6 h. ago Edwards left with food for thought as India edge England in first women’s ODI

1st ODI: India, 262-6, beat England, 258-6, by four wicketsDeepti Sharma hits 62 not out as tourists complete chaseFifty-over cricket is Charlotte Edwards’s Big Project. The day she was announced as the new England head coach, she declared that the national side had “underperformed” in the one‑day format of late, and that she was making it her “first priority” before the World Cup in India in October.All eyes, then, on this three‑match ODI series against India, which began on Wednesday at Southampton with a narrow four-wicket win by the visitors. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago India beat England by four wickets: first women’s cricket ODI – as it happened

India beat England by four wickets in Southampton to take 1-0 lead in the ODI seriesIndia review for LBW against Beaumont! This looks close. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago India beat England by four wickets in first women’s ODI – live reaction

Updates from the series opener in SouthamptonRead today’s edition of The Spin | And mail JamesIndia review for LBW against Beaumont! This looks close. Continue reading...

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58 h. ago England beat India by 22 runs in Lord’s thriller: third men’s cricket Test, day five – live

Updates from the final day of play at Lord’sEmail Taha | England want crowd to spur them on“If Ben Stokes will be hitherto known as the Thundergod,” says John Starbuck, “(a) is he going to play in drag and (b) which side will be the Midgard Serpent? Also, does his wife have golden hair?”I can’t say I understand all of this, pardon my ignorance, but hopefully others do. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago India cruise to victory in fourth T20 and seal historic series win over England

4th T20i: India 127-4, beat England, 126-7, by six wicketsIndia’s triumph is first T20 series win in EnglandIndia made history at Old Trafford on Wednesday night by winning the fourth T20 international by six wickets, sealing their first T20 series win in England.England sit above India in the ICC’s official T20 team rankings but the manner of this defeat suggests the rankings have not quite caught up with reality. Continue reading...

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1 week ago India beat England by 336 runs in second men’s cricket Test, day five – live reaction

Akash Deep takes six second-innings wicketsSign up for The Spin newsletter | Email TahaNothing is happening so I’m going to grab a coffee. In the meantime, here’s Geoff Lemon with the latest from Australia’s tour of the Caribbean.The rain has eased so the groundstaff are getting to work. It’s still spitting and there’s been no discussion of a potential start time. Could be at least an hour – the outfield looks sodden. Continue reading...

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1 week ago England avert disaster as Sophia Dunkley and Lauren Filer find a way to keep India series alive

England (171/9) beat India (166/5) by five runs: The hosts secured a narrow win to avoid series defeat at the Oval

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1 week ago “We’ll find another way”: England assistant coach believes they can turn around the second Test against India

Jeetan Patel claims England can overcome adversity and find a way to beat India in the second Test at Edgbaston

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2 w. ago Jamie Smith says calculated way England beat India shows how far they have come

The way in which England overhauled 371 at Headingley to go 1-0 up in the five-Test series was dubbed by Michael Vaughan as “Bazball with brains”.

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2 w. ago England fall to heaviest T20 defeat as Mandhana century sparks India rout

1st T20i: India 210-5 beat England 113 by 97 runsDefeat is first of Edwards-Sciver-Brunt eraEngland’s one-sided series against West Indies last month was merely a dress rehearsal: India were always going to be the main event. And so the curtain finally went up on the Charlotte Edwards-Nat Sciver-Brunt era for a Trent Bridge Saturday matinee.The audience, though, went home disappointed after witnessing an England performance akin to The Play That Goes Wrong – bowled out for 113 inside 15 overs, to give India a 97-run win, England’s heaviest T20 international defeat in terms of runs. Continue reading...

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3 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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4 w. ago Michael Vaughan pinpoints how England can beat India in five

Former Test, ODI and IT20 captain Michael Vaughan spoke on a new podcast

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