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- Leader Live
Lauren Hemp says England know what is at stake after opening defeat
The Lionesses' backs are against the wall after suffering an tournament-opening 2-1 defeat to France to set up what is already being billed as a 'must-win' meeting with 2017 champions the Netherlands. Victory could alleviate some of the danger of England becoming the first defending champions to crash out in the group stage, but they need to spark some swagger back into the side ahead of the critical clash. Thanks for your fantastic support in Zürich and back home ❤️ Now it's time to recover and reset – we'll see you all on Wednesday, #Lionesses fans 👊 — Lionesses (@Lionesses) July 5, 2025 'This team, a lot of the time, we thrive under pressure,' said Manchester City forward Hemp. 'Obviously it's one of those situations. Every game we go into, we want to win. 'From how we acted in the last 10 minutes (against France), we know what's at stake, and obviously we want to get as far as we can. 'We are reigning champions. It is important to remember that and gain confidence from that. 'I love playing in football matches where we need to win. Those are the games you want to be involved in. It's important we take confidence from parts of yesterday.' It was the introduction of late substitutions that sparked England – down by a quickfire first-half French double – to life, but Keira Walsh's 87th minute goal proved mere consolation. On Sunday, the Lionesses held a well-attended open community training session at their Zurich training base, Sportanlage Au, followed by an autograph signing. Most of the players who trained either did not feature in the opener or had short cameos, including major tournament debutants Grace Clinton and Michelle Agyemang, who made an argument for getting more minutes despite winning just her second England cap. The defeat was a first European Championship group-stage loss for England boss Sarina Wiegman, who led the Netherlands then England to their respective titles – the only head coach in men's or women's football to win a Euros with two nations. Saturday was hardly England at their best, but asked what the mood was in camp this morning – and whether or not team-mates had called each other out, Hemp replied: 'I'd say it was more of an arm around each other. 'When times are tough, we've had difficult conversations on the pitch at times, I think after it, off it, you've got to come together rather than push each other further apart. 'And that's what this team are good at – getting around each other and supporting each other. We're going to need everyone back up to their best on Wednesday.'
Daily Mirror
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- Daily Mirror
India crush England to level Test series thanks to record-breaking captain Gill
India captain Shubman Gill scored a mammoth 430 runs across two innings, becoming the first player in history to record scores of 150+ and 200+ in the same Test India have levelled the Test series against England at 1-1 thanks to a comprehensive victory at Edgbaston. Skipper Shubman Gill's scores of 269 and 161 set them on their way to a crushing 336-run win. England were set an almost impossible victory target of 608 when being sent in on the fourth evening after India declared their second innings on 427-6. And when openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett, plus Joe Root, fell before stumps, the game was all-but up. A rain delay did threaten some drama on day five and opened up the possibility of the hosts clinging on for a draw. But the weather abated in time for a 12.40pm start, and India got to work in claiming the seven wickets they needed. Only Jamie Smith's 88 provided any kind of meaningful resistance, but when his stubborn partnership with Ben Stokes was ended by Washington Sundar trapping the England captain LBW, India knew they were on course to level the series. Seamer Akash Deep took 6-99 including bouncing Smith out, sticking to his task despite the wicketkeeper launching him for two sixes earlier in the over. Deep took the final wicket, Brydon Carse falling for 38, to leave him with match figures of 10-187. But the Test match belonged to Gill, his 269 in the first innings steering India to a total of 587 all out having lost the toss and been put in by Stokes. England's first innings scorecard was curious to say the last, with Harry Brook's 158 and Smith's 184 contributing 342 runs out of 407 all out as six batsmen fell for a duck. Gill bludgeoned another 161 in the second innings from just 162 balls, but did come in for some criticism for waiting until India had a mammoth lead of 607 runs before pulling out, perhaps spooked by England's chase in the first Test at Headingley. But they still had plenty of time to seal the job on day five, even with the rain delay, as the final wicket fell before tea. The two sides now head to Lord's for the third Test, starting on Thursday. England will almost certainly rotate their bowling attack with Jofra Archer set to return to the fray for the first time in four years.
The Guardian
14 minutes ago
- The Guardian
Smith shines again but Deep takes six as India level series with crushing win
They came, they saw, they conquered. And how they conquered, India surging to a 336-run thumping of England on a giddy final day at Edgbaston to level this five-match series at one apiece. For Shubman Gill, who personally delivered 430 runs with the bat and banked his first victory as Test captain, it completed a week he will never forget. And Ben Stokes? Gill's opposite number will doubtless be keen to move on quickly and in that respect, the fact the third Test starts at Lord's on Thursday is something of a blessing. Not that there is not plenty for Stokes and Brendon McCullum to chew on over the next three days, their side were outperformed in all departments and eventually bowled out for 271 with 28 overs remaining after being set an improbable target of 608 to win. A final day that saw India's supporters also dominate the stands highlighted arguably the greatest disparity, that being the superiority of a touring attack that had rested the world's No 1 bowler in Jasprit Bumrah. Up stepped Akash Deep, the powerful, bustling right-arm quick from Bihar who claimed six for 99 to finish with 10 across the two innings – more than Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse and Josh Tongue combined. Deep had a strong case to be named player of the match given the avalanche of runs witnessed on this surface, likewise Mohammed Siraj after claiming six for 70 in England's first innings. And yet it was almost inevitable that this should go to Gill, whose scores of 269 and 161 made good on a pre-match promise to be personally greedier. In contrast to Gill's insatiable appetite was an England side that registered seven ducks across two innings and among the top seven saw only Jamie Smith and Harry Brook travel north of fifty. Smith did so twice, his remarkable 188 on day three followed by a controlled yet muscular 88 on the final day that saw the rope cleared four times. Not that Smith had Gill sweating here. With the tail for company, England's wicketkeeper was simply raging against the dying of the light when he started pumping the ball into the stands. In the end he was mugged by a slower ball from Deep that was gobbled up at square leg – a fitting scalp to complete the fast bowler's maiden Test five-wicket haul. If there were any nerves for Gill they probably came first thing when he opened his curtains and saw rain sweeping through Birmingham. Had he waited too long to declare the evening before? With the ball 16 overs old and soon to go soft, the loss of an entire session would deny his seamers the use of a second later in the day. But courtesy of a rapid mop-up operation by Warwickshire's groundstaff – a mop-operation later surpassed by the tourists – play got under way at 12.40pm with 80 overs slated. And by the end of the first session, with England having resumed on 72 for three and then crumbled to 153 for six, Gill could start preparing his first ever victory speech. Sign up to The Spin Subscribe to our cricket newsletter for our writers' thoughts on the biggest stories and a review of the week's action after newsletter promotion Once again it was Deep who set the tone for his captain here. Any movement was always going to be fleeting and yet he charged in with purpose and exploited it to the maximum to see Ollie Pope and Harry Brook banjaxed by deliveries that nipped in. Pope chopped on for 25 via a crooked defence, while Brook's lbw 23 was set up by a succession of outswingers followed by the sucker ball. Last to fall in this session was Stokes lbw for 33 and following another frenetic struggle against Ravindra Jadeja bowling into the footmarks. Although it was the off-spin of Washington Sundar – bowling without that assistance – which completed a miserable Test for the England captain when he propped forward to a delivery that drifted in. Thereafter it was a case of when, not if, India would wrap up their first victory at Edgbaston. Beyond Smith's lusty blows there was a spot of long-handle from Carse before he was the last man to fall for 38 and, somewhat inevitably, to Deep.
