All posts tagged "Ben Stokes"
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoCheteshwar Pujara: The last of cricket’s traditionalists?
Cheteshwar Pujara bowed out of international cricket last week without any shimmering farewell match or a sentimental send-off, writes the Cricket...
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England News
/ 1 year agoEngland vs South Africa Preview: Harry Brook’s white-ball thrillseekers make a bid to be taken seriously
When Harry Brook was announced as England’s new white-ball captain in April, the appointment made immediate sense. The timing could perhaps...
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Features
/ 1 year agoCRICKET DOMES TO BRING YEAR-ROUND SPORT TO COMMUNITIES
Cricket-loving communities in Luton and Lancashire will soon get to play all year round, after the Government today announced funding for...
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Ashes
/ 1 year ago‘Ashes 2025 Watch’ | Australia vs England, series preview: The Spinner
Over the last 35 years of Test cricket, there is no group that has endured more woe than English spinners in...
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Ashes
/ 1 year agoAshes 2025 Watch | Australia vs England, Series Preview: The Middle Order
Joe Root versus Steven Smith. Harry Brook versus Travis Head. Two mouthwatering head-to-heads that will undoubtedly captivate fans from Test to...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoRecounting the famous fifth day at Old Trafford in the 2005 Ashes, 20 years on…
It’s been twenty years to the day, that England reached the peak of Ashes fever with the fifth day of the...
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England News
/ 1 year ago‘Ashes 2025 Watch’ | Australia vs England, series preview: The top three
A little over three months is all that separates fans from the start of the most anticipated Test series in the...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 1 year agoJonny Bairstow reminds England selectors of his talent with heroics in The Hundred
Jonny Bairstow has made the headlines again after turning heads with a flamboyant start in the ongoing Men’s Hundred. The Welsh...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoDerek Pringle: England’s lack of ruthlessness is still their undoing
It is a chicken-and-egg dilemma. Is England’s primary role under Ben Stokes to champion Test cricket or to win glory...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoMark Butcher: Cricket is not about ‘fairness’ and nor should it be
There’s been some talk this summer about Test cricket introducing substitutes for injured players, in light of Chris Woakes’ shoulder injury...
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England News
/ 1 year agoEngland vs India, fifth Test analysis: Six talking points from India’s Oval heist
Few superlatives remain to describe the five-Test series we have witnessed this summer between England and India. At The Oval, the...
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England News
/ 1 year agoIntensity of India series will help England in Ashes battle – Brendon McCullum
Head coach Brendon McCullum accepts England have “room to improve” ahead of the Ashes but believes the intensity of their dramatic...
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England News
/ 1 year ago‘Amazing’ England-India series shows Test cricket is not dying – Ben Stokes
England captain Ben Stokes took his side’s agonising six-run loss to India on the chin at the Kia Oval, accepting a...
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England News
/ 1 year agoEngland beaten in thriller as India secure series draw with six-run victory
India completed one of the most dramatic Test match victories ever seen on British soil, squaring the series with a stunning...
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England News
/ 1 year agoPhil Walker: Chris Woakes deprived of the send-off he deserves
A dislocated left shoulder to Chris Woakes robs one of England’s finest of the chance of a proper farewell, writes Phil...
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England News
/ 1 year agoEngland captain Ben Stokes ruled out of fifth Test against India through injury
England captain Ben Stokes will miss the deciding Test against India after being ruled out with a right shoulder injury. Stokes,...
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England News
/ 1 year agoYou’re just the groundsman – India coach Gautam Gambhir in spat with Oval staff
India’s increasingly ill-tempered tour of England continued as head coach Gautam Gambhir engaged in an angry exchange with Surrey’s head groundsman...
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England News
/ 1 year agoEngland vs India 2025, fourth Test analysis: Six talking points from India’s Manchester resistance
Another week, another Test, another riveting climax. Resisting England for 143 overs, that too after finding themselves 0-2 in the first...
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England News
/ 1 year agoKevin Pietersen leaps to Ben Stokes’ defence following fourth Test criticism
Kevin Pietersen has leapt to Ben Stokes’ defence after the England captain was criticised for his reaction to India refusing an...
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England News
/ 1 year agoJamie Overton recalled for England’s series decider against India at the Oval
England have recalled Jamie Overton to a 15-man squad for the series decider against India at the Kia Oval this week...
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England News
/ 1 year agoBen Stokes enjoying ‘high quality’ games between England and India despite draw
Ben Stokes praised a showing of “high-quality cricket” between England and India as the fourth Test ended in a draw. England...
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England News
/ 1 year agoBen Stokes defies injury to rally England but fourth India Test ends in draw
Ben Stokes’ latest injury-defying act failed to inspire England as just a second draw of the Bazball era following stubborn India...
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England News
/ 1 year agoCaptain Marvel: Ton-up Ben Stokes drives England on
England and India will require a fifth day to settle their contest at Old Trafford after a mammoth stand of 174...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoDerek Pringle: Liam Dawson’s return poses questions for the Ashes
One Test after an eight-year hiatus, with probably another to follow at The Oval next week, is a small sample size,...
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England News
/ 1 year agoRisabh Pant’s heroics can’t hide India’s frailties
Rishabh Pant’s courage was laudable, but the time has come for substitute replacements, writes Phil Walker The fateful moment came late...
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