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The Guardian
7 hours ago
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- The Guardian
England v India: series-deciding third women's cricket ODI
Update: Date: 2025-07-22T11:00:42.000Z Title: Preamble Content: You wait ages for a banger of a bilateral, then two turn up at once. Though England and India are two teams still seeking themselves, in the meantime, they are both fine teams, in the process of serving us a terrific series. It's easy to make a case for both to take it today, as it is for almost every player of the 22 to make the crucial contribution. We play sport partly to find out what's going to happen when we do, and anyone confidently predicting the outcome of this contest is bluffing. There are players in form – for England, Sophia Dunkley, Alice Davidson-Richards, Amy Jones and, of course, Sophie Ecclestone, with Sneh Rana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma and Smriti Mandhana at it for India. But there are also players who've yet to fully figure but rarely let a series go by without a major contribution – Tammy Beaumont and Nat Sciver-Brunt for the hosts, Harmanpreet Kaur for the tourists. Any one of them could be definitive today, likewise someone we've not named – we just don't know, which is what makes this match so exciting. Likewise, the imminent World Cup: everything that happens today is building towards that, with players jockeying for position and units looking to cement themselves. For the teams, there's a series on the line, but the players are playing for their futures. This is going to be great. Play: 1pm BST
CNA
a day ago
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- CNA
Dawson back in England team after eight-year absence for fourth test v India
England's Liam Dawson has been named in the team to play India in the fourth test of the series at Old Trafford, England's cricket board (ECB) announced on Monday, marking the spinner's first test appearance in eight years. The 35-year-old Hampshire left-armer, who replaces the injured Shoaib Bashir, is the only change to the team for the fourth test which begins on Wednesday. Dawson has not played a test match since earning his third test cap in July 2017. Dawson, an unused member of the 2019 World Cup winning squad, did feature in the Twenty20 series against West Indies in June. Bashir suffered a fracture to his finger during the third test at Lord's, which England won by 22 runs to take a 2-1 lead, leaving them one victory away from clinching their first five-match series win since 2018. England team:
Yahoo
a day ago
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- Yahoo
England target series win over India and World Cup momentum
Off-spinner Charlie Dean is hoping a one-day international series victory over India would take England into the World Cup on a high. Dean and her team-mates head into Tuesday's third match at Chester-le-Street having avenged their four-wicket defeat at Southampton with an eight-wicket victory in a rain-affected clash at Lord's on Saturday to set up a decider in the north-east. A win would make amends for the 3-2 T20 series defeat by the Indians which preceded the 50-over encounters and provide a boost as Charlotte Edwards and her players work towards this Autumn's World Cup campaign in India and Sri Lanka. Dean said: 'It is massively important. We are taking every game as it comes, but ultimately we want to win the series. It will put us with great momentum into the World Cup. 'We've still got a lot of time and a lot of cricket before then, but hopefully it will only help us.' England chased down a revised total of 115 from 24 overs at headquarters to gain a foothold in the series, but they were also able to take positives from their defeat in the opening game when after being reduced to 97 for four, Sophia Dunkley's 83 and a half-century from Alice Davidson-Richards helped them post 258 for six. Dean said: 'While we don't want to be in those situations, it's brilliant that we can learn from that and really grow and put those platforms together where previously we might have crumbled. 'We always want to be on top but realistically, we are not going to win games by 120 runs now, they're going to be closer, so the more that we can spend time in pressure situations and be on the right side of them, the better.' Edwards replaced Jon Lewis as head coach in April and has had little time to hone her squad – from which Alice Capsey has been released to play for Surrey – for what lies ahead, but Dean has been impressed by her consistency in reflecting upon results good and bad. She said: 'That's what really good head coaches do, they stay consistent and I think that will hopefully allow us to really hone in on the learnings that we're having. 'I guess when you've got a World Cup coming up, it doesn't matter too much about the results beforehand as long as you take those learnings and you improve and do that quickly. 'That's maybe where frustrations are if we are making the same mistakes, but hopefully that won't continue to happen as much as we grow and get better. 'I love working with Lottie and she's got a brilliant tactical mind around the game, so I can definitely see us going from strength to strength.'
The Independent
a day ago
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- The Independent
England target series win over India and World Cup momentum
Off-spinner Charlie Dean is hoping a one-day international series victory over India would take England into the World Cup on a high. Dean and her team-mates head into Tuesday's third match at Chester-le-Street having avenged their four-wicket defeat at Southampton with an eight-wicket victory in a rain-affected clash at Lord's on Saturday to set up a decider in the north-east. A win would make amends for the 3-2 T20 series defeat by the Indians which preceded the 50-over encounters and provide a boost as Charlotte Edwards and her players work towards this Autumn's World Cup campaign in India and Sri Lanka. Dean said: 'It is massively important. We are taking every game as it comes, but ultimately we want to win the series. It will put us with great momentum into the World Cup. 'We've still got a lot of time and a lot of cricket before then, but hopefully it will only help us.' England chased down a revised total of 115 from 24 overs at headquarters to gain a foothold in the series, but they were also able to take positives from their defeat in the opening game when after being reduced to 97 for four, Sophia Dunkley's 83 and a half-century from Alice Davidson-Richards helped them post 258 for six. Dean said: 'While we don't want to be in those situations, it's brilliant that we can learn from that and really grow and put those platforms together where previously we might have crumbled. 'We always want to be on top but realistically, we are not going to win games by 120 runs now, they're going to be closer, so the more that we can spend time in pressure situations and be on the right side of them, the better.' Edwards replaced Jon Lewis as head coach in April and has had little time to hone her squad – from which Alice Capsey has been released to play for Surrey – for what lies ahead, but Dean has been impressed by her consistency in reflecting upon results good and bad. She said: 'That's what really good head coaches do, they stay consistent and I think that will hopefully allow us to really hone in on the learnings that we're having. 'I guess when you've got a World Cup coming up, it doesn't matter too much about the results beforehand as long as you take those learnings and you improve and do that quickly. 'That's maybe where frustrations are if we are making the same mistakes, but hopefully that won't continue to happen as much as we grow and get better. 'I love working with Lottie and she's got a brilliant tactical mind around the game, so I can definitely see us going from strength to strength.'
Reuters
a day ago
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- Reuters
Diamondbacks not acting like sellers, face injury-riddled Astros
July 21 - The Arizona Diamondbacks look to build on a strong run while the Houston Astros hope to get back on track when the teams meet in a three-game series beginning Monday in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks opened play after the All-Star break with a three-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals, outscoring them by a combined 16-1 in the first three innings of each outing and 22-7 overall. The American League West-leading Astros lost two out of three at top division contender Seattle. While Houston salvaged the final game with an 11-3 win Sunday to stay sweep-less in Seattle, the Astros lost another top run producer when All-Star third baseman Isaac Paredes (right hamstring strain) was placed on the injured list. Arizona third baseman Eugenio Suarez, meanwhile, stepped up in the St. Louis series. Suarez slugged two homers in each of the last two games of the series, giving him an National League-high 35 homers and a major league-best 85 RBIs. "We all knew how important this series was," said Arizona manager Torey Lovullo, whose team entered the second half more likely to sell than buy at the July 31 trade deadline. "They want to put this team back in the middle of the race, and we did that." The Diamondbacks gained three games on the Cardinals in the NL wild-card race but remain 4 1/2 games behind San Diego for the final spot with the deadline approaching. Arizona right-hander Zac Gallen (7-10, 5.40 ERA) will oppose rookie left-hander Colton Gordon (3-2, 4.67) in the first game of the series on Monday. Paredes leads the Astros with 19 homers, and his loss is another blow to a lineup that has been without middle-of-the-order bat Yordan Alvarez (broken hand) since May 2 and shortstop and leadoff hitter Jeremy Pena (broken rib) since June 27. Pena leads Houston with a .322 batting average, .378 on-base percentage and .489 slugging percentage. Paredes suffered a strained right hamstring in a 7-6, 11-inning loss Saturday, after pulling up on his way to first after a third-inning single. "That guy is definitely an anchor in our lineup," said Astros first baseman Christian Walker, who homered Sunday. "He's tough. That's super unfortunate, but that being said, we've got to find a way to win anyway." Walker will return to Arizona for the first time since signing a three-year, $60 million deal as a free agent last winter. He had 146 homers and was a three-time Gold Glove winner in six seasons with the Diamondbacks. "It's next-man-up mentality," said outfielder Taylor Trammell, who had three hits including a homer and three RBIs on Sunday. "We're locked in. The boys are rolling. We are ready to do our jobs." Gallen made two of his best starts of the season in early July, giving up a combined three runs (one earned) with 19 strikeouts in 13 innings in victories over San Francisco and San Diego. However, he gave up six runs on eight hits and two walks in a 10-5 loss to the host Los Angeles Angels on July 12. "We'll see what happens," Gallen said of the trade rumors. "I'm just trying to execute pitches for the D-backs at this point in time. If it happens, it happens, but, hopefully, we play a little bit better baseball and that's not the case in the next two and a half weeks." Gordon will make his first start since July 7 after pitching one inning in relief on July 13, the day before the All-Star break. He has one quality start among his 10 starts. After going 3-0 with a 2.14 ERA in four June starts, including five shutout innings in a win over Philadelphia, Gordon gave up nine runs in 10 1/3 innings in his two July starts, at Colorado and home against Cleveland. --Field Level Media
