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April 27, 2024

Judd Trump reaches 10th world snooker quarter-final despite ‘average’ play

2019 champion beats Tom Ford 13-7 to book spot in last eight
Trump admits to struggling with conditions of Crucible table

Judd Trump sealed his place in his 10th Crucible quarter-final after polishing off Tom Ford in the second round of the World Snooker Championship.

Trump – the 2019 champion – resumed two frames from victory at 11-5 and split the first four to seal a 13-7 triumph and secure a last-eight slot against either Jak Jones or Si Jiahui.

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April 27, 2024

Caribbean or bust: England have T20 World Cup title defence on their mind

England’s white-ball coach, Matthew Mott, needs a strong campaign but schedule means he ‘hardly sees’ best players

As Dukes balls whistle around the shires and white Kookaburras are carted to all parts in the Indian Premier League, England’s thoughts turn to the Caribbean and a T20 World Cup title defence that can ill-afford to go the way of its 50-over equivalent last year.

T20 is probably too capricious a format to dub it a case of silverware or bust but it’s clear that Jos Buttler and Matthew Mott need a strong campaign – semi-finals minimum, perhaps – after the grisly one-day international abdication in India. England stumbled out of the traps there, with six defeats in their first seven games. “I feel this actually should be the making of those two as a partnership,” said Rob Key, the team director, at the time, before adding: “If it isn’t, it isn’t, and you move on.”

April 27, 2024