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Joe Root 'desperate' for success in Australia, but can't yet commit to tour
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Tuesday, 28 September 2021 06:14
Joe Root says he cannot yet commit to captaining England in Australia this winter, or taking part in the series at all, even though he is "desperate" to carry his formidable run of form into the Ashes, and so improve his record in one of the few countries where he has yet to score a Test century.Root, 30, has been…
Joe Root voted men's PCA Player of the Year, Alice Capsey wins inaugural women's Young Player award
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Tuesday, 28 September 2021 06:17
Joe Root and Eve Jones have been voted winners of the cinch Professional Cricketers' Association (PCA) men's and women's Player of the Year awards, with Harry Brook and Alice Capsey each picking up Young Player of the Year.Root has scored six Test hundreds in the year to date, including three in consecutive games against India this summer. Jones, meanwhile, becomes…
Erratic Royals seek valuable points as race for playoffs heats up
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Tuesday, 28 September 2021 02:35
Big picture Despite being a league that boasts some of the best players in the world, no team in the IPL is immune from injuries or unavailability concerns. That has been the case for Rajasthan Royals, who have struggled for momentum in the UAE leg of the tournament in the absence of Jos Buttler, Andrew Tye and Jofra Archer. In…
Rachel Haynes ruled out of pink-ball Test and T20I series with a hamstring injury
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Tuesday, 28 September 2021 01:34
Australia vice-captain Rachael Haynes has been ruled out of the remainder of the women's multi-format series with India because of a hamstring injury.Haynes suffered the injury in an innocuous incident while fielding a ball during the third ODI in Mackay. She ran in to gather a ball without great intensity but pulled up lame and left the field almost immediately.Australia…
Sheffield Shield clash postponed due to Covid-19 cases in Queensland
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Monday, 27 September 2021 17:52
The Sheffield Shield clash between Queensland and Tasmania has been postponed after four mystery Covid-19 cases appeared in Queensland, with Tasmania opting to fly home to Hobart.Queensland was due to host Tasmania at Ian Healy Oval in Brisbane starting at 10am on Tuesday but the match was postponed shortly before 9.30am after the Covid-19 cases were reported.Cricket Australia released a…
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