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West Indies

Andrew Flintoff says he was “crying every two minutes” in the aftermath of his horror crash (BBC/South Shore)
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Andrew Flintoff says Top Gear crash caused ‘anxiety, nightmares and flashbacks’

Graham Thorpe played 100 Tests for England (Matthew Fearn/PA).
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Graham Thorpe: Classy batter who helped carry England during the lean 1990s

Zak Crawley has been left out of the Test squad due to injury (Nigel French/PA)
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Zak Crawley out of Sri Lanka series as England call up Jordan Cox and Olly Stone

Ottis Gibson will leave Yorkshire at the end of the season (Mike Egerton/PA)
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Head coach Ottis Gibson to leave Yorkshire at end of the season

England’s Gus Atkinson is keen to ramp up his pace (Nick Potts/PA)
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England’s Gus Atkinson keen to bowl faster despite impressive debut series

<p>England head coach Brendon McCullum knows his team still have improvements to make despite strong series win over West Indies. </p>
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England not the ‘finished article’ despite win over West Indies

<p>Mark Wood took five wickets in England’s emphatic win over the West Indies</p>
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Wood and Stokes sparkle as England complete series rout of West Indies

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Ben Stokes says Mark Wood has ‘heart of a lion’ as England whitewash West Indies

England�s Ben Stokes celebrates their side�s victory in the Third Test Match during day three of the Third Rothesay Test match at Edgbaston, Birmingham. Picture date: Sunday July 28, 2024.
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Fast 50s: Ben Stokes and other batters who were in a hurry to hit a half-century

Shoaib Bashir, left, and Ben Stokes were among the wicket-takers (Nick Potts/PA)
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England make inroads to close in on series sweep

Jamie Smith fell just short of a maiden Test century (Nick Potts/PA)
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Jamie Smith vows to continue fearless cricket after taking attack to West Indies

<p>Jamie Smith narrowly missed out on a century </p>
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Smith denied maiden Test century but England dominating West Indies

Joe Root has overtaken Brian Lara, right, on the list of top Test run-scorers (Nigel French/Rebecca Naden/PA)
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A closer look as Joe Root moves ahead of Brian Lara on Test run-scorers list

Joe Root moved up to seventh in the all-time list of Test runscorers (Nick Potts/PA)
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Joe Root passes 12,000 Test runs as England close in on parity with West Indies

England’s Gus Atkinson (second right) has impressed since breaking onto the Test scene (Nick Potts/PA)
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Chris Woakes says newcomer Gus Atkinson making Test cricket look ‘quite easy’

Gus Atkinson (right) starred for England with the ball (Nigel French/PA)
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Atkinson stars again but England race challenge after batting wobble

Mark Wood was among the wickets for England (Nick Potts/PA)
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England take five wickets but West Indies put up a fight at Edgbaston

West Indies’ Alick Athanaze is dismissed by Gus Atkinson (Nick Potts/PA) just before lunch during day one of the Third Rothesay Test match at Edgbaston, Birmingham. Picture date: Friday July 26, 2024.
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West Indies lose three quick wickets before lunch to hand England initiative

Ben Stokes thinks the scheduling of cricket needs to be addressed (Nick Potts/PA)
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England captain Ben Stokes hopes packed international schedule is ‘addressed’

<p>England go into the third Test having already wrapped up the series victory </p>
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England Test Series vs West Indies 3rd Test: Predictions and odds

Ben Stokes says it was an “easy decision” to remain unchanged heading into the final Test (Nigel French/PA)
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‘Easy decision’; Stokes names unchanged England team vs West Indies

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How Joe Root compares as he closes in on Brian Lara on Test run-scorers list

Harry Brook is not bothered about being compared to cricketing greats (Nigel French/PA)
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I want to be my own batter, not anybody else – Harry Brook out to carve own path

Jeremiah Louis is ruled out of the third Test (Nigel French/PA)
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West Indies seamer Jeremiah Louis ruled out of third Test against England

Ollie Pope (Nigel French/PA)
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Ollie Pope: England’s batting line-up could be capable of 600 runs in a day

Andrew Flintoff is taking up his first head coach role with Northern Superchargers (Adam Davy/PA)
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Stuart Broad sees Andrew Flintoff’s Hundred head coach role as England audition

Shoaib Bashir is England’s number-one spinner (Nigel French/PA)
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England matchwinner Bashir ‘still learning the tricks of the trade’

Ollie Pope (Nigel French/PA)
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Ollie Pope: England’s batting line-up could be capable of 600 runs in a day

Andrew Flintoff is taking up his first head coach role with Northern Superchargers (Adam Davy/PA)
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Stuart Broad sees Andrew Flintoff’s Hundred head coach role as England audition

Shoaib Bashir is England’s number-one spinner (Nigel French/PA)
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England matchwinner Bashir ‘still learning the tricks of the trade’

Shoaib Bashir and Ben Stokes celebrate a West Indian wicket (Nigel French/PA)
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Ben Stokes hails five-star Shoaib Bashir after England win over West Indies

<p>Shoaib Bashir celebrates after taking a wicket. The spinner finished with 5 for 41 as England beat the West Indies by 241 runs </p>
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Bashir rips through West Indies as England clinch series

Joe Root helped England set a challenging target (Nigel French/PA)
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Root and Brook put England in strong position against West Indies

Chris Woakes took three wickets (Nigel French/PA)
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England’s Woakes hungry for more after three-wicket haul on day three

<p>Ben Duckett celebrates reaching 50 his half century on day three at Trent Bridge </p>
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Duckett and Brook shine as England take initiative against West Indies

Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope put on another century stand (Nigel French/PA)
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Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope share another century stand for England

Chris Woakes took three wickets (Nigel French/PA)
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England’s Woakes hungry for more after three-wicket haul on day three

<p>Ben Duckett celebrates reaching 50 his half century on day three at Trent Bridge </p>
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Duckett and Brook shine as England take initiative against West Indies

Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope put on another century stand (Nigel French/PA)
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Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope share another century stand for England

Joshua Da Silva batting during day three against England (Nigel French/PA)
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West Indies lead England by 41 runs after impressive last-wicket stand

Mark Wood’s fearsome bowling did not lead to any wickets (Nigel French/PA)
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Wood wicketless despite record-breaking barrage as West Indies fight

Mark Wood’s blistering speed was unable to break down the West Indies (Nigel French/PA)
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West Indies stand firm after Mark Wood racks up 97.1mph at Trent Bridge

Mark Wood produced a fierce display of raw speed (Mike Egerton/PA)
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England’s Mark Wood clocks 97.1mph on day two against the West Indies

England batter Ollie Pope (left) is good friends with Arsenal and England goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale (PA)
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He can come more often – Ollie Pope hails ‘lucky charm’ Aaron Ramsdale after ton

England’s Ollie Pope celebrates 100 runs during day one at Trent Bridge (Nigel French/PA)
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Pope century puts England ahead, but key mistake helps England

Ollie Pope celebrates his hundred against the West Indies (Nigel French/PA)
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Ollie Pope punishes West Indies drops with century as England take control

Ben Duckett was a man in a hurry against the West Indies (Nigel French/PA)
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A closer look as England reach fastest team 50 in Test cricket

Ben Duckett made a fast start on Thursday morning (Nigel French/PA)
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West Indies labour at Trent Bridge as Ben Duckett delivers ahead of baby arrival

New Zealand finally ended Sophie Ecclestone’s wicket-taking run (Nigel French/PA)
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Longest runs of consecutive innings with wicket as Sophie Ecclestone joins list

Ben Stokes, pictured, is excited by the prospect of the Mark Wood-Gus Atkinson double act for England (David Davies/PA)
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Ben Stokes excited by new England pace duo ahead of second West Indies Test

<p>England captain Ben Stokes </p>
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Mark Wood-Gus Atkinson double act excites Ben Stokes

Zak Crawley is ready to embrace England’s “changing of the guard” this week (Martin Rickett/PA)
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Crawley ready to embrace England’s ‘changing of the guard’

<p>Jamie Smith scored a half century on his England Test debut</p>
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Have England found Bazball’s missing piece in Jamie Smith

Gus Atkinson has given Joe Root belief England can cope with James Anderson’s retirement (Steven Paston/PA)
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Joe Root: Gus Atkinson display shows future is bright after James Anderson exit

Mark Wood has been called up by England (Zac Goodwin/PA)
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England add Mark Wood to squad for second Test against West Indies

James Anderson had a Test career to remember (Steven Paston/PA)
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Record-breaker with 704 wickets in 188 matches – James Anderson’s Test career

James Anderson following his final test for England on day three of the first Rothesay Men’s Test match at Lord’s Cricket Ground, London. Picture date: Friday July 12, 2024.
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James Anderson retains a thirst for Test cricket on the day he says goodbye

<p>James Anderson has had his final England farewell</p>
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Anderson bows out for England – there will never be another like him

<p>James Anderson came out on the final morning to a guard of honour and standing ovation</p>
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Anderson admits to ‘holding back tears’ after retiring from Tests

<p>Smith smacks the ball to the boundary during his innings of 70</p>
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Smith impresses with the bat, but denies Anderson key final moment

West Indies missed the chance to give James Anderson a guard of honour due to their celebrations (Steven Paston/PA)
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West Indies miss James Anderson guard of honour plan due to run out celebrations

Ben Stokes, left, celebrates his 200th Test wicket (Steven Paston/PA)
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6,000 runs, 200 wickets – A look at Ben Stokes’ latest Test landmark

<p>Gus Atkinson claimed seven wickets on his Test debut</p>
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Atkinson steals the limelight in Anderson’s farewell Test

Gus Atkinson shone on his England debut at Lord’s (Steven Paston/PA)
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It was a very special day – Gus Atkinson revels in dream England debut at Lord’s

Gus Atkinson, centre, had a day to remember in London (Steven Paston/PA)
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Debutant Gus Atkinson steals retiring James Anderson’s limelight at Lord’s

Gus Atkinson and Zak Crawley celebrate a wicket (Steven Paston/PA)
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England debutants to take five-wicket hauls since Ben Stokes became captain

England’s Gus Atkinson (second from left) celebrates the wicket of West Indies’ Shamar Joseph (Steven Paston/PA)
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Gus Atkinson upstages retiring James Anderson as England skittle West Indies

Gus Atkinson (second left) celebrates with England team-mates after taking the wicket of West Indies’ Kirk Mckenzie (Steven Paston/PA)
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Gus Atkinson takes two wickets in first session of James Anderson’s final Test

James Anderson (right) dismissed Brian Lara in 2004 (Rebecca Naden/PA)
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James Anderson bowled one of best balls I ever faced – Brian Lara

James Anderson is preparing for his last England Test (Steven Paston/PA)
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Sir Andrew Strauss feels James Anderson would be worthy recipient of knighthood

Cricketer Sam Curran was made an MBE during an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle (Andrew Matthews/PA)
Sport

Cricketer Sam Curran: MBE is the biggest honour of my life

James Anderson will make his final Test appearance at Lord’s this week (Steven Paston/PA)
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James Anderson focused on bowling to hold back tears during final Test match

Gus Atkinson will make his Test debut against the West Indies on Wednesday (Joe Giddens/PA).
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Gus Atkinson to make England Test debut alongside Surrey team-mate Jamie Smith

<p>Gus Atkinson will make his England debut against the West Indies at Lord’s</p>
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England name two debutants in team for James Anderson’s final Test

Lifestyle

King Charles learns new handshake from West Indies cricket players

<p>James Anderson is ready for a farewell to Test cricket at Lord’s</p>
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Anderson makes emotional statement two days before final Test match

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