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England's latest version of cricket is set for its biggest test as they face world champions Australia in a bid to reclaim the Ashes.
Smith will look to reprise his performance from the 2019 Ashes series in England, where he amassed 774 runs in his four Tests
Bumrah dismissed Ollie Pop to go past the record of Kapil Dev.
An unbeaten Joe Root century and a bowling masterclass by James Anderson put England in complete control of the second Test on Saturday.
Steve Smith scored an unbeaten 85 to guide Australia to 339/5 as England wasted favourable bowling conditions on the first day of the second Ashes Test.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the 2nd Test played between India and England in Visakhapatnam, on Friday
Ollie Pope has credited head coach Brendon McCullum
England started the day at 97-0 needing another 33 to win and picked them up in 27 minutes for the loss of Alex Lees for 39. Crawley finished on 69 not out, with Pope unbeaten on 11.
A dominant Australian side produced a superb all-round performance to secure their fourth ICC Under-19 World Cup crown.
Nauman was denied a hat-trick by Brook, who kept England's chase going, despite Pope being bowled by Abrar and Stokes losing his wicket in a run-out following a mix-up between the batters.
England won the first Test by 74 runs before grabbing a 26-run victory in the second to register their first series win in Pakistan since 2000-01, but Stokes said they will press to become the first Test team to complete a 3-0 whitewash in Pakistan.
After England dominated the proceedings on Day 1 of the first Test at the Bay Oval, Tom Blundell struck a century to revive New Zealand's chances.
How India's players fared in the England series.
Seamer Ollie Robinson took 5/49 as England skittled South Africa out for 118 on the third day of the third Test at The Oval on Saturday, before grinding their way to 154/7 in reply, a lead of 36 runs.
Aston Villa claimed their first three points of the Premier League Season
Target man Giroud is level with Thierry Henry on 51 goals after scoring twice in their 4-1 win against Australia on Tuesday.
Mohammad Rizwan scored a fluent 88 and Haris Rauf and Mohammed Nawaz took three wickets each as Pakistan edged England by three runs in a rollercoaster finish to the fourth Twenty20 in Karachi.
'As a professional, you have to respect the umpire's decision, but we felt the ball had been grounded.'
Former England white-ball captain Collingwood told reporters they would not worry too much about the disappointing first day.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday night.
New Zealand were in trouble at 37 for 3 at stumps in reply to England's declared first innings total of 325 for 9 at Bay Oval, with seven wickets tumbling in a frantic evening session.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the 1st Test played between India and England in Hyderabad, on Friday.
Cheteshwar Pujara continued to thrive in the English County circuit
Rain can be an ally for England, says Stokes ahead of decisive fourth Ashes Test
Nottinghamshire seam bowler Broad was not considered for selection, with his partner expecting their first child towards the end of November.
The match is delicately poised after a see-saw battle on Monday with Australia on 107-3 in their second innings chasing a victory target of 281 to take a series lead.
Robinson was suspended from all international cricket by ECB pending the outcome of a disciplinary investigation following the tweets he posted in 2012 and 2013.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the 1st Test played between England and South Africa at Lord's on Wednesday.
Having taken a 78-run lead in the runfest, England declared their second innings on 264-7 to set Pakistan an improbable victory target of 343 with four sessions to go.
Ashwin rose a place to second, while Ravindra Jadeja jumped seven rungs to be among the top-10 bowlers
Italy qualified for Euro 2024 after drawing 0-0 against Ukraine in their final Group C qualifier on Monday.
England's bowling attack will struggle to bowl out Australia in the Ashes if they prepare flat wickets
Pakistan looked in the hunt before being all out for 328 in the second session on day four of the contest.
England have also included seamer Reece Topley, who they hope will have recovered from an ankle injury in time to play.
Anderson became the leading wicket-taker among pace bowlers across all formats
'It's certainly there, the way that they want to play, this bold new approach to Test match cricket, trying to make bold decisions at any stage in the game where they can.'
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