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• Sri Lanka beat England by 19 runs in first men’s one-day international – as it happened

  22-01-2026 18:02 via theguardian.com
  Sri Lanka took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series, England starting their innings well chasing a gettable target only for a middle-order collapse to stymie their hopes1st over: Sri Lanka 7-0 (Nissanka 3, Mishara 4) This is the first time Overton has opened the bowling in an ODI. He starts with a short ball that is pulled smoothly for two by Nissanka. A single behind square brings the left-handed Mishara on strike; he’s beaten first ball, chasing a short delivery that snaps away off the s
  
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• England fall short as Harry Brook fails to fire in opening ODI defeat by Sri Lanka

  22-01-2026 17:55 via theguardian.com
  Sri Lanka (271-6) beat England (252 all out) by 19 runsKusal Mendis’s unbeaten knock of 93 proves vitalAfter a year in the job, it was on: a first one-day international victory away from home for Brendon McCullum as England’s head coach, a touch of joy in a troubling winter. With Ben Duckett and Joe Root hitting watchful half-centuries, the base was set on a turner, chasing a target of 272.But the discontent continued as 129 for one turned into 164 for six, Sri Lanka’s spinners
  
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• Sri Lanka beat England by 19 runs in first men’s one-day international – live reaction

  22-01-2026 17:50 via theguardian.com
  Sri Lanka hold off Overton’s charge after England collapse
  Sign up for The Spin | Follow us on Bluesky | Email Daniel1st over: Sri Lanka 7-0 (Nissanka 3, Mishara 4) This is the first time Overton has opened the bowling in an ODI. He starts with a short ball that is pulled smoothly for two by Nissanka. A single behind square brings the left-handed Mishara on strike; he’s beaten first ball, chasing a short delivery that snaps away off the seam.Mishara gets off the mark with a cross-ba
  
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• Sri Lanka beat England by 19 runs in first men’s cricket one-day international – live reaction

  22-01-2026 17:37 via theguardian.com
  News from the series opener in Colombo, 9am GMT start
  Sign up for The Spin | Follow us on Bluesky | Email Daniel1st over: Sri Lanka 7-0 (Nissanka 3, Mishara 4) This is the first time Overton has opened the bowling in an ODI. He starts with a short ball that is pulled smoothly for two by Nissanka. A single behind square brings the left-handed Mishara on strike; he’s beaten first ball, chasing a short delivery that snaps away off the seam.Mishara gets off the mark with a cross-bat edge that
  
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• Luke Wright to leave role as England cricket selector amid Ashes fallout

  22-01-2026 13:30 via theguardian.com
  Wright to go after World Cup citing time travel demandsDeparture announced in middle of post Ashes reviewLuke Wright will leave his role as a selector after next month’s Twenty20 World Cup in the first major change within the England hierarchy after their comprehensive Ashes defeat in Australia.Amid speculation over the futures of Rob Key, the men’s director of cricket, and Brendon McCullum, head coach in all formats, Wright has made the call to leave, citing the travel demands of th
  
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• Sri Lanka v England: first men’s cricket one-day international – live

  22-01-2026 09:14 via theguardian.com
  News from the series opener in Colombo, 9am GMT start
  Sign up for The Spin newsletter | Follow us on BlueskyAre you over it yet? Nah, me either, but at least we have to some fresh cricket to distract us. A fortnight after the end of the most disappointing Ashes series in living memory, England begin their preparation for the T20 World Cup with a three-match ODI series.A lot has changed since England’s last ODI in New Zealand in November. The Ashes dream has gone poof!, Brendon McCullum is
  
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• Monster mum beat and kept woman as slave in her squalid home for 25 years - ‘not sorry'

  21-01-2026 22:58 via express.co.uk
  The woman, who is now in her 40s, had been held in the house since she was 16.
  
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• English cricket remains a metaphor for the country as travelling circus rolls on | Jonathan Liew

  21-01-2026 22:00 via theguardian.com
  As Brendon McCullum and Rob Key limp on, perhaps it is worth retracing the steps that brought us hereThere will be consequences. There must be consequences. Perhaps there have already been consequences. Harry Brook is very sorry for getting punched by a bouncer in New Zealand. Rob Key is very sorry for overseeing an Ashes tour that in retrospect could probably have been an email. Brendon McCullum is not sorry, but has promised to “look at things over the next little while”, which is
  
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• Female cricket fans are part of a Broad church | Letters

  21-01-2026 18:49 via theguardian.com
  Responding to a letter by Kathy Dalwood, Jennifer Gale says women have heard of Stuart Broad and Tracy Zussman commends sporting analogies. Plus a letter from Colin Prower Kathy Dalwood complains of articles “that make use of male sporting analogies” (Letters, 18 January). I think most female Guardian readers, unlike her, will have heard of Stuart Broad – we tend to be well informed in general, not just about other women. I have been attending men’s cricket matches for at
  
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• From Ashes hangover to subcontinental scars as England bid to rewrite history

  21-01-2026 18:00 via theguardian.com
  Harry Brook’s side begin Sri Lanka ODI series in poor form but confidence is needed ahead of crucial winter periodA subcontinental World Cup to close an Ashes winter? History tells us this does not end well for England. In 2014 a whitewash in Australia was followed by a group-stage exit at the World T20 with a 45-run defeat to the Netherlands in Chattogram. In 2011 the 50-over side – largely made up of Test regulars – was brutalised by Kevin O’Brien in Bengaluru before ex
  
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• From Ashes hangover to subcontinental scars as England aim to rewrite history

  21-01-2026 18:00 via theguardian.com
  Harry Brook’s side begin Sri Lanka ODI series in poor form but confidence is needed ahead of crucial winter periodA subcontinental World Cup to close an Ashes winter? History tells us this does not end well for England. In 2014 a whitewash in Australia was followed by a group-stage exit at the World T20 with a 45-run defeat to the Netherlands in Chattogram. In 2011 the 50-over side – largely made up of Test regulars – was brutalised by Ireland’s Kevin O’Brien in Ben
  
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• Norman Gifford dead: England cricket captain and legend dies aged 85 as tributes pour in

  21-01-2026 15:17 via express.co.uk
  The former England skipper has passed away aged 85.
  
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• The Spin | Ricky Ponting’s prescient call and the joy of being a cricket soothsayer

  21-01-2026 11:57 via theguardian.com
  Data informs many decisions now but Australia legend showed how some just have a knack for reading the gameHave you ever accurately predicted what will happen on a cricket pitch before the ball has been bowled? It’s an incredible feeling. That moment when you glance at the field, remember who’s on strike and think: “Here comes the short ball,” only for it to arrive, be pulled and then safely pouched by the fielder you had mentally circled at deep square. For a split secon
  
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• As captain, I've made a terrible mistake - Brook

  21-01-2026 11:45 via bbc.com
  England white-ball captain Harry Brook says supporters have "every right to be annoyed" with his behaviour after he was punched by a nightclub bouncer on a tour of New Zealand before the Ashes.
  
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• Fans have 'every right to be annoyed' - Brook

  21-01-2026 09:08 via bbc.com
  Harry Brook says supporters have “every right to be annoyed” by his behaviour after he was punched by a nightclub bouncer on England’s tour of New Zealand that preceded the Ashes.
  
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• ‘It’s not acceptable’: Brook admits he’s lucky to be captain after bouncer altercation

  21-01-2026 08:30 via theguardian.com
  England cricketer working to regain players’ trustBrook denies that team have a drinking cultureHarry Brook has admitted he is fortunate to still be England’s white-ball captain after clashing with a nightclub bouncer the night before a one-day international against New Zealand, adding that he has “work to do to try and regain the trust of the players”.As reported in the Telegraph this month, Brook was in an altercation on the eve of England’s third ODI on the tour
  
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• England v Scotland - Under-19 World Cup scorecard

  21-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Latest scorecard as England face Scotland in the men's Under-19 World Cup in Harare.
  
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• Waugh invests in European T20 Premier League

  20-01-2026 23:59 via bbc.com
  Ex-Australia captain Steve Waugh is among the franchise investors in a men's European T20 tournament, set to be played in Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands later this year featuring Steve Smith and Mitch Marsh.
  
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• Who owns the teams competing in The Hundred?

  20-01-2026 17:55 via bbc.com
  BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team take a look at who owns each team in The Hundred.
  
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• Rob Key likely to survive but T20 World Cup crucial to Brendon McCullum’s fate

  20-01-2026 17:41 via theguardian.com
  Key told ECB review of willingness to change after AshesMcCullum has had poor record in white-ball cricketRob Key’s position as England’s managing director of men’s cricket is looking increasingly secure after the initial stages of the England and Wales Cricket Board’s review of the Ashes defeat, but the future of Brendon McCullum as coach remains uncertain and will be heavily influenced by his side’s performances at next month’s T20 World Cup.Key is understoo
  
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• Kalis leads Dutch to seven-run win over Scotland

  20-01-2026 11:52 via bbc.com
  Scotland get off to a losing start at the Women's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier, with a score of 87 not out from Sterre Kalis leading the Netherlands to a seven-run victory in Nepal.
  
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• Yorkshire sign Afghanistan bowler Ul-Haq for Blast

  20-01-2026 10:07 via bbc.com
  Yorkshire sign Afghanistan bowler Naveen Ul-Haq as an overseas player for the 2026 T20 Blast.
  
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• London Spirit sign England trio for 2026 Hundred

  19-01-2026 23:38 via bbc.com
  England trio Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton and Charlie Dean are among the eight new signings made by London Spirit for the 2026 season.
  
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• Ex-England batter Stoneman joins Somerset as coach

  19-01-2026 19:17 via bbc.com
  Former England opener Mark Stoneman joins Somerset to work as a batting coach.
  
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• Knight committed to playing despite Spirit role

  19-01-2026 17:13 via bbc.com
  Former England captain Heather Knight says she is "certainly committed" to continue playing despite taking up as a position as general manager of London Spirit in The Hundred.
  
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• London Spirit use huge Hundred windfall to treble spending on off-field talent

  19-01-2026 16:51 via theguardian.com
  Franchise received £145m for sale of 49% stakePrevious wages to staff described as ‘embarassing’The new-look London Spirit are hugely increasing salaries paid to off-field cricket staff in a bid to boost the calibre of recruits when the turbocharged Hundred launches in August. With the competition’s salary cap including only the playing squad, Spirit hope the backroom staff attracted will help the team flourish.One source described the wages offered to coaches and analyst
  
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• London Spirit use huge Hundred windfall to recruit off-field talent

  19-01-2026 16:51 via theguardian.com
  Spending on support staff to be trebledFranchise received £145m for sale of 49% stakeThe new-look London Spirit are hugely increasing salaries paid to off-field cricket staff in a bid to boost the calibre of recruits when the turbocharged Hundred launches in August. With the competition’s salary cap including only the playing squad, Spirit hope the backroom staff attracted will help the team flourish.One source described the wages offered to coaches and analysts for the first five ye
  
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• No talks between ICC and Scotland over replacing Bangladesh

  19-01-2026 15:26 via bbc.com
  The ICC have not held any talks with Scotland about replacing Bangladesh at next month's men's T20 World Cup - but Scottish players are ready if needed.
  
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• Kent bring in South Africa all-rounder Muthusamy

  19-01-2026 15:25 via bbc.com
  Kent sign South Africa all-rounder Senuran Muthusamy for part of the 2026 season.
  
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• Carlson succeeds Northeast as Glamorgan captain

  19-01-2026 15:20 via bbc.com
  The 27-year-old all-rounder succeeds Sam Northeast following his return to Kent.
  
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• NZ beat India to claim historic ODI series win

  18-01-2026 18:45 via bbc.com
  New Zealand clinch their first one-day international series win in India with a 41-run victory in the deciding third match.
  
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• Not bowled over by male sports chat | Brief letters

  18-01-2026 18:37 via theguardian.com
  Cricket analogies | Deep south | Traitors overreaction | Bless my soul | Fit for purposeI’m fed up with reading Guardian articles that make use of male sporting analogies. I have absolutely no idea who Stuart Broad is and I guarantee the majority of women reading your editorial (16 January) wouldn’t either. Therefore your analogy is incomprehensible. Guys, just stop this blokey, pub-style chat and wake up to your female readership, for pity’s sake! It’s well past time.
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• Ireland win opening T20 World Cup qualifier

  18-01-2026 14:22 via bbc.com
  Ireland defeat Papa New Guinea by 41 runs to make a strong start in their bid to qualify for the Women's Twenty20 World Cup.
  
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• Starc, Smith and Curran take Sixers to Big Bash play-offs

  18-01-2026 13:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Sydney Sixers secure second place in the Big Bash League and their place in Tuesday's qualifier match with a five-wicket win over Brisbane Heat.
  
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• Sussex CCC placed in special measures over alleged financial mismanagement

  18-01-2026 12:00 via theguardian.com
  County allegedly in breach of sustainability regulationsClub could face significant fine and points deductionSussex have been placed in special measures by the England and Wales Cricket Board due to alleged financial mismanagement and breaches of the governing body’s sustainability regulations.The Guardian has learned that the county is in the process of signing up to an ECB business plan, which will include strict limits on their spending, with any significant outgoings such as player sig
  
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• World Sports Photography Awards 2026 winners revealed – in pictures

  17-01-2026 20:00 via theguardian.com
  More than 4,120 photographers from 123 countries submitted a record-breaking 23,130 images across the 24 categories to this year’s World Sports Photography awards, the only global competition for sporting photography.To see the silver, bronze and special merit images from all of the categories click here Continue reading...
  
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• Pakistan TV break 232-year record in trophy win

  17-01-2026 18:15 via bbc.com
  Pakistan TV break a 232-year record by successfully defending the lowest total in first-class cricket to beat Sui Northern in the President's Trophy.
  
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• MI London sign Khan & Kerr as Kemp & Ravindra join Fire

  17-01-2026 15:20 via bbc.com
  MI London retain Rashid Khan and add Nicholas Pooran while Welsh Fire sign Freya Kemp and Rachin Ravindra for the 2026 Hundred season.
  
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• Ex-Australia batter Martyn had '50/50' chance of survival

  17-01-2026 14:22 via bbc.com
  Former Australia batter Damien Martyn says he was given a 50/50 chance of surviving the meningitis that saw him put in an induced coma last month.
  
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• ‘I’m back’: Damien Martyn out of hospital after surviving meningitis

  17-01-2026 11:14 via theguardian.com
  Former Australia batter given a ‘50/50 chance of surviving’Spent eight days in induced comaDamien Martyn has said he is back after overcoming a meningitis scare, which he said took his life out of his hands.In a heartfelt post on his social media accounts, the former Australia batter said he was given a 50% chance to live after battling the disease, which causes an infection and swelling of fluid and membranes around the brain and spinal cord. The 54-year-old was put into an induced
  
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• Damien Martyn declares ‘I’m back!’ after leaving hospital following meningitis

  17-01-2026 11:14 via theguardian.com
  In a social media post, the former Australia batter revealed he had been given a ‘50/50 chance of surviving’ and thanked medical staff and well-wishers Damien Martyn has declared he is back after overcoming a meningitis scare, which he said took his life out of his hands.In a heartfelt post on his social media accounts, the former Australia batter said he was given a 50% chance to live after battling the disease, which causes an infection and swelling of fluid and membranes around th
  
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• MI London appoint Pollard & Keightley as coaches

  16-01-2026 22:49 via bbc.com
  MI London appoint Kieron Pollard and Lisa Keightley to coach their men's and women's teams respectively for the 2026 edition of The Hundred.
  
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• Testing times for English cricket | Letters

  16-01-2026 18:45 via theguardian.com
  Readers respond to Emma John’s article on the difference in attitudes to the game in England and AustraliaEmma John’s perceptive analysis of cricket in Australia is spot-on (England ruthlessly privatised cricket – Australia embraces it with constant public displays of affection, 9 January). I have been visiting Australia for many years – our son and his family live in Sydney. The locals, on hearing my accent, mostly respond by saying “Sorry about the cricket, mate.&
  
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• Middlesex batter Robson extends deal to 2027

  16-01-2026 14:52 via bbc.com
  Middlesex batter Sam Robson signs a contract extension with the club to 2027.
  
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• Veteran Yorkshire batter Lyth signs new deal

  16-01-2026 10:29 via bbc.com
  Veteran Yorkshire batter Adam Lyth extends his contract to the end of the 2027 season.
  
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• Sports quiz of the week: Michael Carrick, Masters and Morocco v Senegal

  16-01-2026 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Have you been following the big stories in football, rugby, snooker, tennis, cricket, motor racing, cycling and futsal? Continue reading...
  
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• England beat Pakistan in Under-19 World Cup opener - scorecard

  16-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Latest scorecard fom the Under-19 World Cup match between Pakistan and England in Harare.
  
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• Baartman dominates as Royals beat Capitals to secure SA20 play-off spot

  15-01-2026 20:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Paarl Royals move top of the SA20 with a six-wicket thrashing of Pretoria Capitals, powered by a superb bowling display from seamer Ottneil Baartman.
  
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• Phoenix sign Owen and Hamilton for Hundred

  15-01-2026 16:10 via bbc.com
  Birmingham Phoenix sign opening batter Mitch Owen and seamer Lucy Hamilton for the 2026 Hundred season.
  
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• Renamed Super Giants retain Buttler and Ecclestone

  15-01-2026 14:07 via bbc.com
  Manchester Originals are renamed Manchester Super Giants and retain Jos Buttler and Sophie Ecclestone for the 2026 Hundred season, with further signings also announced.
  
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