Cricket
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Ben Stokes has described himself as “devastated” having been ruled out of the rest of the summer with a calf injury and vowed to get back to full fitness as soon as possible
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Bresnan took 2 for 24 and finished unbeaten on 95 for Yorkshire while Durham beat Warwickshire despite a century from Sam Hain
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A Brisbane man was left to rue his decision to frolic naked on a cricket pitch from the confines of a jail cell
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Given the amount of time international players spend in each other’s company, there is little need for the coach to forge a sense of national identity as is the case in football
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Fears have been voiced by county chief executives and chairmen over leaks to the press of a proposal for a four-week competition featuring newly created city-based teams
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Australia’s bid to keep a grip on their No1 Test ranking begins with their first match against Sri Lanka in Kandy but rain is threatening to play a big part
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England captain says it would be ‘a big risk’ to say that the injured Stokes will be fit to play at Edgbaston
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England’s crushing victory over Pakistan in the second Test was only marred by a calf injury for Ben Stokes
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A traditional weakness was exposed in the heavy reverse at Old Trafford – Pakistan have not had an opening partnership above 50 in England since 1996
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Ravichandran Ashwin followed up his century by taking seven West Indies second-innings wickets to help guide India to victory in the first Test by an innings and 92 runs
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Boasting the firepower to bully sides like Sri Lanka, Steve Smith’s Australians might do well to embrace their growing capacity of subtlety and finesse
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Alastair Cook had his decision not to enforce the follow-on during a stop-start third day against Pakistan questioned by three of his predecessors as England captain
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Sportblog England’s Jimmy Anderson waits to make Shan Masood an unhappy bunny
Vic Marks at Old TraffordDelay to the duel between Pakistan’s Shan Masood and England’s Jimmy Anderson in the second Test raises the question: which bowlers have tormented which batsmen the most?
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The England batsman revealed how he stayed focused for his career-best test innings of 254: ‘Batting for small targets but also looking at the big picture’
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Topics
- England cricket team
- England v Pakistan 2016
- Pakistan cricket team
- Australia sport
- Australia cricket team
- Ben Stokes
- Joe Root
- Sri Lanka cricket team
- Alastair Cook
- Leicestershire
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- Lancashire
- Royal London Cup
- Hampshire
- Yorkshire
- Durham
- Nottinghamshire
- Sussex
- Warwickshire
- West Indies cricket team
Australia put on back foot in first Test after Kusal Mendis hits ton for Sri Lanka