BIZARRE: 5 - You Need To See This

England survive scare to beat Italy and qualify for T20 World Cup Super 8s

Sam Curran strikes in 19th over to kill minnows’ hopes of a successful chase

Evening Standard · Feb 16

England survive another huge scare against Italy to keep T20 World Cup hopes alive

For the second time this tournament, England were given a fright by a cricketing minnow but battled past the impressive Italians by 24 runs to confirm their spot in the Super 8s

The Independent UK · Feb 16

West Indies exploit England’s glaring flaw to inflict damaging T20 World Cup defeat

England’s struggles against spin resurfaced as they slumped to a 30-run defeat in Mumbai

The Independent UK · Feb 11

Moeen tells Harry Brook and Brendon McCullum what they must do to answer critics

Moeen knows a deep run in India and Sri Lanka will help the captain and head coach respond to negative headlines.

The Independent UK · Feb 5

Jacob Bethell dismantles Sri Lanka tail to deliver T20 series clean sweep for England

Jacob Bethell played a starring role for England with four wickets in their 12-run win against Sri Lanka to seal a 3-0 T20 series victory

The Guardian - UK · Feb 3

Record-breaking Jos Buttler opens up about his England future

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The Independent UK · Feb 3

Jos Buttler has no plans to end England career after setting appearance record

Buttler surpassed James Anderson’s tally of England matches across all formats with his 402nd cap against Sri Lanka on Sunday.

The Independent UK · Feb 2

Tom Banton hoping for World Cup spot after match-winning half-century

Banton blasted 54 from 33 balls to lead his side to a challenging target after rain interrupted their second T20 international against Sri Lanka.

The Independent UK · Feb 1

Harry Brook blocks out the noise to lead England to T20 series win in Sri Lanka

Harry Brook’s rapid 36 and an unbeaten half-century from Tom Banton led England to an unassailable 2-0 series lead in Sri Lanka

The Guardian - UK · Feb 1

Tom Banton stakes World Cup claim as England seal series win in Sri Lanka

Banton smashed 54 from 33 balls in a rain-adjusted chase of 168

The Independent UK · Feb 1