ENGLAND CRICKET

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England left reeling as Phillips' maiden Test century puts New Zealand in command

England face an uphill battle in the second Test against New Zealand at The Oval after a difficult second day left them well behind in the contest despite a promising start to the match.

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England and New Zealand share honours on absorbing opening day of second Test

New Zealand's middle order and England's inexperienced attack traded blows on an engrossing opening day of the second Test at The Oval, with the tourists closing on 291 for 7 after recovering impressively from a precarious position of 107 for 4.

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England set to hand Test debuts to Jordan Cox, Sonny Baker against New Zealand

Jordan Cox and Sonny Baker are set to make their Test debuts for England against New Zealand after the hosts announced their XI ahead of the second game of the series, starting at the Oval on Wednesday.

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England dealt fresh bowling blow as Ollie Robinson ruled out of second New Zealand Test

England's preparations for the second Test against New Zealand have suffered another setback after Ollie Robinson was ruled out with a knee problem, leaving the hosts short on experience ahead of Wednesday's clash at The Oval.

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England call up Henry Crocombe as injury cover for seamer Ollie Robinson

England have added seamer Henry Crocombe to their squad ahead of the second Test against New Zealand after Ollie Robinson experienced knee soreness in training and is set to have a scan.

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Michael Vaughan: Ben Stokes doesn't deserve to lose England captaincy

Former England captain Michael Vaughan believes it's an overreaction to remove Ben Stokes as Test captain for breaking curfew.

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