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Second spinner might have saved New Zealand, admits Santner
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Wednesday, 26 June 2019 15:27
New Zealand are arguably the best side when it comes to reading pitches in tournament play but on a slow Edgbaston track that turned considerably there were admissions after their loss to Pakistan that they had missed a trick by picking just one frontline spinner and omitting Ish Sodhi from the team.In the absence of Sodhi's legspin, New Zealand turned…
Welcome to the age of Babar Azam
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Wednesday, 26 June 2019 16:21
First off, if you're reading this then you've lost. It's already the second-best thing you're doing with a Babar Azam innings. If you're ever reading about a Babar Azam innings, just know that it's really the second-best thing you're doing at that moment with a Babar Azam innings. The best thing to do with any Babar Azam innings is to…
'We need to justify why we're here' - South Africa play for pride with jobs on the line
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Wednesday, 26 June 2019 09:02
Their opponents are still technically battling for one of those semi-final spots, but for South Africa the post-mortem has already begun. How did two years of intense planning, which featured serious blooding of hopefuls and all manner of contingencies, including letting David Miller keep for a few games in case Quinton de Kock got injured - how did all that…
England have failed to adapt but can still make last four - Joe Root
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Wednesday, 26 June 2019 10:02
Joe Root has admitted England's batsmen "haven't adapted" to the surfaces they have encountered in the World Cup. England have lost their last two matches to leave their hopes of progressing to the semi-finals uncertain. In both cases, they have failed to chase down targets that might, in recent years, have appeared relatively modest.Now they are in a position where…
Michael Hogan, Marnus Labuschagne fire Glamorgan to top of Division Two
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Wednesday, 26 June 2019 10:50
Glamorgan 287 (Selman 73, Labuschagne 65) and 188 for 6 (Labuschagne 82) beat Gloucestershire 313 (Dent 105, Hammond 61, Hogan 3-51) and 161 (Hogan 4-22) by four wicketsMichael Hogan claimed match figures of 7 for 73 as Glamorgan moved to the top of the Specsavers Championship Division Two table with a four-wicket victory over Gloucestershire at Bristol. Hogan added figures…
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Cameron Bancroft finally summons a pitch for the Ashes
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Because of misfielding we missed the opportunity again - Gulbadin
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Chris Dent reaches another century for Gloucestershire, Marnus Labuschagne in pursuit for Glamorgan
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Mark Stoneman seals excellent Surrey fightback against Warwickshire
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Wakely's timely half-century leads determined Northants effort
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Injured Andre Russell out of rest of the World Cup
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Slow over rate leaves Kane Williamson on thin ice
Monday, 24 June 2019 09:08
Manpreet Gony retires from Indian cricket, signs up for Global T20 Canada
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Morgan plays down England's pressure fears
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