Ben White rejected England after remark from Steve Holland about interest in football – Paper Talk | Football News

The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday’s newspapers… DAILY TELEGRAPH The rift that led to Ben White’s self-imposed England exile began with a barbed comment from Gareth Southgate’s assistant Steve Holland in front of team-mates at the World Cup in Qatar in 2022. The International Cricket Council has been urged to take control of…

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Owen Farrell: Former England captain admits social media abuse ‘hard to get away from’ | Rugby Union News

Owen Farrell said he still felt the sting of social media abuse during the Rugby World Cup, even though he deleted his accounts during the tournament. Former England captain Farrell was the target of critics during the World Cup and announced at the end of November he would step back from international rugby to protect…

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New Zealand Women vs England Women – Scorecard & Stats – England Women in New Zealand

England Women 1st innings Total 135 for –2, from 17.1 overs. Batting Runs Balls 4s 6s SR Beaumont c Rowe b Jonas; 15 runs, 14 balls, 3 fours, 0 sixes, and a strike rate of 107.14 Dunkley c Gaze b Tahuhu; 32 runs, 24 balls, 6 fours, 0 sixes, and a strike rate of 133.33…

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New Zealand vs England: Jon Lewis hoping Tammy Beaumont causes selection problems for T20 World Cup | Cricket News

England women’s head coach Jon Lewis is hoping Tammy Beaumont will give him a “headache” when it comes selection for the T20 World Cup as she returns to the team to face New Zealand. Beaumont makes her return to the England T20 squad for the tour of New Zealand, which begins in the early hours…

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Manu Tuilagi: England centre declines to reveal future plans ahead of possible final Six Nations appearance | Rugby Union News

Manu Tuilagi has declined to reveal his plans for next season amid expectation that Saturday’s Six Nations clash with France could be his final game for England. Tuilagi has held talks with Top 14 clubs Montpellier and Bayonne in a move that would make the 32-year-old unavailable for Test selection by Steve Borthwick. It has…

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Harry Brook: England batter withdraws from IPL following death of his grandmother | Cricket News

Harry Brook has withdrawn from the Indian Premier League in order to prioritise his mental wellbeing following the death of his grandmother. The England and Yorkshire batter pulled out of England’s recent Test tour in India in January, citing personal reasons, and in a social media post revealed the reason at the time was because…

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Shoaib Bashir, Tom Hartley and Rehan Ahmed pose England with a rare quandary over spin bowling | Cricket News

If there is one positive to come from England’s tour of India, it is that Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum know they now have a surfeit of spin options enjoyed by few other Test captains or head coaches in the team’s history. In a country where conditions mean seam tends to dominate and spinners have,…

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Brendon McCullum says England will ‘refine’ Bazball style after 4-1 defeat in India, tells team not to be ‘timid’ | Cricket News

Brendon McCullum says England will “refine” their Bazball style after sinking to a 4-1 Test series defeat in India but has urged his side not to be “timid” under pressure. England were trounced by an innings and 64 runs inside three days of the fifth and final Test in Dharamsala as they suffered a fourth…

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India vs England player ratings: Zak Crawley, Tom Hartley and Shoaib Bashir show promise in series defeat for tourists | Cricket News

After India beat England in Dharamshala to clinch the five-match Test series 4-1, we take a look at which of Ben Stokes players soared and who struggled. Zak Crawley – 7/10 Image: Zak Crawley smashed 79 off 108 balls during the fifth and final Test in Dharamshala Opener Crawley top scored for England in the…

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Ben Stokes says ‘write me and England off at your peril’ after defeat in India | Cricket News

Ben Stokes conceded England were outplayed as they lost 4-1 in India but said “write me and the team off at your peril” following the innings drubbing in Dharamsala. Stokes’ side’s sole victory came in the series opener at Hyderabad, with the tourists since losing four matches on the spin against India and seven of…

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