8 h. ago India seize control at Lord’s as England stumble to 175 for six at tea

The tourists turned up the heat as a combination of excellent bowling and a wearing pitch cranked up the pressure on the hosts.

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8 h. ago India take control at Lord’s as Ben Stokes digs in to keep England afloat at tea

The tourists turned up the heat as a combination of excellent bowling and a wearing pitch cranked up the pressure on the hosts.

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29 h. ago Fiery end to day three as Zak Crawley angers India at Lord’s

The England opener’s time-wasting ensured only one over for his side to face and sparked an exchange of words.

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32 h. ago Ben Stokes claims vital run out at Lord’s as England toil in third Test

At tea the tourists were 71 behind on 316 for five, England toiling in the heat as they watched their first-innings lead slowly dissolve.

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45 h. ago Fuel to Air India plane was cut off moments before crash, investigation report says

A preliminary finding into last month’s Air India plane crash has suggested the aircraft’s fuel control switches were turned off, causing a loss of engine thrust shortly after takeoff

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3 d. ago Joe Root unbeaten on 99 as England dig in against India but Stokes injury a concern

Third Test, day one: England 251-4Root unbeaten on 99 while captain picks up knockEngland opted not to train on Tuesday but Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum still made a beeline for Lord’s. Two days out from the third Test – a pivotal match with the series locked at one-apiece – they were keen to speak to the groundstaff to express their hopes for a pitch with pace, bounce and a bit of sideways movement.It was too late to be making demands and, like the disappointed customers of Mr Tourette, signwriter extraordinaire from the Modern Toss cartoons, England’s captain and head coach had to settle for a slow, occasionally two-paced surface. Throw in a sluggish outfield — plus an Indian attack buoyed by their win at Edgbaston and now augmented by Jasprit Bumrah — and run-scoring was anything but straightforward. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Jofra Archer’s Test return a ‘pretty great day’, says Ben Stokes

Archer will make his England comeback in the third Test against India at Lord’s.

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7 d. ago Dalai Lama celebrates his 90th birthday, triggering geopolitical questions for the future

Tibetans fear China will eventually name a rival successor to the Dalai Lama, bolstering Beijing’s control over TibetLeaders from India, the United States and Taiwan offered their support to Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on his 90th birthday on Sunday, a landmark anniversary raising geopolitical questions for the future.Tibetans fear China will eventually name a rival successor to the Dalai Lama, bolstering Beijing’s control over Tibet, the territory it poured troops into in 1950 and has ruled ever since. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago England face challenge of bravado as India take total control of second Test

England closed on 72 for three, chasing a colossal 608.

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9 d. ago Shubman Gill serenely shatters records as India take complete control of second Test

Gill scored an imperious 269 on day two at Edgbaston, the highest score by an Indian batter on English soil

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1 week ago Shubman Gill's double century puts India in complete control of second Test against England

Three Lions needing the most unlikely of comebacks after Birmingham battering

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1 week ago Shubman Gill’s double century puts India in complete control of second Test

Gill scored an imperious 269 on day two at Edgbaston.

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1 week ago England finally make breakthrough as India maintain control at Edgbaston

A sharp bouncer from Josh Tongue offered some respite by dismissing Ravindra Jadeja for 89, ending a sixth-wicket stand of 203 with Shubman Gill.

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1 week ago Married head of Royal Navy Sir Ben Key fired after affair with junior officer

Former First Sea Lord and Admiral Sir Ben Key has been stripped of his rank after his affair with a female officer under his command was exposed by the woman's husband to officials

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1 week ago Former Navy head sacked after ‘falling short of values and standards expected’

Admiral Sir Ben Key was reportedly suspended from his role as First Sea Lord over claims he had an affair with a female subordinate

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2 w. ago Ben Stokes loses his magic touch but will still believe in an England special | Andy Bull

Captain tried everything but could not stop Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul driving India into control of the TestThe trouble with captaining by magic is that sooner or later there’s going to be a moment when you reach into your hat and instead of pulling out a rabbit you come up with a fistful of silk lining. We’ve become so used to seeing Ben Stokes conjure up something extraordinary when a Test match is on the line, whether it’s a blizzard of sixes, a tumble of wickets, a spectacularly acrobatic catch, an intuitive decision to put an unorthodox fielder in just the right position, it was a surprise to watch him scrabbling around trying to make a breakthrough as India batted on, and on, and on, through Monday afternoon.England looked well in this game when Rishabh Pant walked to the crease, and looked well out of it when he left again, four hours and 118 runs later, on the far side of a 195-run partnership with KL Rahul. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Pope resists Bumrah to lift England after bowlers claw control away from India

First Test, day two: India 471 v England 209-3Pope unbeaten on 100 but Root falls late to BumrahA day on from that much-debated decision to bowl first by Ben Stokes and the clouds had started to lift for England. The hosts were still some way from flipping the advantage they had handed India but by stumps, after an earlier fightback with the ball, Ollie Pope’s unbeaten 100 had established something akin to a foothold in the contest.Pope came into this Test with questions being asked about his spot at No 3; questions that centred around a poor record against India and Australia and not quelled by that 171 against Zimbabwe. Jacob Bethell, flavour of the month in New Zealand late last year, was breathing down his neck, even if potential, rather than back catalogue, was the driver. Continue reading...

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last month ECB likely to continue as host of World Test Championship finals until at least 2031

Decision expected to be ratified at ICC conference in JulyWTC win would be ‘massive’, says South Africa coachThe third day of the World Test Championship final ended amid raucous scenes among the South Africa fans in the stands but possibly also with popping corks in the Lord’s pavilion as it emerged that England is likely to host the showpiece event for another three cycles.Arun Singh Dhumal, chair of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, informed the International Cricket Council in April that it would like to host the next final in 2027 and such is the BCCI’s power in the international game the move was seen as overwhelmingly likely. Continue reading...

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