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• Australia's Ashes selection still unclear after opening Sheffield Shield round

  29-10-2017 23:34
  Three candidates for No6 berth fail to make runsMitchell Starc enjoys career best figures of 8-73Australia’s Ashes puzzle is no closer to being solved after the opening Sheffield Shield round tossed up more questions than answers for Test selectors. The wicketkeeping berth remains a mystery after all three candidates failed to make meaningful runs and leading contenders for the disputed No6 batting berth also could not present compelling cases for Ashes selection. Related: Joe Root ready t
  
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• Newcomer Ben Foakes happy to wait in the wings for his England chance | Vic Marks

  29-10-2017 19:00
  Alec Stewart has suggested his wicketkeeper is the best in the world but the Surrey stumper is not expecting to replace Jonny Bairstow on the Ashes tourSometimes on tour the second wicketkeeper is as peripheral as the second gravedigger in Hamlet. That may be one reason why Ben Foakes got the summons; it made sense to allow Jos Buttler to remain fresh for the one-dayers rather than traipsing around Australia delivering drinks and encouragement to his colleagues, which can be a sapping proce
  
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• Pakistan vs Sri Lanka LIVE stream: How to watch third T20 on TV and online

  29-10-2017 17:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  PAKISTAN vs Sri Lanka live stream - the two sides meet in the last of three T20 matches today. Here is how to watch the match.
  
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• India vs New Zealand LIVE stream: How to watch third ODI cricket match on TV and online

  29-10-2017 17:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  INDIA host New Zealand in the second of their three-match ODI series today - and here is how you can watch the match live.
  
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• Joe Root ready to prove critics wrong as England land in Australia for Ashes

  29-10-2017 15:52
  • ‘We have three of England’s all-time greats in terms of runs and wickets’
  • England captain accepts Ben Stokes situation could be source of sledgingEngland will experience more hostile days than their first on this Ashes tour, with their arrival on Australian soil low-key and almost friendly. The camera crews turned out in force to prevent them slinking too quietly through Perth airport but there was just as much interest in a young couple who got engaged at the arr
  
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• David Miller hits fastest T20 international ton in history - including 5 SIXES in 5 balls

  29-10-2017 15:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  DAVID MILLER hit the fastest century in T20 internationals - off just 35 balls - as South Africa pummeled Bangladesh.
  
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• Ashes 2017/18: England ace Chris Woakes ready for Australia battle

  29-10-2017 14:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  CHRIS WOAKES has vowed he is ready for an Ashes battle and to become a genuine all-rounder for England in the likely absence of Ben Stokes.
  
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• No Stokes is not no Ashes hope if England stick together in Australia | Vic Marks

  29-10-2017 09:00
  The 2017 Ashes tourists are not as high maintenance as the 2013 squad but, with only seven cast-iron Test cricketers, their plans must be unusually fluidThe arrival of late October and the departure of England’s team to Australia can do funny things to the most pragmatic of cricketing folk. Forget mists and mellow fruitfulness. This is the time of year for dreams and blind optimism when somehow, discounting all evidence to the contrary, the English at home persuade themselves that at the e
  
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• No Stokes is not no Ashes hope if England stick together in Australia

  29-10-2017 09:00
  The 2017 Ashes tourists are not as high maintenance as the 2013 squad but, with only seven cast-iron Test cricketers, their plans must be unusually fluidThe arrival of late October and the departure of England’s team to Australia can do funny things to the most pragmatic of cricketing folk. Forget mists and mellow fruitfulness. This is the time of year for dreams and blind optimism when somehow, discounting all evidence to the contrary, the English at home persuade themselves that at the e
  
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• Ashes 2017: If Ben Stokes is missing England must stick together in Australia | Vic Marks

  29-10-2017 09:00
  The 2017 Ashes tourists are not as high maintenance as the 2013 squad but, with only seven cast-iron Test cricketers, their plans must be unusually fluidThe arrival of late October and the departure of England’s team to Australia can do funny things to the most pragmatic of cricketing folk. Forget mists and mellow fruitfulness. This is the time of year for dreams and blind optimism when somehow, discounting all evidence to the contrary, the English at home persuade themselves that at the e
  
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• Women's Ashes: England beat Australia in third ODI in first win of series

  29-10-2017 08:53
  • England beat Southern Stars by 20 runs in final ODI of the series• England captain Heather Knight scores unbeaten 88 from 80 balls It looked to be drifting away. The match, and England’s tour, more by the over. Racking up 284-8 with the bat, their top order had finally done the job. But, when going to defend it, the tale was familiar with routine catches shelled as the Australians took full advantage.Then, at the moment the hosts looked ready to walk in a clean sweep of the Wom
  
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• England revive Ashes campaign with maiden win over Australia

  29-10-2017 08:53
  • England beat Southern Stars by 20 runs in final ODI of the series• Captain Heather Knight scored unbeaten 88 from 80 balls It looked to be drifting away. The match, and England’s tour, quicker by the over. Racking up 284-8 with the bat, their top order had finally done the job. But, when the time came to defend it, the tale was familiar with routine catches shelled as the Australians took full advantage.But just at the moment the hosts looked ready to walk in a clean sweep of t
  
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• Women's Ashes 2017: Australia v England, third one-day international – as it happened

  29-10-2017 08:31
  England win 3rd ODI by 20 runs (DLS)Victory means Australia lead 4-2 in the Ashes series
  Series moves on to Sydney for the one-off Test beginning November 3rd7.31am GMTRight, that’s it from us here. Credit to England for digging deep and getting on the board for the first time this series. It ensures the series is still alive, and that victory in the Test match (worth four points) will take them into the lead as they come into it trailing by two. With 10 points still up for grabs – e
  
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• Women's Ashes 2017: Australia v England, third one-day international – live!

  29-10-2017 02:20
  Updates from the final ODI of the series in Coffs HarbourGet in touch with Adam on email or via Twitter @collinsadam 1.18am BST16th over: England 82-1 (Beaumont 27, Taylor 45)Runs, runs, runs! Four boundaries in five balls after Beaumont adds to in the first half of McGrath’s new over after Taylor did the same to finish off Wellington’s previous set. Down the ground over the head of Villani isn’t without risk, but does the job. The punch off the back foot is far prettier to wat
  
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