Cricket fans were treated to a few thrills this week. It’s just a shame the season is now on pause until late August
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New Zealand rout England by 253 runs: second men’s Test, day five – as it happened
Matt Henry ripped through England on the final morning to finish with career-best figures of 11 for 109
49th over: England 184-5 (Root 76, Cox 1) Henry sets the agenda with a perfect first delivery on off stump that is defended awkwardly by Root. After Root takes a single later in the over, Jordan Cox gets off the mark from his 15th delivery. Can’t imagine that has happened too often.
Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson have been withdrawn from the remainder of Durham and Surrey’s ongoing County Championship matches at the request of the England and Wales Cricket Board [ECB].
Continue reading...Kiwi’s best-since-Warnie feat ties Test series as England makes big call on Stokes’ future
Matt Henry took four wickets for no runs in just 12 balls as New Zealand thrashed England by 253 runs in the second Test at the Oval on Sunday for a series-levelling win.
Matt Henry ends England’s resistance as New Zealand complete second Test rout
Henry takes 11 match wickets in 253-run victory
New Zealand made very short work of claiming the five England wickets required to secure victory in the second Test on Sunday.
Matt Henry removed four England batters, including Joe Root for 77, in a ferocious 25-minute spell at the Oval. The hosts began the day on 182-5 but added just 10 runs for the first four wickets lost, slipping to 192-9 as the Black Caps showed no mercy.
Ali Martin’s day five report will follow
Continue reading...Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson withdrawn from county matches ‘at request of ECB’
England captain Stokes stood down from Durham game
Decision hints at third Test recall for both players
Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson have been withdrawn from the remainder of Durham and Surrey’s ongoing County Championship matches at the request of the England and Wales Cricket Board [ECB].
“Ben Stokes has been withdrawn from the remainder of Durham’s County Championship match against Northamptonshire at the request of the ECB,” a club statement on X said. “Colin Ackermann will replace Stokes in the Durham 11.”
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Kyle Jamieson took three wickets as New Zealand pressed for a series-levelling win, despite another landmark day for Joe Root, after leaving England with a record-breaking run-chase at the Oval.
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Continue reading...Stokes set to learn England fate despite legend’s blast as emotional ton puts Kiwis on top
England captain Ben Stokes could return to Test duty as soon as next week’s series finale against New Zealand, several British media outlets reported Thursday.