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- 1Warwickshire seal County Championship title behind Bamber and Woakes▼Nice guys finish first as Bamber and Woakes help Warwickshire seal slow-burn title | Ali Martin
Warwickshire have won the County Championship, with fast-bowling performances from Oliver Hannon-Bamber and Chris Woakes helping secure a title built on patient, incremental cricket across the season. Writing in the Guardian, Ali Martin credits the squad's understated, team-first approach, suggesting the 'nice guys' of English cricket have finished first in a campaign that developed slowly before delivering the championship.
- 2England crush Sri Lanka in ODI decider as Banton hits maiden century●England demolish Sri Lanka in ODI series decider as Banton bashes maiden ton By Ali Martin at the Kia Oval Batter hits f
England demolished Sri Lanka in the one-day international series decider at the Kia Oval, with Tom Banton striking his first international century in a one-sided victory. The Guardian's Ali Martin reports the batter's landmark innings sealed the win as England wrapped up the series emphatically on home soil.
- 3Bamber and Woakes star as Warwickshire win County Championship●Nice guys finish first as Bamber and Woakes help Warwickshire seal slow-burn title | Ali Martin By Ali Martin at Edgbast
Warwickshire have sealed the County Championship title after a patient, attritional campaign, with bowlers Chris Woakes and Sam Bamber playing decisive roles in the deciding match at Edgbaston. Guardian cricket writer Ali Martin reports that the two seamers, often described as 'the nicest guys in cricket', outlasted the competition in a slow-burn title race that rewarded consistency over flash.