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Ireland tour of England Only Test 2023

England Test captain Ben Stokes seemed to have suffered a slight injury on Day 3 of the one-off Test against Ireland on June 3 (Saturday).

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'I landed quite awkwardly and hyper-extended it': England captain Ben Stokes offers major fitness update ahead of Ashes 2023

England Test captain Ben Stokes became the first captain in Test cricket history to win a Test without batting, bowling or keeping wickets.

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Ben Stokes achieves what no captain could achieve in 146-year-old Test cricket history

Ireland bowlers toiled hard at the Lord’s on Day 2 of the only Test as England batters piled on runs at a record-breaking rate.

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Ireland's Mark Adair takes 'Bazball' approach against England, smashes 76-ball 88 at Lord's

England top-order batter Ollie Pope created history at Lord’s London as he hit the fastest Test double century on England soil from just 207 balls.

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Ollie Pope breaks Ian Botham's 41-year-old record, hits fastest Test double century on England soil

Former England captain Joe Root completed 11,000 runs in Test cricket.

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Joe Root becomes 4th slowest batter to 11,000 Test runs, second England batter to achieve rare feat 

England begin preparations for the Ashes against Australia with a one-off Test against Ireland

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ENG vs IRE: Stuart Broad bags five as England openers help take control of one-off Test against Ireland

England fast bowler Josh Tongue bowled leg-spin when he started playing cricket but switched to fast bowling after joining Worcestershire academy

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England debutant Josh Tongue's family friend who believed he bowled like Shane Warne wins 50,000 pounds in bet he made 14 years ago

England Cricket on Tuesday (May 30) night announced the senior men's national side's playing XI for the one-off Test match against Ireland, which is scheduled to be played from June 1 at the iconic Lord's cricket ground.

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ENG vs IRE: Bowler who dismissed Steve Smith set to make his England debut as Three Lions announce playing XI for Ireland Test

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MS Dhoni of Chennai Super Kings and Virat Kohli of Royal Challengers Bengaluru shake hands after the match 2025 IPL match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Chennai Super Kings at M Chinnaswamy Stadium 

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BCCI shortlists three venues in India for IPL 2025 if tournament resumes in May

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Pant has just one half-century in IPL 2025.

Pant is least performing batter in LSG team. 

Rishabh Pant

'He's still yet to totally understand the white-ball game': Former RCB coach feels Rishabh Pant is 'confused' amidst poor run in IPL 2025

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Graeme Swann has an economy rate of 6.36 runs per over in T20Is.

Swann has England's highest wicket-taker in their T20 World Cup 2010 triumph.

Swann put his name in the IPL auction for a few times but wasn't picked. 

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'I'd have been bloody good at it... it's a real shame': England's T20 World Cup 2010-winning member rues not getting picked by any IPL franchise

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Virat Kohli is reported mulling over Test retirement

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India's superstar batter Virat Kohli in this frame

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UAE came out with a bizarre tactic as they retired out their entire team to clinch a win against Qatar in Women's T20 World Cup qualifier match, Here's how

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UAE retired out their entire team

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Shubman Gill likely to lead India in England Test series. 

India vs England Test series is scheduled to start from June 20. 

India's Shubman Gill (C) inspects the pitch with team coach Gautam Gambhir (L) and a team official

Ireland tour of England,One-off Tour Match, 2023