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• From Catford to the Caribbean: a young cricketer’s good news story | Barney Ronay

  10-11-2017 18:21
  This is a tale from beyond finishing schools of inner-city talent, passion and dedication being rewarded with an opportunityA few years back I wrote in these pages about the death, or rather enforced euthanasia, of Lewisham cricket, another minor stage in the sport’s retreat from city centres. This was the mournful news that Kent County Cricket club had decided to “merge”, ie disband, the Lewisham district cricket team, handing it over to a neighbouring borough of similar size,
  
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• Brittle England on verge of victory despite miserable batting display

  10-11-2017 15:45
  • England 293 and 207; Cricket Australia XI 233-9 dec and 70-7
  • Tourists in dismal collapse on day three of four but need only three wicketsIt seems mean to quibble when England, a bowler light, rattle through a side to the tune of 25 for seven to sit on the verge of an impressive win. Against the cunning of the new vice-captain, Jimmy Anderson, along with Chris Woakes and Craig Overton, the callow Cricket Australia XI were hard-handed and hapless. Some late resistance – England
  
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• Aaron Finch: Australia batsman agrees two-year Surrey T20 deal

  10-11-2017 14:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Australia batsman Aaron Finch signs a two-year contract to play Twenty20 cricket for Surrey.
  
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• England vs Cricket Australia XI: England bowlers send a message ahead of Ashes

  10-11-2017 14:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  JAMES ANDERSON reflected on England's "outstanding" bowling performance against a Cricket Australia XI but admits he cannot say the same for the batting collective just yet.
  
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• Ashes 2017-18: Chris Woakes and Craig Overton put England on top

  10-11-2017 13:37 via bbc.co.uk
  England close in on a big victory over a Cricket Australia XI on the third day of their day-night warm-up in Adelaide.
  
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• Tim Ambrose: Warwickshire youngsters should drive the club forward

  10-11-2017 13:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Wicketkeeper Tim Ambrose says Warwickshire's young players should be given the empowerment to drive the club forward.
  
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• Women's Ashes 2017: Australia's Ellyse Perry holds England up as Sophie Ecclestone stars on debut

  10-11-2017 13:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Ellyse Perry's battling innings holds England up as Sophie Ecclestone impresses on debut in the day-night Women's Ashes Test in Sydney.
  
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• England’s Sophie Ecclestone stars as Ellyse Perry keeps Australia afloat

  10-11-2017 13:13
  • Women’s standalone Ashes Test day two: England 280; Australia 177-5
  • Sophie Ecclestone takes two wickets on Test debutWhat do you do if your daughter is bowling on her Test debut and you would give anything for her to claim a maiden wicket? What any good-thinking cricket person does, of course: take yourself on a lap of the ground. It was the sound decision taken by Sophie Ecclestone’s parents, their 18-year-old into the book by the time they had made it halfway around t
  
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• England’s Ecclestone stars as Perry keeps Australia afloat in Women’s Ashes

  10-11-2017 13:13
  • England added 45 to their overnight score as they posted 280
  • Australia reached 177-5 at stumps of day two in the only TestWhat do you do if your daughter is bowling on Test debut and you would give anything for her to claim a maiden wicket? What any good-thinking cricket person does, of course: take yourself on a lap. It was the sound decision taken by Sophie Ecclestone’s parents, their 18-year-old into the book by the time that had made it half-way around the North Sydney Ov
  
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• Australia v England: Women's Ashes Test match day two – as it happened

  10-11-2017 12:54
  Perry holds Australia together as England lead Test by 103-runsUpdates from the second day of play at North Sydney Oval 10.35am GMTThat’s all from us, here! Adam Collins’ report to follow. See you all tomorrow!Smashing through the overs in the #WomensAshes Test. 100 overs both days, plus innings break today. Talk about value for money, lads... 10.32am GMT85th over: Australia 177-5 (Perry 70, Healy 1)Bit defensive, this: two fielders set out on the leg side, as Heather Knight packs th
  
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• Chandika Hathurusingha: Bangladesh coach resigns

  10-11-2017 12:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Chandika Hathurusingha resigns from his role as head coach of the Bangladesh national team.
  
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• Ashes 2017-18: James Anderson to be England vice-captain

  10-11-2017 08:03 via bbc.co.uk
  England's all-time leading wicket taker James Anderson will be the team's vice-captain for the Ashes series against Australia.
  
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• Australia v England: Women's Ashes Test match day two – live!

  10-11-2017 04:11
  Updates from the second day of play at North Sydney OvalGet in touch with Geoff on email or via Twitter @GeoffLemonSport 3.11am GMTIt was a fun day yesterday after a slow start. Fun especially for Ellyse Perry, who was left in hysterics after taking an entirely accidental caught-and-bowled. “I think I just slipped a little bit in some footmarks on that delivery and my head went down. I lost all sight of it. I think it was a pretty hideous delivery, I didn’t even see it. Then I looked
  
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• Ashes: James Anderson succeeds Ben Stokes as England vice captain

  10-11-2017 03:11
  Bowler sees off competition from Alastair Cook and Stuart BroadJake Ball to undergo scans on injured ankle with first Test 13 days awayEngland’s leading Test wicket-taker, James Anderson, has been named as Ben Stokes’ replacement as vice-captain for the upcoming Ashes series. Anderson, who has 506 wickets in 129 Tests, expressed an interest in the role earlier this week, and has seen off competition from Alastair Cook, the former captain, and Stuart Broad as Joe Root’s sec
  
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• Chris Gayle wants to sell the story of his defamation case for $420,000

  10-11-2017 01:35
  West Indies cricketer promises tell-all interview, saying what went on behind the scenes of Fairfax trial was ‘like a movie’ Chris Gayle is hoping to cash in on his defamation case with Fairfax Media after the West Indies cricketer announced bidding for his tell-all story will begin at $420,000.Gayle is seeking to sell details of the recent court case to the highest bidder, with a promise to potential buyers that what went on behind the scenes was “like a movie”. Related:
  
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• Chris Gayle wants to sell the story of his defamation case for $400,000

  10-11-2017 01:35
  West Indies cricketer promises tell-all interview, saying what went on behind the scenes of Fairfax trial was ‘like a movie’ Chris Gayle is hoping to cash in on his defamation case with Fairfax Media after the West Indies cricketer announced bidding for his tell-all story will begin at $400,000.Gayle is seeking to sell details of the recent court case to the highest bidder, with a promise to potential buyers that what went on behind the scenes was “like a movie”. Related:
  
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• When is the first Ashes Test? England vs Australia start time, schedule, TV, live stream

  10-11-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  ENGLAND face Australia in an Ashes series few have given them any chance of winning away from home.
  
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• The Ashes: Jake Ball's injury leave England with bowler crisis ahead of first Test

  10-11-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  ENGLAND’S injury problems on this Ashes tour mounted when Jake Ball was forced off the field on day two of their second warm-up match against a Cricket Australia XI.
  
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