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PULLMAN, Wash. Jarrad Davis Lions Jersey . -- Opponents of Eastern Washingtons football team can try to focus on stopping receiver Cooper Kupp, but coach Beau Baldwin said that wont be enough to beat the Eagles.We have a lot of great players on this offense, Baldwin said after Eastern Washington of the FCS upset Washington State 45-42 on Saturday.Kupp, last years FCS offensive player of the year, caught 12 passes for 206 yards and three touchdowns.But quarterback Gage Gubrud threw for 474 yards and five touchdowns.Washington State, which lost to Portland State of the Football Championship Subdivision in its opening game last year, could not stop the Eastern Washington offense, which produced 606 yards.Eastern Washington, which came in as three-touchdown underdogs, also upset Oregon State of the Pac-12 three years ago.I just learned there is no fear in this team, Baldwin said. This was the enjoyment of all the labor and all the work.Gubrud, making his first start, completed 34 of 40 passes and was intercepted once. He also ran for a touchdown to ice the game.We knew we could do this the whole time, Gubrud said.Kupps two touchdown receptions in the third quarter put EWU ahead for good.It feels awesome to come out in the first game and do what we did, said Kupp, who was passed over by Washington and Washington State. The mentality is that we are the better team.Washington State rebounded from the loss to Portland State last year to finish 9-4.Eastern Washingtons first-level guys are as good as our first-level guys, Washington State coach Mike Leach said. They beat us in all three phases of the game.We need to play better football, said WSU receiver Gabe Marks, who caught 10 passes for 108 yards and two touchdowns.But cornerback Marcellus Pippins said it was too soon to panic.This is just one game, he said. Weve got a lot more games to go.In the first half, the teams combined to score touchdowns on seven consecutive possessions.The streak started when Luke Falk threw a 53-yard touchdown pass to Marks and the Cougars led 7-0 midway through the first quarter.Eastern Washington replied with Gubruds 14-yard touchdown pass to Antoine Custer Jr., to tie the game at 7-7.Washington State came right back with a 58-yard drive, capped by Falks 27-yard scoring pass to Kyle Sweet for a 14-7 lead.Eastern Washington replied with another touchdown, this time on a 6-yard pass from Gubrud to Sam McPherson. On this 75-yard drive, Kupp caught one pass for 11 yards, rushed the ball once for 14 yards and threw a 22-yard pass.Washington State came right back, scoring on a 2-yard pass from Falk to Marks.Eastern Washington tied the game at 21-21 when, on the first play of its subsequent possession, Kupp caught a 75-yard touchdown pass from Gubrud.Jamal Morrows 5-yard touchdown run put the Cougars ahead 28-21, and ended the scoring streak as EWU punted on its next possession.But Eastern Washingtons Mitch Fettig intercepted a Falk pass, and Jordan Dascalo kicked a 48-yard field goal as time expired to cut Washington States lead to 28-24 at halftime.Kupp caught a 26-yard touchdown pass from Gubrud on the opening drive of the second half to put the Eagles ahead 31-28. That gave him 58 career touchdown passes, tying the FCS record set by David Ball of New Hampshire. He broke the record on EWUs next drive, with a one-handed catch of Gubruds 7-yard pass in the end zone, giving the Eagles a 38-28 lead.Marcellus Pippins intercepted Gubrud in the end zone to end another EWU scoring threat.Erik Powell missed a 38-yard field goal attempt for Washington State midway through the fourth.Gerard Wicks caught a 9-yard touchdown pass from Falk with 4:42 left in the game for Washington States first points of the second half, cutting EWUs lead to 38-35.But Eastern Washington marched down the field, with Gubrud scoring on a 30-yard bootleg with 1:39 left for a 45-35 lead.Wicks scored on a 3-yard touchdown run for Washington State with 14 seconds left. Their on-side kick attempt was recovered by the Eagles.Coach Mike Leach has lost all five of his season openers at Washington State.THE TAKEAWAYEastern Washington: Gubrud, a sophomore, played spectacularly in his first career start. Kupp has made a specialty of out-classing Pac-12 defensive backs. Last season, he caught 15 passes for 246 yards at Oregon. Two years ago he caught three touchdown passes against Washington. As a freshman, he caught five passes for 119 yards and two touchdowns against Oregon State.Washington State: The Cougars finished 9-4 last year, but will have to play better in a tough Pac-12 to match that this year.UP NEXTEastern Washington plays at FCS powerhouse North Dakota State next SaturdayWashington State plays at Boise State on the blue turf next Saturday.COOL HAND LUKEFalk completed 41 of 51 passes for 418 yards and four touchdowns. He was intercepted once.POLL IMPLICATIONSWashington State received plenty of votes in the preseason Top 25, but likely wont get many in the next poll. Will Harris Lions Jersey .Y. -- Syracuse has turned up the defence at the right time all season, and when High Point threatened to pull off a monumental upset the second-ranked Orange did what they do best with their quick hands and savvy play. T.J. Hockenson Lions Jersey . 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Surrey offspinner Gareth Batty has been given the chance for a shock return to Test cricket, more than a decade after his most recent appearance in 2005, after being named in a 17-man squad for next months tour of Bangladesh.Batty, who will be 39 by the time the first Test gets underway in Chittagong on October 20, will travel as back-up to Englands frontline spin pairing of Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid, but with five Tests against India following directly on from the Bangladesh leg, he has been given a golden opportunity to add to the 11 wickets he claimed in his previous seven Test appearances.Batty will compete for a spin-bowling berth with his Surrey team-mate Zafar Ansari who might have made his Test debut in the UAE last winter, but for a horrific dislocated thumb that he suffered while fielding at Old Trafford on the very day of his call-up last year. Despite another injury-dogged season, in which he has claimed 22 wickets at 31.40, Englands selectors admire his all-round potential, and he would retain valuable balance in Englands batting ranks if he were offered his opportunity.Selecting four spinners for the Test matches will give the coaches and captain plenty of options, James Whitaker, Englands national selector, said. Alongside Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid, we are excited about the qualities that Zafar Ansari and Gareth Batty bring to the squad. Zafar has great potential both with bat and ball and Gareths experience as one of the countrys best slow bowlers and his ability to be effective in subcontinent conditions will be beneficial this winter.At the top of the order, Lancashires Haseeb Hameed has, as widely anticipated, been named in his first Test squad and is the favourite to become Alastair Cooks latest opening partner - a decision that was aided by Alex Hales unavailability due to the security situation in Bangladesh.Aged just 19 and with fewer than 20 first-class games behind him, Haseebs selection would, in some ways, constitute a gamble. But he has impressed with his tight technique and unflustered temperament - his director of cricket at Lancashire, Ashley Giles, compares his hatred of losing his wicket as similar to that of Jonathan Trotts - and Englands head coach, Trevor Bayliss, is understood to have been impressed by the footage he has seen of him in action.Haseeb Hameed, for someone so young, has had an impressive season in the Specsavers County Championship with Lancashire, said Whitaker. He has been a consistent performer and his four centuries, against some of the best bowling attacks in the country are testament to his outstanding temperament and attitude. We feel he fully deserves an opportunity to compete for a place at the top of the order in our Test side.However, Hameed will face competition for the opening role from Ben Duckett, the Northamptonshire batsman, who is also named in the 17-man squad following a stellar season in which he has amassed more than 2700 runs in all forms of cricket.Duckett may seem more likely to make his mark in the three-match ODI series that gets underway at the start of October, when he is expected to open the batting in Hales absence, alongside Jason Roy, with Joe Root also rested from that leg of Englands winter.However, it has also been announced that Alastair Cook, Englands Test captain, will miss Englands two two-day warm-up matches in Bangladesh, scheduled to start on October 14 and October 16, to attend the birth of his second child. Although Cook is planning on flying out a week aheead of the rest of the squad before returning to Bangladesh in time for the first Test in Chittagong, which starts on October 20, his absence from the warm-ups could mean a straight shoot-out between the two newcomers, who can expect to open the batting together. Marvin Jones Jr Lions Jersey. .Ben Duckett merits his call-up to both squads after showing his qualities as an attacking batsman, both in the county game and for the England Lions, Whitaker said. Throughout the campaign, he has scored heavily for Northamptonshire in first-class cricket, including two double-hundreds. His 220 not out for the England Lions in a 50-over game against Sri Lanka A earlier this summer was very special and we look forward to seeing Ben continue his development at the highest level in the game.Jos Buttler, Englands stand-in one-day captain, is back in Englands Test squad for the first time since last winters tour of UAE, despite having played a solitary red-ball match in 12 months, and will travel as reserve wicketkeeper to the incumbent, Jonny Bairstow, having seen off the claims of Surreys emerging star, Ben Foakes.There is a recall, too, for Durhams Mark Wood, who underwent ankle surgery after experiencing problems during the Test series against Pakistan last winter, but who has been in scintillating form since his return to action, particularly in white-ball cricket. With his ability to bowl in excess of 90mph, and find reverse swing, he will doubtless prove an asset on the slow pitches of the subcontinent, even though it is unlikely he will feature in all seven of Englands Tests. Steven Finn is also back in the Test squad, having proven his fitness in recent weeks since tweaking a hamstring in the final Test of the summer, at The Oval in August.It has also been announced that Ottis Gibson will stand in for Paul Farbrace as Baylisss assistant during the Bangladesh Test series, before returning to their posts for the India leg of the tour. Worcestershires director of cricket, Steve Rhodes, will assist the England management for the two Tests in Bangladesh, while the former England ODI captain Paul Collingwood and Andy Hurry, the head coach of the England Under-19s, will link up with the squad for the ODIs.After a summer of progress at home across all formats, we can expect another test of our credentials this autumn, Whitaker said. The challenge we face will be very different and the structure of our squads reflects the conditions we expect to encounter in Bangladesh.England Test squad for Bangladesh: Alastair Cook (Essex) captain, Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), James Anderson (Lancashire), Zafar Ansari (Surrey), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Gary Ballance (Yorkshire), Gareth Batty (Surrey), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Ben Duckett (Northamptonshire), Steven Finn (Middlesex), Haseeb Hameed (Lancashire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Ben Stokes (Durham), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham)England ODI squad for Bangladesh: Jos Buttler (Lancashire) captain, Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Jake Ball (Nottinghamshire), Sam Billings (Kent), Liam Dawson (Hampshire), Ben Duckett (Northamptonshire), Liam Plunkett (Yorkshire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), James Vince (Hampshire), David Willey (Yorkshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham) ' ' '