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Eoin Morgan backs England’s rugby union side to seal World Cup double | Sport
Eoin Morgan, a World Cup-winning captain this year, has urged England’s rugby team to stick to the methods that have served them so well when they face South Africa in the Yokohama final on Saturday. Morgan, a keen Saracens fan, has spoken to the hooker Jamie George about the secrets to delivering on the big …
Jofra Archer’s fire could be key to breaking Steve Smith’s dominance | Andy Bull | Sport
At lunch Lord’s looked exactly as you picture it in the dark days of winter. The sun was out, the sky was blue and the bars were buzzing with happy chatter. You wouldn’t have guessed it, then, but there was a storm coming in. Australia were 103 runs behind, had five wickets in hand, and …
Australia v England: Cricket World Cup 2019 semi-final – live! | Sport
6.14am EDT 06:14 9th over: Australia 24-3 (Smith 2, Carey 8) Carey is fine to continue, and he crunches a cover-drive for four off Woakes. He has started really impressively. “The narrative for this game,” says Alex Netherton, “has been thrown into stark disarray.” Wait till you what it’s done to the tactics board. 6.07am …
Two games from history: England’s action plan for World Cup glory | Rob Smyth | Sport
1 Win the toss and bat One of the bigger cheers of the 2005 Ashes came when Michael Vaughan won the toss before the final Test at the Oval. If there are any England fans at Edgbaston for Thursday’s semi-final, there will surely be a similar cheer should Eoin Morgan do the same. As in …
England v New Zealand: Cricket World Cup 2019 – live! | Sport
6.55am EDT 06:55 18th over: England 124-1 (Bairstow 54, Root 1) “I moved to NZ in 2014,” says Alex Webster. “Since then I’ve seen England dumped out of the group stages at three different World Cups, including being in the stadium with my (extremely drunk) cricket team when we got pumped in Wellington. I’m now …
England v India: Cricket World Cup 2019 – live! | Sport
5.05am EDT 05:05 The teams Jason Roy and Liam Plunkett come in for James Vince and Moeen Ali. Eoin Morgan says Roy “is not a big risk”. India bring in the potentially devastating Rishabh Pant for Vijay Shankar, who has a toe niggle (sic). Virat Kohli says he would have batted first but that it’s …
England v Australia: Cricket World Cup 2019 – live! | Sport
7.18am EDT 07:18 26th over: Australia 141-1 (Finch 76, Khawaja 7) England’s spinners rattling through the overs, as must I. Lots of great emails coming in, thank you all. Rashid concedes a single, then a brace thanks to Root’s misfield. 7.17am EDT 07:17 25th over: Australia 138-1 (Finch 74, Khawaja 6) Singles, singles, the Finch …
England v Sri Lanka: Cricket World Cup 2019 – live! | Sport
7.27am EDT 07:27 28th over: Sri Lanka 125-3 (K Mendis 45, Mathews 25) Mendis hoicks a legspinner from Rashid just short of the man at cow corner, the highlight of an otherwise quiet over. “‘Despatched’ is quite an elegant and efficient verb,” says Lee Johnson. “Usually despatching is reserved for parcels and the like, so …
England v Afghanistan: Cricket World Cup – live! | Sport
6.43am EDT 06:43 18th over: England 92-1 (Bairstow 43, Root 21) Gulbadin’s slower ball is meat and drink to Bairstow, who clomps it for four, back past the bowler’s ear. He’s got his customary 40 and played some fine shots, but he has occupied 56 balls. The only England batsman to have gone at a …
England v West Indies: Cricket World Cup 2019 – live! | Sport
6.17am EDT 06:17 10th over: West Indies 41-1 (Gayle 33, Hope 4) Archer restores order and makes Hope jump. Shades of Robin Smith, whose autobiography was launched with a dinner at this ground last night. The Judge has made a judicious choice of ghostwriter: our own Rob Smyth. An email from James Walsh. “I second …
