Saturday, July 31, 2021

George Bailey and his pressing tasks in the next 12 months

New selection chief will play a key role in picking squads for the T20 World Cup and Ashes

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George Bailey named chairman of selectors of Australia men's team

Trevor Hohns steps down having served collectively on the selection panel for 21 years

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Adil Rashid, Harry Brook star for Superchargers as Invincibles come unstuck

Lynn makes run-a-ball 48, and Roy bats through for 53 not out, in low-scoring dogfight

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Jack Leach admits 'frustration' over England omission for New Zealand Tests

Spinner looking for "as many games as possible" having not played home Test since 2019

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Alice Davidson-Richards downs Invincibles to keep Superchargers unbeaten

Allrounder anchors innings before contributing to tigerish defence of low total

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Joe Clarke powers Originals to seven-wicket win as Welsh Fire's unbeaten run ends

Taxing but obtainable target of 151 hunted down with five balls to spare in Cardiff

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Fletcher, Shepherd in as West Indies opt to bowl; Maqsood replaces injured Khan

Andre Russell was left out for the second T20I against Pakistan in Guyana

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CSA dismisses former acting CEO Kugandrie Govender

The new board has advertised the CEOs position, with applications due to close on July 31

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Lord's clamps down on alcohol at the Hundred for family-friendly atmosphere

General public banned from bringing in bottles and cans, and restrictions at bars in ground

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Hayley Matthews' fluent 71* leads Welsh Fire to first win

Manchester Originals still winless despite Sophie Ecclestone's all-round efforts

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PCB vs BCCI over Kashmir Premier League

The Pakistan board has expressed displeasure at reports that its Indian counterpart is trying to prevent players from joining the tournament

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Isuru Udana retires from international cricket

He will continue to play domestic cricket, and will be available for franchise tournaments

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Afghanistan chief selector steps down citing 'interruption' from 'non-cricketers' in the board

Asadullah Khan claims squad for ODI series against Pakistan was selected without his knowledge

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Friday, July 30, 2021

Azam Khan taken to hospital after blow to head during training

ESPNcricinfo has learnt he was struck by a fast bowler, and will undergo a CT scan as a precautionary measure

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James Vince fires Southern Brave to first win despite Adam Milne heroics

Captain's classy 60 sets up nervy chase as Brave enjoy home comforts against Phoenix

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M Venkataramana replaces D Vasu as Tamil Nadu coach

The former India offspinner says his priority is to revive the side's Ranji Trophy fortunes

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Lauren Winfield-Hill: Making relationship with wife Courtney public was 'a weight lifted off my shoulders'

The England and Northern Superchargers batter said she wants to be a role model for younger fans on the field and off it

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Mark Boucher to respond to SJN allegations

Contrary to local reports, ESPNcricinfo understands Boucher has not taken legal action against those who mentioned him in their testimonies

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Danni Wyatt 69* fires Southern Brave to third win from three

Birmingham Phoenix struggle to contain home side after posting solid 140 for 4

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Ben Stokes to miss India series, takes an 'indefinite break from all cricket'

Craig Overton replaces the allrounder in the squad for five Tests against India

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Durham bubble breach: Gunathilaka, Mendis and Dickwella suspended from international cricket for one year

They will not be allowed to play domestic cricket for six months, ruling them out for much of the next season

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West Indies' power-hitting vs Pakistan's bowling as teams prepare for T20 World Cup

Hasan Ali and co. made the hosts dig deep in the washed-out first T20I

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ECB says 'player and staff welfare the priority' as it seeks Ashes talks with Cricket Australia

ECB issues joint statement with PCA ahead of further Ashes discussions

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Barbados Tridents set to become Barbados Royals following IPL franchise takeover

The owners of the Rajasthan Royals have bought a majority stake in the CPL franchise

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South Africa to tour Sri Lanka for three ODIs and T20Is each in September

The teams had also faced off earlier in the year when Sri Lanka played two Tests in South Africa

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Yuzvendra Chahal, K Gowtham test positive for Covid-19 in Sri Lanka

The two, as well as Krunal Pandya, will stay back in Sri Lanka for the time being

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Thursday, July 29, 2021

Indian contingent leaves Sri Lankan shores, Krunal Pandya remains in isolation

It is unclear yet if the two UK-bound players - Shaw and Suryakumar - will come back to India or fly directly to UK

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Dravid 'not disappointed' with young batters, says they will 'keep improving and getting better'

Coach credits inexperienced players for "spirit" and "enthusiasm" throughout 45 days in bio-bubble

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Series' chumminess quotient high as young Sri Lanka take advice from Dhawan, Dravid

Shanaka on chat with Dhawan: "We get advice from our former players too, but this was a chance to hear from a current player with a lot of experience"

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Trent Rockets spinners defend 123 after D'Arcy Short's 69 puts game beyond Spirit

Carter, Patel, Rashid the heroes with the ball as Eoin Morgan's men come unstuck

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Jack Haynes, Brett D'Oliveira star in run-heavy rout of Essex

Opening partnership add 243, as hosts crumble to 156 all out in reply

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Opportunity leads to knock-out as Leicestershire's rookies fluff their chase

A thriller on paper looks a touch less impressive on close inspection, as 716 spectators attest

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Jack Taylor the hero as Gloucestershire hunt down 336 in thriller

Graham Clark hundred in vain as Scarborough plays host to four-wicket cliffhanger

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Rachel Priest leaves London Spirit without a prayer in 18-run win at Lord's

Hard-hitting 76 from 42 balls posts highest total of women's competition so far

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Durham bubble breach: Gunathilaka, Mendis, Dickwella likely to face long suspensions

Five-member panel recommends Gunathilaka and Mendis be suspended for two years; Dickwella for 18 months

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Sandeep Warrier debuts as India opt to bat

For Sri Lanka, Pathum Nissanka has replaced Isuru Udana in the XI

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Vinay Kumar joins Parthiv Patel as Mumbai Indians talent scout

The former India seamer had been part of Mumbai's title-winning campaigns in 2015 and 2017

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Bangladesh unhappy as Australia's Covid-19 demands force Mushfiqur Rahim to miss home T20Is

According to the terms agreed to between the two boards, the senior batter can't enter the Dhaka bio-bubble now

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Dhananjaya de Silva on batting long: 'This is what I'm meant to do for the team'

He trusted his lower-order team-mates to play big shots if he took the game deep

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Rain plays spoilsport as first West Indies-Pakistan T20I gets washed out after nine overs

Hasan Ali and debutant Mohammad Wasim impress for Pakistan with the ball

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Ben Green plays captain's knock to set up one-run Somerset win in Taunton thriller

Michael Hogan's four-for not enough as Glamorgan let several winning positions slip

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Dom Bess 'would never turn Ashes down' as England players head for talks

Australia's strict Covid-19 restrictions raise prospect of senior players' withdrawals

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Lockie Ferguson set to make Manchester Originals debut following recovery from injury

The Originals had lined up Anrich Nortje as Ferguson's replacement but the latter returned to fitness sooner than expected

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Shaw, Suryakumar, Hardik, Chahal among India players in isolation

Pandey, Gowtham, Kishan and Deepak Chahar also ruled out of Sri Lanka T20Is

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Jofra Archer not expected to link up with Southern Brave this week

Team hopeful of having the pacer for the last four games as he continues a gradual comeback from elbow surgery

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Sri Lanka bowl; Ruturaj Gaikwad, Chetan Sakariya among four debutants for depleted India

Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka opts to bowl first, expecting some juice in the Khettarama pitch

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Hasaranga jumps to second spot among T20I bowlers, Hazlewood second in ODIs

Starc moves up as many as 10 places to reach eighth among ODI bowlers

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Alex Carey praised for his calmness but T20 captaincy remains up for grabs

Matthew Wade could stand in for the injured Aaron Finch during the series in Bangladesh

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Jonny Bairstow, Ben Duckett put contest beyond Brave as James Neesham seals Welsh Fire win

Death bowling proves decisive as Vince, de Kock, Whiteley threaten in chase

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Scott Borthwick holds his nerve with bat and ball to deliver tense Durham win

Middlesex thwarted by two runs on DLS despite Handscomb and White fifties

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Jack Haynes half-century proves decisive as rain leaves Gloucestershire too much to do

Visitors make it two wins from two with 11-run DLS victory at Bristol

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Ryan Patel, Jamie Smith make bowlers question their lifestyle choices in Guildford run-riot

A total of 548 runs scored in 52 overs as rain triggers 30-over mayhem

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Ed Pollock hundred seals Warwickshire spoils after Jacob Bethell checks Derbyshire

Openers scored maiden List A ton to seal straightforward chase in rain-affected game

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Nick Gubbins hundred, four-for as Hampshire dominate Sussex

Former Middlesex batter continues run-scoring form, then showcases unheralded legspin

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Krunal Pandya's immediate contacts test negative for Covid-19

None of them, however, will travel to the ground for the last two matches of the series

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Smriti Mandhana leads Southern Brave cruise as Fire are doused at damp Cardiff

Shrubsole's side make it two from two after dominant bowling display limits hosts to 110

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West Indies hold T20I edge against CPL-acclimatised Pakistan

The availability of Gayle, Russell, Bravo and Pollard makes the hosts a terrifying proposition on paper

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Mike Hendrick, former Derbyshire and England seamer, dies aged 72

Highly regarded fast-medium bowler played 30 Tests for England and also coached Ireland

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Indian player tests positive for Covid-19, second T20I against Sri Lanka postponed by a day

Eight close contacts of the player, all from the Indian contingent, are in isolation

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Daniel Worrall signs three-year deal with Surrey

A British passport holder, the quick will not need to represent the county as an overseas player

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Perth Scorchers sign Peter Hatzoglou for two years

A breakout star last BBL season, the legspinner was the Melbourne Renegades' highest wicket-taker

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Kurtis Patterson hopes New South Wales captaincy aids batting revival

He felt something click in the Sheffield Shield final and is aiming to build on that this season

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Monday, July 26, 2021

Calmer and stronger KL Rahul hopes for Test revival at scene of his last Test century

He hasn't played much red-ball cricket of late, but finds himself in the mix for a go in the England series

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Shahid Afridi to play in Nepal's Everest Premier League

Will play alongside local star Sandeep Lamichhane for Kathmandu Kings XI

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Alex Hales serves a timely reminder of his white-ball credentials

"Every tournament I play is always a chance for me to keep reminding people I'm still an international quality player"

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Kieron Pollard: "Pitches absolutely ridiculous, unacceptable for international cricket"

"It goes back even to our regional cricket as well. I think as a whole we need to do better," he added.

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Alex Hales brings Trent Rockets back from the dead to seal two-wicket heist

Stunning turnaround against Superchargers as Stokes drops a match-turning clanger

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West Indies bat first, Dan Christian plays first ODI for seven years

Shimron Hetymer returns for the home side in place of Jason Mohammed

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Jemimah Rodrigues, Laura Kimmince power Superchargers to emphatic 27-run win

Rockets fall short as Sciver, Brunt can't find support to chase tough target

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Sri Lanka looking for special effort against India

It is not yet clear if Shaw and Suryakumar will be available for the second T20I

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Ashwell Prince to remain Bangladesh batting consultant until T20 World Cup

He was initially appointed only for the Zimbabwe tour, but positive feedback from the players spurred the BCB to extend his stay

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Andrew Cornish confirmed as Middlesex CEO following interim role

Full-time appointment comes after departure of Richard Goatley, due to ill-health

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Andy Flower tests positive for Covid-19, misses Trent Rockets fixture

Paul Franks takes over as head coach after outbreak in squad

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Bangladesh expect Liton Das and Mustafizur Rahman to be fit for 'second or third game' against Australia

Soumya Sarkar and Shakib Al Hasan are also nursing injuries, while Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim are out of contention

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Sunday, July 25, 2021

Kurtis Patterson replaces Peter Nevill as New South Wales Sheffield Shield captain

Pat Cummins remains the captain of the one-day side although appearances are likely to be limited

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Battle between two uncertain batting line-ups with series on the line

Australia are likely to include a second frontline spinner for the decider

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James Hildreth hits hundred on one leg to seal Somerset's run chase

Somerset start title defence with tight win as Davies, Goldsworthy hit fifties

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Matt Parkinson rips the contest apart as Phoenix get singed on an Old Trafford bunsen

Manchester exploit home conditions to bowl visitors out for 87, in four-wicket win

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Joe Leach 88 opens the floodgates as Rapids rush to three-wicket triumph

Munsey century in vain as Kent have victory ripped from grasp by seventh-wicket stand

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Harry Duke, George Hill thrill for Yorkshire in youthful dash for glory

Young pair with combined age of 39 hunt down daunting target of 328 with ease

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Danny Lamb five-for sets up Lancashire to claim Bristol spoils

Matt Taylor's unbeaten 51 rescues Gloucestershire but can't prevent visitors from taking points

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Hamish Rutherford sets up Glamorgan before Michael Hogan, Joe Cooke knock Northants down

Strong display with bat and ball drives impressive 59-run victory

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Haseeb Hameed's maiden List A hundred continues season of mounting promise

Rob Yates replies with century of his own but Warwickshire overwhelmed in 86-run loss

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Kirstie Gordon weaves web as Birmingham Phoenix strangle Manchester Originals' chase

Spinner sets tone with 3 for 14 as hosts fall well short despite Harmanpreet Kaur's 49 off 47

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Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav to join India Test squad in England

They have been picked as replacements for the injured trio of Shubman Gill, Avesh Khan and Washington Sundar

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Hungry Shamim shows he is a quick learner

Two nights after failing to close out a chase, the teenager delivers under pressure

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Alastair Cook, Tom Westley lead Essex's victory cruise

Middlesex slip to heavy defeat despite Jack Davies' debut half-century

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Covid-19 eats up one T20I of the West Indies-Pakistan series

Postponement of second WI vs Aus ODI has domino effect on Pakistan series

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Sri Lanka bowl first; Prithvi Shaw and Varun Chakravarthy to debut for India

The hosts field two debutants of their own - middle-order batter Charith Asalanka and allrounder Chamika Karunaratne

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Dhoni vs Rohit to kickstart IPL's UAE leg from September 19

Thirty-one matches will be played across 27 days with Dubai hosting the final on October 15

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Teenager Alice Capsey hits the high notes as Oval Invincibles win again

Captain Dane van Niekerk plays an equally pivotal role with bat and ball

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Bangladesh bring in Nasum Ahmed as Zimbabwe opt to bat in series decider

Hosts remain unchanged, Bangladesh replace Mahedi Hasan with Nasum Ahmed

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Aaron Finch faces knee surgery as uncertainty over T20 World Cup captaincy looms

CA optimistic Finch, who was ruled out of the remainder of Australia's West Indies and Bangladesh tours, will be fit in time for the world tournament

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Saturday, July 24, 2021

Kieron Pollard frustrated despite victory: 'We don't like to do things the easy way'

The West Indies captain thought Australia should have been held to around 120

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Jemimah Rodrigues on her 92* in Hundred: 'A much-needed innings for me personally'

India batter reflects on her 43-ball blitz on debut for Northern Superchargers, having suffered a lean patch recently in international cricket

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Qais Ahmed cracks Superchargers after Harry Brook gives Welsh Fire a fright

Bairstow, Duckett post imposing 173 but it's only just enough in epic at Headingley

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Faf du Plessis ruled out of first three Hundred matches with concussion symptons

Northern Superchargers understood to be lining up Dane Vilas as cover

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Ben Brown omitted from Sussex squad after removal as captain

Wicketkeeper pays price for poor team performance in early part of season

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Jemimah Rodrigues dazzles with 92* as Superchargers charge to emphatic win

India batter seals home side's comeback after falling to 19 for 4 inside the Powerplay

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Marchant de Lange five-for humbles Southern Brave before Dawid Malan steers chase

Trent Rockets complete straightforward win with unbeaten fifties from Malan and D'Arcy Short

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South Africa bat first, make five changes; Benjamin White debuts for Ireland

No Quinton de Kock, Tabraiz Shamsi and Lungi Ngidi for visitors; hosts replace Josh Little with Barry McCarthy

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BCB prepared for delayed start to home T20I series against Australia

The WI-Aus ODIs were rescheduled after a non-playing member from the WI camp had tested positive

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Dhawan eager to make his place 'stronger for World Cup' with Sri Lanka T20Is

He has been in terrific form in the IPL since 2019 and yet may not find a spot in India's first-choice T20I XI right now

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Anya Shrubsole, Stafanie Taylor star with bat and ball to power Southern Brave

Senior internationals make the difference as Trent Rockets are undone after flying start

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Spin is Sri Lanka's best bet against India's IPL superstars

The hosts have lost all but one of their last 13 completed T20Is

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Bharat Arun, Wriddhiman Saha, Abhimanyu Easwaran rejoin India squad after isolation

The three had to isolate after training assistant Dayanand Garani tested positive for Covid-19

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Afghanistan vs Pakistan ODIs shifted from UAE to Hambantota

ESPNcricinfo understands that the venues in the UAE were rendered unavailable because of the IPL

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PSL 2022 to be played in January-February to avoid clash with IPL

Matches to be played in Karachi and Lahore, and finish before Australia's tour of Pakistan

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Zimbabwe seek another all-round show to prevent Bangladesh's hat-trick of trophies

If fit, Mustafizur Rahman and Liton Das could come back to the visitors' playing XI for the decider

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Friday, July 23, 2021

Suryakumar Yadav: How I build from here is all in my hands

He has made use of all chances at international level and wants to improve at getting deep in the innings

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Sophisticated approach helps Avishka Fernando finish top scorer in series

Fernando had begun aggressively, as he often does, but then toned his batting down in the middle overs

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Lukas Carey seals the spoils for Glamorgan in two-wicket win

Warwickshire's 221 proves insufficient in tight contest at Sophia Gardens

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No new Covid cases inside West Indies-Australia bubble, talks over series taking place

It remains uncertain whether the rest of the one-day series will resume

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Angus Fraser moved from director of cricket role in Middlesex restructuring

Former England seamer said challenging period at London club had "taken its toll"

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A feast for the soul at a very different bowl as Lancashire seal epic against Sussex's rookies

Two-wicket win sealed after late onslaught, despite heroic efforts from young visitors

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Chris Benjamin cameo caps Birmingham Phoenix's rise after Moeen Ali anchors 145 chase

Zak Crawley's 64 not enough to lift London Spirit to defendable total at Edgbaston

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London Spirit squeeze home in tight finish after all-round show holds off Phoenix

Eve Jones top-scored for the home side but a total of 128 was never quite enough

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Fazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad in Afghanistan squad for their first bilateral ODI series against Pakistan

Karim Janat, Ikram Alikhil return among a host of changes

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Sikandar Raza: I always believed and prayed that things will turn

Zimbabwe captain was pleased as his young side held its nerve and won the second T20I against Bangladesh

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Mahmudullah says Bangladesh 'didn't click as a batting group' after loss to Zimbabwe

He reserved praise for debutant Shamim Hossain though, who made 29 in 13 balls

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Misbah-ul-Haq admits Pakistan have 'same problems' with middle order

"We have to view every game as important and improve. Losses shatter your confidence, and we just have to try and build it back"

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Loots Bosman: 'When you are competing with white players and you are black, you have no chance'

Former South Africa opener puts team's inability to win World Cups down to poor culture

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Tammy Beaumont misses Hundred opener after attending family wedding

England star's quarantine period means she will miss London derby against Oval on Sunday

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Wobbly batting in focus for both sides as South Africa seek series sweep against Ireland

With the result of the series sealed, the final T20I will give both sides an opportunity to fine tune their ideal XI for the upcoming T20 World Cup

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Zimbabwe bat; Shamim Hossain makes T20I debut

Zimbabwe also made two changes to their XI from the opening T20I

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India bat first; hand debuts to Samson, Rana, Gowtham, Sakariya and Rahul Chahar

Sri Lanka make three changes too, including a debut for left-arm spinner Praveen Jayawickrama

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Liam Livingstone rise justifies Birmingham Phoenix faith in top draft pick

Two years on from the inaugural Hundred draft the England allrounder is in the form of his life

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Thursday, July 22, 2021

Soumya Sarkar: "Biggest competition is with myself"

"If I think of competing with others, it puts pressure on me," he said

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John Cornell, key figure behind World Series Cricket, dies aged 80

Cornell took the original idea to Kerry Packer for a competition that would change world cricket

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Shane Warne: England should pencil Matt Parkinson in for Brisbane Test

Australian legend praises England legspinner for backing his own skills, and believes he has Test role

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Sam Billings leads scrapping Oval Invincibles to Men's Hundred opening night win

Originals fall short as Sunil Narine's variations stifle chase on used surface

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Sam Billings leads scrapping Oval Invincibles to Men's Hundred opening night win

Originals fall short as Sunil Narine's variations stifle chase on used surface

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West Indies-Australia ODI suspended after positive Covid test emerges moments before play

Players, match officials and TV crew will now be isolated in the hotel and retested

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Second ODI in Barbados suspended after positive Covid test

The toss had taken place and teams confirmed before the match was halted

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Hanuma Vihari, Ravindra Jadeja get batting time; tour game ends in draw

Jadeja scored his second half-century of the match

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Billy Godleman hundred in defeat as Leicestershire overcome Derbyshire

Rishi Patel, Marcus Harris, Lewis Hill score fifties as home side cruise to victory

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Graham Clark 141, Alex Lees 100 as Durham pass 400 to crush Kent

George Munsey rattles off 96 but Kent fall well short in their chase

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Simon Harmer, Aron Nijjar dig deep to take Essex to three-wicket win

Tom Westley top-scores as Hampshire are out-muscled in campaign opener

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Vihari, Jadeja get batting time; tour game ends in draw

Jadeja scored his second half-century of the match

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Dasun Shanaka urges young Sri Lanka side to 'keep faith in the process'

Sri Lanka captain also hopes their fast-bowling reserves will improve in the future

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Gus Atkinson four-for, Mark Stoneman 73* seal Surrey's Scarborough stroll

Yorkshire stumble to 165 all out after being inserted on bouncy surface

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Paul Adams: I was nicknamed 'brown s*** when I was playing'

The former spinner reveals several instances of racial discrimination across his playing and coaching career

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Mushfiqur Rahim out of Australia T20Is after missing quarantine deadline

BCB cricket operations chairman says CA "didn't agree to Mushfiq entering quarantine two days after it began"

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Fortuin, Mulder and Beuran Hendricks in as South Africa bat first vs Ireland

Barry McCarthy was left out for Craig Young in the Ireland XI, as the tour moves to Belfast

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Jade Dernbach to move on after 19 seasons with Surrey

Former England seamer has only featured twice for club in any format since 2019

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Sri Lanka in dire need of World Cup Super League points

India may continue to test their bench strength having already taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series

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Dion Myers debuts as Zimbabwe opt to bat

Hosts are without Taylor and Williams; Naim comes in for Bangladesh

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Josh Poysden retires aged 29 after limited Yorkshire opportunities

England Lions legspinner struggled to nail down first-team place at Warwickshire or Yorkshire

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Australia set to tour Bangladesh for five T20Is in August

This will be Australia's first tour to Bangladesh since 2017

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Rishabh Pant returns to India camp after recovering from Covid-19

It would appear, meanwhile, that the injured Shubman Gill is now back in India

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Kate Cross: 'Regardless of the result, we're history makers'

Dane van Niekerk, meanwhile, was thrilled by "the biggest crowd that I've played in front of at The Oval"

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The Hundred offers something for bowlers and will keep captains alert

An early analysis of how the playing conditions of the new tournament could evolve

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West Indies batting must adapt to tricky conditions to keep series alive

Australia will wait to assess the fitness of Aaron Finch but Alex Carey made a good start as stand-in

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Steven Smith 'building up nicely' in cautious rehab from elbow injury

Smith has been battling the problem for much of the year and is currently part of New South Wales' pre-season

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Dane van Niekerk proves Invincible as the Hundred is launched with a thriller

Kate Cross stars with three wickets for Originals, but victory is sealed with two balls to spare

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Haseeb Hameed hits ton as Indian bowlers get solid workout

Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Siraj pick up five wickets between them to earn the visitors a 91-run lead

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Sam Billings says Jason Roy and Will Jacks can light up Hundred like Brendon McCullum at the IPL

Oval Invincibles captain excited by new format and opportunities for young players to learn

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South Africa eye T20I trophy but want middle order to step up

If Ireland want to test themselves before the T20 World Cup, this is their chance

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Bangladesh look to maintain their dominance over Zimbabwe despite Tamim Iqbal's absence

The hosts were swept 3-0 in the preceding ODI series

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Sandeep Lamichhane asks ECB for 'clear answer' after visa issues scupper his Hundred plans

Tabraiz Shamsi replaces the Nepal legspinner in the Oval Invincibles squad

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Avesh Khan all but out of England tour

Bowler has suffered a fractured left thumb in the Indians' warm-up match against County Select XI

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Kate Cross: 'The cricket is the cricket, it will take care of itself'

Manchester Originals captain proud to lead her side out on historic occasion at the Kia Oval

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Ollie Robinson returns as England name 17-man squad for first two India Tests

Bairstow, Buttler, Curran, Stokes also return, but Woakes, Archer are not fit for selection

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Eoin Morgan: England 'continually monitoring different guys' for spots in T20 World Cup squad

Spin might not play as a big a role in the UAE in October-November as anticipated, says England captain

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Rizwan climbs to career-best seventh on T20I rankings after bumper series against England

Shakib Al Hasan's five-for against Zimbabwe, meanwhile, moved him to eighth in the ODI bowling rankings

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Meanwhile at Sedbergh, the county show rolls on ...

Away from the impending thrills of the Hundred, Cumbria's homespun youngsters take on Lancs

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Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Covid could threaten Cricket Australia's hopes of full domestic season

All competitions have been scheduled in full with the Sheffield Shield due to start late September

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Charith Asalanka - Team and coaches all emotional after loss

'We're a young team. We haven't won much recently, and we're trying to do our best to play together for our country'

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Australia bat first and field three debutants, West Indies include Kieron Pollard and Hayden Walsh Jr

Ben McDermott, Josh Philippe and Wes Agar are Australia's new caps

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KL Rahul makes Test case with 101, Ravindra Jadeja hits 75 in warm-up before England Tests

Both Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane were rested for the fixture following fitness concerns

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Tamim Iqbal: 'Nurul Hasan's innings was very good to see'

Bangladesh's young players step up to seal a 3-0 sweep over Zimbabwe

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Pakistan bat first, Usman Qadir and Hasan Ali in; Eoin Morgan, David Willey return for England

Series locked at 1-1 after high-scoring contests at Trent Bridge and Headingley

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Rikki Clarke set to retire at end of season after 22-year career

Veteran Surrey allrounder played 22 times for England, including three Tests in 2003

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Katherine Brunt on Women's Hundred pay row: 'Equality doesn't happen overnight'

Senior seamer recalls days of paying to play as she hails progress of women's game

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England men's Test players available for two Hundred games each

ECB clarify availability amid fears that India series could be compromised by close contacts

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Injury concerns for India: Virat Kohli has stiff back, Ajinkya Rahane swollen hamstring

Both senior players are expected to be available for the Test series opener against England

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'We're used to being in our comfort zones, this is the complete opposite' - Marizanne Kapp on opening night nerves

South Africa allrounder is as ready to dive into the Hundred after long, hard road to get here

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The Hundred timeline: How the ECB's new format came about

A recap of the significant milestones in the competition's five-year gestation

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Tim Groenewald retires after a 15-year professional cricket career

Kent fast bowler's slower than expected recovery from knee surgery prompts decision

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Women's Hundred team previews: Trent Rockets, Southern Brave and London Spirit look strong

We run the rule over all the teams featuring in the inaugural Women's Hundred

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Smriti Mandhana reaches career-best third spot among T20I batters

Mithali Raj back at No. 1 in ODIs after Stafanie Taylor slips to fifith

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Knee injury to keep Tamim Iqbal out for at least two months

Bangladesh batter to miss T20Is in Zimbabwe as well as home fixtures against Australia and New Zealand

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Sri Lanka bat, Kasun Rajitha replaces Isuru Udana

India named an unchanged XI

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Bangladesh opt to bowl, bring in Mustafizur Rahman for Shoriful Islam; Mehidy Hasan Miraz injured

Zimbabwe brought in Ryan Burl and Donald Tiripano in place of Richard Ngarava and Tinashe Kamunhukamwe

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Australia A-England A series to run alongside Women's Ashes

There has been a push to expand the WNCL but the tournament will remain 29 games for next season

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Monday, July 19, 2021

Chance for West Indies to keep weakened Australia under pressure

Kieron Pollard did not confirm whether he would be fit but Jason Holder is expected to return

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Alex Carey to captain Australia after Aaron Finch ruled out

Finch's knee injury will be assessed on a day to day basis during the series

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Sandeep Lamichhane in doubt for Hundred opening rounds after visa hitch

Nepalese legspinner awaiting clearance to play for Oval Invincibles

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John Woodcock, legendary former Times cricket correspondent, dies aged 94

Tributes paid to 'doyen' of profession, who wrote on cricket for the Times for 65 years

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Ireland bowl in first T20I encounter against South Africa; visitors play Lizaad Williams

Kevin O'Brien, who has now retired from ODIs, will be looking to overturn a period of poor form in T20Is

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Alex Davies to trade Lancashire for Warwickshire at season's end

Wicketkeeper-batter says time is right for "new challenge" as he seeks England honours

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Change in schedule: Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh T20Is brought forward

The first game will be held on July 22, the second on July 23 and the final one on July 25.

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Saifuddin: 'It was a childhood dream to bat with Shakib bhai and win a game'

The allrounder reined himself in during an unbroken 69-run stand with Shakib to help Bangladesh seal the series

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Matt Parkinson 'gutted' to be left out of England's white-ball squads at start of summer

Legspinner hopes performances against Pakistan prove he can play alongside Adil Rashid at T20 World Cup

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England, Pakistan bid for the Freedom of Manchester in series decider

No holds likely to be barred once again as unfettered teams seek the series at Old Trafford

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KL Rahul likely to keep in warm-up game with Rishabh Pant yet to join Indian squad

Pant's quarantine was supposed to get over on July 18, and he should be available for the first Test in England

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Shreyas Iyer ruled out of Lancashire county stint

India batter continuing his recovery from shoulder injury suffered in March

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Injuries rule Jamie Overton, Richard Gleeson out of Hundred

Manchester Originals recruit Dan Douthwaite and Calvin Harrison as last-minute replacements

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Series on the line as ailing Sri Lanka prepare to face mighty India again

Sri Lanka have lost all but one of their nine completed ODIs this year

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John Stephenson to return to Essex as chief executive

Former allrounder set to take charge at Chelmsford after leaving MCC role

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Jamie Cox ready for 'moral and ethical challenges' after being appointed MCC Assistant Secretary

Australian takes over from long-serving John Stephenson at Lord's

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Super League points at stake as Bangladesh seek series whitewash

Captain Tamim Iqbal's knee injury remains a concern for Bangladesh

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Sunday, July 18, 2021

Phil Simmons wants West Indies' ODI top order to keep pushing themselves

The coach is eager for hundreds to become bigger so the team is able to post 300-plus scores frequently

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Fatima Sana's all-round display helps Pakistan Women clinch rain-affected final ODI

She scored an unbeaten 19-ball 28 before claiming her maiden five-wicket haul

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Australians in the T20 Blast: Josh Inglis and Marnus Labuschagne the shining lights

The group stage of the Vitality Blast has been completed (with some Covid-19 disruption) and here's a round-up of how the Australian contingent went

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Kuldeep Yadav puts tough days behind him with positive return

The return of his pairing with Yuzvendra Chahal paid dividends for India

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Tom Lammonby breaks shackles with 36-ball 90 to break Gloucestershire hearts

Gloucestershire suffer group-stage disappointment for second time in the week

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Josh Inglis' second Blast ton sends Worcestershire crashing out

Blast's leading scorer makes Rapids pay for early drop as Birmingham Bears squeeze into quarter-finals

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Sussex seal quarter-final spot as Jofra Archer makes low-key return

Luke Wright, Delray Rawlins overhaul small target to secure quarter-final vs Yorkshire

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Calvin Harrison four-for helps Notts polish off Durham

Brydon Carse requires stitches after being struck on ear in his follow-through

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Chris Benjamin fires on Birmingham debut to help keep Bears in quarter-final running

Debutant thrashes half-century before Jake Lintott helps turn the screw in Northants chase

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Chamika Karunaratne backs Sri Lanka batters to post 300-plus scores

Karunaratne, who top-scored in the first ODI, said the fact that most of the batting order had got starts was encouraging

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D'Arcy Short, Joe Weatherley help haul Hampshire into quarter-final contention

Victory in 13 overs boosts Hampshire's run rate but fate still out of their hands

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Shakib Al Hasan: 'If I can win the mental game within myself, I can score runs regularly'

'Mindset over physical preparation' for the allrounder as he makes a match-winning 96

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Sam Robson's maiden T20 fifty sets up consolation Middlesex win over Essex

Mujeeb Ur Rahman undermines chase as Essex fall nine runs short

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T20 World Cup fine-tuning on South Africa and Ireland's minds

The two countries meet for the first time in the shortest format with a global event looming not far off

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Pakistan choose to bowl, Jos Buttler captains England in place of Eoin Morgan

England bring in Adil Rashid and Chris Jordan, asked to bat first at Headingley

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ICC inducts Mongolia, Tajikstan and Switzerland as new members

Zambia, which was suspended in 2019, is no longer a member, while Russia has been suspended

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Ishan Kishan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa get first ODI caps in Sri Lanka-India tour opener

Sanju Samson was ruled out with sprained ligament in his knee

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Zimbabwe bat first in must-win match, bring in Sikandar Raza and Tinashe Kamunhukamwe

Ryan Burl and Timycen Maruma ruled out due to injuries; Bangladesh unchanged

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Saturday, July 17, 2021

Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan reveal the secrets behind their prolific partnership

The pair speak about trust, communication, and their telepathic understanding between the wickets

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Lancashire join Yorkshire in quarter-finals after visitors' sporting act

Defending meagre total at Old Trafford, Yorkshire choose not to run out cramping Croft

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Dhawan - 'Competition for the opening slot is a very good thing'

Limited-overs captain says no chats with team management in England about player selection have happened yet

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Another run-fest on the cards as Pakistan look to surprise England again

Buttler is expected to return to the side for the hosts, and Bairstow is fit despite bruising his finger

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The Hundred: Players and staff told to avoid shops and pubs to mitigate Covid-19 risks

They will not be confined to hotels, but have been asked to avoid areas where the risk of infection is high

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India start as favourites against unsettled Sri Lanka

The home side have the advantage of game-time, but are coming into the series on the back of off-field turmoil

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Recurrence of ACL injury rules Aneurin Donald out of another summer

The same injury made him miss the whole of Hampshire's 2020 season

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Liam Livingstone credits work with Paul Collingwood, Marcus Trescothick for record-breaking ton

Chance to 'reset' during self-isolation another driving force behind 42-ball milestone, Livingstone says

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Ben Stokes reveals playing through "ridiculous" finger pain during Pakistan ODIs

"Sometimes though you just have to grin and bear it, and captaining England is one of those reasons"

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Batters must come to the party for Zimbabwe to stay alive

Bangladesh look the better side, but if Zimbabwe's batters come good, they could well script a bounceback

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Friday, July 16, 2021

Australia to monitor Aaron Finch's knee injury ahead of ODI series

The visitors are already without many players who would make up their usual ODI top order

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Mark Boucher admits South Africa affected by bio-bubble, unrest at home

"To say it's not affecting us is not true. It is affecting us and every South African."

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West Indies bat first, late recall for Darren Bravo while Australia make four changes

Mitchell Swepson and Andrew Tye get their first outings of the series

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Josh Inglis, Arron Lilley see Leicestershire over the line

Nottinghamshire, already assured of a home quarter-final, suffer only second defeat of season

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James Vince at the double as Hampshire out-muscle Sussex

Batter caps breakthrough week with second winning performance of the day

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Finn Allen drives formidable chase as Lancashire knock on door of knock-outs

High-scoring thriller comes down to the final over as Durham take it deep

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Devon Conway's 70* helps Somerset seal quarter-finals place with thumping win at Glamorgan

Visitors win by 74 runs as Glamorgan's bowlers struggle at both ends of the innings

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Sam Hain, Carlos Brathwaite give Birmingham Bears qualification hope

Duo score half centuries as Bears beat Worcestershire Rapids by 17 runs

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Elliot Hooper's dream debut sees Kent rout Middlesex for 80

Finch, Kuhn set Kent up before Hooper's three wickets keep Middlesex to their lowest Blast total

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Jamie Smith, Laurie Evans fifties keep Surrey's campaign alive with win at Gloucestershire

Gus Atkinson's four wickets further dent home side's finals hopes

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England bowl first as Saqib Mahmood, Matt Parkinson play; Azam Khan debuts for Pakistan

Morgan rings changes in bid to test bench-strength before T20 World Cup

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James Vince leads Hampshire to 18-run victory over Essex

Fresh from ODI century, batsman scores 63 before hosts bowl Essex out in time to win first leg of double-header

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Liton Das carries on template of being Bangladesh's top-order anchor

"I batted like in a Test match for the first 20-25 overs. The situation wasn't in our favour"

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George Scott, Scott Steel in Scotland's 40-member longlist for T20 World Cup

The players named will be involved in a "trial series" in August, with the final squad due to be named later that month

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Shakib Al Hasan becomes Bangladesh's highest ODI wicket-taker

He is already Bangladesh's highest wicket-taker in Tests and T20Is with 210 and 92 wickets

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Bhanuka Rajapaksa picked for India ODIs, T20Is; Kumara, Rajitha return from injuries

Sri Lanka are without four of their first-choice batters who are unavailble owing to suspension or injury

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Bhuvneshwar: I'm not prioritising white-ball cricket over red-ball cricket

India fast bowler "just working normally, trying to prepare in a way that I'm ready for all formats"

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Cameron Steel joins Surrey to ease Royal London Cup availability crisis

Durham batter moves to The Oval immediately after signing to end of 2023 season

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Debut for Lizaad Williams as South Africa opt to bat in bid to square series

No changes for Ireland, visitors bring in Quinton de Kock and Heinrich Klaasen as well

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T20 World Cup 2021: India and Pakistan to face off in Super 12s

Sri Lanka and Bangladesh among eight teams to play the first round to try and qualify for the Super 12s stage

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South Africa bat and bring back de Kock; Lizaad Williams debuts

Ireland named an unchanged squad in their hunt for a historic series win

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Zimbabwe bowl first, hand debuts to Marumani and Myers; Bangladesh pick Liton Das, Saifuddin

Brendan Taylor became the fifth Zimbabwe cricketer to 200 ODIs, after Andy Flower, Grant Flower, Elton Chigumbura and Hamilton Masakadza

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Adam Zampa: Facing West Indies 'pretty daunting, but so much fun'

The legspinner's 2 for 20 was a key part of Australia's victory in the fourth game

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Thursday, July 15, 2021

Daniel Sams: Missing Australia tour best for me in the long term

The allrounder remains hopeful of finding a place in the T20 World Cup squad

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Fatima Sana, Nashra Sandhu and Omaima Sohail guide Pakistan Women to victory

After Knight's 88, West Indies Women collapse from 171 for 2 to 210 all out

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Australia's confidence lifted but middle order remains in spotlight

Hayden Walsh Jr will look to cap his memorable series with more wickets

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Joe Clarke affray charge dropped by Crown Prosecution Service

Batter free to resume career in wake of incident in Powys in 2020

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Kusal Perera set to be ruled out of India series

Team doctor says batter is likely to be out for six weeks

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Sikandar Raza back in Zimbabwe ODI squad following serious illness

Sean Williams and Craig Ervine not back yet, Brendan Taylor to captain against Bangladesh

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Eoin Morgan targets 'last chance' to test bench-strength before T20 World Cup

Rotation in prospect as England seek to fine-tune squad options before ICC deadline

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Roger Telemachus: South African cricket was controlled by a clique of white players

Former fast bowler says they were in part responsible for his exclusion from the XI at the 2007 World Cup

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Bangladesh bank on form, momentum ahead of ODIs

Brendan Taylor to lead, with Zimbabwe set to make a slew of changes

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England's big guns return as chastened Pakistan seek response to ODI rout

Whitewashing by second-string ODI team leaves visitors short of answers

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James Bracey, Haseeb Hameed in County Select XI to face India

The pair has been given a chance to push for England Test selection

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Tom Harrison defends Hundred disruption, believes reluctant fans 'will find a place' for it

English cricket would be in a 'scary' place without reach of new competition, says ECB chief

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Cricket must 'learn to live with Covid, or we will lose players', warns ECB chief executive, Tom Harrison

England chief defends relaxation of bio-secure environments despite mounting risk to series

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Hundred promises 'world-class cricket' despite spate of withdrawals

"We've had a lot of disruption through Covid, but we still have a fantastic overseas list coming over," says managing director of the competition

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Buoyant Ireland eye history against South Africa

Quinton de Kock expected to return for final ODI

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Bench strength, being ruthless and overcoming pressure - England's takeaways from India series

Heather Knight happy with how her side is shaping up ahead of next year's World Cup

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Deepak Hooda quits Baroda, will 'explore' opportunities with another state

Allrounder writes to BCA asking to be "relieved" with immediate effect

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After Rishabh Pant, one member of India's support staff tests positive for Covid-19

A senior coach and two players have been identified as close contacts, and asked to quarantine in London for ten days

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Mitchell Marsh: 'Mitchell Starc vs Andre Russell, two of the best, that's why you play'

Marsh continued his fine form in the series with a player-of-the-match display

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Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Ramesh Powar wants to widen India Women's fast-bowling pool ahead of 2022 World Cup

The India Women head coach also wants the team to improve its middle-overs batting

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India to play warm-up game against County Select XI in Durham before Test series

The three-day match starting July 20 will feature "a number of players from the county circuit", a Durham Cricket release said

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India elect to bat in series decider, both teams unchanged

India have the chance to draw level on points if they win this match at Chelmsford

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Misbah: Can never defend such poor and disappointing performances

The head coach said previous series results had convinced him Pakistan were on the right track

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Rob Yates ensures Warwickshire graduate to higher honours in flat finish at New Road

Worcestershire left with little solace as they are condemned to Division Three status

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Harry Finch resists for Kent to thwart his former county Sussex

Gutsy century digs out dramatic draw for much-changed Kent team at Canterbury

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Northants battle through bereavements to secure gutsy draw in Cardiff

Rob Keogh attends funeral online before returning to crease to thwart Glamorgan

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Dead game, and dread circumstances, haunt final throes of Durham bore-draw

Existential angst is nothing new for county cricket, but this feels like the beginning of the end

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R Ashwin sends six-wicket Test warning as Surrey give Somerset final-day hurry-up

Offspinner bowls visitors out for 69 to hone his preparations for England series in August

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Tim Murtagh leads the charge as Middlesex win their basement battle

Leicestershire bowled out for 171 as hosts win second Championship match of season

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Tom Lace makes Hampshire earn their place as Gloucestershire fall at the last

Hard-fought seven-wicket win allows visitors to leapfrog into September's top flight

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Wasim Jaffer named Odisha chief coach ahead of domestic season

He has been given a two-year contract by the Odisha Cricket Association

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CPL 2021 schedule - Defending champions Trinbago Knight Riders to face Guyana Amazon Warriors in tournament opener

The tournament will be played entirely in a double-header format, with two triple-headers before the semi-finals

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Dinesh Chandimal seeks clarity from Sri Lanka Cricket about international future

In a letter to the board, he says "past greats of SL have shown 2nd half of the career is where greater performances are made"

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Hayley Matthews and Colin de Grandhomme among latest Hundred replacements

Five more new signings for tournament after injury, international and Covid restrictions

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Saqib Mahmood seizes 'fearless' team mindset to make his mark for England

Fast bowler credits PSL experience as he takes on leadership role in 3-0 series win

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Doubts grow over viability of county competitions as clubs face difficulty putting out sides

Covid-related withdrawals and Hundred call-ups have decimated county squads

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Zimbabwe allrounder Roy Kaia reported with suspect bowling action

He bowled 23 wicketless overs of offspin during the one-off Test against Bangladesh in Harare

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Babar Azam consolidates top spot among ODI batters after career-best 158

Fabian Allen bursts into top ten among T20I bowlers as West Indies take 3-0 lead against Australia

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Damp outfield causes abandonment of Roses clash at Headingley

No leg break for Leech after fielding injury that caused suspension of play on Tuesday

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Saqib Mahmood, Lewis Gregory earn T20I call-ups as Eoin Morgan returns as captain

Ben Stokes rested after stand-in role in ODIs, as Buttler returns alongside other senior players

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Mushfiqur Rahim to miss remainder of Zimbabwe tour

The wicketkeeper-batter is flying back to Dhaka for "family reasons"

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ICC confirms points structure for 2021-23 World Test Championship cycle

Acting CEO Geoff Allardice said the ICC took on board feedback that the points system needed to be "simplified"

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Tuesday, July 13, 2021

BBL draft postponed again, tournament to finish in late January

Clubs can start building their lists for the tournament which will begin on December 5

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West Indies look to turn the screw on under-powered Australia

There are some questions around the fitness of Obed McCoy

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Andy Balbirnie hails Ireland's 'complete performance' but targets more

The captain, who scored a hundred, called Harry Tector's knock "probably the innings of the day"

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Roses match overshadowed by horror leg injury to Dominic Leech

Young Yorkshire bowler lost footing on damp ground while fielding, slid into concrete base of Western Terrace

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Nottinghamshire make short work of Durham's cunning plan thanks to Joey Evison five-for

Nottinghamshire stride into top flight as young swing bowler stars

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Ali Orr's maiden first-class century gives Sussex commanding lead over Kent

Jamie Atkins five-for helps bowl Kent out for 165 before Sussex take 293-run lead

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Warwickshire scent Division One progression but Ed Barnard, Daryl Mitchell keep them waiting

Flat track at New Road means final-day shock seems out of the question for visitors

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Stevie Eskinazi digs deep to restore Middlesex's hopes of rare victory

Batter returns from injury to rescue team with half-century after familiar top-order slump

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Nick Gubbins century puts Hampshire in control in must-win clash

Gloucestershire face prospect of missing out on Division One cut after setting early pace

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Kiran Carlson, Chris Cooke make hay as Glamorgan have a field day

Duo score unbeaten centuries to give Glamorgan healthy lead over Northants

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Jack Leach turns screw on Surrey as Somerset confirm top-flight progress

Spinner takes five after Stoneman, Burns fifties to open prospect of final-day win

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'Are the other guys worth any less? No' - Aaron Phangiso frustrated with non-selection and non-payment

The spinner didn't play a single game at the 2014 T20 World Cup or the 2015 50-over World Cup

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Mandhana: 'It's a lot of fun to bat with Shaifu'

India opener hopes she and her partner Shafali Verma can bat through to the 15th over and set the team up in the decider against England

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Mushfiqur Rahim's break in doubt due to Australia series quarantine rules

He might have to stay on in the team's bubble in Zimbabwe to be eligible for the full series

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Unchanged England bowl in bid for series clean-sweep against unchanged Pakistan

The 20,000 spectators expected to attend the match have been urged to wear blue in support of The Bob Willis Fund for prostate cancer research

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Stafanie Taylor regains top spot among batters and allrounders in ODI cricket

England's Nat Sciver breaks into top ten among T20I batters

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South Africa opt to bowl; Nortje comes in for rested Ngidi

Ireland also made one change, leaving out William Porterfield for South African-both Curtis Campher

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Shadman Islam: 'We wanted to win the Test for Mahmudullah'

Shadman's maiden Test century in Bangladesh's second innings helped them get into a winning position against Zimbabwe in Harare

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India's Yashpal Sharma dies aged 66

He was a member of the 1983 World Cup-winning side

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Monday, July 12, 2021

Chris Gayle 'grateful' to Kieron Pollard for pre-match pep talk

"He let me know where I stand within this team and he wanted me to go and express myself"

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All-round Hayley Matthews seals series for West Indies women

Takes two wickets and scores unbeaten century to guide host to eight-wicket win

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Australia win toss and bat; bring in Alex Carey, Ashton Turner and Riley Meredith

West Indies have brought in Obed McCoy for the injured Fidel Edwards

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Joe Weatherley, Ian Holland dent Gloucestershire's first division hopes

Hampshire openers add 174 for first wicket to leave hosts in danger of missing top flight

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Daryl Mitchell sets tempo as Ish Sodhi's six-for keeps Worcestershire in touch

Warwickshire reach 395 after Will Rhodes half-century on second day

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Will Davis keeps Leicestershire in touch as Colin Ackermann lays a platform

Sam Robson makes 154 as visitors fight back on second at Merchant Taylors'

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It's over for 'overs' as ECB outline the Hundred's playing conditions

New umpiring signals and change to toss regulations among tweaks for new competition

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Ben Stokes says England players ready to 'make sacrifices' as bubble life looms once again

Covid-19 fears could mean limited Hundred involvement for England Test players

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Andrew Salter four-for helps Glamorgan hit back after Saif Zaib half-century

Further rain in Cardiff limits chances for either side to push for victory

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Nathan Gilchrist becomes latest Kent player to self-isolate

Rain limits play on second day as Kent close first-innings gap on Sussex

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Somerset take strides towards Division One confirmation on rain-shortened day

Amar Virdi shines as part of Surrey's three-spinner attack but can't stop visitors passing 400

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Ben Stokes on England's Euro 2020 campaign: 'We're just incredibly proud of what they managed to do'

Allrounder says penalty misses shouldn't define players after first football final appearance since 1966

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PSL faces scheduling dilemma for 2022 season

With Australia set to tour Pakistan in February-March next year, PSL looking at a likely window in April and May

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Ireland, South Africa eye full World Cup Super League points after first ODI wash-out

Quinton de Kock and Anrich Nortje could slot back into the XI while William Porterfield might be retained as opener

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'I wanted to leave' - Omar Henry speaks on 1992 World Cup anguish

Spinner who was the first person of colour to represent South Africa, opens up during SJN hearings

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Derbyshire's match against Essex abandoned after positive Covid-19 test

With home players forced to self-isolate, umpires decide to call off Derby fixture

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No national consolation as England go again in search for series clean-sweep

Pakistan seek a response with the bat after two failed displays at Cardiff and Lord's

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Mominul Haque admits Bangladesh 'got away' thanks to long batting line-up

"After looking at the pitch, I expected it to turn on the fourth or fifth day, which is why I decided to bat first"

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'Batting, bowling or fielding, I like playing in pressure situations' - Deepti Sharma

Following her key role in India levelling the T20I series against England, allrounder says she has learnt to "read and handle situations" better

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Sunday, July 11, 2021

Uncertain Australia need some answers to keep series alive

West Indies will likely have to replace the injured Fidel Edwards

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Sussex on top despite Jas Singh four-for on debut for Covid-weakened Kent

Kent stumble in reply with bat after scrambling to find replacement team

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Keaton Jennings, Alex Davies rise above Roses anxieties to deliver big-match performance

Steve Patterson's decision at the toss leads to long day in the field for the home side

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Short boundaries aid Durham's long shot as bonus points reach boiling point

The race for a top-two berth takes a statistical turn as Notts bat first at the Riverside

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'My job is to get the boys off to a flier' - Phil Salt quickly takes to life with England

Opener could have represented West Indies thanks to Barbados upbringing

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James Hildreth sets Somerset's course as R Ashwin is thwarted on Surrey debut

Batter's 47th first-class hundred gives visitors the chance to set agenda

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Sam Robson's century provides the ballast as Middlesex batting finds form

Leicestershire's success limited on opening day at Merchant Taylors' School

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Pieter Malan hundred repays Warwickshire investment to strengthen Division One hopes

South Africa opener puts troubled stay behind him to lay platform for visitors

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Essex take command but face bonus-point battle in bid for top flight

Derbyshire batting suffers again, but Hudson-Prentice keeps champions in check

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Donald Tiripano disappointed Zimbabwe let early advantage slip

"When we get into such good positions, we have to get them by the throat and we have to finish them off"

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Timm van der Gugten keeps Northants in check before rain

Only 44.5 overs possible between sides destined for Division Two

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Rain dents Gloucestershire's recovery in winner-takes-all match

Hampshire chisel out six wickets to take the early upper hand at Cheltenham

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Fynn Hudson-Prentice to return to Sussex at end of 2021 season

Derbyshire set to lose promising seamer as he returns to Hove for second stint

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Sheldon Jackson set to return to Saurashtra after stint with Puducherry

Senior batsman has got NOC and is available for selection for his home team immediately

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England opt to bowl; both teams unchanged

England cannot be beaten in their multi-format series as they hold an eight-points-to-four lead

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Sri Lanka allowed to come out of isolation as players return negative tests

Batting coach Grant Flower and team analyst GT Niroshan were described as being in a "stable" condition

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South Africa bowl, Quinton de Kock rested, Anrich Nortje out injured

There was no place for Curtis Campher in the Ireland line-up

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Bangladesh inch closer towards victory in Harare

Mehidy Hasan Miraz andf Taskin Ahmed pick up two wickets each after Bangladesh drop three catches on day five

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Kent forced to pick new squad for Sussex fixture following positive Covid test

Heino Kuhn deputises as captain as club assembles makeshift squad

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Ireland's Neil Rock tests positive for Covid-19

Batter Stephen Doheny called up as a replacement

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Saturday, July 10, 2021

'It's about guiding the younger players' - Bravo's experience shows West Indies the way

T20 stalwart reveals he taught Edwards the slower variation that dismissed Finch in the chase

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Azharuddin part of BCCI's working group to oversee 2021-22 domestic season

Rohan Jaitley (DDCA president), Yudhvir Singh (UPCA secretary) and Avishek Dalmiya (CAB secretary) are also part of the seven-member group

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West Indies go 2-0 up as Australia fold for 140

Hetmyer, Bravo and Russell star with the bat for the hosts as Australia fall in a heap for the second night running

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Unchanged Australia bowl first; Obed McCoy out for West Indies

The home side have also brought in Andre Fletcher at the top of the order

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Hasan Ali's throwback five-for in vain as batting sinks Pakistan once more

Fast bowler regrets his own efforts couldn't save series as England seal 2-0 lead

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Eve Jones and Georgia Davis set up Sparks' rout of Lightning

One-sided contest as bowlers combine to roll Lightning aside for 81

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Jenny Gunn seals dramatic chase after Alex Macdonald quells the Storm

Veteran allrounder digs deep in low-scoring thriller to seal one-wicket win

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Brendan Taylor - 'I left so many runs out there, it is hurting me at the moment'

Zimbabwe captain says he wanted to send a message to his batsmen that the pitch was still good

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Najmul Hossain Shanto admits Bangladesh in 'good position' but bowlers 'have their work cut out'

"It was always going to be useful to give our bowlers more time to get Zimbabwe bowled out"

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Southern Vipers show their bite as South East Stars fail to twinkle

Taylor stars with three wickets before Adams, Bouchier take control of run-chase

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Harmanpreet Kaur: Harleen Deol's catch a reflection of India's improved fielding under Abhay Sharma

"An effort like this can lift the team's morale immensely because when you play a team sport, you require momentum as a unit"

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Bavuma welcomes challenge of tough moments on World Cup qualification path

Captain backs allrounder Andile Phehlukwayo to come good against Ireland

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South Africa look for Super League points against Ireland

William Porterfield's injury could mean the home side change the combination they had in mind

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Pakistan bowl in 47-over game, both teams unchanged

Ben Stokes makes his 100th ODI appearance in the rain-shortened second ODI

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Islam, Shanto help Bangladesh extend lead to 361

The visitors went to lunch at 169 for 1 on day four

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Player from alternative Sri Lanka squad for India series tests Covid-19 positive

Said player and the visiting India squad are staying at different hotels

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'Playing Test cricket my most cherished memory', Pankaj Singh says after announcing retirement

Singh said he had to listen to his body after a bout of Covid-19 left him feeling weak

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Sri Lanka-India series set to begin on July 18, says BCCI secretary Jay Shah

New set of dates for ODIs and T20Is yet to be announced officially

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Injured Ollie Pope doubtful for Test series opener against India

England batter sustained a left thigh muscle injury while playing for Surrey in the Vitality Blast

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