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Wednesday, Apr 17

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‘That’s the truth’ – England star Jofra Archer hints at possible retirement if injury problems continue

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Archer has not featured for England in any format since March 2023.

Thursday, Apr 11

Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell ‘hopes’ India hero Virat Kohli doesn’t get picked for T20 World Cup

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Glenn Maxwell ‘hopes’ Virat Kohli misses the T20 World Cup (Pictures: Getty)

Tuesday, Apr 2

20

Ollie Robinson understands Ben Stokes’ decision to miss England’s T20 World Cup defence

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Ben Stokes has ruled himself out of the T20 World Cup (Picture: Getty)

Wednesday, Mar 27

16

India hero Virat Kohli opens up on two-month break from cricket and missing England series

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Virat Kohli took two months away from cricket before returning for the IPL (Picture: Getty)

Thursday, Mar 21

Brett Lee predicts IPL winner as MS Dhoni steps down as Chennai Super Kings captain

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Brett Lee has revealed his IPL 2024 prediction (Picture: Getty)

Wednesday, Mar 20

IPL 2024 squads in full as India, England and Australia stars go head-to-head

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Chennai Super Kings are the reigning IPL champions (Picture: Getty)

Tuesday, Mar 19

12

Cricket Australia cancel Afghanistan series due to ‘deteriorating’ human rights under Taliban rule

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Australia were due to play Afghanistan in August (Picture: Getty)

Thursday, Mar 14

18

It’s fine to criticise performance but empathy is not a dirty word – sports stars are only human

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It was a tough tour for captain Ben Stokes and his England team (Picture: Getty)

Wednesday, Mar 13

13

James Anderson reveals what he said in heated clash with Shubman Gill during England’s fifth Test defeat to India

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England veteran James Anderson removed Shubman Gill for his 699th Test wicket (Picture: Getty)

Tuesday, Mar 12

05

Jimmy Anderson is a marvel but it may be time for England to be ruthless

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Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum have plenty to think about.

Wednesday, Mar 6

15

India captain Rohit Sharma hits back at England star Ben Duckett over Yashasvi Jaiswal claim

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India skipper Rohit Sharma has hit back after Ben Duckett’s Bazball comments (Picture: Getty)

Monday, Feb 26

20

Alchemy of Ben Stokes’ captaincy won’t be enough unless England can start to recognise the big moments

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England captain Ben Stokes will reflect on a missed opportunity (Picture: Getty Images)

18

Michael Atherton ‘really disappointed’ with Ollie Robinson’s performance after India wrap up Test series win over England

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England seamer Ollie Robinson badly struggled with the ball in Ranchi (Picture: Getty)

Friday, Feb 23

15

Alastair Cook and Zak Crawley shower England star Joe Root with praise after sublime century against India

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Joe Root returned to his best on day one of England’s fourth Test in India (Picture: Getty)

Wednesday, Feb 21

17

Now is not the time to give Bazball a good kicking despite England’s despair against India

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England captain Ben Stokes is not going to abandon Bazball (Picture: Reuters)

16

‘It’s a real long shot’ – Michael Vaughan rates England’s chances of bouncing back in last Tests against India

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England suffered their biggest defeat since WWII last time out in Rajkot (Picture: Getty)

12

Ben Stokes could bowl in England’s fourth Test against India, says Ollie Pope

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The touring side need to fight back after a woeful defeat in Rajkot.

Monday, Feb 19

20

Bazball has made England all vigour, no rigour and it’s time senior players like Joe Root were held accountable

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Joe Root produced an ugly dismissal in the first innings in Rajkot (Picture: Reuters)

Sunday, Feb 18

14

Ben Stokes defends England approach despite slumping to huge defeat against India in third Test

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England collapsed on day four after being set a mammoth total (Picture: Getty)

Saturday, Feb 17

Michael Vaughan and Phil Tufnell criticise Joe Root after extraordinary dismissal during England’s third Test in India

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England star Joe Root has been criticised for the manner of his dismissal in Rajkot (Picture: Getty)

Friday, Feb 16

20

India star Ravichandran Ashwin withdraws from third Test with England due to family emergency

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Ravichandran Ashwin has withdrawn from India’s third Test versus England (Picture: Getty)

15

Steven Finn hails Ben Duckett’s century and rates England’s chances in third Test against India

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A truly breathtaking ton from England's opening batsman in Rajkot.

Wednesday, Feb 14

11

England captain Ben Stokes explains decision to replace Shoaib Bashir with Mark Wood for third Test against India

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The tourists are going with a two-seamer strategy for the first time in the series.

Monday, Feb 12

16

India dealt KL Rahul injury blow ahead of third Test with England

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Devdutt Padikkal has come in to replace his Karnataka team-mate.

Saturday, Feb 10

09

Virat Kohli out of entire India vs England Test series for personal reasons

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Virat Kohli will not play in any of the Test matches against England (Picture: Getty Images)

Wednesday, Feb 7

17

India star Virat Kohli to miss third and fourth Tests against England

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Virat Kohli is set to miss India’s third and fourth Tests versus England (Picture: Getty)

Tuesday, Feb 6

21

Trim a little Bazball excess, get to the root of some issues and England can still win Test series in India

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Despite England losing by 106 runs, Bazball remains a potent force.

Friday, Feb 2

17

England youngster Shoaib Bashir hails Ben Stokes leadership after ‘special’ debut

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Shoaib Bashir picked up two wickets on debut (Picture: Getty)

Thursday, Feb 1

19

Alastair Cook praises Shoaib Bashir ahead of youngster’s England Test debut against India

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Shoaib Bashir is set to make his England Test debut against India in Vizag (Picture: Getty)

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Shoaib Bashir visa denial explained as England youngster prepares for Test debut against India

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Shoaib Bashir’s England Test debut had been put on hold due to visa complications (Picture: Getty)