Cricket
England's hard-length plan pays off at death as Chris Jordan hails bowling effort
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Saturday, 05 September 2020 05:03
Death-bowling plans in T20 cricket tend to be straightforward: bowl yorkers to stop batsmen getting any elevation, and vary your pace to mess with their timing. Execution is difficult, but the formula is generally simple.But England had different ideas on Friday night in Southampton. Rather than bowling at Australia's toes, they continued to bang the ball in on a length.…
Australia need middle-order solution as England look to take series
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Saturday, 05 September 2020 02:24
Big PictureThere was no way England should have won (or Australia lost) the opening match of the series: 39 off 36 balls with nine wickets in hand and two batsmen set is a cakewalk. Except, of course, that T20 can throw up some extraordinary finishes. That one has set this series up beautifully - England buoyed by their great escape,…
Aaron Finch and David Warner accept blame for failed chase but Australia's middle order exposed
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Friday, 04 September 2020 23:21
David Warner and Aaron Finch accepted the blame for not being able to take Australia across the line in the opening T20I at the Ageas Bowl, but the startling collapse renewed the focus on their middle-order which has been the one area of the team to struggle when needed.After an opening stand of 98 in 11 overs, Australia's equation came…
Who will fill in for Lasith Malinga, Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh in IPL?
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Friday, 04 September 2020 23:36
Lasith Malinga, the highest wicket-taker in the IPL, and Suresh Raina, the second-highest run-getter in the league, have both opted out of the 2020 season in the UAE. In addition to these two and Harbhajan Singh, who are all such huge IPL icons, Chris Woakes and Jason Roy have also pulled out of the tournament. ESPNcricinfo looks at how their…
Iqbal Qasim resigns as PCB cricket committee head
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Friday, 04 September 2020 09:11
Iqbal Qasim has resigned from his position as the PCB cricket committee head, calling the role "toothless". According to the former cricketer, the position only sounds like an important one, while the actual decision are mainly taken by the PCB executives on their own. The PCB, on accepting Qasim's resignation, insisted that the responsibilities delegated to the panel were limited…
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