4 d. ago Jamie Smith reveals England’s future potential after clean sweep over West Indies

Smith bludgeoned 10 fours and three sixes for his first fifty in his 13th one-day international.

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4 d. ago Jamie Smith’s rapid response to West Indies fireworks sets up ODI sweep for England

England 246/3 bt West Indies 251/9 by seven wickets (DLS)Batter hits quickfire 64 to drive run chaseA day that started for England with walks and bike rides ended with runs, and plenty of them. A barrage of boundaries from Jamie Smith and Ben Duckett saw the home side take control of a match that was delayed after the players got stuck in traffic and then abbreviated by rain, before an explosive cameo from Jos Buttler saw them speed to victory by seven wickets, with 62 balls to spare.The series thus ended as it started, with a one-sided victory. The match in between was much more competitive but this was a very different display from England, whose fielding was as sharp as it had been sloppy on Sunday, and in particular from their openers, who in Cardiff had scored a combined total of nothing but here each reached rapid half-centuries. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago England need 246 to claim ODI series clean sweep against West Indies

The Windies fell to 28 for three and then 154 for seven.

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1 week ago England complete T20 clean sweep over West Indies with victory at Chelmsford

Heather Knight top-scored with an unbeaten 66 as England went on to clinch a 17-run triumph.

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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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3 w. ago England plans thrown into chaos with NINE stars at centre of major IPL dilemma

Jos Buttler decided to stand down as England's white-ball captain earlier this year, with Harry Brook taking on the responsibilities starting with the series against West Indies

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