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• Stokes and Hales dropped by England after incident near nightclub

  28-09-2017 23:15 via bbc.co.uk
  England will not consider Ben Stokes and Alex Hales for international cricket until further notice.
  
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• Hampshire’s James Vince ensures Middlesex complete slide to relegation

  28-09-2017 20:49
  • Middlesex lose to Somerset and are relegated as Vince’s Hampshire draw
  • Notts and Worcestershire promoted from Division TwoMiddlesex won the County Championship in 2016 with a hat-trick from a seamer with a double-barrelled surname and this time were left hoping for another, only to save them from relegation. Alas, Warwickshire’s Oliver Hannon-Dalby is no Toby Roland-Jones, and he could not weasel out the last three Hampshire wickets; Middlesex had gone from champions on
  
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• India vs Australia: David Warner inspires tourists to avoid series whitewash

  28-09-2017 19:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  DAVID WARNER hit a century as Australia beat India by 21 runs in Bangalore to avoided facing a whitewash in their one-day international series.
  
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• County cricket final day: Hampshire and Somerset survive to relegate Middlesex – as it happened

  28-09-2017 19:14
  Middlesex were relegated after they lost to Somerset and Hampshire drew at Edgbaston, while Worcestershire and Nottinghamshire were promoted 6.14pm BSTThank you for your company every single day of what has been a fantastic season to cover. Essex are worthy champions, and it’ll be a delight to have Worcestershire and Nottinghamshire back in Division One. Middlesex and Warwickshire drop down a division and have much to ponder.All that’s for another day, though. Thanks again, and my si
  
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• David Warner hundred for Australia sets up timely win over India

  28-09-2017 18:54
  Australia 334-5; India 313-8: Australia win by 21 runsDavid Warner and Aaron Finch star as tourists narrow series deficitA David Warner century inspired Australia to a victory in the fourth one-day international against India, restoring some pride for the tourists with the series already lost.Warner’s 124 in his 100th match helped his side set India 335 to win, a target that the hosts fell 22 runs short of after some classy bowling at the death from Australia. Related: 'Not good enough': A
  
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• Australia beat India by 21 runs: fourth one-day international – as it happened

  28-09-2017 18:23
  David Warner and Aaron Finch put on 231 for the first wicket before the tourists ably defended a total of 334 in Bangalore 5.58pm BST Related: David Warner hundred for Australia sets up timely win over India5.11pm BSTClosed out nicely by Australia, they’ve done it easy in the end. So it won’t be ten on the trot for India, and the visitors arrest a terrible slide away from home, their first away triumph after a dozen losses in a streak that lasted nearly a year.The Australian quicks w
  
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• County cricket final day: Hampshire aim to stay up and relegate Middlesex – live!

  28-09-2017 16:44
  Somerset win to seal survival as pitch avoids point penaltyUnbeaten Essex sign off by thrashing YorkshireComments are closed but you can email Will or tweet 3.44pm BSTWe will get a new ball with eight overs remaining in the match. Could be fascinating... 3.35pm BSTWicket! Dawson had dug in so well but he has flashed hard at The Other Ryan Sidebottom and is caught at first slip by Jeetan! 32.4 overs left... 3.30pm BSTA fourth ton of the season for Luke Wells, who is now top of the Division Two ru
  
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• Matt Maynard: Outgoing Somerset boss 'disappointed' with grading of 'below average' pitch

  28-09-2017 16:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Somerset's outgoing director of cricket Matt Maynard reacts to their survival in Division One and their pitch being graded "below average".
  
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• James Vince: Hampshire batsmen was not expecting England Ashes call-up

  28-09-2017 14:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Hampshire batsman James Vince says his call-up to the Ashes squad this winter "came from nowhere".
  
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• County cricket final day: Somerset beat Middlesex and survive, Hampshire battle drop – live!

  28-09-2017 13:43
  Live updates from Edgbaston and all the latest from TauntonUnbeaten Essex sign off by thrashing YorkshireComments are closed early on but you can email Will or tweet 12.43pm BSTSpecial bloke.My last game with @surreycricket family. Love you boys. Thank you for the memories. 12.37pm BSTI’m off to grab a bite of lunch. Play to start at 1pm at Hove. Hopefully some time very soon we will be able to open the comments section.12.33pm BSTAnd that is lunch. Hampshire have survived the first hour,
  
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• Michael Vaughan says Ben Stokes needs to "look at himself in the mirror" after arrest.

  28-09-2017 12:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Former England captain Michael Vaughan says Ben Stokes needs to "take a look at himself in the mirror" after his arrest in Bristol on Monday.
  
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• County Championship: Essex won title with 'no fear' approach - Ryan ten Doeschate

  28-09-2017 11:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Essex skipper Ryan ten Doeschate says playing without fear was the key to success after lifting the Championship trophy.
  
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• India v Australia: fourth one-day international – live!

  28-09-2017 11:23
  Live updates from the penultimate match of the series in BengaluruGet in touch with Jonathan on email or via Twitter @JPHowcroft 10.23am BST19th over: Australia 123-0 (Finch 46, Warner 70)More runs for Australia, and Chahal’s second over features a mighty swish of Warner’s Kaboom, sending the ball effortlessly over the square leg boundary. There’s turn later in the over but by then the batsmen were watchful, safe in the knowledge the scoreboard was already motoring.10.20am BST1
  
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• County cricket final day: Middlesex, Hampshire and Somerset fight drop – live!

  28-09-2017 11:20
  Live updates from Edgbaston and all the latest from TauntonUnbeaten Essex sign off by thrashing YorkshireComments are closed early on but you can email Will or tweet 10.20am BSTInterestingly, Hampshire’s team bus is parked up just outside Edgbaston in a layby – ready for a swift getaway? 10.18am BSTDefinitely a delayed start here. Will keep you posted. Hampshire will be delighted. 10.12am BSTDelayed start at Wantage Road, where Northamptonshire need 180 to beat Leicestershire. 10.11a
  
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• India vs Australia LIVE scorecard: Latest score from the fourth ODI in Bengaluru

  28-09-2017 09:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  INDIA are looking for a 10th consecutive ODI win by beating Australia to take a 4-0 lead in the series.
  
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• India vs Australia live stream: How to watch the fourth ODI online and on TV

  28-09-2017 08:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  INDIA will show no mercy against Australia despite the fact they have already wrapped up the ODI series by winning the first three matches of the five scheduled.
  
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• Ben Stokes’s Ashes hopes in the balance after Bristol arrest

  28-09-2017 01:37
  • ECB responds as CCTV footage allegedly emerges of incident
  • Stokes earlier named in Ashes squad as vice-captainThe participation of Ben Stokes in the Ashes series this winter remains in the balance following the fight in Bristol at 2.35am on Monday that saw the England all-rounder arrested on suspicion of actual bodily harm and left with a broken finger.England had stated on Wednesday that Stokes would continue in his role as Test vice-captain while investigations by themselves and
  
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• Essex secure unbeaten County Championship Division One title after destroying Yorkshire

  28-09-2017 01:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  ESSEX celebrated their Specsavers County Championship title in style by beating Yorkshire by 376 runs with a day to spare in Chelmsford.
  
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• Ben Stokes arrest could lead to more players in hot water for England after investigations

  28-09-2017 01:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  UP TO six more players could yet find themselves in hot water with the ECB over the night out in Bristol which ended with Ben Stokes in a police cell in the early hours of Monday morning.
  
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• Ashes 2017/18 squad announcement overshadowed by Stokes arrest as uncapped trio included

  28-09-2017 01:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  ON a day of introspection and recrimination for England cricket Andrew Strauss admitted Ben Stokes’s arrest in the early hours of Monday morning had done “potential damage” to the image of the sport.
  
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• Ashes 2017/18: Kevin Pietersen leads criticism of weak England squad

  28-09-2017 01:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  ENGLAND discard Kevin Pietersen was quick to twist the knife on them last night, saying there was no point even setting off for Australia.
  
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