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Tom Blundell to take Jeet Raval's opening spot for Boxing Day Test
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Saturday, 21 December 2019 22:04
New Zealand have confirmed reserve batsman and wicketkeeper Tom Blundell will open during the second Test against Australia on Boxing Day in Melbourne with Jeet Raval set to be dropped.Blundell opened for New Zealand in their single day practice match against Victoria XI at Scotch College in Melbourne on Sunday and made 59. The two-day game had been reduced to…
All the hardwork in domestic cricket has been for this moment - Abid Ali
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Saturday, 21 December 2019 08:16
Very little is worth toiling away on the Pakistan domestic circuit for, but, the fact this comes close is the greatest compliment you could pay Abid Ali.The start of an international career - that for the best part of a decade looked destined not to materialise - has been so heady it was a blessing it didn't happen in the…
Ollie Pope cashes in with healthy innings for illness-hit England
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Saturday, 21 December 2019 08:19
South Africa A 154 for 2 (Petersen 60*) trail England 456 for 7 dec. (Pope 132, Denly 103, Burns 56) by 302 runsOllie Pope has down-played any disruption caused by the illness that has swept through the England camp, leaving some of their front-line bowlers in a race to be fit for the Boxing Day Test against South Africa.Pope was…
'Apart from Kumara, no one stuck to a plan' - Sri Lanka assistant coach Ratnayake
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Saturday, 21 December 2019 06:21
Sri Lanka's bowlers didn't bowl tight enough. Aside from Lahiru Kumara, they also failed to build pressure and bowl in partnerships. This was the verdict of assistant coach Rumesh Ratnayake at stumps on the third day, in which Sri Lanka conceded 338 runs and claimed only two wickets.Pakistan progressed at a run rate of 3.76 through the 90 overs they…
Sophie Ecclestone, Amy Jones move up ICC T20I Rankings
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Saturday, 21 December 2019 04:10
Sophie Ecclestone and Amy Jones have made good ground on the ICC Women's T20I Player Rankings following England's 3-0 series whitewash of Pakistan in Malaysia.Left-arm spinner Ecclestone claimed six wickets, including a haul of 3 for 21 in the first match, to move up three spots to No. 4 in the bowling rankings and become the first England bowler to…
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