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November 23, 2019 England / New Zealand

The correct way to deal with BJ Watling stats

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November 22, 2019 England / New Zealand

Let’s anchor Ollie Pope as a flighty middle-order shotmaker and see where he takes us

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November 21, 2019 England / New Zealand

Mount Maunganui is the home of the Nan Chair

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November 20, 2019 England / New Zealand

Four opinions to form about this England team during the first Test against New Zealand

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November 19, 2019 England / New Zealand

You can get live TV coverage of both New Zealand v England Tests for £20

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July 16, 2019 Afghanistan / Australia / Bangladesh / England / India / New Zealand / Pakistan / South Africa / Sri Lanka / West Indies

13 proper highlights from the 2019 Cricket World Cup (and none are from the final because the final was a whole thing all of its own)

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July 15, 2019 England / Features / New Zealand

Five bonkers moments from the 2019 Cricket World Cup final – but which was the most uniquely cricket?

2019 Cricket World Cup final, England v New Zealand Cricket is at its very purest and best when it’s completely village; when the bowlers are batting and people are being run-out and everyone has to keep checking the laws and playing regulations because they don’t have the faintest idea what’s

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July 14, 2019 England / New Zealand

Was this the greatest shot anyone has ever hit?

2019 Cricket World Cup final, England v New Zealand

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July 13, 2019 England / New Zealand

If England are going to lose the World Cup final, this is how they should do it

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July 10, 2019 India / New Zealand

Why umpire Richard Kettleborough’s face was the best thing about MS Dhoni’s run-out

2019 Cricket World Cup semi-final, India v New Zealand As you all know, the greatest umpire face of this World Cup was when Jason Roy flattened umpire Joel Wilson and tried to say sorry and Joel Wilson didn’t really feel that the apology was entirely welcome. This one was good

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