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July 23, 2020 England

Which England pace bowler will throw the biggest strop if he isn’t picked for the Third Test?

The ‘nice problem to have’ cliché klaxon is ringing out deafeningly this week. England need to take two full seam attacks and turn them into one. Three of the six pace bowlers to have appeared in this series so far will be selected for the third Test and three of

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December 3, 2019 England / New Zealand

The best nanosecond of Joe Denly’s unbelievable dropped catch

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September 20, 2019 Australia / England

Video: A new angle on a perfectly normal Steve Smith defensive stroke

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August 22, 2019 Australia / England

What is the difference between Jofra Archer’s arms?

England v Australia, third Test, day one

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August 21, 2019 Australia / England

Did you see… Joe Denly’s starfish catch?

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August 17, 2019 Australia / England

Jofra Archer doesn’t believe in tiredness

England v Australia, second Test, day four

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May 22, 2019 England

Let us tell you about Jofra Archer from England’s World Cup squad

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May 9, 2019 England

We know this is maybe missing the point a bit, but that Jofra Archer seems quite a nice lad, doesn’t he?

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April 17, 2019 England

Jofra Archer named in special one-man England squad

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