bowling

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While there has been a simple switch in the batting order – Crawley replaced by Emilio Gay – there are as many as eight frontline bowling options in the 15-man squad, including captain Ben Stokes.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

There has been so much focus on changes to the England batting line-up, but it is actually the pace bowling that is in the biggest state of flux.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The common view is that bowling is England's strength going into the World Cup, though they have conceded 180 or more in two of these three matches.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

In Australia, England's batting was prone to self-inflicted collapse, the bowling was scattergun and the catching inadequate.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

“I hear the bowling thunder,” I tell him, “and my lightning is about to strike you down!”

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper