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• England clamp down on player behaviour after Ben Stokes affair

  29-09-2017 23:06
  • Joe Root and Stuart Broad pull out of Jos Buttler’s Amsterdam stag do
  • Andrew Strauss understood to have ‘lightly pushed’ others to withdrawEngland have moved to clamp down on player behaviour in the aftermath of the Ben Stokes affair with Joe Root and Stuart Broad among members of the Ashes squad to have pulled out of Jos Buttler’s stag do in Amsterdam this weekend after encouragement by the team management.Stokes and Alex Hales are missing the social trip t
  
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• England v West Indies: Jonny Bairstow hits record 141

  29-09-2017 21:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Jonny Bairstow hits an unbeaten 141 in the final match of the one-day series as England secure a nine-wicket victory to seal a 4-0 series win.
  
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• Bairstow ton helps England to 4-0 win over West Indies

  29-09-2017 21:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Jonny Bairstow makes 141 not out and Jason Roy 96 as England cruise to a nine-wicket win over West Indies to seal a 4-0 one-day series victory.
  
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• Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow rocket England to ODI victory over West Indies

  29-09-2017 21:09
  • West Indies 288-6; England 294-1• England won by nine wicketsJason Roy, handed a place back in the ODI side because of the absence of Alex Hales, seized his chance with rare ruthlessness. At The Oval he struck a fluent 84; here he batted just as well but for a little longer, finishing with 96, more than enough to ensure another English victory by nine wickets, yet still a source of some frustration.However, things are looking up for Roy. Five days ago after England’s win in Bri
  
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• England beat West Indies by nine wickets: fifth and final ODI – as it happened

  29-09-2017 20:57
  Jonny Bairstow battered 141 not out as England demolished West Indies by nine wickets to complete a 4-0 series win and end the summer in style 8.17pm BSTAnd here’s Vic Marks’s match report: Related: Roy and Bairstow steer England to crushing victory over West Indies in fourth ODI7.57pm BSTThat’s a very happy end to a largely excellent summer for England. Jonny Bairstow played another superb innings, battering 141 not out from 117 balls, and it was clear as early as the second o
  
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• England v West Indies: Jason Roy falls four short of century

  29-09-2017 19:57 via bbc.co.uk
  England's Jason Roy falls four short of a century in the final match of the one-day series against West Indies at Southampton.
  
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• England chase 289 to beat West Indies: fifth and final ODI – live!

  29-09-2017 19:44
  Over-by-over updates from the day-night match in SouthamptonIt’s the Wills 2017! The complete review of the county seasonAnd feel free to email Rob about anything you like 6.44pm BST23rd over: England 170-1 (Bairstow 63, Root 9) Bairstow and Root are two Yorkshire folk who are very happy to get ‘em in singles. They run quite brilliantly together and have already scampered 14 runs from 10 balls in this partnership.“Hi Rob,” says Derek Fordham. “That video must be a f
  
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• Middlesex seek talks after crossbow abandonment contributes to relegation

  29-09-2017 19:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Middlesex are to speak to the ECB over the two-point deduction for a slow over-rate which effectively saw them relegated.
  
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• Steve Magoffin: Worcestershire re-sign fast bowler from Sussex for 2018

  29-09-2017 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Division Two champions Worcestershire re-sign Australia-born fast bowler Steve Magoffin from Sussex for the 2018 season.
  
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• Stokes would be an 'Ashes target' - Roland-Jones

  29-09-2017 18:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Australia will target Ben Stokes if he goes on the Ashes tour this winter after his arrest, says England bowler Toby-Roland Jones.
  
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• County Championship: Team of the season as chosen by BBC Sport users

  29-09-2017 18:39 via bbc.co.uk
  With the county season finished for 2017, BBC Sport users have chosen their Championship team of the season.
  
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• Brewery pulls television advert that includes Stokes

  29-09-2017 17:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Brewery Greene King to stop broadcasting a television advertisement that features England all-rounder Ben Stokes in a pub.
  
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• Brett Hutton: Seam bowler leaves Nottinghamshire to join Northants

  29-09-2017 17:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Seam bowler Brett Hutton is to leave promoted Nottinghamshire and join Northants on a three-year contract.
  
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• England v West Indies: fifth and final one-day international – live!

  29-09-2017 16:09
  Over-by-over updates from the day-night match in SouthamptonIt’s the Wills 2017! The complete review of the county seasonAnd feel free to email Nick or tweet @NickMiller79 3.09pm BST31st over: West Indies 142-2 (S.Hope 33, Samuels 32) Samuels swipes at a pull shot, and for a moment it looks like there might be a boundary, but fine leg stops it. Then a...drop? Actually that’s a bit harsh: Hope absolutely batters a drive above Morgan’s head at cover, the skipper jumps about three
  
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• Nottinghamshire all-rounder Samit Patel praises coach Peter Moores and his staff

  29-09-2017 15:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Samit Patel says head coach Peter Moores and his staff deserve all the plaudits for Nottinghamshire's successful season.
  
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• England v West Indies: 'Brilliant' diving catch removes Gayle

  29-09-2017 14:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Liam Plunkett takes a "brilliant" diving catch to remove Chris Gayle for 40, with Tom Curran taking his first ODI wicket on debut in the fifth ODI at Southampton.
  
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• Wasim Khan: Leicestershire chief executive demands show of pride from players

  29-09-2017 14:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Leicestershire's 2017 season has "not been good enough" and players must show some pride, says chief executive Wasim Khan.
  
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• County Championship: fans from all 18 counties look back on the season

  29-09-2017 13:57
  Essex ran away with Division One, reigning champions Middlesex were relegated and Worcestershire won Division Two. Here’s how the fans saw it• Will Macpherson’s review of the season
  Having claimed our first Championship since 1992, I guess you could say this season has gone stupefyingly well. After a number of years of falling short in Division Two, promotion last season was a huge achievement. But nothing in the recent history of the game led me to expect anything but a grim, p
  
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• Ben Stokes shock video: England star mimics Katie Price's disabled son Harvey - EXCLUSIVE

  29-09-2017 13:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  BEN STOKES has been filmed mimicking Katie Price's disabled son Harvey in a shocking video.
  
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• Andrew Gale: Yorkshire coach has county's backing despite tough season

  29-09-2017 13:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Yorkshire director of cricket Martyn Moxon says coach Andrew Gale has the county's full support despite a difficult first season.
  
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• England vs West Indies LIVE scorecard: Latest updates from the 5th ODI at the Rose Bowl

  29-09-2017 13:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  ENGLAND have already wrapped up the ODI series win over West Indies but will be determined to rack up another win in their final game before the Ashes tour of Australia.
  
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• England v West Indies LIVE stream: How to watch the fifth ODI online and on TV

  29-09-2017 13:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  ENGLAND are hoping to wrap up a 4-0 series win over the West Indies at the Rose Bowl today - and here’s how you can watch online and on TV.
  
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• It’s the Wills 2017! The complete review of the county cricket season

  29-09-2017 12:54
  Worcestershire and Essex will remember the 2017 season for ever while Middlesex and Yorkshire cannot forget it soon enoughWith a word for Worcestershire, another of the little guys whose overachievement has been fostered at home, this has to be Essex. Well supported from east London to East Anglia, brilliantly coached and captained, and with t he best spinner, seamer and eight blokes who scored a ton. Little wonder they won. Related: Hampshire’s James Vince ensures Middlesex complete slide
  
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• Chris Silverwood: Essex head coach says fighting spirit key to title win

  29-09-2017 10:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Essex head coach Chris Silverwood tells BBC Essex that their title win was because of their "fighting spirit in abundance".
  
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• David Ripley: Northants coach rues over-rate points penalty after missing out on promotion

  29-09-2017 09:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Northants coach David Ripley is disappointed that points 'deservedly' docked for a slow over-rate cost them promotion.
  
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• Ashes 2017/18 squad: Chris Woakes will fill no one but Australians with confidence

  29-09-2017 01:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  GIVEN Plan A was not exactly met with universal acclaim when the Ashes squad was announced on Wednesday, Plan B will almost certainly fill no one but Australians with confidence.
  
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• Ben Stokes BANNED by England until further notice after Monday arrest

  29-09-2017 01:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  BEN STOKES and Alex Hales have both been suspended by England "until further notice".
  
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