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Watch highlights as England bounce back after Germany loss with a 2-1 win against South Africa in Coventry.

In England’s second innings, Stokes was bizarrely lbw playing no shot to spinner Noman Ali. England were ultimately skittled for 112, their lowest total in Pakistan, setting the hosts towards a nine-wicket win. “He is disappointed, naturally,” said McCullum. “We all know how competitive and driven the skipper is. He’ll be hurting right now with how the series has unfolded. …

Watch highlights as England suffer defeat to Germany in an international friendly at Wembley where the teams that contested the Euro 2022 final return to the same stage to deliver a seven-goal thriller. REPORT: England 3-4 Germany Available to UK users only.

Focus in the build-up to the match this week was on Wiegman’s team selection, with several regular starters struggling for domestic form. Williamson, who lifted the European trophy two years ago, kept her place despite calls for Manchester City centre-back Alex Greenwood to come in. She struggled before being taken off in a planned substitution in the second half, while …

Former England scrum-half Leanne Infante said it “hurt” when she was frozen out by the national side as she announced her retirement from professional rugby. The 31-year-old Saracens player won three Six Nations titles with the Red Roses but has not been selected since the World Cup in 2022. In an exclusive interview with BBC Radio 5 Live, Infante said …

Uncapped England winger Liam Marshall has missed out on a place in the 19-man matchday squad for Sunday’s first Test against Samoa. Marshall, 28, finished the domestic season as Super League’s leading try-scorer – with 27 – and helped Wigan complete a quadruple. But he is one of five players in head coach Shaun Wane’s 24-man squad for the two-Test …

England centre Henry Slade will play for Exeter this weekend in a bid to prove his fitness ahead of the autumn opener against New Zealand on 2 November. The 31-year-old had shoulder surgery over the summer and has yet to feature for his club this season. But he will fly back early from England’s training camp in Girona to prepare …

After England won a run-filled first Test of this series, Pakistan opted to reuse the same pitch in Multan for the second Test. Their spinners Noman Ali and Sajid Khan shared all 20 wickets as the hosts levelled the series. Captain Shan Masood expressed a desire for the Rawalpindi pitch to turn, and pictures emerged on social media on Sunday …

England lost their eight remaining wickets before lunch on Friday morning to be dismissed for 144 in pursuit of 297. Captain Ben Stokes stopped short of criticising the surface but said Pakistan winning the toss was a “massive” factor. “They used the home conditions in their favour,” he said. “If we had won the toss it could have been completely …

Pakistan were humiliated in the first Test, pulverised by England’s batters in conceding 823-7 declared. It was their sixth consecutive Test defeat, extending a winless home run to 11 matches. The response was extreme. An expanded selection committee dropped superstar batter Babar Azam, and pace bowlers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah. The decision to recycle the pitch from the …