'Every time we woke up it was the worst feeling' – Virat Kohli on World Cup exit

10:02 PM ET It may be three weeks later, but the sting of India’s World Cup semi-final exit has been a tough pill to swallow for India captain Virat Kohli. Speaking in Florida on the eve of his team’s first T20I against West Indies, Kohli said the initial days after his side’s loss to New Zealand in Manchester were difficult to get over, but they are now focused on early…

August 3, 2019
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Mason Crane, Liam Dawson spin Hampshire to victory

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Hampshire 128 for 7 beat Glamorgan 87 (Dawson 3 for 11, Crane 3 for 22) by 41 runs Mason Crane and Liam Dawson spun Glamorgan’s middle-order into a stupor as Hampshire made it three Vitality Blast wins in a row. Spin twins Crane and Dawson replicated their middle-over removal service for the second night in a row, having stunned Essex at Chelmsford, to claim…

August 2, 2019
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Tom Westley 86* sets up comfortable win to get Essex back on track

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Essex 206 for 3 (Westley 86*, Lawrence 56, Delport 51) beat Gloucestershire 181 for 5 (Higgins 77*, Zampa 2-31) by 25 runs Tom Westley scored a brilliant unbeaten half-century as Essex defeated Gloucestershire by 25 runs at the Bristol County Ground to put their Vitality T20 Blast campaign back on track. Westley top-scored with 86 not out and shared in stands of 81 and…

August 2, 2019
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Beauty in the battle as Rory Burns shows his resolve

August 2, 2019

Rory Burns ducks as a sharp bouncer flicks his helmet © Getty Images Birmingham is not a classically beautiful city. Unlike Paris, for example, it was bombed heavily in the war. And afterwards it was rebuilt hurriedly and cheaply to ensure its factories continued to supply the country that had come to rely on it. For it was here that the Spitfire was built. Here where the munitions were made…

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Tom Banton slams stunning 71 as Somerset gun down 204 target

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Somerset 207 for 2 (Banton 71, Byrom 54*) beat Surrey 203 for 4 (Finch 72, S Curran 53) by eight wickets Tom Banton confirmed his reputation as one of the most exciting young batting talents in the country with a breathtaking 71 from just 37 balls as Somerset won a high-scoring Vitality Blast game against Surrey at Taunton by six wickets. Set 204 to…

August 2, 2019
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Riki Wessels slams superb 91 as Worcestershire cruise home

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Worcestershire 179 for 5 (Wessels 91) beat Yorkshire 177 for 7 (Lyth 68) by five wickets Worcestershire recovered from early strife with the ball before Riki Wessels mixed power with a touch of invention in a superb 91 as Yorkshire, defending 178, were ultimately brushed aside by five wickets with 15 balls to spare at Emerald Headingley. The Vikings lost their third game in…

August 2, 2019
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Liam Livingstone's all-round show keeps Lancashire motoring

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Lancashire 140 for 5 (Livingstone 70) beat Durham 139 (Parkinson 4 for 30) by five wickets Liam Livingstone starred with both bat and ball to maintain Lancashire Lightning’s impressive start to the Vitality Blast, as they defeated Durham by five wickets at Emirates Riverside. The 25-year-old displayed his all-round ability by taking 2-21 with his combination of off and leg-spin, while Matt Parkinson took…

August 2, 2019
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