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India became the first team in cricket history to lose a test match despite having 5 centurions as England completed a fine win on the final day of the first test at Headingley. A fine opening stand from Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett laid the foundations for England’s chase on the fifth day, and they eventually got home in the final hour of play.

Here are our talking points from the game.

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South Africa created history by upsetting Australia at Lord’s to win the 2025 World Test Championship final. The Proteas started the WTC cycle on a disastrous note- they effectively sent a “C” team to New Zealand because they wanted their main players to feature in the SA20, but aided by a relatively decent draw and some strong individual performances from different players, booked their spot for the finale at Lord’s. Continue reading “Talking Points from South Africa’s historic triumph at Lord’s”