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Raf Nicholson at The Kia Oval
England kept their Ashes hopes alive with a remarkable three-run win on Wednesday evening, handing the Australians their first outright defeat in any format since September 2021.… Read the rest
Even if they win this first Test, England have a tender spot at wicketkeeper. A return for Ben Foakes would be progressive
As the clock ticked past 4.36pm, the sun already burning through the mid-afternoon haze, there was some literal Bazball to be seen on the lime-green Edgbaston outfield – raw, foraged Bazball – as Brendon McCullum took Jonny Bairstow for his wicketkeeping warmup before Australia’s fourth-innings chase.… Read the rest