cricket
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He had already impressed with his pace bowling, dismissing Root in his first over in Test cricket, then the way he dismantled the England attack on Friday was thrilling and audacious.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Jonathan Agnew, the former England fast bowler and the BBC's chief cricket commentator, called the tactics "appalling".
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
An international cricket team became the mistaken focus of an anti-migrant protest after being spotted entering a hotel in Portsmouth.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
"He's got to explain all this mayhem and then he has to look after himself and then he's got to work with the lot that are more T20 in nature than Test cricket."
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
The urgent, high-pitched flutter of cricket wings, the up-and-down melody of songbirds, the first who-whooo of an owl.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
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