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Friday, Jul 26

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Chris Woakes says newcomer Gus Atkinson making Test cricket look ‘quite easy’

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Atkinson has taken 20 wickets in five innings since making his England Test debut.

Gus Atkinson stars again but England race rebuild challenge after batting wobble

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England will start day two at Edgbaston on 38 for three, trailing by 244 runs

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England take five wickets but West Indies put up a fight at Edgbaston

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Heavy wins at Lord’s and Trent Bridge mean the hosts have already secured the series.

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Thursday, Jul 25

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England captain Ben Stokes hopes packed international schedule is ‘addressed’

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Stokes’ Test team have a three-week break after the West Indies series before facing Sri Lanka in three matches.

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Ben Stokes says naming unchanged England side against West Indies an ‘easy decision’

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Nottinghamshire seamer Dillon Pennington’s wait for a Test debut goes on, while Matthew Potts also sits out.

England vs West Indies Prediction: Betting tips and odds for the 3rd Test of the series

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England take on the West Indies in the third and final Test of the series at Edgbaston, but the hosts have already won the series

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How Joe Root compares as he closes in on Brian Lara on Test run-scorers list

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West Indies great Lara scored 11,953 runs in 131 Tests, with Root 13 behind on 11,940 in 142 games after his second-innings 122 in the second Test.

Wednesday, Jul 24

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Worcestershire openers Gareth Roderick and Ed Pollock inspire One Day Cup win

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Roderick scored 115 in a first-wicket stand of 259.

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I want to be my own batter, not anybody else – Harry Brook out to carve own path

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The England star’s century helped his side to victory over the West Indies at Trent Bridge.

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Lauren Filer excited by chance of Hundred glory with Manchester Originals

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The England bowler believes the team can reach a maiden Hundred final this year.

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West Indies seamer Jeremiah Louis ruled out of third Test against England

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Louis has been replaced in the squad by Akeem Jordan.

Tuesday, Jul 23

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Eoin Morgan plays down speculation linking him with England white-ball job

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Matthew Mott is under pressure after England tamely surrendered their 50-over and 20-over World Cup titles.

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Ollie Pope: England’s batting line-up could be capable of 600 runs in a day

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Confidence is riding high in the England camp after back-to-back wins over the West Indies.

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Sussex cricket club bans sixes after complaints from neighbours

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Southwick and Shoreham CC will no longer be rewarded for hitting maximums

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Stuart Broad sees Andrew Flintoff’s Hundred head coach role as England audition

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The former England captain and star of the 2005 Ashes was part of the backroom staff for the recent T20 World Cup.

Monday, Jul 22

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England matchwinner Shoaib Bashir ‘still learning the tricks of the trade’

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The spinner led England to victory at Trent Bridge.

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The Hundred could be expanded after ‘really good, positive conversations’

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The ECB are in dialogue with IPL owners and other potential investors about buying a stake in The Hundred teams.

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Sir Geoffrey Boycott unable to eat or drink with pneumonia after cancer operation

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Sir Geoffrey developed pneumonia after undergoing an operation to remove a cancerous tumour from his throat

Sunday, Jul 21

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Ben Stokes hails five-star Shoaib Bashir after England win over West Indies

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Bashir took five for 41 as England ransacked the West Indies batting lineup.

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Shoaib Bashir rips through West Indies as England clinch series by huge margin

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Chasing an unlikely target of 385, the tourists were demolished for 143 in just 36.1 overs as rookie spinner Bashir claimed five for 41

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Sir Geoffrey Boycott readmitted to hospital with pneumonia after throat surgery

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Boycott, 83, was discharged from hospital on Friday after a successful operation to remove a cancerous tumour from his throat.

Joe Root and Harry Brook put England in strong position against West Indies

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Root reeled off his 32nd Test century as England set a target of 385 to win

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Saturday, Jul 20

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England’s Chris Woakes hungry for more after three-wicket haul on day three

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Woakes inherited the position of England’s senior seamer at Trent Bridge following James Anderson’s retirement.

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Ben Duckett and Harry Brook shine as England take initiative against West Indies

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An enterprising knock of 76 from Duckett set England on their way to a stumps score of 248 for three.

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Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope share another century stand for England

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The pair shared an unbroken 108 at the tea interval.

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West Indies lead England by 41 runs after impressive last-wicket stand

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Shamar Joseph and Josh Da Silva put on 71 to give the tourists a handy first-innings advantage in Nottingham.

Friday, Jul 19

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Durham defy odds to reach Blast quarter-finals as Alex Lees leads from the front

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Durham will travel to Surrey in the Vitality Blast quarter-finals after a dramatic final night of group action.

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Mark Wood wicketless despite record-breaking speed as West Indies fight back in second Test

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Wood twice produced the fastest over recorded in English conditions but could not take a wicket.