5 h. ago England beat West Indies by four wickets: second men’s T20 – cricket live

Over-by-over report from T20 match in Bristol‘Harry’s team now’ Brook makes instant impactHe’s got him first ball! A snorter of a yorker beats Lewis for pace and bangs him right in front. The batter reviews but it’s more in hope than anything. Maybe he thought he made contact with the ball as he attempted to dig it out, but there’s a gap between leather and willow. A stunning start for Wood and England.The players are now geared up and ready to roll. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago England chasing 197 to beat West Indies: second men’s T20 – cricket live

Over-by-over report from T20 match in Bristol‘Harry’s team now’ Brook makes instant impactHe’s got him first ball! A snorter of a yorker beats Lewis for pace and bangs him right in front. The batter reviews but it’s more in hope than anything. Maybe he thought he made contact with the ball as he attempted to dig it out, but there’s a gap between leather and willow. A stunning start for Wood and England.The players are now geared up and ready to roll. Continue reading...

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53 h. ago England v West Indies: first men’s T20 cricket international – live

Updates from Chester-le-Street, 6.30pm BST start‘Harry’s team now’: Brook makes instant impactLiam Dawson returns to the England side for the first time since 2022. That’s a major victory for the Wisden podcast, not to mention Liam Dawson. Jamie Smith will open in the absence of Phil Salt, who is on paternity leave, and Will Jacks continues his ODL role at No7.West Indies have a much stronger side than in the ODI series, with frightening depth in their batting – Andre Russell is at No9. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago England beat West Indies by 143 runs in second women’s cricket ODI – live reaction

Updates from Leicester; play starts at 1pm BSTFirst ODI report: Smith takes five | Email Tanya4th over: England 26-0 (Beaumont 10, Jones 15) A sharp delivery from Fraser almost gets through Jones, who is able to deflect it onto the pad. When Fraser gets it right she looks a proper bowler; her problem at this stage is consistency. That’s a good second over, with just one run off the bat – and that came from a misfield.3rd over: England 24-0 (Beaumont 10, Jones 14) Another boundary for Amy Jones, clipped crisply through midwicket off James. England are off to a flyer. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago England team beat London traffic 'in style' as West Indies get caught in chaos; arrive at The Oval on cycles

England team beat London traffic 'in style' as West Indies get caught in chaos; arrive at The Oval on cycles  Hindustan Times

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9 d. ago England beat West Indies by 108 runs: first women’s cricket one

Amy Jones and Tammy Beaumont hit centuries to set up a thumping victory in the series opener at Derby4th over: England 12-0 (Beaumont 6, Jones 4) Jones is undone by a beauty from Fraser that leaves the new opener grasping and groping outside off stump. There’s decent carry off the wicket but no huge movement off the pitch or through the air at the moment.3rd over: England 10-0 (Beaumont 5, Jones 4) Jones is very strong off the back foot and she gets going with a punch wide of mid-on for four. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Jacob Bethell hails Virat Kohli influence after starring role in first ODI

Bethell returned from an IPL stint with Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore to hit 82 off 53 balls as England beat the West Indies by 238 runs.

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1 week ago England v West Indies: third women’s T20 cricket international – live

England look to secure series clean sweep at ChelmsfordRead the latest edition of The Spin | And email James12th over: England 76-3 (Knight 28, Jones 0) Ashmini Munisar into the attack and she commits the cardinal sin of overstepping and gifting a free hit with her very first ball. Knight can’t make her pay but picks up two runs with a smear to long on. Clever! A reverse-paddle for Knight sees her pick the gap and pick up a boundary. Seven off the over, England need runs and West Indies sensing wickets, the visitors have kept the shackles on impressively thus far.England’s captain holes out! A slog sweep is well snaffled on the boundary just moments after Heather Knight had played the same shot and dispatched the the ball into the stands for six. Matthews has the last laugh and that’s a big wicket, partnership broken and it brings Amy Jones to the crease. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago England overcome Hayley Matthews magic to launch new era in style

England (147/2) beat the West Indies (146/7) by eight wickets: Sophia Dunkley and Heather Knight steered the hosts to a comfortable victory in their first match under Charlotte Edwards

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2 w. ago Sophia Dunkley launches England into new era with win over West Indies in first T20

England (150-2) beat West Indies (146-7) by eight wktsDunkley hits unbeaten 81 after Mathews ton for visitorsThis was supposed to be all about England: a first chance to assess how this team will fare under the new head coach, Charlotte Edwards, and new captain, Nat Sciver-Brunt. And no doubt, Edwards will be pleased that her reign began with an eight-wicket win, especially as this was a homecoming of sorts for the former Kent captain. As for Sciver-Brunt and her team? They will probably just be relieved to experience their first taste of victory in five months.But despite England’s comfortable win (brought up with 21 balls to spare), spearheaded by a confident unbeaten 81 from Sophia Dunkley and featuring a wicket on debut for the 27-year-old Warwickshire seamer Em Arlott, there was only one star of the show: West Indies captain Hayley Matthews, who calmly brought up a century off the final ball of the innings, finishing unbeaten on exactly 100. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago England v West Indies: first women’s T20 cricket international – live

T20 series opener at Canterbury, play from 6.30pm BSTRead the latest edition of The Spin | And email JamesHere are the teams:England: Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Sophia Dunkley, Nat Sciver-Brunt (capt), Heather Knight, Amy Jones (wk), Alice Capsey, Em Arlott, Issy Wong, Charlie Dean, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell Continue reading...

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