England v New Zealand: second men’s one-day cricket international – live

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Meanwhile, if you’re annoyed that Brook isn’t in England’s World Cup squad, spare a thought for Liam Dawson. According to George Dobell’s reporting in The Cricketer, the spin all-rounder was led to believe that he was going to be picked only to have the offer yanked thanks to Ben Stokes suddenly un-retiring. Which would suggest that Brook wasn’t going to be there even before the Stokes call.

Hello world. Specifically, two of the bits of it that consist of small long wonky-shaped islands, joined by a mutual interest in cricket. It’s been quite the back and forth between England and New Zealand over the white-ball matches so far, with the home team blasting through the first two T20s before the Kiwis rebounded to take the next two and square that series, then going on to win the first 50-over game in a canter(bury). Devon Conway and Darryl Mitchell really like batting in England, hey?

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