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With overhead conditions aiding prodigious swing bowling, England skipper Joe Root won another crucial toss and had no hesitation in consigning the Indian batsmen to an extremely challenging day’s play. Aside from the thick cloud cover, the visitors were also greeted by a green-tinged surface. James Anderson pounced on some particularly suspect footwork and removed the Indian openers rather cheaply. Virat Kohli’s catastrophic misjudgment resulted in Pujara perishing to a needless run-out....

According to BBC, Roy has been given a ‘30% chance’ of clearing fitness tests and being available for participation. With Alex Hales already injured and Dawid Malan released to play for the England Lions against the India A team in a four-day game, pacer Mark Wood had said that James Vince’s inclusion would be a positive addition. “When you look at Jason Roy the first thing you think is Alex Hales will come in, but he’s obviously injured so again it proves the depth that we’ve got at the top of the order where James Vince, who was brilliant for Hampshire in the domestic competition, he can come in and sort of just fits in the team as another one of the lads....

Sent into bat on a glorious afternoon in Birmingham, India got off to a sprightly start through Rohit Sharma (31) and Rishabh Pant (26), before being stifled somewhat in the middle overs. But Ravindra Jadeja’s brisk 46 off 29 helped India finish on 170/8. The tone for England’s chase was set when Jason Roy fell to the first ball of the innings; from there they were always behind the rate and losing impetus with every subsequent wicket....

But while Morricone composed music for around 500 films, ranging from the critically acclaimed like The Battle of Algiers and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly to exploitation schlock like A Lizard in a Woman’s Skin and Black Belly of the Tarantula, some of his most famous criticisms were reserved for late-in-life collaborator Quentin Tarantino, for whom he composed his first Western score in more than three decades with The Hateful Eight....

The huge gator, weighing in at 726 pounds, was discovered in the Santee River last Sunday by Lee Daugherty, David Lowe, Ryan Pitts, and George Mourounas. They spent hours wrestling with the reptile before eventually killing it using a handgun, the Carolina Sportsman reported. One Facebook post showing off their trophy has attracted close to 2,000 comments and more than 9,000 shares. “As it turned out this was the second heaviest gator for Zone 3…the best part was being with friends to enjoy the hunt,” Daugherty, of Florence, wrote in his post....

E3 2017 is just days away, and preparations are in full swing at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Today, images were posted to the internet depicting an advertising billboard spanning several floors of a nearby building, with the God of War logo clearly visible as one of the first elements being created. This kind of advertising can often offer a preview of what games are going to be given the spotlight at the show....

But after The Associated Press mentioned the item in a story, he was inundated with more than 15,000 hits. The winning bid on the manual was a whopping $1,025. “I felt bad about the price getting so high,” says Mitchell. “So I promised the buyer I would throw in a couple of other Enron trinkets.” Since the energy giant declared bankruptcy last December, many such “trinkets” have found their way onto Internet auction sites where they can fetch anywhere from a few dollars to few thousand, depending on the item–and the timing....

The Theatre of Torment EP is funny and lighthearted overall while also appearing dazzling and mysterious. In Theatre of Torment, Free Fire Survivors are introduced to two talented performers in this marvelous show, David and Mysty. They both ran away to join the circus to indulge their true passions, being a magician and beast tamer, respectively. But what makes this circus a true one-of-a-kind experience are the battles between members of its sideshow....

Calcasieu is the worst affected parish in Louisiana, with more than 86,000 customers affected. More than 26,000 are without power in Ouachita and more than 11,000 people are without power in Jefferson Davis Parish. Acadia, Avoyelles, Lafayette, and Vermilion parishes each have more than 5,000 customers without power. In Texas, more than 66,000 people are without power in Jefferson County while 36,000 people are without power in Orange County. There are 10,000 affected customers in Hardin County....

Entertainment Space will be easily accessible on tablets by swiping left on the home screen and will include three tabs you can select from called Watch, Games, and Read. The Verge reports that the Watch tab looks like Google TV running on a Chromecast, but notes that it has been downsized to better fit the tablet screen. The new space will bring together television shows and YouTube videos into one easy-to-navigate page under the Watch tab....

In a recent statement to club members, civil-rights lawyer Morris Dees pressed against the “greening of hate”; soon after, 13 past presidents signed a letter to the board expressing concern about the viability of the club. Says club president Larry Fahn: “There have been outside organizations attempting to influence the outcome of this election. It’s happened before at relatively modest levels, but never with this intensity.” For their part, anti-immigration leaders–they call themselves “reform” candidates–are outraged at being associated with extremists....

Until April 23 at 10:00am CT, anyone with the Epic Games Store launcher can claim both Just Cause 4 and Wheels of Aurelia for free. Just Cause 4 is the more notable game of the two, serving as the latest entry in Square Enix’s bombastic open world action franchise. Even though Just Cause 4 reviews were somewhat mixed, the game still has its fans thanks to all the crazy stunts players can pull off....

These figures come from the official yearly overview press release published by the Epic Games Store, indicating substantial growth for Epic Games’ most prominent business venture yet, outside of Fortnite. According to Epic Games’ retrospective of 2021, its concurrent user data peaked at 13.2 million players using the service simultaneously, which further underlines how far the store has gotten since its release. RELATED: Hitman 3 Epic Games Store Discount Removed After 1 Hour...

England will look to fare better at the Euros, though. While France, Portugal and Belgium are the favourites to win the tournament, the Three Lions are not too far behind. Gareth Southgate’s team impressively won all three games during the international break. They are now atop Group I in their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying group after beating San Marino, Albania and Poland. While the first two games were a walk in the park, the Poland match provided England a true test of their quality and character....

Aside from success on the field, a young side playing attractive football and seemingly freed from the fear of past failures has re-engaged with fans. “After Iceland we knew things needed to change,” said Dier, who struck the decisive penalty as England won a World Cup shootout for the first time ever against Colombia in the last 16. “There has been a lot of changes since that moment (defeat to Iceland in the last 16), a moment where we were honestly extremely disappointed and we knew we couldn’t let that happen again....

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) said this announcement was part of a wider strategy to improve Britain’s position on animal welfare and to cement it as a world leader. Around 6,400 animals were exported to Europe for slaughter in 2018, the most recent data on record. Globally, around two billion live animals are exported around the world, according to data from The UN’s Food and Agricultural Organization, with live pigs from Poland to Denmark, chickens from the Netherlands to Thailand and sheep from Australia to Qatar some of the largest volume exports....

The Three Lions are unbeaten in eight matches, although have been held to a draw in three of their last four. Latest Odds Nevertheless, they are 4/9 (1.44) favourites with dabblebet to give their confidence a timely boost by coming out on top in London. Gernot Rohr’s men are also preparing to travel to Russia for their sixth World Cup appearance, and can be backed at 13/2 (7.50) to record a shock victory here....

Interestingly, he chose to go with KL Rahul at no. 3 and Virat Kohli at no. 4 “I don’t see any changes from the T20Is. I feel that the majority of the players who played in the T20Is will play in the ODIs,” he said in a video with ESPN Cricinfo. “Virat Kohli has won so many matches batting at no. 3 but you can’t ignore the form KL Rahul is in right now....

In the chase, Jonny Bairstow gave them a headstart with a cameo before Root combined with skipper Eoin Morgan to shut the door on India with their unbeaten 186-run stand. It was the manner in which both the batsmen were untroubled throughout their innings that hallmarked their remarkable comeback in the series after an embarrassing loss in the first ODI at Trent Bridge. And it was Adil Rashid who was the pick of the bowlers for the hosts as he outbowled the two Indian tweakers comprehensively....