India's start and finish raise questions of gameplan

7:50 PM ET Chasing a total as steep as 338, India made just 28 runs in the first Powerplay. Then in the final five overs of the innings MS Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav managed to hit just three fours and six while picking up 20 singles and playing out six dots. It might be difficult to prove that India lost the match in these two crucial segments of play, but…

June 30, 2019
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Kohli questions 59-metre boundary as England batsmen punish India's spinners

Dissecting Chahal’s horror day (0:59) Daniel Vettori talks about the India legspinner’s poor day with the ball (0:59) 5:09 PM ET Virat Kohli has questioned Edgbaston’s short, 59-metre boundary where England openers picked off a substantial percentage of runs against the Indian bowlers. Although Kohli did not blame the shorter boundary for India’s first defeat of the World Cup, he did raise an eyebrow over the dimensions on one side,…

June 30, 2019
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Jonny Bairstow puts 'difficult week' behind him in match-winning performance

4:43 PM ET Jonny Bairstow admitted it had been a difficult week leading into England’s crucial match against India and said his comments about the public’s attitude towards the England team were misinterpreted. Bairstow was embroiled in a public spat with former England captain, Michael Vaughan, who branded the opener’s comments as a sign of a “pathetic and negative mindset” on Twitter. “Yes it has been a difficult week,” said…

June 30, 2019
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Billy Godleman ton leads good day for Derbyshire batsmen against Middlesex

3:00 AM ET Jon Culley in Derby Derbyshire 372 for 4 (Godleman 102, Hudson-Prentice 99, Reece 96, du Plooy 50) v Middlesex Middlesex’s decision to forego the toss and bowl might have looked the logical route to follow given the colour of the pitch here. Instead, it exposed their bowlers to a day of mostly unrewarding toil on a slow surface that offered them little apart from the slightly unreal…

June 30, 2019
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All aboard the Fraine train as Yorkshire (briefly) thinks of England

3:00 AM ET Surrey 48 for 0 trail Yorkshire 327 (Fraine 106, Lyth 55, Clark 5-77) by 279 runs There were two centuries to fire the pride of Yorkshire supporters as they clung to their sun hats in Scarborough’s invigorating breeze. The first came in a winning cause from Jonny B for England at Edgbaston and, as he approached it, there was much fraternal chuckling at the relentless sense of…

June 30, 2019
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Somerset batsmen pile on the runs but Kyle Abbott haul keeps Hampshire in contest

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Hampshire 15 for 1 trail Somerset 408 (Hildreth 105, Abell 82, Banton 79, Bartlett 68, Abbott 6-84) by 393 runs James Hildreth led the way with a century as Somerset gained maximum batting points on the opening day of the Specsavers County Championship match with Hampshire at Taunton. But, from a dominant 353 for 3, the Division One leaders slipped to 408 all out….

June 30, 2019
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Essex bowler share the spoils as Nottinghamshire are bundled out for 213

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Essex 72 for 1 trail Nottinghamshire 213 (Mullaney 74) by 141 runs Recent form was the perfect pointer to how the opening day unfolded in Nottinghamshire’s County Championship match against Essex at Trent Bridge. Winless – and bottom of the table – Notts were bundled out for only 213 in 69.1 overs against a side that are playing with the momentum that sped them…

June 30, 2019
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