking up two wickets on his home ground, it could have been more

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13 h. ago Yashasvi Jaiswal puts India in strong position despite missing out on century

The India opener looked on course for a fourth Test century before England captain Ben Stokes struck just before tea.

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15 h. ago Chris Woakes strikes early for England but India reach lunch on 98 for two

Woakes impressed with the new ball on his home ground.

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23 h. ago What did Eni Aluko say about Ian Wright? ITV’s Euro 2025 pundit controversy explained

Aluko apologised after Wright’s name was brought into a discussion on male pundits ‘dominating’ women’s football, with the former England and Arsenal striker not part of ITV’s coverage

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63 h. ago Same again for England as Jofra Archer misses training due to family emergency

The 30-year-old pace bowler is expected to rejoin the squad on Tuesday in preparation for the second Test.

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3 d. ago Who is Michelle Agyemang? England striker claims Euros place after ‘flattening’ Leah Williamson

The former Wembley ballgirl scored just 41 seconds into her England debut and is the youngest member of the Lionesses squad at Euro 2025

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5 d. ago Fact check: How much do resident doctors earn, and what do they want?

With resident doctors in England being balloted over possible strike action, Full Fact looks at what resident (formerly ‘junior’) doctors earn.

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8 d. ago England’s unlikely win a beautiful reward for approach under Ben Stokes | Andy Bull

By standards of their most entertaining team in decades, this was one of the more humdrum of stunning victoriesNow, I know what you’re thinking. Truth is I’ve thought the same way myself. India scored five centuries, their fielders dropped six catches, and missed two other opportunities besides. Their best bowler took an important wicket off what turned out to be a no-ball; Chris Woakes, the man leading England’s attack managed one wicket in the match; Josh Tongue, their big strapping quick, only dismissed one member of the opposition’s top six, and that was when he had already scored a hundred runs, and Shoaib Bashir gave up the large part of 200 runs. Oh, and England put the opposition in, and conceded the best part of 500.And at the end of it all, they won. And this time the No 11 didn’t even have to bat. It was a match which they might well have lost. Maybe they should have. But it was also a match which any number of England sides before them wouldn’t even have tried to win. In...

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1 week ago Stokes strikes late for England to leave India Test in balance after Brook falls for 99

First Test, D3: India 471 & 90-2; England 465Batter’s innings at home ground ends on 99For all the tired old wisecracks about cricket in Yorkshire being a dour, uncompromising pursuit, it feels like there is rarely a dull Test at ­Headingley. After a third day that was cut short by late rain but still packed with more incident than a stag do ­taking on the Otley Run, another classic could be bubbling up.At stumps, the long-expected drizzle having finally swept in with 30 minutes still to play, India were 90 for two and the happier of the two sides to call it a night. They had earlier seen their hopes of a sizable lead dashed by Harry Brook’s incendiary 99 and some ruinous drops, with England 465 all out and thus just six runs behind on first innings. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Arsenal icon worried about Mikel Arteta's decision after £30million transfer deal

Arsenal hero Theo Walcott has admitted to being "worried" by Chelsea's move to sign Ipswich striker Liam Delap, who he has also tipped to be England's next great No. 9

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2 w. ago Ollie Pope gets nod as Jacob Bethell left out of England side for first Test against India

Pope edges out Bethell for the No 3 spot as Chris Woakes and Brydon Carse return to the seam attack

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2 w. ago England players avoid social media ahead of Euros citing abuse and harassment

England striker Alessia Russo and other Lioness players have said they will stay off social media ahead of the European Championship in Switzerland, citing 'damaging' online abuse

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2 w. ago Alessia Russo: I fell into ‘trap’ of scrolling social media at last Euros

The England striker spoke out after tennis player Katie Boulter detailed the abuse she has received.

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2 w. ago Air India plane crash latest: British investigators reach India as second black box found in decade’s worst aviation disaster

Air India's Boeing 787 fleet could be grounded temporarily

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2 w. ago Erling Haaland's emotional message speaks volumes after Jack Grealish decision

Jack Grealish has been brutally axed from Manchester City’s squad for the upcoming Club World Cup and star striker Erling Haaland had an amusing take on the England man’s absence

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2 w. ago Race Across the World's Welsh star Sioned says she 'had no idea' following final

After travelling through China and Nepal, all four teams were hoping to reach the final checkpoint in the southernmost tip of India, Kanyakumari, first and claim a cash prize of £20,000

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3 w. ago England's five winners and losers as Senegal pile more problems on Thomas Tuchel

ENGLAND 1-3 SENEGAL: Harry Kane's early strike wasn't enough for the Three Lions who were beaten on home soil by the Africans as Thomas Tuchel's team underperformed again

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3 w. ago Senior medics in England say more resident doctor strikes would be futile

Exclusive: Letter from six top figures says more walkouts by junior colleagues would help those who oppose the NHSLetter: Resident doctors should vote against strike actionSix senior figures in England’s medical profession have criticised potential strikes by resident doctors as “a futile gesture” that will harm patients and help those who oppose the NHS.The move is the first public evidence of the significant unease many senior doctors feel about the possibility of their junior colleagues staging a new campaign of industrial action in England. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago England recall Jamie Overton for India Test opener as Jacob Bethell returns

Chris Woakes and Brydon Carse also back as Gus Atkinson ruled out with hamstring injury

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