21 h. ago England avert disaster as Sophia Dunkley and Lauren Filer find a way to keep India series alive

England (171/9) beat India (166/5) by five runs: The hosts secured a narrow win to avoid series defeat at the Oval

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3 d. ago Shubman Gill digs in to steady India and hold off England’s battling bowlers

Second Test, day one: India 310-5 v EnglandGill adds second century of series as tourists rack up runsAt the end of a sluggish first day in which just 85 overs were sent down, both sides could feel happier than the slightly short-changed punters.India? They had been stuck in and responded with 310 for five courtesy of Shubman Gill’s second century of the series. England? Well, they never get too hung up by the runs column and, after last week’s win at Headingley, no one was claiming to be staggered at Ben Stokes bowling first. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Shubman Gill digs in for a ton to steady India and hold off England’s battling bowlers

Second Test, day one: India 310-5 v EnglandGill adds second century of series as tourists rack up runsAt the end of a hard-fought opening day in which just 85 overs were bowled, both sides were happier than some of the punters heard growling about the delays on the way out.India? They had been stuck in and reached 310 for five by stumps courtesy of Shubman Gill’s second century of the series. England? They never get too hung up about the runs column and after a victory at Headingley that saw them claim just three wickets on day one, no one could claim to be staggered by Ben Stokes opting to bowl first. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Ben Stokes explains Freddie Flintoff's guest starring role in England vs India series

England and India will lock horns in the second test of the series at Edgbaston starting on Wedneday, and England skipper Ben Stokes is welcoming Andrew Flintoff to the fold

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7 d. ago England fall to heaviest T20 defeat as Mandhana century sparks India rout

1st T20i: India 210-5 beat England 113 by 97 runsDefeat is first of Edwards-Sciver-Brunt eraEngland’s one-sided series against West Indies last month was merely a dress rehearsal: India were always going to be the main event. And so the curtain finally went up on the Charlotte Edwards-Nat Sciver-Brunt era for a Trent Bridge Saturday matinee.The audience, though, went home disappointed after witnessing an England performance akin to The Play That Goes Wrong – bowled out for 113 inside 15 overs, to give India a 97-run win, England’s heaviest T20 international defeat in terms of runs. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Lauren Bell says ‘no one is guaranteed a place’ under Charlotte Edwards’ new regime

The England fast bowler claims head coach Charlotte Edwards has a ‘winning mentality’ ahead of the forthcoming series with India

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9 d. ago Huge summer of women's cricket sees England Women hosting India and the return of The Hundred

Cricket fans across England and Wales are set for a huge summer of sporting action, starting later this month with a refreshed England Women side, following a whitewash of the West Indies, taking on India in a series destined for unlimited drama. New Head Coach Charlotte Edwards and new Captain Nat Sciver-Brunt will lead their team in three Metro Bank ODIs and five Vitality IT20s across June and July, with the rivalry between the two nations running deeper than ever before as – for the first time – England Men and England Men’s Mixed Disability sides will also host India.

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1 week ago The genius behind Ben Duckett and an England innings that twisted reality

The England opener’s aggressive innings inspired a colossal winning chase against India to take a 1-0 lead in the series and, as Cameron Ponsonby explains, underline his status as one of the most complete batters in the game

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1 week ago England secure miraculous win over India in first test after Ben Duckett heroics

England needed a mammoth 371 to secure victory in the opening test of the five-match series vs India at Headingley, but a Ben Duckett century set the foundations for a memorable win

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1 week ago Jofra Archer faces disciplinary action from the ECB ahead of England return

Jofra Archer is nearing a hotly-anticipated return to the England Test team, with the fast bowler in line to feature during the ongoing five-match series against India

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2 w. ago Air India warned over ‘serious violations’ of pilot oversight

India’s aviation safety watchdog has ordered the suspension of three senior executives involved

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2 w. ago Michael Vaughan criticises Ben Stokes’s ‘staggering’ decision to put India into bat

Tourists end opening day at Headingley 359-3Former England captain Vaughan questions choiceThe former England captain Michael Vaughan said he was “staggered” that Ben Stokes chose to bowl first after winning the toss on the opening day of the Test series against India. The tourists proceeded to plunder 359 runs for the loss of three wickets on a flat pitch with Yashasvi Jaiswal and the new captain, Shubman Gill, both scoring centuries.The last six Tests played at Headingley had all ended in victory for the side that bowled first, and Vaughan, a former Yorkshire batter, accused England of making their decision based on the history books rather than the conditions on the day. “I am an old-school traditionalist here at Leeds that when the sun is shining, with dry weather, you bat,” said the 50-year-old Vaughan, who played 51 first-class matches at Headingley including four as England captain. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Why Ben Stokes chose stats over tradition in controversial decision to begin Test series

On a glorious day at Headingley, Stokes opted to follow the stats by bowling first at the start of the England v India Test series

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2 w. ago Mark Wood hoping to play a part in England’s Test series against India

The 35-year-old is on his way back following knee surgery in March.

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2 w. ago Michael Vaughan delivers India warning to Ben Stokes – 'You have got to do the right thing'

As England prepare to face India in their five test series, a matter of months before the Ashes, cricket legend Michael Vaughan offered a word of warning to Ben Stokes

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2 w. ago Is England v India on TV? How to watch first Test on TV and online

Ben Stokes’ side face India at Headingley in the first Test of the five-match series

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2 w. ago Ben Stokes calls on England to adapt better ‘when we’re up against the wall’

Test captain identifies weakness ahead of India seriesRelaxed schedule enabled team to reassess approachBen Stokes may have described England’s recent lack of Test action as “a bit odd” but playing just one game in the past six months has given the side space to reconsider their approach before the series against India.Stokes has won 23 of his 36 games in charge while losing 12 and insisted: “I don’t think it’s arrogant to say that we’ve been good over the last three years,” but with England’s next 10 Tests coming against either India – starting at Headingley on Friday – or Australia they have prepared for potential adversity. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Jasprit Bumrah explains why he resisted India Test captaincy temptation

On eve of England v India series, the bowling sensation explains his stance on the captaincy after Virat Kohli’s retirement

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2 w. ago Is England v India on TV? How to watch online, dates, times and prediction for first Test

Ben Stokes’ side face India at Headingley in the first test of the five-match series

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2 w. ago England are right to stick with a settled top six – Bethell should follow the Lara model | Mark Ramprakash

Ollie Pope retains his No 3 spot for the first Test and India wouldn’t mind having a bit more of that kind of continuityThere always seems to be one man under pressure in England’s batting lineup and consensus over the winter seemed to be that Jacob Bethell’s emergence had put Ollie Pope’s place at risk. Pope has clung on to his place for the start of the India series and my view is that Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum should be very careful before they mess with what is probably the most settled top six of any Test side in the world at the moment.There was speculation about both Pope and Zak Crawley before they scored centuries in last month’s game against Zimbabwe, but that performance should have secured their spots for this series at least. Bethell is a huge talent and some really top cricketers have spoken very highly about his performances and potential – clearly his time will come. He was impressive in New Zealand over the winter and since then we’ve seen exhilarating glimpse...

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