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England reach T20 World Cup semi-finals after easing past West Indies

England romped into the semi-finals of the Women's T20 World Cup with a 38-run win over West Indies as Danni Wyatt-Hodge's 65 from 42 balls preceded a largely excellent team bowling display at a sweltering Lord's.

England

Coles earns first England call-up for India T20 series

All-rounder James Coles has been called up by England for the first time after being named in the 17-man squad for the T20I series against India.

New Zealand

'Give Brendon a break' - Stokes denies rift with 'friend' McCullum

England captain Ben Stokes has refuted any suggestion his relationship with head coach Brendon McCullum has suffered as a result of his suspension following a breach of curfew rules set out by the ECB.

England

McCullum denies Stokes rift as he praises 'outstanding' England captain

England head coach Brendon McCullum has described Ben Stokes' state of mind as "outstanding" and insisted his relationship with the Test captain remains intact after a challenging fortnight.

Australia

Perry stars as Australia cruise to 113-run win vs Pakistan

Ellyse Perry starred with both bat and ball to help Australia continue their unbeaten run at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup, as her side cruised to a 113-run victory over Pakistan.

Ireland

Athapaththu century sees Sri Lanka beat Ireland by nine wickets

Chamari Athapaththu struck an unbeaten century off just 58 deliveries as she led her side to a ruthless nine-wicket victory over Ireland at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Bristol.

New Zealand

New Zealand eliminate Scotland with six-wicket victory

Scotland have been knocked out of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup after New Zealand secured a six-wicket win in Bristol to keep alive their own faint hopes of defending the title.

Cricket

Carlson helps Glamorgan to long-awaited County Championship win over Surrey

Glamorgan captain Kiran Carlson steered his side to a long-awaited win over Surrey in the Rothesay County Championship in Cardiff.

England

England's unsurprising defeat sets up tantalising decider with all eyes on Stokes

Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson made it beyond 12 o'clock. Shame England's batters couldn't do likewise.

India

Sooryavanshi left out of India ODI squad vs England despite 11-ball 50

Teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has not been included in India's ODI squad for the upcoming series against England, despite scoring a blistering 94 for India A against Sri Lanka.

England

Beaumont in squad for historic Lord's Test but no place for Dean

Tammy Beaumont returns for England's inaugural Lord's Test match against India this July after being left out of the T20 World Cup squad, but there is no place white-ball vice-captain Charlie Dean.

England

Stokes and Atkinson back for final Test as nightclub incident findings revealed

Ben Stokes will return to captain England for the series-deciding third Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge with Gus Atkinson also back after both players were cleared of violent conduct following a nightclub incident earlier this month.

England

England vs NZ player ratings: Root's class endures as debutants struggle

There were no pitch issues at The Oval, England's problems were all of their own making as they slumped to a 253-run defeat in the absence of captain Ben Stokes that saw New Zealand level the series ahead of the third Test at Trent Bridge - here's how the players fared.

Cricket

Broad: England's Oval hammering shows how much they need Stokes

Stuart Broad says England's hammering by New Zealand at The Oval shows how much the team need Ben Stokes and that the captain will be "hurt" knowing that his absence significantly contributed to such a heavy defeat.

England

Henry extinguishes England's hopes inside an hour as NZ level series

Matt Henry's maiden 11-wicket haul delivered an emphatic 253-run victory for New Zealand as the tourists levelled the series with England inside an hour on day five at The Oval.