66 m. ago Harry Brook doesn’t accept tiredness as an excuse for England’s subpar performances

White-ball captain Brook and teammates, including Ben Duckett, Joe Root and Jamie Smith, have run themselves ragged this summer

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10 h. ago Harry Brook insists England’s weary players must keep going after ODI defeat

White-ball captain Brook and a handful of team-mates, including Ben Duckett, Joe Root and Jamie Smith, have run themselves ragged this summer.

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4 d. ago Will Jacks shines again as Oval Invincibles claim third straight Hundred title

Jacks smashed a sparkling innings of 72 to help Oval Invincibles post a winnable total of 168 for five.

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6 d. ago Saqib Mahmood out to prove point to England skipper Harry Brook in Hundred final

Mahmood has helped Oval Invincibles into another final.

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8 d. ago Trent Rockets beat Birmingham Phoenix to seal second place in Hundred

A second-wicket partnership between Joe Root and Rehan Ahmed proved crucial.

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9 d. ago James Anderson impresses as Manchester Originals beat Northern Superchargers

The Manchester-based side moved off the foot of the table with the victory.

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2 w. ago Rehan Ahmed impresses as Trent Rockets dominate Manchester Originals

The home side dominated from the outset at Trent Bridge.

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2 w. ago Channel 5 revives BBC’s Play for Today to ‘help shape future of British drama’

Series aims to follow original in tackling ‘thornier issues’, and to support talent from lower-income backgroundsIt was one of the most influential British television series of the last century, renowned for exploring thorny societal issues and bringing the work of emerging talent, such as Ray Winstone, Alison Steadman, Helen Mirren and Dennis Potter, to mass audiences.Now Play for Today is being revived on Channel 5, to give young writers, actors and producers from lower-income backgrounds a way into TV, helped by established talent. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Joe Root dismisses David Warner’s jibe as ‘all part of the fun’

The Trent Rockets batter is set to play against the former Australia opener in The Hundred on Thursday.

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3 w. ago Joe Root’s appetite for runs impresses fellow ‘Fab Four’ member Kane Williamson

Root shows no sign of slowing down with 22 hundreds in his last 61 Tests.

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4 w. ago Jos Buttler aims to follow Joe Root’s lead and thrive as an ex

Buttler has handed the white-ball baton to Harry Brook.

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4 w. ago The Spin | Strapple, greeble, slog and kiss: how cricket’s language turns a game of numbers into poetry

There are more than 100 ways to describe hitting a ball, and that is just the start of an ever-expanding lexiconJoe Root shifts his weight forward, rising with the lifting ball from back of a good length. As it nears his body he moves his hands and bat towards the ball. In one seamless motion, with the ball under his eyes, he adjusts his weight back a touch, twisting his wrists to open the face of the blade. He lets the ball come to him before directing it through the gap between third slip and gully.That is a lot of words to say that Joe Root has yet again steered one behind square for four.This is an extract from the Guardian’s weekly cricket email, The Spin. To subscribe, just visit this page and follow the instructions. Continue reading...

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