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Eng v Ind live: third Test, Edgbaston, day three, morning
Cook’s double – and he’s not done Lunch: Third Test, day three, Edgbaston Match score: India 224 (MS Dhoni 77; SCJ Broad 4-53, TT Bresnan 4-62); England 503-3 (AN Cook 206*, EO Morgan 66*, AJ Strauss 87, KP Pietersen 63) … Continue reading
Eng v Ind live: third Test, Edgbaston, day two, close
Cook continues to make a big daddy; India buried Close: Third Test, day two, Edgbaston Match score: India 224 (MS Dhoni 77; SCJ Broad 4-53, TT Bresnan 4-62); England 456-3 (AN Cook 182*, EO Morgan 44*, AJ Strauss 87, KP … Continue reading
Eng v Ind live: third Test, Edgbaston, evening
England take a professional hold of the match Close: Third Test, day one, Edgbaston Match score: India 224 (MS Dhoni 77; SCJ Broad 4-53, TT Bresnan 4-62); England 84-0 (AJ Strauss 52*, AN Cook 27*) Full scorecard Session score: India … Continue reading
Marcus Trescothick: KP and Trott must swap one-day positions
Kevin Pietersen must bat at three in England’s one-day line-up when we take on India in a potentially thrilling series of 50-over games in September. Jonathan Trott showed just how good he is at knocking the ball around in the … Continue reading
Jonathan Agnew: Cook shows folly of pre-judging class players
Alastair Cook will want nothing less than to win his first series in charge as England’s official one-day international captain but so far, with the bat in his hand especially, he has made a terrific start to his leadership reign. … Continue reading
Bell welcomes appointment of captaincy trio
Ian Bell has welcomed the appointment of England’s new captaincy trio as “an exciting approach”. Andrew Strauss will remain captain of the Test team but has handed over the reins of the one-day side to Alastair Cook. But Cook is … Continue reading
Mickleburgh springs into top form for Essex
There must be something special about April batting conditions that appeals to Essex batsman Jaik Mickleburgh. Last year, he scored his maiden first-class century when taking 174 off the Durham attack at Riverside. That was on April 15, and twelve months … Continue reading
Essex the focus for now as Cook eyes ODI place
England Ashes star Alastair Cook admits that winning back his place in the international one-day side is high on agenda as he starts the new domestic season committed once again to the County Championship second division cause of his county, … Continue reading