RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: It was on Thursday afternoon that Steve Clarke's side returned to their elegant, upmarket base, where the rooms ordinarily cost north of $300 a night.
The batter revealed he has been doing fitness work after scoring a century against New Zealand at Trent Bridge.
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Ben Stokes takes three early wickets before Ben Duckett hits 113 with the bat as England fight back on day two of the third Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge.
The Diamond League athletics meeting in Paris will go ahead in a reduced format because of extreme heat in France.
Jack Draper misses out on a place in the Eastbourne Open final after Frenchman Ugo Humbert ends the Briton's encouraging return to action following injury.
Oleksandr Usyk last fought in May, when he stopped Dutch kickboxer Rico Verhoeven
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Jack Draper's daunting Wimbledon draw was followed by disappointment at the Lexus Eastbourne Open as he suffered a semi-final exit at the hands of Ugo Humbert.
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Ben Stokes had earlier led the fightback for the hosts at Trent Bridge