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Alastair Cook does not think Englands World Twenty20 final defeat should detract from a fine tournament and 18 months of progress. Test captain Cook was watching from home when an Eoin Morgan-skippered side was beaten in heartbreaking fashion by the West Indies.Ben Stokes conceded four successive sixes to Carlos Brathwaite to start the final over and a four-wicket defeat meant England ended the tournament as gallant runners-up. Its been a really good 18 months for England cricket as a whole with some fantastic results in all formats, Cook told Sky Sports News HQ.With the talent and the resources weve got we should be competing in all three areas, and we are doing that.Credit goes to everyone behind the scenes, the coaches and of course Andrew Strauss who has come in and done what he has done.The danger is now not to rest, we have to keep pushing forward with some massive cricket coming up. Weve got to keep driving English cricket forward as a whole. It would have been great to have that trophy as another step towards itThey deserve all the credit for getting to that final, and the way they played to do that, but because its such a hard tournament to win, you have to take that opportunity. Cook felt for Ben Stokes after his implosion at the end of the World Twenty20 final Cook also added his support for Stokes, who was left in tears after Brathwaites incredible four-ball assault.I dont think I have ever felt as sorry for a bowler than I did for Ben at the end, but thats Twenty20 cricket for you - you can win it or lose it in an over. It was some unbelievable hitting, he added.I do feel for Ben but hes the type of character you want with you in the trenches. We should be talking about how good the hitting was rather than him having a stinker.Thats how the game has changed these last couple of years. Guys are coming in, getting 30 off 10 balls and hitting the ball a mile. Also See: County build-up LIVE! 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On Friday night, after a long rain delay, he was scratched from his scheduled start.PORTLAND, Ore. - Oliver Bjorkstrand had a six-point night — including a hat trick — to lead the Portland Winterhawks to their eight-straight win by doubling the Everett Silvertips 6-3 on Saturday night in Western Hockey League play.Chase De Leo scored twice in the third period for Portland (31-19-3). Winnipeg Jets prospect Nicolas Petan added a goal 16 seconds into the third.Noah Juulsen and Remi Laurencelle chipped in with first period goals for the Silvertips (31-15-4). Ivan Nikolishin had the other.Adin Hill turned away 22 shots for the win while Austin Lotz made 30 saves for Everett.The Winterhawks went 1 for 2 on the power play while the Silvertips scored twice on four chances.---RAIDERS 6 REBELS 5 (SO)RED DEER, Alta. — Reid Gardiner scored the decisive goal in the shootout and added two more in regulation as Prince Albert edged the Rebels.Kris Schmidli, Matteo Gennaro and Sean Montgomery also chipped in for the Raiders (21-28-1), who scored four times in the second period.Riley Sheen struck twice for Red Deer (27-15-8) with Conner Bleackley, Presten Kopeck and Grayson Pawlenchuk adding the others. Colton Bobyk had three assists.---HITMEN 5 OIL KINGS 0CALGARY — Adam Tambellini scored two of the Hitmens three third-period goals and Mack Shields turned aside all 27 shots he faced as they shut out Edmonton.Vancouver Canucks prospect Jake Virtanen had a goal and three assists for Calgary (29-17-5). Connor Rankin and Terell Draude also chipped in as the Hitmen won their sixth straight.Tristan Jarry stopped 20 shots for the Oil Kings (24-22-6).---WHEAT KINGS 6 WARRIORS 0MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Jordan Papirny made 21 saves and Ivan Provorov had four assists as Brandon blanked the Warriors.Ryan Pilon, Rihards Bukarts, Peter Quenneville, Nolan Patrick, Braylon Shmyr and Reid Duke all found the back of the net for the Wheat Kings (37-9-5).Zach Sawchenko turned away 35 shots in goal for Moose Jaw (20-27-4), which suffered its third-straight loss.Jesse Shynkaruk of the Warriors received a major penalty for interference and a game misconduct at 10:23 of the third.---BLADES 4 BRONCOS 0SASKATOON — Nik Amundrud kicked out 29 shots as the Blades blanked Swift Current.Mason McCarty, Nikita Soshnin, Brycen Martin and Brett Stovin scored for Saskatoon (15-31-3).Landon Bow started in net for the Broncos (23-23-5) making 24 saves in 47:44. Travis Child turned aside all five shots that came his way in 12:16 of relief.---PATS 6 HURRICANES 2LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Austin Wagner scoredd one of Reginas four second-period goals and added an empty-netter shorthanded as the Pats beat the Hurricanes.ddddddddddddTaylor Cooper, Adam Berg, Patrick DAmico and Sam Steel rounded out the attack for Regina (27-17-6). The win ended a six-game losing streak.Pavel Skumatov opened the scoring in the first for Lethbridge (12-31-6) while Brayden Burke added the other.---ROCKETS 5 ICE 1CRANBROOK, B.C. — Rourke Chartier had a short-handed goal in the first and Kelowna went on to score three more in the period and beat the Ice.Edmonton Oilers prospect Leon Draisaitl, Cole Martin and Gage Quinney also found the back of the net in the first for the Rockets (39-8-4). Dillon Dube added the other in the second.Tyler King replied with a power-play goal late in the opening period for Kootenay (27-24-1).---BLAZERS 3 GIANTS 2 (SO)VANCOUVER — Cole Ully and Jake Kryski both scored in the shootout as Kamloops slipped past the Giants.Ully added another in regulation to open the scoring for the Blazers (20-26-6) while Marc McNutty had a second-period goal. Zane Jones and Tyler Benson found the back of the net for Vancouver (20-28-3). It was the Giants fourth-straight loss.---THUNDERBIRDS 3 COUGARS 0PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Cory Milette scored a power-play goal and Taran Kozun stopped all 20 shots he faced as Seattle shut out the Cougars.Calvin Spencer opened the scoring for the Thunderbirds (25-19-6) midway through the first period. Ryan Gropp added the other in the second.Patrick Gora made 19 saves in goal for Prince George (20-31-2), which has lost its last 12 outings.---ROYALS 3 AMERICANS 2 (SO)KENNEWICK, Wash. — Jack Walker scored the only goal in the shootout as Victoria edged the Americans.Bryton Sayers and Greg Chase supplied the offence for the Royals (28-20-4) in regulation.Richard Nejezchleb struck twice — including once on the power play — for Tri-City (24-24-3). It was the Americans third consecutive loss.---CHIEFS 4 TIGERS 3 (SO) SPOKANE, Wash. — Jason Fram had the decisive goal in the shootout and added another in regulation to lift the Chiefs past Medicine Hat.Liam Stewart and Adam Helewka also scored for Spokane (24-21-4), which ended a seven-game slide in the win.Ty Stanton, Matt Bradley and Zach Fischer found the back of the net for the Tigers (35-12-3). The loss ends a six-game winning streak for Medicine Hat.Jacob Cardiff of the Chiefs received a major penalty for checking to the head and a game misconduct at 8:54 of the second period.--- ' ' '
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