Taha Hashim

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Taha Hashim

Harry Brook hit an unbeaten 35 off 22 balls, a quickfire cameo on a usual night, yet the slowest of England’s offerings in this record-breaking contest. His side piled up 248 for three, their second-highest total at home in this format, to set up a 37-run victory over West Indies in the third and final Twenty20 international. Ben Duckett top-scored with 84 off 46 balls as he shared an opening stand of 120 with Jamie Smith, 135 brought up at the 10-over mark.

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Taha Hashim

The drought continues for the West Indies men. A total of 196 looked serious enough to end a sequence of nine consecutive away defeats against England, a run going back to the bio-bubble Test series of 2020. With the hosts requiring 71 off 39 balls, Jos Buttler and Harry Brook gone, the game looked up. Then came Tom Banton, a first-ball six and a change of tune, the final summary a four-wicket victory to secure an unassailable 2-0 lead in the Twenty20 international series.

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Taha Hashim

The burden has gone for Jos Buttler. Playing his first Twenty20 international since stepping down from the white-ball captaincy, there was liberation as he struck a 59-ball 96 to set up England’s 22-run win over West Indies. If there was any glumness for the 34-year-old, it was in missing out on what would have been his first T20I century at home. Nonetheless, Buttler top-scored in a total of 188 before Liam Dawson got to work.

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | James Wallace |Taha Hashim

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featurePreambleHello and welcome to the third and final ODI of the series between England and West Indies from The Oval. Harry Brook’s England side are sitting pretty having secured the series already, largely thanks to one of the most sublime fifty over centuries you are ever likely to see courtesy of Joseph Edward Root.

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Taha Hashim

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featurePreambleWembley makes sense for this one. It’s an hour-long trip across town for Leyton Orient and Charlton, both sides hoping for the Championship to be their final destination. For the Addicks, promotion would end a five-year absence from the second tier, too long for a club that was once part of the Premier League establishment.