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India cricket sensation Jaiswal equals world record as England obliterated
Playing in just his seventh Test match, 22-year-old opening batter Jaiswal punished England in Rajkot as he equalled a new world record for the most amount of sixes in a Test innings
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India handed five-run penalty after England star 'snitches' on opposition batter
England were awarded five penalty runs after an infraction by India's Ravi Ashwin as they look to take the initiative on day two of the third Test with the scores level in the series
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Cook questions Root's place in Bazball-era England team after 'desperate' shot
Joe Root was out playing an ugly shot to Ravichandran Ashwin as England slumped to a 106-run defeat against India in the second Test match in Visakhapatnam on Monday
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Sir Alastair Cook urges England to press home advantage against 'shaken' India
England head into the second Test at Visakhapatnam on the back of a stunning win over India in Hyderabad which saw Ollie Pope and Tom Hartley remove the hosts' aura of invincibility
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Former England captain Alastair Cook officially confirms end of legendary career
Alastair Cook has penned an emotional letter confirming the end of his professional cricketing career, five years after he pulled the curtain down on a record-breaking England stint
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England icon Cook to retire from cricket with unusual career change planned
Sir Alastair Cook made the decision to step back from Test cricket five years ago and looks set to retire from the sport in its entirety sooner rather than later as he aims to claim another Championship for Essex
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Australia respond after Alex Carey accused of dodging £30 haircut bill in Leeds
Cricket Australia has issued a statement during the third Ashes test amid reports that wicketkeeper Alex Carey had walked out of a hairdresser's without paying
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Vaughan and Cook slam "kamikaze" England as Australia take control of the Ashes
England lost their final six wickets for just 46 runs on day three of the second Ashes Test at Lord's on Friday to hand Australia a huge advantage which they don't look like surrendering
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Ultimate England cricket rich list including star worth £15m after career change
IT'S one of the most fiercely contested tournaments of the sporting calendar.And England is hoping to finally knock Australia off its perch in this ye
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Ex-England captains celebrate 20 years of Anderson heroics ahead of Ashes
Michael Vaughan, Sir Alastair Cook and Joe Root all had Anderson lead their attacks as they won 48 out of the 116 matches he played under them
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Stokes and McCullum have "fundamentally changed Test cricket" with 'Bazball'
Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum have completely revolutionised England's Test team, guiding them to ten wins in 12 playing 'Bazball', and Sir Alastair Cook has praised the pair's approach
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England legend Alastair Cook makes bold opener suggestion ahead of the Ashes
England opener Zak Crawley is under pressure after scoring just 58 runs at an average of 14.50 against New Zealand and Sir Alastair Cook has suggested Joe Root could repace him at the top of the order
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"Frenetic" Crawley "not sure of his game" as England opener's struggles continue
England opener Zak Crawley has struggled for form recently and ends the tour of New Zealand having struck just 58 runs at an average of 14.50, with a top score of 28
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Ex-England captain Cook delivers verdict on Stokes enforcing the follow on
England captain Ben Stokes asked New Zealand to follow on in the second Test in Wellington, but former skipper Sir Alastair Cook has questioned the decision
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Joe Root hailed as "best player in the world" after excellent 153 vs New Zealand
Sir Alastair Cook had some lavish praise for Joe Root after the England star struck 153 against New Zealand, claiming "there is not a better player in the world"
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Cook identifies England's "real big change" that doesn't "take the highlights"
Sir Alastair Cook has been impressed by England's transformation under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum, particularly their ability to take 20 wickets with the ball
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Alastair Cook pokes fun at David Gower after Joe Root's New Zealand dismissal
After Joe Root got out attempting a reverse sweep in the last over before lunch against New Zealand, Sir Alastair Cook compared it to David Gower getting out in the 1990-91 Ashes
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Stuart Broad makes James Anderson admission as England cricket duo make history
James Anderson and Stuart Broad are the most successful bowling partnership in the history of Test cricket, having broken a remarkable record held by Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne
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Stuart Broad hailed after England bowler's "unplayable" spell in New Zealand
Former England captain Sir Alastair Cook has hailed Stuart Broad after he delivered an "unplayable" spell against New Zealand, bowling Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Tom Latham and Tom Blundell
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Duckett and Brook embody 'Bazball' with England opener at his best v New Zealand
Ben Duckett and Harry Brook both struck 80s as England scored 325-9 before captain Ben Stokes boldly declared in the first Test against New Zealand in Mount Maunganui
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Cook makes Brook prediction after England star's "fantastic start"
Harry Brook averages a whopping 81.28 in Test match cricket, having smashed three hundreds and two fifties in seven innings against South Africa, Pakistan and New Zealand