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Mark Wood 'confident' of recovery but scans on ankle still unknown
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Sunday, 26 May 2019 13:51
Mark Wood's World Cup hopes remain in the balance with three days to go until England's opening fixture against South Africa at The Oval, despite optimistic signals from within the England camp.The results of the precautionary scan on Wood's troublesome left ankle have not yet been revealed, after he opted to leave the field midway through his bowling spell in…
Jonny Bairstow sees positives in chaotic World Cup warm-up defeat
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Sunday, 26 May 2019 10:55
If something can be taken from a match where the scoreline meant little but which resulted in a possible spanner in the works for the World Cup favourites, England's Jonny Bairstow did a good job of finding it.Speaking after a 12-run defeat at the hands of Australia in Saturday's warm-up match at Southampton - in which Mark Wood, Jofra Archer…
Stafanie Taylor, Afy Fletcher give West Indies women thumping victory
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Sunday, 26 May 2019 10:51
West Indies women 139 for 4 (Taylor 75, Raack 1-16) beat Ireland women 75 (Garth 46, Fletcher 4-14) by 64 runsCaptain Stafanie Taylor's half-century and legspinner Afy Fletcher's four-wicket haul helped West Indies women cruise to a 64-run victory over Ireland in the first game of the three-match T20I series in Dublin.Batting first, Taylor led from the front with 75…
Steve Rhodes urges Shakib Al Hasan to show the World Cup why he's No. 1
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Sunday, 26 May 2019 10:50
Thanks to the finger injury that kept him out of Bangladesh's tour of New Zealand, the recently concluded tri-series in Ireland was Shakib Al Hasan's first taste of ODI cricket in nearly five months. He recovered from that injury in time for the IPL, but only got to play three matches for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the tournament.In Ireland, Shakib played…
'Not the right place for me' - Jayawardene declines SLC World Cup offer
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Sunday, 26 May 2019 00:57
Mahela Jayawardene had been invited to play a role in Sri Lanka's World Cup campaign, but declined largely because he remains disillusioned with Sri Lanka Cricket's general direction.Now a two-time IPL-winning coach, Jayawardene has in the past produced plans to overhaul Sri Lanka's domestic cricket system, only for those proposals to be rejected by SLC. Last year, a committee featuring…
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