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Sam Billings criticises 'completely brainless' county fixture list
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Thursday, 22 August 2019 07:30
Sam Billings has labelled the scheduling of a round of County Championship games halfway through the Vitality Blast season "completely brainless" after his Kent side was bowled out for 40 in their defeat against Essex."It's shocking, isn't it really?" he said. "For both sides. It doesn't help the quality of first-class cricket in England any which way. Twenty20 and first-class…
Australia yearn to take back control at Leeds
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Wednesday, 21 August 2019 09:21
"Take back control" has been a pretty loaded phrase in this part of the world ever since its co-option by Dominic Cummings and the Vote Leave campaign that successfully won Britain's EU referendum in 2016.It is also a highly relevant one to Australia's Ashes campaign, which began so brilliantly at Edgbaston but was stifled somewhat at Lord's, not only by…
Slow progress or no progress? Root's England can ill afford to lose at Leeds
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Wednesday, 21 August 2019 10:39
If Joe Root required any reminder - and he almost certainly doesn't - over the extent to which Ashes results tend to define careers in English cricket, he will have received it on Tuesday with the news of Mark Robinson's sacking as England's women's coach.It did not matter that, just two years ago, Robinson oversaw his side's World Cup success.…
Paul Collingwood obliged to reapply for job as England assistant coach
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Wednesday, 21 August 2019 11:07
The ECB have advertised for a new assistant coach for the senior England men's team.While the role is, in effect, currently occupied by Paul Collingwood, he is employed on a consultancy basis and his contract expires after the final Test of the Ashes. He will be obliged to apply for the role if he wishes to continue.Ashley Giles, the director…
India ponder the Rohit Sharma vs Hanuma Vihari question
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Wednesday, 21 August 2019 12:14
Virat Kohli has indicated that India will go into the Antigua Test with the same combination that helped them pull off their first-ever Test-series win in Australia at the turn of the year. If this is the case, Rohit Sharma and Hanuma Vihari will most likely be contesting the No. 6 role.Having played five batsmen, a keeper, an allrounder and…
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