Fourth T20i. England, 159-1 beat India, 158-6, by 9 wickets. Brook scores 79, Salt 59 to win with six overs remaining ... Two days earlier it was England’s bowlers who shredded their opponents on their way to a 125-run win at Trent Bridge ... ....
England 201-7, India 76 all out. England won by 125 runs. Archer and Tongue to the fore in defence of modest total. India tried to make hay, and succeeded in making history ... ....
Zak Foulkes’ three wickets helped restrict England to 354. Bowler replaced Blair Tickner as concussion sub ... by staying “as boring as possible”. If the process was deliberately dull, the results were electrifying.
New Zealand reach 361-4 on day one of third Test. DevonConway admits ‘struggles’ after knock of 157 ...It’s always there in the memory bank,” said Southee, now England’s bowling coach.
So much has happened over the first two Tests it is easy to forget the result of this series could have a big effect on the future of English cricket... We all know how that went ... ....