NoneEngland second Test PLAYER RATINGS: Harry Brook and Brydon Carse excelled but who scored just 3/10? England secured an impressive display as they overcame New Zealand Mail Sport's Lawrence Booth assesses how each England player performed By LAWRENCE BOOTH Published: 22:45, 8 December 2024 | Updated: 23:00, 8 December 2024 e-mail View comments England secured an impressive series win against New Zealand, which will provide much encouragement going forwards. There were some excellent individuals performances from England but one star struggled. Here, Mail Sport's Lawrence Booth assesses how each England player performed. Mail Sport assesses how England's stars performed in their test victory against New Zealand Zak Crawley - 3/10 Tried to whack his way back to form and became only the second player, after Chris Gayle, to hit a six in the first over of a Test. But two more failures confirmed his mental block against New Zealand. Zak Crawley endured a difficult time against New Zealand as he struggled Ben Duckett - 7 Followed a first-innings duck with a skilful 92 — though it was just the latest example of his failure to convert fifties into hundreds. Jacob Bethell - 7.5 Strangled out on the first morning, but he batted beautifully for 96 — his highest first-class score — on the second day. England have unearthed another gem. Joe Root - 7 Made up for an unusually loose slash on the opening day with a 36th Test hundred that felt inevitable almost from the start. Got there with the cheekiest of reverse scoops. Harry Brook - 9 Played one of the great counter-attacking centuries to turn 43 for four into a match-winning total. His second-innings fifty was easy as you like. Harry Brook Played one of the great counter-attacking centuries to turn 43 for four Ollie Pope - 8 For the second Test in a row, he helped Brook rescue England from his new role at No 6. Kept unobtrusively again. Ben Stokes - 7.5 Triggered New Zealand’s first-innings collapse by bowling Latham, had fun with the bat before the declaration, then burgled a cheap three-for. Chris Woakes - 7.5 Took three big wickets — Ravindra, Latham, Williamson — in one of his best performances overseas. He keeps making a case to stay in the side. Gus Atkinson - 7.5 As if his first year at the highest level had any room for improvement, he took England’s first Test hat-trick for seven years. Expensive in the second innings, but removed Mitchell with a beauty. Brydon Carse - 9 Another mighty effort from one of the new fast-bowling stars of the international game. His working-over of Williamson on the first evening was world class. Brydon Carse produced another almighty effort as he made a major impact v New Zealand Shoaib Bashir - 6 Nothing to do until he was asked to bowl into the wind with New Zealand having a slog. Not easy, but stuck to it to remove Phillips and Blundell. New Zealand Tom Latham 4, Devon Conway 1, Kane Williamson 5, Rachin Ravindra 2, Daryl Mitchell 5.5, Tom Blundell 8, Glenn Phillips 5, Nathan Smith 6, Matt Henry 6, Tim Southee 4, Will O’Rourke 6.5. New Zealand Share or comment on this article: England second Test PLAYER RATINGS: Harry Brook and Brydon Carse excelled but who scored just 3/10? e-mail Add commentDirect Line has rejected a £3.3bn takeover offer from FTSE 100 insurer Aviva , the second suitor it has rejected so far this year. In a stock exchange announcement, Aviva confirmed that it had submitted an offer last week, which valued the FTSE 250 firm at 250p per share. The offer represented a premium of 60 per cent to Direct Line’s share price on the day before the proposal was submitted. 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Indian Market Opens In Green Amid Positive Mixed Global CuesPresident Jimmy Carter may have only had one term in the White House , but he remained a familiar figure on the world stage long after clearing his desk at the Oval Office. Despite a resounding defeat at the hands of Ronald Reagan in 1980, the Democrat forged a new path promoting causes such as electoral probity abroad, social justice and drives to rid the world of medical conditions. His first foreign visit as president was to the UK where then prime minister James Callaghan, as well as the usual visits in London , took his guest to the North East with a visit to Newcastle, Sunderland and Washington – the village bearing the name of the first ever president. Mr Carter delighted crowds in the North East by saying “Howay the lads” during a speech to the assembled throng. He also received a miner’s lamp from 12-year-old Ian McEree in Washington. The 39th US president also carried out more traditional presidential duties, including meetings with western European leaders during his time in London while the Cold War was still ongoing. The practising Baptist continued his globetrotting ways after leaving power, even without Air Force One as his vehicle. He was also part of the Elders, a group of experienced statesmen and women drawn from all corners of the world.

The series of John Wick films starring Keanu Reeves has been called by critics a renaissance of the action movie genre. And Lionsgate, in the wake of its success, decided to turn them into a full-fledged franchise and is now preparing a television project. According to Variety, Lionsgate Television has started developing a TV series based on this movie universe. Currently, no television network or streaming service is associated with the upcoming show. The working title of the series is "John Wick: Under the High Table". Its events will take place immediately after the events of the fourth movie. The official logline says that John Wick will leave the council of criminal authorities called the High Table in a precarious position. New characters will try to make a name for themselves here. The series will combine the new and the old and bring Vic's universe into a new era, the authors promise. It is not yet known whether Reeves will appear in the upcoming series, but he will work on it as an executive producer. Chad Stahelski, the director of the main series, will also join the production team. Robert Levine (The Old Man, Black Sails) will serve as a writer and showrunner. Lionsgate Television will produce the series, as Lionsgate has produced all the John Wick films to date. Stahelski signed with Lionsgate back in January to oversee the expansion of the John Wick franchise across all media. If "John Wick: Under the High Table" will be the second TV series to be produced in the world of penny stocks. Lionsgate TV previously released the mini-series Continental, which was a prequel to the events of the films. Originally created for the Starz platform, the project was eventually released on Peacock in the fall of 2023. Subscribe to OBOZ.UA channels on Telegram and Viber to keep up with the latest events.

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( MENAFN - IANS) Mumbai, Dec 23 (IANS) The Indian stock market jumped more than 600 points in early trade on Monday amid positive mixed global cues. At around 9:29 am, Sensex was trading at 78,665.83 after gaining 624.24 points or 0.80 per cent, while the Nifty was trading at 23,773.45 after gaining 185.95 points or 0.79 per cent. The market trend remained positive. On the National stock exchange (NSE), 1,223 Stocks were trading in green, while 494 stocks were in red. According to experts, in the short run, there will be market rebounds which may be followed by renewed FII selling. “A sustained rally is possible only when we have indications of a growth revival in the economy. This is likely in early 2025.,” they said. Nifty Bank was up 415.45 points or 0.82 per cent at 51,174.65. Nifty Midcap 100 index was trading at 57,266.45 after gaining 359.70 points or 0.63 per cent. Nifty Smallcap 100 index was at 18,797.25 after adding 82.95 points or 0.44 per cent. On the sectoral front, Selling was seen in metal, realty, commodities, IT, auto, PSU Bank, Financial service, FMCG and Pharma sectors. In the Sensex pack, Tata Steel, Tech Mahindra, Bajaj Finance, HCL Tech, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Bharti Airtel were the top gainers. Whereas, Zomato and NTPC were the top losers. The Dow Jones closed in the last trading session at 42,840.26 after gaining 1.18 per cent. The S&P 500 added 1.09 per cent to 5,930.90 and the Nasdaq gained 1.03 per cent to close at 19,572.60. In the Asian markets, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Jakarta, Bangkok and Seoul were trading in green. "The FII buying witnessed in early December completely reversed last week with FII selling of Rs 15826 crores. The outperformance of the US (S&P 500 up 25 per cent year to date) and the relative underperformance of India (Nifty up 14.64 per cent year to date) are driving this change in FII strategy," said experts. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold equities worth Rs 3,597.82 crore on December 20, while domestic institutional investors bought equities worth Rs 1,374.37 crore on the same day. MENAFN22122024000231011071ID1109022177 Legal Disclaimer: MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.3 Ways United Airlines' Super Tugs Are Shaping The FutureOn Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. For more On Football analysis, head here . Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. Get updates and player profiles ahead of Friday's high school games, plus a recap Saturday with stories, photos, video Frequency: Seasonal Twice a week