2 h. ago Jacob Bethell reveals key to leadership as he becomes youngest man to captain England

The 21-year-old will stand in for Harry Brook in three T20Is against Ireland

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3 h. ago Pretty cool – Jacob Bethell embraces spotlight as youngest England men captain

The 21-year-old is set to take charge of three T20s in Ireland.

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7 h. ago UK public has paid £200bn to shareholders of key industries since privatisation – study

Analysis reveals ‘privatisation premium’ of £250 per household per year paid to owners of water, rail, bus, energy and mail services since 2010‘Birmingham is up the road but there are no buses’The public has paid almost £200bn to the shareholders who own key British industries since they were privatised, research reveals.The transfer of tens of billions of pounds to the owners of the privatised water, rail, bus, energy and mail services comes as families face soaring bills, polluted rivers and seas, and expensive and unreliable trains and buses. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago UK public has paid £200bn to shareholders of key industries since privatisation

Analysis reveals ‘privatisation premium’ of £250 per household per year paid to owners of water, rail, bus, energy and mail services since 2010‘Birmingham is up the road but there are no buses’The public has paid almost £200bn to the shareholders who own key British industries since they were privatised, research reveals.The transfer of tens of billions of pounds to the owners of the privatised water, rail, bus, energy and mail services comes as families face soaring bills, polluted rivers and seas, and expensive and unreliable trains and buses. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Dante Polvara reveals new Aberdeen contract conditions as extended Pittodrie stay hinges on key factor

Polvara is one of a number of players out of contract at the end of this season with club open to talks

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3 d. ago England send records tumbling as Phil Salt hits 141 in team score of 304 in T20

England smashed their previous high score in a T20 international of 267.

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4 d. ago PICTURED: Saoirse Ronan and her husband Jack Lowden put on a loved

The Little Women star, 31, and her actor husband, 35, were spotted enjoying a low-key stroll in London while pushing their buggy, after it was revealed Saoirse had given birth to their first child together.

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6 d. ago Downton Abbey star Phyllis Logan reveals bizarre encounter with 'mad' fan

Phyllis Logan has recalled an encounter with a 'mad' Downton Abbey fan, who revealed she had had herself tattooed with a key prop from the period drama

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8 d. ago Jacob Bethell: I felt ‘goosebumps’ with ton as England clinched record ODI win

A winning margin of 342 stretched the existing world record by 25 runs and extended England’s previous best by exactly 100.

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8 d. ago Jofra Archer stars as England power to record ODI win against South Africa

3rd ODI: England, 414-5, bt South Africa, 72, by 342 runsJacob Bethell and Joe Root score centuries to set up rout What even was this? What does any of it mean? In an extraordinary, bewildering, borderline nonsensical game, England romped to their fifth-highest total of all time before they skittled South Africa for their second-lowest to win by the largest margin in the history of the format – the teams divided in the end by 342 runs.For the home side this was every bit as ecstatic as the grizzly defeat in the series opener had been miserable, as centuries from Jacob Bethell – the very first of his career – and Joe Root – not his – helped England to post 414 for five, and were followed by a magnificent display with the ball from Jofra Archer as South Africa lost all nine wickets – their captain, Temba Bavuma, unable to bat because of a calf strain – for just 72. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Jacob Bethell ton guides England to record victory over South Africa

Back-to-back defeats at Headingley and Lord’s meant they had already lost the Metro Bank Series but their response was utterly comprehensive

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9 d. ago England beat South Africa by 342 runs for biggest winning margin in men’s ODI history – as it happened

Jofra Archer, Joe Root and Jacob Bethell star for England as they inflict a record ODI win on South Africa in SouthamptonAn interesting chat between Nick Knight, Shaun Pollock and Mike Atherton. Athers says that England are trying to bring the ODI and Test teams together whilst treating the T20 side as a different entity. That’s sensible on paper, he says, but brings a “real challenge because of the amount and volume of Test cricket England play. They are going to have to be quite strong about where their players play franchise cricket.”South Africa: Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Temba Bavuma (capt),Matthew Breetzke, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, Wiann Mulder, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Codi Yusuf, Nandre Burger. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Jacob Bethell ton sets England on way to record ODI victory over South Africa

Back-to-back defeats at Headingley and Lord’s meant they had already lost the Metro Bank Series but their response was utterly comprehensive.

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9 d. ago Jacob Bethell and Joe Root smash centuries as England hit record ODI win over South Africa

The Three Lions’ 342-run winning margin is the largest ever

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9 d. ago Jacob Bethell and Joe Root smash centuries for England against South Africa in third ODI

Bethell hits maiden ton as Harry Brook’s resurgent side post huge 414-5 at the Rose Bowl

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9 d. ago Jacob Bethell hits century as England pile on the runs against South Africa

Bethell blasted 110 in 82 balls as England piled on their fifth highest total for the loss of five wickets.

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9 d. ago Barrie McKay breaks down Hearts exit as he reveals 'key' to next transfer

The winger brought the curtain down on his time at Tynecastle at the end of last season and is still without a club

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9 d. ago Millions of Brits warned after hiding house key under same two places

A third of UK adults hide a spare key under a flowerpot or doormat - but experts reveal that burglars know all the common hiding places

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1 week ago Ex Rangers starlet makes life changing move as key factor revealed

Jacob Pazikas will start life in the third tier of the United Aram Emirates League but is hoping cash injection will kickstart a rapid rise

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1 week ago Jacob Bethell’s innings against South Africa offers silver lining amid England’s ODI gloom

A much-improved England came up five runs short at Lord’s as South Africa took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series

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