England

2022 - 9 - 23

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Harry Brook lights up big England win in third T20 international ... (The Guardian)

Harry Brook's brilliant 81 helped England recover from their 10-wicket defeat to Pakistan on Thursday with a comprehensive victory in the third T20 ...

At one point he was able to drive Shahnawaz Dhanani down the ground for a six that travelled over the top of the non-striker’s middle stump, then, off the very next ball, a wide yorker, play a delicate late cut for four that beat both a short and deep third man. He has all the power he needs, and pulled a couple of his sixes into the metal fence twenty yards beyond the boundary rope, but he marries it with meticulous positioning. It was one the most artful innings ever played for England in a T20.

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England T20 hero Mark Wood opens up on the gruesome surgery ... (Daily Mail)

Mark Wood has revealed the gruesome-sounding surgical procedure that finally fixed his elbow and allowed England's current fastest bowler to announce his ...

'I know it’s very different but in a Test match you’re in the spotlight for a long time and you’ve got to constantly be on it. In T20, it’s very similar, it’s short and sharp, but they’re coming for you every ball, and you’ve got to be on it.’ ‘The Test performances have given me belief in all the formats because if you can do it at that level, I feel I can do it at any level. The Durham man wasted no time in redressing that balance. So, he cut the ligament off and since then it has been fine.’ ‘If they want me, I’ll be ready to go,’ he added.

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Brook and Duckett sparkle before Wood fires England to big win (ESPNcricinfo.com)

Record fourth-wicket stand sets up unassailable total as Pakistan implode in chase.

4 on debut in the first T20I, and appeared ill-suited to the demands of trying to nail down a spot in Pakistan's ever-changing middle-order roster, where the openers' methodical run-plundering often requires those who come after to tee off straight away. Both showed glimpses of what they were capable of in the first two T20Is, before kicking things up a notch here. [Will Jacks](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/will-jacks-897549)' sparky debut innings of 40 off 22 ended with a catch in the deep. It may have come in a lost cause, but Masood's performance on this occasion suggested he has the wherewithal to survive. Topley then removed Rizwan in the next over with a slower delivery that pinged leg stump, and Wood had his second a ball later as Haider Ali spliced another rocket to square leg. Dahani finished with 0 for 62, the second most-expensive analysis by a Pakistan bowler in T20Is. His fourth delivery was back of a length in the channel outside off, encouraging Babar to open up the shoulders - but with 147kph/91mph of heat on the ball, Pakistan's batting bellwether could only manage a thick edge that soared down to deep third, where Topley calmly held a head-high catch. But they were off again, as Duckett swatted Mohammad Hasnain over deep square leg and Brook showcased both power and precision, drilling Dahani for a straight six and then deftly steering a follow-up yorker wide of the keeper. But hopes of an encore were quickly scotched, as England's reshaped attack ripped out the cream of Pakistan's batting. Having reeled in 200 while barely breaking sweat the night before, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan were the key men for Pakistan as they attempted what would have been a record chase. A total of 221 for 3 was the [highest conceded by Pakistan in T20Is](https://www.espncricinfo.com/ask/cricket-qna/highest-total-against-Pakistan&tournament=menst20i), the 63-run margin of defeat their heaviest against England. Brook's form was particularly scintillating, as he carved eight fours and five sixes to finish not out on 81 from just 35 deliveries - a strike rate of 231.42.

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