New Zealand Openers Latham and Conway Pile Pressure on England at Trent Bridge
Tom Latham and Devon Conway shared a record 317 opening stand in searing heat as the third Test swung the tourists' way on day one.
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Cricket
Cricket coverage here follows England's summer on two fronts. The men's Test series against New Zealand runs through the page, from Latham and Conway piling on pressure at Trent Bridge to Stokes and Atkinson's omission while the ECB investigates a nightclub incident. The Women's T20 World Cup provides the other thread, including England's semi-final place secured at Lord's, Australia's 113-run win over Pakistan and Scotland's exit in Bristol. County cricket appears too, with Leicestershire's first Division One win since 2003 before the Championship's summer pause.
Hayley Matthews disputes caught-behind call in West Indies exit
The West Indies captain insisted she did not hit the ball after a contentious review during England's 38-run T20 World Cup win that booked a semi-final place.
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Scotland knocked out as New Zealand keep Women's T20 World Cup hopes alive in Bristol
New Zealand beat Scotland by six wickets in Bristol to keep their title defence alive and end the Scots' campaign, reaching their target with 10 balls to spare.
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County Championship pauses for the summer just as its title race finds its rhythm
A break until late August arrives at the worst possible moment for fans, with form, pressure and individual brilliance combining to make the first half of the season genuinely compelling.
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England Women reach T20 World Cup semi-finals with Lord's win over West Indies
A 38-run victory in searing heat sends England top of the group and into the last four with a game to spare.
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Teen cricket prodigy Sooryavanshi to use separate changing room on England tour
India's 15-year-old sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will follow ICC and ECB safeguarding rules barring under-16s from adult dressing areas during the white-ball series.
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Australia crush Pakistan by 113 runs at Women's T20 World Cup
Ellyse Perry's 71 powered Australia to 199 for seven at Headingley before Pakistan collapsed for 86, sealing a fourth straight win.
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Dunkley fifty fires England past Scotland in T20 World Cup derby
Sophia Dunkley's first World Cup half-century underpinned a 38-run win over Scotland as England maintained their unbeaten start to the tournament.
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Leicestershire seal first Division One win since 2003 in busy Championship round
An innings victory over Yorkshire gave Leicestershire a landmark result as the County Championship delivered a flurry of decisive finishes before its summer break.
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Stokes and Atkinson left out of second Test as ECB investigates nightclub incident
England captain Ben Stokes and fast bowler Gus Atkinson have been ruled out of the second Test against New Zealand at the Oval, with the ECB investigating an alleged breach of team protocols. Joe Root takes over as interim captain.
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England Women edge India to clinch T20 series after Taunton run-chase
Alice Capsey's commanding 82 propelled England to a six-wicket win in the decider, sealing a 2-1 series victory ahead of the Women's T20 World Cup.
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Bazball reset begins: England crush New Zealand by 115 runs at Lord's
Gus Atkinson's second-innings five-for sealed a 115-run victory on a treacherous Lord's pitch, giving England the perfect start to their red-ball rebuild after a chastening Ashes winter.
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England seal Lord's thriller over New Zealand on treacherous pitch
Gus Atkinson's five-wicket haul finished off the tourists as England won the first Test by 115 runs on a surface that produced the fastest fall of wickets seen in England for more than a century.
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