Ben Stokes defies knee discomfort to help England take lead against South Africa
Ben Stokes defied some discomfort in his left knee to help England into a lead against South Africa after Anrich Nortje’s double breakthrough at Emirates Old Trafford.
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Overall playing days reduction among initial recommendations of cricket review
A slimmed-down top division in the county championship and a reduction in overall playing days are among the initial recommendations of Sir Andrew Strauss’ high-performance review into English cricket.
Proteas raise eyebrows with Jansen benching, spinner selection: 'He's an exciting talent'
Proteas speedster Kagiso Rabada on Thursday shrugged off the question marks over the omission of the lanky Marco Jansen in favour of a second spinner in Simon Harmer for the second Test against England in Manchester.
Zak Crawley helps England end opening day of second SA Test in strong position
England hounded out South Africa for just 151 on day one of the second LV= Insurance Test, before an unusually stoic Zak Crawley helped them finish in a strong position at Emirates Old Trafford.
Dean Elgar has no intention of letting Ollie Robinson ‘intimidate’ South Africa
South Africa captain Dean Elgar has no intention of letting Ollie Robinson’s return “intimidate” his side, insisting his own attack are more than ready to reprise their match-winning efforts at Emirates Old Trafford.
England run through South Africa top order at Old Trafford
England’s pace attack rattled through the South Africa line-up as the tourists’ decision to bat first backfired on day one of the second LV= Insurance Test.
Pace bowlers give England early control of second Test against South Africa
England’s pace attack rattled through South Africa’s top order as the tourists’ decision to bat first at Emirates Old Trafford backfired on the first morning of the second LV= Insurance Test.
Football rumours: Ajax want €100m from Manchester United for Antony transfer
Ajax striker Antony is “determined to push through a move to Manchester United in the next few days” with the 22-year-old’s representatives staying in England for the rest of the transfer window to try to secure the deal, the Daily Telegraph reports. The paper adds that the Premier League club have so far had two bids worth £51 million and £68m rejected by the Dutch champions. Ajax are understood to be holding out for a package worth up to €100 million (£84m).