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Blistering Josh Philippe keeps Sydney Sixers at top after Steve O'Keefe hauls in Sydney Thunder
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Wednesday, 13 January 2021 04:26
Sydney Sixers 5 for 132 (Philippe 64, Sams 2-25) beat Sydney Thunder 6 for 166 (Hales 54, Sams 50*, O'Keefe 3-15) by five wickets (DLS method)Sydney Sixers stayed top of the table with a convincing victory in the first derby of the season against Sydney Thunder as Josh Philippe's 24-ball half-century ensured they were always ahead in a rain-adjusted chase.Alex…
Dimuth Karunaratne believes Sri Lanka have the edge on England
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Wednesday, 13 January 2021 05:08
England rested Ben Stokes for this series, left Keaton Jennings out, and have lost Moeen Ali to Covid-19. Although Dimuth Karunaratne sympathises with Moeen in particular, he's pretty sure all this confers an advantage to his team.Although Karunaratne did not mention them by name, England have also left Ben Foakes out of the first Test, and have not brought Adil…
Joe Root backs Jack Leach and Dom Bess to thrive in attacking spin conditions
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Wednesday, 13 January 2021 02:32
Joe Root hopes that the know-how gleaned by his twin spinners, Jack Leach and Dom Bess, on conducive surfaces at Taunton will help England to overcome their lack of match preparation when the first Test against Sri Lanka gets underway in Galle on Thursday.With England's match practice limited to two days of intra-squad warm-ups in Hambantota, and with their most…
With no clear favourites, Sri Lanka vs England is poised to be a thriller
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Wednesday, 13 January 2021 02:13
Big pictureIf form in South Asian conditions is difficult to discern ahead of this series, with so little Test cricket having been played here in the past year, Sri Lanka are throwing predictions into further disarray with their wounded and their injury returnees. A day out from the first Test, (there's still time to get injured), Angelo Mathews and Dinesh…
Ben Dunk and Melbourne Stars part ways by 'mutual' agreement
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Tuesday, 12 January 2021 20:16
Ben Dunk has left the Melbourne Stars a year before his contract expires after the batsman and the club "mutually agreed" to part ways.Dunk signed a five-year deal with the Stars in 2017, having enjoyed strong returns with Hobart Hurricanes and Adelaide Strikers, but in 42 matches has made 621 runs at 16.34 with 342 of those coming in the…
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