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India clinched a record-extending fifth Under-19 World Cup title on Saturday after a late partnership between Nishant Sindhu and Raj Bawa sealed a four-wicket win over England in a low-scoring game in Antigua.
Rovman Powell’s blistering century laid the foundation for West Indies’ 20-run win over England in the third Twenty20 international at Bridgetown on Wednesday as they went 2-1 up in a five-match series.
England held their nerve in the face of a late assault by Akeal Hosein and Romario Shepherd to secure a one-run victory over the West Indies in Bridgetown on Sunday and level their five-match Twenty20 International series at 1-1.
Cameron Green led the way as Australia rode roughshod over England’s hopes of an Ashes victory by dismissing the tourists for 124 in Hobart on Sunday evening to clinch the fifth test by 146 runs and seal a 4-0 series triumph.
Joe Root must step down as England captain after his team’s meek surrender in Melbourne ensured Australia retained the Ashes, former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott said Tuesday.
Australia retained the Ashes with thumping innings and 14-run win in the third test in Melbourne on Tuesday, with debutant pacer Scott Boland laying waste to England’s hapless batsmen with a devastating six-wicket haul.
England were folded for just 185 in their first innings of the third Ashes Test in Melbourne on Sunday.
Australia confirmed their line-up for the first Ashes Test three days early on Sunday, recalling Travis Head for the hotly contested No 5 spot while retaining Mitchell Starc in the bowling attack.
England captain Harry Kane plundered a hat-trick before halftime in a 5-0 hammering of Albania at Wembley on Friday to all but guarantee his side’s spot at next year’s World Cup in Qatar.
Opener Daryl Mitchell smashed an unbeaten 72 to lead New Zealand into their first-ever Twenty20 World Cup final with a thrilling five-wicket victory over England on Wednesday.
Two years since going toe-to-toe in a thrilling 50-overs World Cup final, England and New Zealand will again seek to deliver a knockout blow when they face each other in the semi-finals of the Twenty20 global showpiece in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
England reached the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup despite their 10-run loss to South Africa Saturday with Ashes rivals Australia also making the last four from Group I.
Jason Roy powered England to an eight-wicket win over Bangladesh at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
Bangladesh were restricted to 124 for 9 in their second Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup by England at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah has won the toss and elected to bat first against England at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
England on Sunday named their strongest available squad for the Ashes tour to Australia as all-rounders Ben Stokes and Sam Curran missed out but seamer Stuart Broad was included despite the calf injury, he picked up in the Test series against India.
Injury denied him a role in England’s greatest triumph, but Jimmy Greaves, who died on Sunday aged 81, will be remembered as one of the most prolific strikers in English football history.
Sam Curran has played one of the best innings of his life but it was not good enough to drag his side back from the brink as Indian seamers Shardul Thakur and Bhuvneshwar Kumar helped the hosts to beat England by 7 runs in a thrilling third one-day international on Sunday and win the series 2-1.
The explosive 175-run stand between Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes helped England to chase down a mammoth 337-run target with ease for a series-leveling six-wicket victory in the second one-day international on Friday.
Debutants Krunal Pandya’s 58 and Prasidh Krishna’s four wickets helped India to get a convincing 66-run victory over world champions England in the first ODI of the three-match series on Tuesday.
