Today's back pages: England beat India at Cricket World Cup

A round up of the sport headlines from UK newspapers on 1 July

Chris Woakes takes a diving catch to dismiss Rishabh Pant during England's victory at the Cricket World Cup
Chris Woakes takes a diving catch to dismiss Rishabh Pant during England's victory at the Cricket World Cup
(Image credit: Clive Mason/Getty Images)

England's cricketers kept their World Cup hopes alive with a stunning victory over unbeaten India at Edgbaston on Sunday.

Opener Jonny Bairstow, who has been at the centre of a row over comments about the media, set the tone with a muscular and majestic century. He was supported by returning batsman Jason Roy in an opening stand of 160, and Ben Stokes hit 79 the hosts posted a daunting 337-7.

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