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Petition to prevent changing PCB constitution dismissed
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Wednesday, 28 August 2019 04:51
The Lahore High Court appears to have cleared the last hurdle in the way of the PCB's long-pending domestic reforms, after dismissing a petition to block changes in the board's new constitution. It allows the PCB to implement its new constitution in full, as well as to reform the governing board and launch its restructured domestic set-up starting September 14.Following…
Usman Khawaja to captain, Alex Carey to keep in tour game
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Wednesday, 28 August 2019 02:36
Usman Khawaja will lead the Australians in their three-day tour match against Derbyshire starting Thursday, with Alex Carey called in from Sussex to keep wickets and therefore give Tim Paine a breather between the Leeds and Manchester Ashes Tests.Steven Smith has been confirmed to make his return from concussion in the match, while David Warner, Nathan Lyon, Travis Head, James…
Steven Smith's first thought was of Phillip Hughes after being struck by ball to the neck
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Wednesday, 28 August 2019 00:09
In the seconds after he was struck on the neck by a ball from Jofra Archer at Lord's, Steven Smith has revealed his very first thoughts were of the death of his teammate Phillip Hughes almost five years ago.Smith did not play in the 2014 Sheffield Shield match at the SCG when Hughes also took a blow to the neck…
Ben Stokes inspires Steven Smith to greater Ashes feats
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Wednesday, 28 August 2019 00:09
How did a year out of international cricket change Steven Smith? Most obviously there is the guitar he carts around with him these days, a way of building more to his life away from the game that consumed him to the point that he could not see beyond it at the most critical moment in South Africa last year.You get…
Alex Blackwell, Rachael Haynes extend stints with Sydney Thunder
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Tuesday, 27 August 2019 23:47
Sydney Thunder have re-signed Alex Blackwell and Rachael Haynes for the upcoming season of the Women's Big Bash League, with the latter named captain after Blackwell opted out. While Blackwell has signed a year's contract with the franchise, Haynes' deal extends to two years.The extension means that 35-year-old Blackwell, who is also Thunder's all-time leading run-getter, will be playing a…
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