7 d. ago England’s Chris Woakes: ‘It’s not the way you want to be front

The pace bowler says of risking his career by going out to bat against India after dislocating his shoulder: ‘You just know you’re part of something bigger’“I wouldn’t have been able to live with myself if I didn’t try,” says Chris Woakes, just 48 hours after he walked out to a standing ovation at the Oval, left arm in a sling, bat in hand, ready to push through the agony of a dislocated shoulder to get England the win.It may have been thwarted, with India victorious by a slim six runs to bring one of the most thrilling series in recent times to an end in a 2-2 draw. But the selfless act of crossing the boundary with a potentially career‑threatening injury meant Woakes entered cricketing folklore – echoing Colin Cowdrey in 1963, Paul Terry and Malcolm Marshall in 1984, and Rishabh Pant at Old Trafford just a week earlier. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago England’s Ashes series in Australia to be shown by TNT Sports

Ben Stokes’ side will try to win back the urn, starting with the first Test in Perth in November, with TNT Sports now set to show the five-Test series after a thrilling 2-2 draw with India concluded England’s Test cricket summer

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9 d. ago How ‘warrior’ Mohammed Siraj set the tone to announce a new era for India

The India fast bowler delivered a deadly spell on day five, claiming three wickets, to carry the tourists over the line in a famous win at The Oval to ensure a 2-2 draw in the series against England

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9 d. ago Analyzing preseason friendlies is maddening, but right now it’s all we have | Jonathan Wilson

Every team enters preseason at a different stage of readiness and with different goals, making results hard to decipherSign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson hereGlory for Manchester United, who lifted the Premier League summer series on Sunday despite twice being pegged back by Everton to draw 2-2 in Atlanta. A degree of relief for West Ham, who beat Bournemouth to finish second in the competition despite all the gloomy prognostications about their campaign to come. In Seoul, meanwhile, there was a very Tottenham moment as they followed the glee of last week’s 1-0 win over Arsenal with a 1-1 draw against Newcastle in which James Maddison was stretchered off with a knee injury described by his manager Thomas Frank as “bad”.It all looks real, it sounds real and yet everybody knows it isn’t real. That even now, in this age of data and minute analysis, there remains an element of randomness, is one of soccer’s great joys as a sport. But that tendency is magnified in pre-season. Contin...

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9 d. ago ‘Amazing’ series shows Test cricket is not dying – Ben Stokes

India completed a dramatic victory in the fifth Test at the Oval, despite Chris Woakes batting with a dislocated shoulder, to draw the series 2-2.

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9 d. ago Chris Woakes will go down as a cricket legend after playing with one arm in dramatic loss

Despite Chris Woakes heroically coming out to bat with one arm, India beat England by just six runs to win the fifth Test at The Oval and draw an enthralling series 2-2

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9 d. ago India deny England to seize exhilarating victory and series draw despite Chris Woakes heroics

India beat England by six runs to win fifth Test and draw series 2-2: Mohammed Siraj inspired the tourists at the Oval with a five-wicket haul on an action-packed day five

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9 d. ago England beaten in thriller as India secure series draw with six

Chris Woakes attempted to carry England over the line with a dislocated shoulder.

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9 d. ago India beat England by six runs to draw series in thrilling finale to fifth men’s cricket Test – live

Woakes sent out in a sling as England beaten at OvalDay four report | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail TanyaSiraj is signing autographs. Intensely.“Bought my son a day five ticket several weeks back,” you clever man David Adam, “and he’s been watching the whole match hoping for wickets to stop and rain to start. As much as yesterday’s crowd were rightly gutted not to see the conclusion, I’m selfishly delighted that my son will get his first taste of Test cricket this morning, even if it’s only half an hour. Surely the series deserves to end with a third ever tied test? Siraj sending an spectactularly unsporting bouncer down at Woakes?” Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Mohammed Siraj the hero as India win fifth Test thriller to draw series

India completed one of the most dramatic Test match victories ever seen on British soil, squaring the series with a stunning six-run victory after Chris Woakes attempted to carry England over the line with a dislocated shoulder.

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9 d. ago Heroic Chris Woakes emerges in sling to bat 'with one arm' as England collapse vs India

Chris Woakes came out to bat one-handed with his arm in a sling as the final test at the Oval had an unbelievable conclusion as India secured a series draw

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9 d. ago Stuart Broad criticises ‘lazy decision’ to halt Oval Test with England

The enthralling five-Test battle will go to the very last day with England leading 2-1 and requiring 35 runs to win the match, while India need four wickets to draw the series

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1 week ago Harry Brook and Joe Root set up thrilling series finale after Mohammed Siraj’s comic mistake turns fifth Test England’s way

The fifth Test was left on a cliffhanger with England needing 35 more runs to clinch the match as India chase four more wickets to draw the series

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1 week ago Bruno Fernandes slams Man Utd effort and makes transfer demand for Ruben Amorim

Manchester United won the Premier League Summer Series following their draw with everton but Bruno Fernandes was not impressed with his side's performance against the Toffees

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1 week ago Mohammed Siraj’s comic mistake turns Test for England as Harry Brook and Joe Root set up thrilling finale

The fifth Test was left on a cliffhanger with England needing 35 more runs to clinch the match as India chase four more wickets to draw the series

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1 week ago Mohammed Siraj’s comic mistake turns Test as Harry Brook and Joe Root fire England towards series win

England need 35 more runs on day five of the fifth Test to clinch the match as India chase four more wickets to draw the series

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