WOLVERHAMPTON: England suffered their worst home defeat since 1928 with a 4-0 loss to Hungary in a Group A3 encounter of the UEFA Nations League, here at Molineux Stadium on Tuesday.
The defeat put England at risk of being relegated to the second tier from League A of the Nations League.
Hungary stunned the home side with Rolland Sallai scoring twice to thump England with a humiliating four-goal defeat – the worst since 1928 when England lost 5-1 against Scotland at Wembley
The 25-year-old midfielder Sallai opened the scoring for Hungary inside the first 20 minutes.
England crumbled in the second half as Sallai added a second goal before Zsolt Nagy netted the third in the 80th minute. Daniel Gazdag scored a minute before the final time to widen the margin of lead for his side.
With two points from four games and no victory, England sits at the bottom of group three of League A of Nations League. This includes a 1-0 loss to Hungary in the earlier encounter this month.
Meanwhile, Hungary with seven points, Hungary leads the group, followed by Germany and Italy.
The group winners go to the Nations League finals next June while the bottom team will be relegated to the less glamorous League B.
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NOTTINGHAM: The second Test has entered into a crucial phase as New Zealand squeezed out a handsome lead of 238 runs lead in the second inning with three wickets remaining before England were all out on 539 runs in their first inning on day four, here at Trent Bridge on Monday.
England’s fast bowler James Anderson struck an early wicket which marked his 650th Test wicket before Will Young and Devon Conway stood firm and made a crucial 100-runs partnership in the second inning to bolster New Zealand’s stake in the game.
The strong-looking pair derailed as Conway fell prey to slow left-arm orthodox Jack Leech before tea on 52 runs and Young faced a forced departure through run-out on 56. Henry Nicholls fell cheaply between the two wickets.
The middle-order batters Daryl Mitchell continued to move the scoreboard for his side as he remained not out on 32 by the end of the day’s play supported by Tom Blundell and Michael Bracewell for brief periods on the crease.
New Zealand will resume the play on the action-packed final day of the second Test on 224/7 as England’s bowler will try to bundle out the touring side early in the day.
England, on the other hand, started the proceeding of day four on 473/5 with Joe Root batting majestically on 163 runs. He failed to reach the double century and fell prey to left-arm pacer Trent Bould after playing a glittering knock of 176 runs.
New Zealand bowlers then stormed through the lower order of England’s batting and bundled them out 539 in the first session.
It is pertinent to mention here that England have 1-0 lead in the Test series as they beat the tourists by five wickets in the first Test match at Lord’s.
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MUNICH: England forced a dramatic draw against Germany in a thrilling clash as Harry Kane scored a late penalty to become the second English footballer to score 50 international goals after Wayne Rooney, in a Group three match of the UEFA Nations League.
Tottenham star was awarded a penalty shot after German center-back Nico Schlotterbeck brought down Kane in the penalty area. Kane netted the ball in the 88th minute to equalize 1-1, securing a point for his team.
Kane with his late equalizer relished the England team and its manager Gareth Southgate, who faced immense pressure after an upset at the hands of Hungary 1-0 in their first encounter of the Nations League campaign.
German midfielder Jonas Hofmann scored the opening goal of the match as he beat England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford with a powerful shot, clinching a lead for his team in the 50th minute.
The vital 1-1 draw helped England to take a point home in their first two games of the UEFA Nations League.
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LONDON: New Zealand all-rounder Daryl Mitchell and wicket-keeper batter Tom Blundell stunned England’s bowler on the second day of Lord’s Test match, as the pair revived the batter’s hope with their 180 runs fifth-wicket partnership in a bowlers’ dominated match.
The strong-looking partnership cemented New Zealand’s grip on the Test match as the side achieved a lead of 227 runs over England.
New Zealand started their second inning with a deficit of nine runs as England were all out on 141 in the first session. Right-arm pacer Tim Southee sent four batters to the pavilion with his agonizing pace along with left-arm fast bowler Trent Boult who bagged three wickets for his side.
New Zealand batting jittered and showcased a similar woeful start to their second innings as the side lost three wickets on 38 runs before the lunch.
Kiwi batter Devon Conway soon followed the suit after the lunch as he fell prey to the fast bowler Stuart Board in a caught behind.
Blundell came out on crease when Kiwis were struggling at 51/4 and played cautiously with Michell. The pair faced fierce-looking England’s bowlers as they played till the end of the day’s play.
All-rounder Mitchell scored 97 runs off 188 balls which included 11 boundaries. Blundell, on the other hand, minted 90 runs off 182 balls as he hit the ball for the boundaries 12 times.
New Zealand will resume their second inning from 236/4 on the third day of Lord’s Test.
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KARACHI: England’s captain Joe Root was much closer to breaking Pakistan’s Mohammad Yousaf’s record of most Test runs in a calendar year.
Root, who lost The Ashes 3-0 as England’s captain on Tuesday, raised high hopes for his fans to break the record of Yousuf by scoring 50 runs in the first innings of the third Test against Australia.
His 53rd Test half-century took his runs tally to 1680 in a calendar year. In the second innings, he managed to score just 28 runs that saved Yousuf’s record for the 15th consecutive year.
Former Pakistani Test captain Yousaf scored 1788 runs in Test cricket in 2006, which was the highest-ever in a calendar year.
England clinched a 26-run victory over England to remain unbeaten in the ICC T20 World Cup in Sharjah on Monday.
The victory has virtually confirmed England’s place in the semi-final.
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.
England finished at 163-4 in their 20 overs with Jos Buttler scoring an unbeaten century. His 101-run knock from 67 deliveries included six boundaries and as many sixes.
He put on a 112-run partnership with Eoin Morgan, who scored 36-ball 40 with the help of a boundary and three maximums.
Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva bagged three wickets from his four overs.
In reply, Sri Lanka was dismissed for 134 with an over to spare. Hasaranga made 34 from 21 deliveries with the help of three fours and six. Skipper Dasun Shanaka and Bhanuka Rajapaksa scored 26 runs each.
Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid and Chris Jordan all took two wickets.
Jos Buttler scored an unbeaten match-winning fifty as England thrashed Australia by eight wickets in their T20 World Cup group stage match in Dubai on Saturday.
The wicketkeeper-batter remained not out at 71 from 32 deliveries after hitting five boundaries and as many sixes as England reached the 126-run target in 11.4 overs.
Jos Buttler put on a 66-run opening partnership with Jason Roy (22 from 20) as well.
England won the toss and chose to bowl. The decision proved to be the right one as their bowlers ran riot over the Australian batting lineup.
Aaron Finch-led side were dismissed for just 125 in their 20 overs. The skipper top-scored with 49-ball 44 with four boundaries to his name. However, it was not enough for the side to post a competitive total.
Chris Jordan was the pick of the bowlers with his three-wicket haul. Chris Woakes and Tymal Mills bagged two wickets each as well.
London: England’s all-rounder Sam Curran has been ruled out of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup with a lower back injury.
The 23-year-old Sam complained of back pain during the Indian Premier League (IPL). The results of the scan revealed the injury. He will fly back to the UK in the next couple of days and will have further scans and a full review later this week from the ECB’s medical team.
Curran’s brother, Tom, has been drafted into England’s squad for the T20 World Cup. In addition, Surrey’s Reece Topley has been added as a travelling reserve. Topley will join the England party in due course.
Meanwhile, England players and management arrived at their Muscat base earlier today and will remain in Oman until 16 October before moving to Dubai for the start of the tournament.
Updated England squad:
Eoin Morgan (C), Moeen Ali, Jonathan Bairstow, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Tom Curran, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Tymal Mills, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood
Traveling Reserves: Reece Topley, Liam Dawson, James Vince