Ben Stokes made his presence felt with the bat and ball, and in the field as well
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England all-rounder Ben Stokes did it all as he smashed a brilliant 89, took two wickets and grabbed a superb catch en route to leading his side to a 104-run win over South Africa in the opening game of the World Cup.
Alastair Cook is over the moon after bringing up his 33rd Test century
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England opener Alastair Cook stole the spotlight on the fourth day at The Oval as his last innings in international cricket ended in fairytale fashion, with him scoring a superb 147.
Alastair Cook struck three boundaries during his unbeaten knock of 46
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Playing his final innings in international cricket, Alastair Cook finished unbeaten on 46 to help England amass a 154-run lead after India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja starred early on in the day.
Michael Vaughan: “England have got a special player – he knows how to play the pressure card and calm situations down”
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Former England captain Michael Vaughan has heaped praise on batsman Jos Buttler, saying he has become an instrumental player in the Test side.
England’s pace attack troubled India’s batsmen after Jos Buttler scored a useful 89
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Jos Buttler celebrated his birthday by scoring a crucial 89 before England’s seamers carved through India’s batting line-up and left the tourists reeling on the second day at The Oval.
Ishant Sharma ended the day with figures of 3-28 off 22 overs
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England opener Alastair Cook scored an entertaining 71 in his penultimate innings in international cricket, but Ishant Sharma gave India the upper hand at The Oval with his three-wicket haul.
Alastair Cook: “Although it is a sad day, I can do so with a big smile on my face knowing I have given everything”
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England opener Alastair Cook has announced that he will retire from international cricket after the fifth Test against India at The Oval.
Moeen Ali was named Man of the Match for his figures of 3-43 off 10 overs
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Moeen Ali took three wickets and captain Eoin Morgan scored 69 as England downed Australia by three wickets in the first ODI at The Oval.
“There have just been too many times when we as a team go, gulp, ‘Vern might be injured again'”
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South Africa all-rounder Vernon Philander will work on his fitness and conditioning ahead of the Proteas’ summer at home.
“There’s been too many times where you’re fighting to get him onto the field”
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Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith has lashed out at pace bowler Vernon Philander after he was ruled out of the fourth Test against England with a back injury.
