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England vs India: ’35 runs or four wickets – rest well, if you can’

England vs India: ’35 runs or four wickets – rest well, if you can’

At 106-3 on Sunday morning, England were toast, only for Yorkshire’s finest to find individual inspiration to make the unlikely seem probable. On this ground 20 years ago, another epic series was on a knife edge. On that occasion, it was Kevin Pietersen belting Brett Lee into the stands that secured the Ashes for England. Two decades on and Harry …

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Weirdly Hot Rocks in New England Traced to 80-Million-Year-Old Greenland Rift

Weirdly Hot Rocks in New England Traced to 80-Million-Year-Old Greenland Rift

Roughly 124 miles (200 kilometers) beneath the Appalachian Mountains in New England lies the aptly named Northern Appalachian Anomaly (NAA), a mysterious 218-mile-wide (350-km) region of unusually hot rock. Researchers have long believed that the NAA resulted from the plate tectonic movement that broke North America off northwest Africa 180 million years ago. In a new study published Tuesday in …

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Birmingham, England, bids farewell to homegrown metal hero : NPR

Birmingham, England, bids farewell to homegrown metal hero : NPR

Ozzy Osbourne’s funeral cortege makes it way through the streets of Birmingham, England, past the Black Sabbath Bench on Wednesday. The Black Sabbath frontman passed away on July 22, at age of 76. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Christopher Furlong/Getty Images LONDON — Tens of thousands of fans converged Wednesday on Birmingham, England, the home city of metal …

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How England nullified Spain: The Wiegman tactics that shut down the world champions

How England nullified Spain: The Wiegman tactics that shut down the world champions

Spain composed themselves, waited for the right moment, and then calmly passed between England’s lines. But this isn’t an analysis of the tactical battle. It was the scene at 9pm at St Jakob Park when England formed a guard of honour, clapping Spain through to receive their runners-up medals. Somehow, England had done it again. “We were better,” said Spain …

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