Cricket Thread

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England Champions Trophy squad: Alastair Cook (Essex, capt), James Anderson (Lancashire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Ian Bell, (Warwickshire), Ravi Bopara (Essex), Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire), Stuart Broad, (Nottinghamshire), Jos Buttler (Somerset, wk), Steven Finn (Middlesex), Eoin Morgan, (Middlesex), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Graeme Swann (Nottinghamshire), James Tredwell, (Kent), Jonathan Trott (Warwickshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire).

Bopara

[McNamara That Ghost...]

First test between England New Zealand is about to start.

England won the toss and will bat first.

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Test cricket is back not that anyone noticed

Tests

England won the toss and bat

England: Cook, Compton, Trott, Bell, Root, Bairstow, Prior, Broad, Swann, Finn, Anderson.

NZ: Fulton, Rutherford, Williamson, Taylor, Brownlie, McCullum, Watling, Southee, Martin, Bracewell, Boult.

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84-2

Both openers gone

[McNamara That Ghost...]

113-3 at tea, although I think they are back on now.

Brisk pace from England.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

158-4, Wagner gets Bell for 31.

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160-4 at the end of the day

Horrific day for tests.

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A Boycott wet dream today....

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He won't be happy today.

England 192-6, Root went for 40, Prior went for a golden duck.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

195-7, Broad goes for a duck.

Well done England.