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Broad and Anderson lament ‘extreme and tiresome’ off-field incidents involving England players

‘Mind-numbing that people end up in these positions’Brydon Carse incident is the latest in a long lineStuart Broad and Jimmy Anderson have criticised the “extreme and tiresome” flood of negative stories around the England cricket team’s drinking and socialising habits, with Anderson – England’s all…

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Pakistan complain to Sky after interview with Imran Khan’s sons over father’s treatment

Former captain in solitary confinement since 2023Tourists threatened to refuse to return to field after lunchThe Pakistan Cricket Board made a formal complaint to Sky Sports after it broadcast an interview with Imran Khan’s sons, Kasim and Sulaiman, during its coverage of the first day’s play at Lo…

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Carse in the wickets for Durham, Surrey struggle again – as it happened

Brydon Carse took two early wickets as Durham took the upper hand against Gloucestershire while Sam Cook led the way for Essex against SurreyShackles Gloucestershire’s Joe Phillips with his sixth ball.An early wicket at Scarborough on the mottled outfield grass, Ad…

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Abbas dusts himself down to dominate England – and close in on the honours board | Simon Burnton

Fast bowler is one wicket away from a target eight years in the making after another display of consistencyHalfway through the afternoon session, as drinks were taken after the completion of his 10th over, Mohammad Abbas waved at the Pakistan dressing room and beckoned on their physios. When they r…

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Mohammad Abbas pegs back England as improved Pakistan make their mark at Lord’s

Second Test, day one: England 248-9 v PakistanJordan Cox and Jamie Smith hit back with half-centuriesFootage of Brydon Carse kept flashing up on the big screens at Lord’s on Thursday. Not that footage, of course, but rather the headline-grabbing fast bowler enjoying a refreshing can of the…

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England reach 248-9 against Pakistan before bad light: second Test, day one – as it happened

Jamie Smith’s counter-attacking 61 helped England reach 248 for 9 on a tough day for batting at Lord’sThe toss is now scheduled for 12pm BST, with play to begin at 12.20. We pray.Yeah, we all saw it coming. Continue reading...

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Dinusha's defiant 133* earns Sri Lanka epic draw in Colombo

Dinusha got solid support from the Sri Lankan lower order as India were made to toil on the fifth day, managing just three wickets

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'Don't think it backfired' - Gill defends India's follow-on plan

India began the final day needing four wickets, but with the SSC pitch not deteriorating as much, they took only three, none of them lbw or bowled

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ECB pushing for more free-to-air coverage with ITV open to showing Test cricket

Sky could share content with ITV in next rights cycleTests in England have been behind paywall since 2006The England and Wales Cricket Board is planning to offer more rights packages to free-to-air broadcasters in the next set of TV contracts that begin in 2029. The aim is to broaden the sport’s ap…

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Derbyshire police investigating alleged assault in connection with Carse arrest

Durham bowler dropped from England squadUnclear whether Carse involved in alleged assault Derbyshire police are investigating an alleged assault in connection with the arrest of Brydon Carse last weekend, which led to the Durham fast bowler being dropped from the England squad for the second Test a…

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England reflect on new late-night drama as Pakistan seek Lord’s revival | Ali Martin

Joe Root’s side have golden chance to claim first series win since 2024 but are dealing with familiar off-field issuesHere we go again, then. It feels like every Test involving England these days is one of critical importance in some way or other. On one level, this is good for business, showing th…

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Josh Tongue reveals Joe Root’s ‘robust conversation’ has reset England standards

Fast bowler says captain was ‘clear on the message’‘We are very privileged to put on the England shirt’Joe Root’s “robust conversation” with the England Test squad at Lord’s this week has finally ended any uncertainty about the conduct expected of them. Josh Tongue has said the penny had “100%” dro…

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India close in despite Sooriyabandara, Kamindu fifties

Sri Lanka ended day four just 16 runs ahead after being asked to follow-on

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Starc goes past Bumrah to top Test bowling rankings for the first time

Mitchell Starc returned figures of 6 for 12 and 4 for 39 in Australia's innings win over Bangladesh in Mackay

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The Spin | England’s troubles with spinners is leaving a generation behind

Dom Bess is one of many in a long line of England spinners to struggle for a sustained run in Test cricket. Why is there no lasting solution?It is the eighth over of South Africa’s first innings in Gqeberha in January 2020 when Joe Root tosses the ball to 22-year-old Dom Bess. Three overs later, th…

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Brydon Carse incident points to a darker truth about life as a professional cricketer | The Secret Cricket Coach

Cricket is a brutal game – you are basically being judged all the time. It’s no wonder players seek out ways of copingI once played with a young cricketer who would physically harm himself when he didn’t score enough runs. I won’t go into the detail of how because that isn’t really the point. The p…

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Ex-cricketer Will Pucovski takes legal action against former school over concussion

Batter claims 2014 head knock was mismanaged by Brighton Grammar Pucovski retired from cricket aged 27 after long history of concussionsA private school football coach allegedly directed students to “go in hard” against each other during a training drill a Test cricketer claims left him with the fi…

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Root reads from same old script in latest episode of England’s off-field soap opera | Simon Burnton

Captain followed trend of discussing nightclub incidents rather than cricket before the second Test against PakistanEngland won the first game of their last Test series, against New Zealand at Lord’s, but between that match and the second Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson were involved in a headline-grab…

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Prasidh and Suthar share six to keep India in driver's seat

Sonal Dinusha fought a lone battle as the hosts still trailed India by 238 runs going into day four

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Morkel doesn't rule out India enforcing follow-on as rain looms in Colombo

India bowling coach also hopes Pant is fit to keep wicket on day four after getting hit on the shoulder while batting

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Kishan: Switching formats is what is fun about the game

White-ball specialist enjoyed red-ball thrills as he led East Zone to victory over North East Zone in the Duleep Trophy

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England captain Joe Root ‘hacked off’ and ‘disappointed’ at Carse incident

Root says cricketers need to avoid ‘stupid mistakes’Carse dropped from squad following handcuffs incidentJoe Root has spoken of his desire to remodel England’s dressing room into a group that inspires “supporters to look at us and not just revere what we do on the field but off it as well” after th…

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Carse’s night out shows Fleming must get a grip on this England squad immediately | Mark Ramprakash

Another ill-fated nocturnal excursion by a contracted player shows the new Test head coach should be on hand to set and enforce standardsAfter a brief reprieve following the dominant Test victory last week against a timid Pakistan, once again talk of England and cricket is focused not on the game b…

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Australia’s ideal team for South Africa tour still no clearer than before Bangladesh visit | Geoff Lemon

The quick-fire series in the Northern Territory did little to answer batting line-up questions and the top of the order remains an almighty jumbleCricket Australia didn’t host a Bangladesh Test for 23 years for a simple reason: it would have cost money to stage and earned less money back. That woul…

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India dictate terms after Jurel's unbeaten century

India declared at 503 before scalping two wickets to all but take Sri Lanka out of the contest

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Brydon Carse dropped by England as investigation begins into handcuffs incident

Bowler spoken to by police outside bar in Derby Carse replaced in squad for second Test by Sonny BakerBrydon Carse has been stood down from England’s squad for the second Test against Pakistan this week while the footage of him in police handcuffs outside a bar in Derby city centre is investigated …

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Jaiswal and Asitha penalised after on-field confrontation in Colombo Test

Jaiswal and Asitha have been fined 25% of their match fees and have also had a demerit point added to their disciplinary records

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County cricket: the Championship is back and it’s tight at the top

Nottinghamshire are in pole position but Somerset and Warwickshire are breathing down the champions’ necksBy the 99.94 Cricket BlogThis article is from The 99.94 Cricket Blog Continue reading...

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Why England’s summer of cricket chaos could yet have a silver lining | Ali Martin

For all the upheaval and neurosis, it may yet be that the darkest hour came just before dawn for this England teamTo say England’s summer of Test cricket has not gone entirely to plan would be a bit of an understatement. At times it has been like watching Gromit frantically laying track in front of…

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Padikkal century puts India ahead on hard-fought day

Gill struck 50 while Asitha Fernando was the most successful bowler for Sri Lanka, picking up three wickets

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Pant expected to bat after retiring hurt on first day

The India wicketkeeper had retired hurt after copping a blow on the wrist of his left hand while attemping a pull off Kumara

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Karn Sharma, 38, calls time on India and domestic career

The 38-year-old played four international games, and retires as the only cricketer to have won a hat-trick of IPL trophies with three different teams

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Saransh debuts in place of Kuldeep as India bat in Colombo

Kamil Mishara will debut for Sri Lanka, while Pasindu Sooriyabandara keeps his place after coming on as a concussion substitute in Galle

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SL hope for spinners to step up to equalise in Colombo

Having put in the performance they did in Galle, anything less than a win now will be unsatisfactory for India irrespective of the toss

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Gambhir 'ideally' wants three-match Test series

India men's coach prefers the team losing the first Test to retain the chance of winning the series

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Gambhir rates Kuldeep 'very highly' but doesn't commit on selection

Gambhir said that the management rates Kuldeep highly but 'we're going to try and pick the best attack of what can deliver in these conditions'