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Stokes Absence Adds Extra Edge To England-Sri Lanka Series

England head into the first Test against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford starting Wednesday with several players given a chance to prove a point after captain Ben Stokes's series-ending injury.

International Business Times

Ex-cricket star Michael Slater remains behind bars

Former cricket star and TV commentator Michael Slater who is accused of more than a dozen offences including choking has had a second bail application refused.

AAP

Matthew Potts to face Sri Lanka as part of five-man England bowling attack

Matthew Potts will form part of a five-man England bowling attack in the opening Test against Sri Lanka, with Harry Brook promoted to vice-captain

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Matthew Potts named in England’s team for first Sri Lanka Test

Matthew Potts and Dan Lawrence have been named in England’s Test team against Sri Lanka

The Independent UK

Dan Lawrence confident he fits the mould for England as team to play Sri Lanka confirmed

Ollie Pope to captain side as Ben Stokes ruled out due to injury

Evening Standard

Dan Lawrence confident his approach will suit new role as England opener

Lawrence will open with Ben Duckett in the absence of the injured Zak Crawley.

The Independent UK

London Spirit win Women’s Hundred final after chasing down Welsh Fire

Deepti Sharma’s six meant London Spirit claimed the Women’s Hundred title by overcoming Welsh Fire with two balls to spare

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Jayasuriya’s style adds intrigue to Sri Lanka’s series against England

Coach’s talent could rub off on his players in the tourists’ first series in England for eight years

The Guardian - UK

Alice Capsey: ‘I wouldn’t have played for England so soon without the Hundred’

The Oval Invincibles batter has been touted as a future England captain and, she tells Raf Nicholson, is relishing ‘the best job in the world’

The Guardian - UK

Moeen Ali feels Ben Stokes absence will ‘mess up’ balance of England team

Stokes suffered a torn hamstring while batting for Northern Superchargers

The Independent UK

Richard Pyrah returns to Yorkshire as women’s head coach after racism scandal

Pyrah was handed a two-week coaching ban and a £2,500 fine by the Cricket Discipline Commission in May last year.

The Independent UK

The Hundred hopes for final flourish as Ben Stokes’ injury hogs the headlines

Organisers will want the cricket to be the focus when the men’s and women’s titles are decided this weekend, and not continued criticism of the product

The Guardian - UK

Stuart Broad: England must put positive spin on being without injured Ben Stokes

Stokes set the record for the fastest Test half-century by an England batter to round off a 3-0 series whitewash of the West Indies last month.

The Independent UK

Jamie Smith believes Ollie Pope has similar captaincy attributes to Ben Stokes

Pope will step up to captain England next week after Stokes was ruled out of the rest of the summer with a torn left hamstring.

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The Guardian - UK

On a hat-trick in cricket? Listen to Ian Botham, bowl full and straight

There have been 49 Test hat-tricks. Dominic Cork learned from a previous failure and was successful for England in 1995

Evening Standard

Freddie Flintoff fans praise TV star as he tells of 'nightmares and flashbacks' from Top Gear crash

The former England cricketer bravely discussed his recovery in a new series of Freddie Flintoff Field of Dreams

The Guardian - UK

Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams on Tour review – an utterly stirring way to come back from that car crash

It starts as the tale of a teenage cricket team going to India, until a horrific Top Gear accident turns it into so much more. This is shocking, moving, transformational TV

The Independent UK

England legend James Anderson eyeing shock return to white-ball cricket

Anderson took 704 wickets in 188 matches, making him the most prolific fast bowler in Test history

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The Independent UK

Former England batter Graham Thorpe was struck by train, inquest told

Thorpe died on August 4, aged 55, having suffered “traumatic injuries” during the incident at Esher railway station, Surrey Coroner’s Court heard.

The Independent UK

England cricketer Graham Thorpe died after being hit by train, inquest hears

Thorpe died this month at the age of 55, having represented England 182 times on the cricket field

The Independent UK

James Anderson considers shock return to white-ball cricket

Anderson, the most prolific fast bowler in Test history, retired from England duty in emotional scenes at Lord’s last month.

The Guardian - UK

Jimmy Anderson eyes T20 franchise foray as strike bowler at age of 42

England’s record Test wicket-taker Jimmy Anderson said he is keen to ‘give something back’ to Lancashire and he doesn’t feel 42

The Guardian - UK

Jimmy Anderson eyes T20 franchise foray as strike bowler

England’s record Test wicket-taker Jimmy Anderson said he is keen to ‘give something back’ to Lancashire and added he doesn’t feel 42

The Independent UK

How different will Bazball look without talismanic Ben Stokes to captain England?

Ben Stokes’s injury could leave a gaping hole in the England side that they might struggle to fill

The National (Scotland)

Graham Thorpe’s wife reveals former England batter took his own life

Thorpe’s death at the age of 55 was announced on August 5.

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