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Newcastle 3-3 Aston Villa: Emi Buendia scores twice in PL Summer Series thriller as Harvey Barnes makes debut
Newcastle and Aston Villa played out a 3-3 thriller in the Premier League Summer Series in a match that saw Harvey Barnes make his debut, hours after signing for Eddie Howe’s side. Villa’s newest recruit and club record signing Moussa Diaby was in the stands to watch his new team take on Newcastle at Lincoln…
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Women’s Ashes: England name Tammy Beaumont, Lauren Filer in squad for ODI series with Australia
England have recalled Tammy Beaumont and Lauren Filer into the ODI Ashes squad for their series against Australia this month. Beaumont scored the first double-hundred by an England woman in Tests in the 89-run defeat to Australia last month, a match where Filer took four wickets on debut, before both were left out of the…
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The Ashes 2023: England player ratings – Mark Wood and Chris Woakes shine as series kept alive
We rate England’s players out of 10 after the three-wicket win over Australia at Headingley to keep the Ashes alive… Ben Stokes: 8.5 80 from 108 balls13 from 15 balls Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Ben Stokes was in fine batting form once again for England as his 80 from…
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Women’s Ashes: Alice Capsey fires England to T20 series win as victory at Lord’s keeps multi-format Ashes alive
Alice Capsey fired a superb 46 from 23 balls to see England to a first T20 series win over Australia since 2017, the hosts winning a rain-affected third T20 international at Lord’s by five wickets. England still trail Australia 6-4 in the multi-format series but their success in the T20s ensures the Ashes are still…
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The Ashes: England make strong start chasing 251 to win third Test and keep hopes of series victory alive
England made a fast start chasing 251 to win at Headingley and keep their Ashes hopes alive after Chris Woakes, Mark Wood and Stuart Broad each struck twice with the ball on an electrifying evening. Zak Crawley (8no) and Ben Duckett (11no) rattled along to 27-0 from five overs under sunlight – which had replaced…
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Women’s Ashes: England captain Heather Knight soaks up The Oval atmosphere as hosts keep series alive
England captain Heather Knight said she made sure to soak up the atmosphere as England beat Australia by three runs in the second T20 international at The Oval to keep the multi-format Women’s Ashes series alive. England need to win every single one of the remaining white-ball games in order to regain the Ashes, having…
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Women’s Ashes: England backed by bumper Edgbaston crowd as must-win white-ball series begins
England will play in front of a bumper crowd of around 20,000 at Edgbaston on Saturday night as they begin the must-win white-ball leg of the Women’s Ashes. An 89-run defeat to Australia in the one-off Test at Trent Bridge leaves the hosts 4-0 down and needing to win five of the six limited-overs games…
Read More Women’s Ashes: England must ‘boot the door down’ to stay in series after Test defeat, says Phoebe Graham
Phoebe Graham reflects on the Women’s Ashes Test and urges England to “go harder” against a “formidable but beatable” Australia side in the white-ball games… Five days of days of grit and determination, twists and turns. The Women’s Ashes Test match ebbed and flowed perfectly and we saw the first result in a women’s Test…
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The Ashes: No heroics from Jimmy Anderson if series delivers more ‘kryptonite’ pitches
James Anderson has rued the “kryptonite” lifeless Edgbaston pitch in the Ashes opener and fears he will be powerless to help England fight back against Australia if the surfaces for the remainder of the series are flat and slow. Captain Ben Stokes had asked for “flat, fast wickets” for the series but seamer Stuart Broad…
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Moeen Ali considering return to Test cricket after approach to replace injured Jack Leach for Ashes series
Moeen Ali is considering a return to Test cricket after Jack Leach was ruled out of the Ashes with a lower back stress fracture. Sky Sports News has been told off-spinner Moeen is contemplating a return to the five-day game after being sounded out by England head coach Brendon McCullum. Other options are also being…
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