• November 22, 2024

West Indies vs England: Liam Livingstone embracing ‘new career’ after going from dropped to stand-in ODI captain | Cricket News

This is quite some turnaround for Liam Livingstone. After initially being dropped by England for September’s one-day internationals against Australia, he now finds himself captaining his country against West Indies in the same format. Jos Buttler’s calf injury – an ongoing issue that means the regular white-ball skipper has not played an innings since June…

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England vs New Zealand: Jacob Bethell named in Test squad as Jamie Smith misses series; Jordan Cox to keep wicket | Cricket News

England have named Warwickshire all-rounder Jacob Bethell in their squad for the three-Test tour of New Zealand with Jamie Smith to miss the trip due to the birth of his first child. Jordan Cox will keep wicket in Smith’s absence with Bethell – who, like Cox, is uncapped at Test level – added to a…

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Erik ten Hag sacked: Man Utd should have beaten England to Thomas Tuchel appointment, says Jamie Carragher | Football News

Jamie Carragher believes Manchester United missed a trick by not moving to appoint Thomas Tuchel before the German was snapped up by England earlier this month. There were widespread reports in the summer that Tuchel was one of several candidates Sir Jim Ratcliffe and the INEOS-led executive committee at Old Trafford spoke to about succeeding…

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Henry Slade: England centre makes first appearance since July after undergoing shoulder surgery | Rugby Union News

Henry Slade proved his fitness ahead of England’s Autumn Nations Series opener against New Zealand but could not prevent Exeter from suffering a 36-19 Gallagher Premiership loss to Harlequins. Centre Slade was released early from England’s training camp in Girona to make his first appearance since July after undergoing shoulder surgery. And he ticked all…

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Women’s Big Bash League 2024/25: Full fixtures, format and which England players are involved in T20 competition | Cricket News

The newly-streamlined Women’s Big Bash League returns on Sunday, live on Sky Sports, with a number of England players involved and Adelaide Strikers targeting a third straight title. What is the format? There will be 43 matches in this year’s competition, down from 59 last term, with the eight sides playing four teams once and…

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Pakistan vs England: Ben Stokes’ side collapse to meek series loss to jubilant hosts in Rawalpindi | Cricket News

Pakistan romped to a series win over England inside the opening session on day three of the third and final Test in Rawalpindi as they wrapped up a nine-wicket victory. Noman Ali (6-42) and Sajid Khan (4-69) again combined to devastating effect in sharing all 10 wickets, the latter finishing with 10-for in the match,…

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England boss Sarina Wiegman defends team selection for Germany defeat: ‘I’m not going to make changes for the sake of it’ | Football News

England boss Sarina Wiegman said she would not “make changes just for the sake of it” as she defended her team selection after the Lionesses were beaten by Germany at Wembley. England collapsed defensively to concede three times inside the opening 30 minutes and could not fully recover despite launching a valiant comeback in an…

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Bianca Gascoigne: Daughter of former England footballer Paul Gascoigne says she was groomed and sexually assaulted by Mohamed Al Fayed | Football News

British model Bianca Gascoigne has said she was groomed and sexually assaulted by Mohamed al Fayed when she worked at Harrods as a teenager. Warning: This article contains details readers may find distressing. The 37-year-old, who is the daughter of England football legend Paul Gascoigne, had visited the luxury department store in Knightsbridge with her…

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Jos Buttler: England captain to miss ODI series against West Indies as injury recovery continues | Cricket News

England white-ball captain Jos Buttler will miss the upcoming one-day international series against the West Indies after a setback in his recovery from injury. Lancashire all-rounder Liam Livingstone will instead captain England for the first time in the three-day ODI series, which starts on October 31 in Antigua. England said Buttler, who missed England’s T20…

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Pakistan’s second-Test win over England in Multan ‘cannot be the template’, says Nasser Hussain | Cricket News

Sky Sports’ Nasser Hussain called on Pakistan to look at how they prepare their pitches, saying their second-Test win over England on a used surface “cannot be the template”. Pakistan levelled the three-match series against England with a convincing 152-run win in Multan, on a pitch that had already been used for the series opener,…

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