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• Alyssa Healy: ‘I’m at the top of the order – the free mindset is paying off’

  23-11-2018 20:48 via theguardian.com
  Graduation to full-time opener with a brilliant cover drive makes Healy the main roadblock to England’s hopes of world T20 gloryHow is this for form: in every game that Alyssa Healy has batted in during this Women’s World Twenty20 campaign, Australia have won and she has walked away with the player-of-the-match gong.Before Sunday’s final against England, she spoke about her rapid improvement from frustrating talent to world-beating opener. Related: England say it has ‘not
  
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• England say it has ‘not been smoothest ride’ to reach Women’s World T20 final

  23-11-2018 19:37 via theguardian.com
  • Australia likely to have unchanged lineup in intense duel
  • ‘Our chance to cement ourselves in history’ – Heather KnightAnother year, another World Cup final. Last year England were gearing up for the culmination of their 50-over campaign at Lord’s; now they are in sunny Antigua and on the verge of doing the double. Related: Nat Sciver and Amy Jones guide England into Women's World Twenty20 finalRelated: Australia end West Indies dream of retaining World T20 o
  
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• Sri Lanka v England: Jonny Bairstow proud of century after being 'castigated'

  23-11-2018 15:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Jonny Bairstow says he was proud to score a century on his return to the England team after being "castigated" for being injured.
  
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• Jonny Bairstow: ‘It’s been an emotional time … there were mood swings’

  23-11-2018 15:22 via theguardian.com
  • Bairstow releases his raw emotions after polished century
  • ‘No one sees the hard work and the ice machines in rehab’Jonny Bairstow’s century was a polished, silky innings with barely a false shot and barring the sapping heat it seemed to be achieved effortlessly with the minimum of fuss. All of which contrasted with his celebrations when he reached three figures. Here there was a raw, unsmiling release of emotion as he tossed his bat and helmet to the ground, took
  
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• Jonny Bairstow makes England’s No 3 spot his own with stirring century

  23-11-2018 13:19 via theguardian.com
  • Bairstow hits sixth Test ton on return to side• England reach 312-7 on day one of third TestThe conundrum that is the No 3 slot is heading towards a resolution. Something very odd would have to happen for Jonny Bairstow not to continue there when England next embark upon a Test match, in Bridgetown, Barbados, on 23 January.Here in sapping heat, Bairstow hit his sixth Test century and one of his most cherished on his return to the team. And he was batting at No 3. This must have been
  
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• England 312-7 at stumps against Sri Lanka: third Test, day one – as it happened

  23-11-2018 13:14 via theguardian.com
  A century from Jonny Bairstow, recalled to the team at No3, boosted England in a hot, humid opening day to the third Test on Colombo 12.14pm GMT So that’s all from me. It’s a beautifully poised Test, I think. Tanya Aldred will be here bright and early (or whenever it is where you are) tomorrow. Bye! 12.13pm GMT So everyone appears to have pencilled Bairstow in at No3 for the foreseeable future, but it sounds very much like that’s not how he sees his own future. Who are the doub
  
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• Rain ruins second Twenty20 international between Australia and India – as it happened

  23-11-2018 12:07 via theguardian.com
  Rain forces second T20I to be abandonedAustralia made 132 from 19 oversAustralia lead the series 1-0 with one match to play 11.07am GMT That’s about all you need from me I think. A strong Indian bowling performance goes unrewarded thanks to the capricious Melbourne weather. Considering how much rain has fallen in Victoria over the past 24 hours it’s a miracle the match remained alive for so long. That it did was also enormously frustrating with the breaks in the showers lasting long
  
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• Sri Lanka vs England cricket match SUSPENDED after dog runs on pitch and REFUSES to leave

  23-11-2018 11:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  THE SRI LANKA vs England Test match was temporarily called to a halt in Colombo after a dog ran on the pitch - then refused to be shooed off!
  
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• Australia v India: second Twenty20 international – live!

  23-11-2018 09:58 via theguardian.com
  Updates from the match at the MCGAny thoughts? Email or tweet @JPHowcroft 8.58am GMT 14th over: Australia 83-6 (McDermott 15, Coulter-Nile 7) What’s all the fuss about? NCN calmly strokes his first delivery into the sightscreen like a PGA Tour golfer smoking a three-wood on the range. Despite that massive blow India are still dominating this match. Kuldeep ends with 1-23 but he deserved better.8.56am GMT Kuldeep finally has his much-deserved wicket. First ball of his fourth over, loopy and
  
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• Sri Lanka v England: third Test, day one – live!

  23-11-2018 06:13 via theguardian.com
  Latest updates from the third Test in ColomboECB developing female British Asian coaching networkFeel free to email Tim or to tweet: @TimdeLisle 5.10am GMT 8th over: England 26-1 (Jennings 7, Bairstow 4) Jonny Bairstow is back in business first ball, with a busy push into the covers, so well timed that it goes for four.And here’s Kevin Stracey. “I was resisting the temptation to be a useless pedant, but since you ask your reader to say hello...You wrote in your preamble ‘Bairst
  
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• England beat India by eight wickets in Women's World Twenty20 semi-final – as it happened

  23-11-2018 04:01 via theguardian.com
  India 112 (19.3 overs); England 116-2 (17.1 overs)Fifties for Sciver and Jones set up final against AustraliaAustralia end West Indies dream of retaining World T20 on home soil 3.00am GMT And here’s Raf Nicholson’s match report from Antigua: Related: Nat Sciver and Amy Jones guide England into Women's World Twenty20 final3.00am GMT That’ll do us. Thanks for your company on the OBO throughout semi-final day here in Antigua. We have the blockbuster final on Saturday, Australia v
  
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• Nat Sciver and Amy Jones guide England into Women's World Twenty20 final

  23-11-2018 03:52 via theguardian.com
  India 112 (19.3 overs); England 116-2 (17.1 overs)Fifties for Sciver and Jones set up final against AustraliaIndia made their biggest call of the semi-final before a ball was even bowled: dropping veteran Mithali Raj. Criticised for her conservative approach to Twenty20 batting, it was a bold, brave decision that fitted with the new, exciting approach to the format which they have touted during this tournament.Unfortunately, when it came to semi-final crunch time, the reality did not quite match
  
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• England v India: Women's World Twenty20 semi-final – live!

  23-11-2018 02:37 via theguardian.com
  Latest updates from the match in AntiguaAustralia end West Indies dream of retaining World T20 on home soilFeel free to email Adam or to tweet: @collinsadam 1.37am GMT 1st over: England 3-0 (Wyatt 2, Beaumont 1) Target 113. The WinViz predictor has England at 51% as the innings starts with Wyatt defending then taking a single to cover to get going, Beaumont then doing the same. A third single from Wyatt behind square off Sharma keeps her the strike. A conservative start. Will one of this pair ta
  
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• Australia end West Indies dream of retaining World T20 on home soil

  23-11-2018 00:29 via theguardian.com
  • Australia 142-5; West Indies 71• Australia win by 71 runsWest Indies have beaten Australia once in Twenty20 cricket: the final of the last edition of the World Twenty20 in 2016. On that occasion they successfully chased down 149, against all expectations. On Thursday, they looked a shadow of that side, collapsing to 71 all out as Australia won by a mammoth 71 runs. Related: Australia thrash West Indies in Women's World Twenty20 semi-final – as it happenedRelated: England v Indi
  
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