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Highlights of 2022: A revival for English Cricket

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 It has been a memorable year for English cricket. This article will explore a few moments that involves England's men's and women's sides in 2022. Root scores his 10,000th Test run in an England victory There were many highlights for the England test side. One was Joe Root scoring his 10,000th run. Their summer began with a tense win over New Zealand at Lord's as Root got the memorable milestone. Root became the second England player to reach 10,000 runs in Tests - doing so aged 31 years and 157 days. He was the exact same age as his former team-mate Alastair Cook when he reached the landmark. Women's Ashes The Women's Ashes Test ended with one of the most incredible finales that women's cricket has ever seen. Both looked set to snatch victory at various stages of a spellbinding Test match. However, both sides settled for a draw after a rollercoaster day four in Canberra. Watch the highlights in the video below. Ultimately, this was as good as it got fo...

Highlights of 2022: Lionesses win Euro 2022

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 We are going to explore some of the highlights of 2022. First up is a look at how football came home. It wasn't delivered by Harry Kane and Phil Foden, but by Chloe Kelly and Ella Toone.  Chloe Kelly’s winning goal in extra time against Germany at Wembley crowned a first senior title for an England national team since 1966.  The goals in the final were scored by Kelly and Ella Toone, each introduced from the bench. The game management from the players and management took the match away from an experienced Germany team overwhelmed by the Lionesses’ depth of talent.  Kelly’s goal, scrambled in after a corner, was the achievement of a dream and will have inspired many others to play the game of football. A look at the match report from European Super Football Substitute Chloe Kelly got what proved to be the winner after she poked home a loose ball from a corner to send the record crowd of 87,192 wild with ten minutes of extra time remaining. There was a short wait be...