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Matches (9)

Women's Tri-Series (SL) (1)

BAN-A vs NZ-A (1)

WCL 2 (1)

County DIV1 (4)

County DIV2 (2)

RESULT • 6th Match • Women's Tri-Series (SL) • WODI • Colombo (RPS)

SA-W

SL-W

(42.5/50 ov, T:316) 239

SA Women won by 76 runs

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RESULT • 3rd Unofficial ODI • Sylhet

BAN-A

226

NZ-A

(48.2/50 ov, T:227) 231/6

NZ A won by 4 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)

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England can do 'something really special' - Root

England can do 'something really special' - Root

Having overseen back-to-back Test series wins in his first summer in charge - the first time England have beaten both touring sides since 2013 - Joe Root was in understandably upbeat mood

09-Sep-2017•Alan Gardner at Lord's

A colossus named Connie

A colossus named Connie

Learie Constantine's influence on life and cricket in the West Indies and in his adopted home, England, went far beyond his deeds on the field

09-Sep-2017•Alan Gardner

Anderson seven-for leads England to series

Anderson seven-for leads England to series

Lord's basked in sunshine on a cool September afternoon as England eased to a nine-wicket win in the third Investec Test

09-Sep-2017•The Report by Alan Gardner

Anderson joins 500 club at scene of Test debut

Anderson joins 500 club at scene of Test debut

James Anderson became just the third fast bowler and sixth overall to reach the landmark when he removed Kraigg Brathwaite in the sunshine at Lord's

08-Sep-2017•Alan Gardner

Anderson strikes after Stokes lays foundation

Anderson strikes after Stokes lays foundation

By the close on another rain-swept, shortened day, West Indies had wiped out the deficit for the loss of three wickets

08-Sep-2017•The Report by Alan Gardner

West Indies hit back after Stokes stars with six-for

West Indies hit back after Stokes stars with six-for

The first-ever September Test at Lord's served up 14 wickets on the opening day, as West Indies fought back from an Edgbaston-style collapse

07-Sep-2017•The Report by Alan Gardner

Being written off provided us with fire - Law

Being written off provided us with fire - Law

The West Indies head coach showers praise on his team for dealing with all the negativity so well and turning it around. He also tags Shai Hope a "man of stone"

30-Aug-2017•Alan Gardner

Bayliss has 'fingers crossed' at promising batting signs

Bayliss has 'fingers crossed' at promising batting signs

The England coach said Mark Stoneman looked "a tough type of player" and Dawid Malan was more settled in the Headingley Test

30-Aug-2017•Alan Gardner

Focus on Westley in England's unchanged squad

Focus on Westley in England's unchanged squad

England's latest No. 3 has had a lean run against West Indies but could have one more shot at earning a place on the Ashes tour

30-Aug-2017•Alan Gardner

Slow-puncture England left feeling flattened

Slow-puncture England left feeling flattened

Rather than the fifth-day surface, it was England who ended up cracking as West Indies' relentless challenge refused to fade

29-Aug-2017•Alan Gardner at Headingley

'Declaring was the positive approach' - Root

'Declaring was the positive approach' - Root

Joe Root joined a list of captains who've been thwarted after declaring at Headingley, but insisted he would stay positive despite defeat in the second Investec Test

29-Aug-2017•Alan Gardner at Headingley

Moeen takes pride in lower-order resilience

Moeen takes pride in lower-order resilience

The England allrounder sensed the West Indies bowlers tiring quickly after tea and thought the time was right to "bury them almost"

28-Aug-2017•Alan Gardner at Headingley

Malan digs deep into his resolve

Malan digs deep into his resolve

By the time his battling 186-ball innings ended, Dawid Malan barely had enough energy left this time to admonish a failure

28-Aug-2017•Alan Gardner at Headingley

Stoneman 'feared the worst' after finger dislocation

Stoneman 'feared the worst' after finger dislocation

Mark Stoneman feared a fractured finger, having being hit on the hand by Jason Holder shortly after tea on the third day at Headingley

27-Aug-2017•Alan Gardner at Headingley

England's haphazard fightback

England's haphazard fightback

The third day ended with England having wiped off a sizeable deficit with plenty of batting to come, but their way back into the match wasn't smooth

27-Aug-2017•Alan Gardner at Headingley

Anderson backs England to raise their game after chastening day in the field

Anderson backs England to raise their game after chastening day in the field

James Anderson admits that England fell short of the standards they set for themselves, as doubts about the consistency of the Test team surfaced again

26-Aug-2017•Alan Gardner at Headingley

Brathwaite, Hope put the fight back into West Indies

Brathwaite, Hope put the fight back into West Indies

Kraigg Brathwaite and Shai Hope lived up to West Indies' promise to fight back after their humiliation at Edgbaston

26-Aug-2017•Alan Gardner at Headingley

'Not one of our best batting days' - Stokes

'Not one of our best batting days' - Stokes

England's top-order plays the same familiar refrain, as West Indies' best day of the series doesn't quite finish with them in command

25-Aug-2017•Alan Gardner at Headingley

England's fallible top-order fails to change the record

England's fallible top-order fails to change the record

England's top-order plays the same familiar refrain, as West Indies' best day of the series doesn't quite finish with them in command

25-Aug-2017•Alan Gardner at Headingley

Root still in need of a few answers, but Holder has the biggest problems

Root still in need of a few answers, but Holder has the biggest problems

Joe Root will be cheered on by his home crowd at Headingley while for his opposite number the challenge is to make England work harder than last week

24-Aug-2017•Alan Gardner

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