The shape of the day was already clear by lunch, when the visitors were 112-1 with McKinney unbeaten on 64. Alex Lees was caught behind off Tom Bailey for three in the third over of the morning but McKinney and Gay had put on an unbroken 102 by the first interval, hitting 17 boundary fours
England’s surprise victory over Mexico to advance to the World Cup quarterfinals drew nearly 22 million viewers to Fox Sports on Sunday night. Viewership for the world soccer tournament remained strong over the Independence Day holiday weekend, with more than 15.5 million viewers tuning in to Friday’s wild match that nearly saw tiny Cape Verde
Speaking at his final press conference in England, Stokes expressed his “100% support” for vice-captain Brook as his successor. “There was a reason they asked him to be vice-captain,” Stokes said. Brook has been a substitute since late last summer but was preferred to Joe Root when England needed a captain for the second Test
