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Sam Curran ready to fill all-rounder role as England seek Ben Stokes replacement

Curran won the last of his 24 Test caps five years ago but could emerge as an option as England seek to balance their side

The Independent UK

England’s first T20 match against India falls victim to rain in Durham

India posted a competitive 189 for seven, but rain prevented the hosts from having a chance to respond.

The Independent UK

Replacing Ben Stokes as England captain is an impossible task – only one man can do it

Joe Root is the only credible option the ECB can turn to as England’s Test team faces an uncertain future

The Independent UK

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England captain Ben Stokes announces shock retirement from international cricket

Stokes will walk away from international duty after the current Test match with New Zealand at Trent Bridge, bringing to an end one of the great England careers

The Independent UK

'Every road's different': a Cairns to Canberra Wallaby

A 26-year-old who never played representative junior rugby is in line to be Joe Schmidt's eighth different No.10 in the upcoming Nations Championship Tests.

AAP

England rest captain Maro Itoje for summer tour as replacement revealed

Steve Borthwick to bring five uncapped players for Test meetings with South Africa, Fiji and Argentina

Evening Standard

George back as England captain with Itoje rested

England captain Maro Itoje, having completed more Test minutes than any other player in the game over the last decade, is rested for their next three Tests.

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RU:George back as England captain with Itoje rested

England captain Maro Itoje, having completed more Test minutes than any other player in the game over the last decade, is rested for their next three Tests.

AAP

Nicholls’ experienced knock shows the way after callow England swatted aside

Brendon McCullum relied too much on youth in the second Test, while persistence paid dividends for New Zealand

The Guardian - UK

New Zealand rout England by 253 runs: second men’s Test, day five – as it happened

Matt Henry ripped through England on the final morning to finish with career-best figures of 11 for 109

The Guardian - UK

Aussie allrounders shine in English county title drive

An Australian Test allrounder and a compatriot who hopes to wear the baggy green are both shining in the heat of county championship battle in England.

AAP

‘Yeah, we’ve missed him’: England hurt by loss of Ben Stokes, admits Josh Tongue

Josh Tongue admitted England have missed the influence of Ben Stokes after a day in which they crumbled to the brink of defeat in the second Test against New Zealand at the Oval

The Guardian - UK

Sonny Baker’s second day was a lesson that Test cricket can turn on you quick

The debutant and stand-in captain Joe Root had a sloppy morning in England’s bid to bowl New Zealand out quickly in the second Test match

The Guardian - UK

England confirm two debutants for second New Zealand Test – and there could be a third

The England team for the second Test, led by stand-in skipper Joe Root in Ben Stokes’ absence, will have a fresh look to it

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Blanks to bullets: how Flegler came back from the brink

Queensland prop Thomas Flegler's comeback to the State of Origin arena after shoulder nerve surgery is testament to a footballer who could not be broken.

The Independent UK

New Zealand great Kane Williamson announces shock retirement midway through England series

Williamson bows out as New Zealand’s all-time leading Test runscorer midway through a series against England

The Canberra Times

'Most significant chapter': Brumbies bracing for a changing of the guard

The Brumbies squad will get a shake up for next year.

The Independent UK

Ben Stokes dropped by England for second Test with Joe Root appointed captain

Stokes and Atkinson are under investigation after an incident in a nightclub

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The Independent UK

Lord’s pitch rated ‘unsatisfactory’ after England’s first Test shootout with New Zealand

A surface offering uneven bounce from day one has been censured by the ICC

The Guardian - UK

Ben Stokes’ future as Test captain in doubt after nightclub incident

The England and Wales Cricket Board is looking into ‘a breach of team protocols’ over an incident in the early hours of Monday

The Economic Times

Suthar's rise testament to BCCI's talent identification structure: Kotak

Manav Suthar impressed on his Test debut. India's batting coach Sitanshu Kotak praised the BCCI's talent identification system. Suthar took seven wickets in the match. India secured a massive innings victory over Afghanistan. Sai Sudharsan also scored a valuable 81. The team's batting lineup remains a topic of discussion.

The Independent UK

Why Ollie Robinson was ‘nowhere near ready’ for the Ashes despite remarkable England return

Robinson struck three times in his first over after being recalled to the Test team to face New Zealand

The Independent UK

Ireland and Lions rugby great Fergus Slattery dies aged 77

Slattery started all four Tests on the unbeaten Lions tour to South Africa in 1974

AAP

Horwill's pick to get Wallabies on World Cup front foot

James Horwill has nominated Lukhan Salakaia-Loto as the enforcer the Wallabies are crying out for as they build to next year's World Cup.

AAP

'Not surprised': Kiss on Chiefs' latest rugby target

Reds coach Les Kiss, who will take over the Wallabies later this year, is bracing for an ongoing NRL recruitment battle after a young star's link to the Chiefs.

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