Malik Ouzia is Cricket Correspondent for The Standard, covering the men's and women's domestic and international games. He also writes extensively on football, mainly covering West Ham. Since joining the Standard he has covered a number of major events including the Tokyo Olympics, cricket and football World Cups and the Ashes. ...
Malik Ouzia is Cricket Correspondent for The Standard, covering the men's and women's domestic and international games. He also writes extensively on football, mainly covering West Ham. Since joining the Standard he has covered a number of major events including the Tokyo Olympics, cricket and football World Cups and the Ashes.
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Three-match series begins on July 10
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The forward is in contention to face Slovakia on Sunday
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Three Lions have failed to convince despite winning Group C
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