6 h. ago Joe Root and Ollie Pope steady England after openers fall in same over

Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley were dismissed in the space of four balls.

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8 h. ago England vs India: Nitish Kumar Reddy dismisses Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley on first morning in Third Test

Both England openers fall early to Nitish Kumar Reddy in same over at Lord’s

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9 h. ago India dismiss both England openers in same over on first morning of third Test

Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley were dismissed as the hosts reached lunch on 83 for two.

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2 w. ago England ease off Bazball big talk but continue to embrace thrill of the chase

Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes’s side have developed clarity in the final innings and never seem to give upSports writers love a Churchillian speech that precedes a mind-bending feat. Take three years ago, when word got back that Brendon McCullum had told his England players to “run towards the danger” at Trent Bridge before Jonny Bairstow vaporised a target of 299 against New Zealand. It was like ruddy catnip for the press corps.And this time, after reeling in 371 at Headingley at a breezy 4.5 runs per over and with 14 overs to spare? Apparently very little was said in the dressing room beforehand beyond “bat the day, win the game” or Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett deciding between them to ignore the target and just “play like it was day one”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Ben Duckett banished his ego before boosting batting brilliance for England

Duckett produced the best performance of his career in a stunning chase against India in the first Rothesay Test.

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2 w. ago Ben Duckett leads Headingley heroics as England beat India by five wickets in first Test

Hosts complete a brilliant chase on day five at gloomy Headingley to seal victory in first Test

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2 w. ago Shardul Thakur drags India back into contention against England and sets up thrilling final session

Hosts reach tea on day five at gloomy Headingley with 102 more runs needed for victory

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2 w. ago Ben Duckett brilliance puts England in with a chance of sensational Test victory

England need 102 runs with six wickets in hand in the final session.

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2 w. ago Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett boost England hopes against India with resilient partnership on tense final day

Hosts reach lunch on day five at gloomy Headingley without loss after openers produce unbroken stand of 117, with 254 more needed

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2 w. ago Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett lift England on final day of first Test

The pair boosted the hosts’ chances of drawing first blood at Headingley in the Rothesay Test series.

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2 w. ago Jasprit Bumrah turns the series into two – when he’s bowling and when he’s not | Andy Bull

Crawley had no chance, Duckett was castled, Pope was dropped and Brook was lucky. All in a day’s work for a master fast bowlerYou could see the weather coming at Headingley, there were billows of grey rain clouds out to the south, creeping slowly up towards the back of the Football Stand. And you knew something wicked was on its way in England’s innings, too.The rain arrived right around the time it was supposed to begin, when Jasprit Bumrah was there waiting for them at the far end of his run, tossing the ball from one hand to the other, wearing a forbidding grin. England’s openers, Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley, were so slow walking out to join him in the middle that it felt as if they were hanging on word of a last-minute pardon. Continue reading...

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