Match Reports

Rain rescues West Indies from trial under lights after Alastair Cook’s fourth double hundred
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First Test (day 2, close of play report) England 514-8 dec; West Indies 44-1 (Powell 18*, K .Hope 25*) West Indies were...

Joe Root and Alastair Cook hit centuries as England make West Indies toil
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First Test, first day:Close of play report: England 348-3 (Cook 153* Malan 28*) v West Indies Captains present and past scored untroubled...

Marvellous Moeen’s all-round skills prove too much for South Africa
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End of game report: England 362 & 243 bt South Africa 226 & 202 by 177 runs It is getting to be...

Ali turns up heat to take game away from South Africa
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Close of play report (Day 3): England 362 & 224-8 (Ali 67*, Broad 0*) South Africa 226 Moeen Ali’s growing significance in...

Anderson marks opening of his own end in inspirational style
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Close of play report (fourth Test, second day) England 362 South Africa 220-9 (Morkel 18*) James Anderson backed up his words with...

Yogi Bear (Stow)
Another sedentary – but entirely satisfactory – session for England. The run rate hasn’t threatened 3 all day but, frankly, who gives...