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• The Guardian view on Delhi’s pollution: when smog stops play | Editorial

  03-12-2017 21:10
  Cricket is famous for the many things that can interrupt a game. But the halting of a Test match in Delhi because of smog is a wake-up call for IndiaCricket isn’t cricket without the occasional “rain stopped play” that has marked – not often enough for English taste – the Ashes test in Adelaide. But rain is not the only reason why cricket matches sometimes have to be halted. Snow, dazzling sunshine and a solar eclipse have all brought games to an early end. So have
  
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• Pollution stops play at Delhi Test match as bowlers struggle to breathe

  03-12-2017 16:47
  Sri Lanka say conditions in smog-hit Indian capital left players vomiting, and some of them took to field wearing face masks A cricket Test match between India and Sri Lanka was repeatedly interrupted on Sunday with claims players were “continuously vomiting” due to hazardous pollution levels in the Indian capital.
  Commentators said it was the first recorded instance of an international match being halted due to the toxic smog that afflicts much of north India year-round but worsens
  
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• Joe Root has ‘no regrets’ over toss despite Australia dominance, insists Bayliss

  03-12-2017 16:27
  • England coach says captain ‘wouldn’t do anything differently’
  • Australia in strong position to establish 2-0 lead in seriesTrevor Bayliss, the England head coach, insisted Joe Root harbours no regrets over the decision to stick Australia in at Adelaide despite a dominant first innings resulting from the hosts.Root’s call at the toss on day one, perhaps guided by the two previous day-nighters here being won by the side batting second, had drawn comparisons wit
  
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• Shaun Marsh’s last chance puts him at centre of Australia’s Ashes domination | Adam Collins

  03-12-2017 16:02
  The all-rounder thought his Test career might be over, but his century at Adelaide was perfectly judged and has put Australia in position to win the series“You beauty!” It did not require sophisticated lip-reading skills to understand Shaun Marsh when charging down the pitch in response to reaching three figures. Simple words from a straightforward character, coated with very real emotion from the most maligned player of his generation.Marsh’s inclusion in this side could never
  
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• Ashes: England coach Trevor Bayliss wants stump microphones turned down

  03-12-2017 15:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Stump microphones should be turned down so television viewers cannot hear the sledging which occurs on the field, says England head coach Trevor Bayliss.
  
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• England’s need for speed exposed with weapons at Root’s disposal a concern | Ali Martin

  03-12-2017 14:40
  England have won in Australia before without express bowlers, but on the surfaces witnessed so far, it is starting to look like the missing elementThe history of English cricket is littered with moments in the field when, almost to the imagined sound of Herp Albert tootling out Spanish Flea on his trumpet, the car has shipped many of its constituent parts and is careering downhill at a pace.On the second day at the Adelaide Oval, one that was dominated by Shaun Marsh’s maiden Ashes hundred
  
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• Pint-sized Ashes: Best TMS moments from day two as Australia take control

  03-12-2017 14:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Australia take control on day two in Adelaide, largely thanks to Shaun Marsh's unbeaten 126, while TMS's Geoffrey Boycott admits setting his croissants on fire.
  
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• India vs Sri Lanka descends into farce due to POLLUTION as players wear facemasks in Delhi

  03-12-2017 13:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  INDIA'S clash with Sri Lanka descended into farce on day two due to smog in Delhi.
  
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• Ben Stokes bowled for just two as he warms up for potential England Ashes return

  03-12-2017 12:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  BEN STOKES made a nightmare return to cricket for New Zealand outfit Canterbury against Ortago.
  
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• Ashes: England 'confident' of reclaiming ground as Australia declare on day two

  03-12-2017 12:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  ENGLAND’s batsmen were spared a searching examination at the hands of Australia’s pace-men when rain hit the Adelaide Oval bringing an end to play 90 minutes early.
  
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• Ashes: Shaun Marsh puts Australia in control against England – video report

  03-12-2017 12:25
  An unbeaten 126 from Shaun Marsh put Australia in a commanding position on day two of the second Ashes Test. The hosts ran up a total of 442 before declaring and forcing England to bat in challenging conditions under the lights in Adelaide. Mark Stoneman was given out before play was abandoned with England 29-1England face an Ashes mountain to climb as Australia turn the screwContinue reading...
  
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• England face an Ashes mountain to climb as Australia turn the screw

  03-12-2017 12:03
  • Australia 442-8 dec; England 29-1
  • Shaun Marsh hits unbeaten century before hosts declare on day twoAfter almost two days of sedate torment for England in the field, the match came alive for 45 minutes of technicolour cricket as darkness descended. England were batting now. And this was suddenly a compelling spectacle, if an uncomfortable one, for the thousands of English supporters in Adelaide. When Australia were at the crease it was more of a grind to watch. England were skilfull
  
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• Ashes 2017-18: Australia v England second Test, day two – as it happened

  03-12-2017 11:34
  Shaun Marsh made a marvellous unbeaten hundred as Australia took control of the match on a rain-affected second day 10.34am GMTEngland will resume tomorrow afternoon on 29 for one, 413 runs behind Australia. They need to bat all day to stay in the match and the series. Whatever happens, it won’t be dull. Thanks for your company today, bye! 10.30am GMTThe outfield is still pretty wet and the umpires have called time. That’s a bit of a bonus for England, who were being used as a punchb
  
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• Ashes LIVE updates: Follow the second Test as England look to get back into the series

  03-12-2017 11:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  THE ASHES second Test is in Adelaide as England look to get back into the series - follow it LIVE here.
  
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• Listen: Shaun Marsh punishes England with unbeaten 126

  03-12-2017 11:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Australian batsman Shaun Marsh punishes England with a "magnificent" unbeaten 126 on day two of the second Ashes Test in Adelaide.
  
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• Ashes: Josh Hazlewood BREAKS BAT with ball as Australia dominate England at Adelaide

  03-12-2017 11:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  JOSH HAZLEWOOD may not have bagged a wicket with his yorker in the fourth over of England’s innings but he did cause Mark Stoneman a major equipment issue.
  
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• Smog stops play - Sri Lankans wear face masks in Delhi

  03-12-2017 11:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Sri Lanka's players wore masks to combat the smog pollution disrupting the third Test match against India in Delhi.
  
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• Despite defeat, sun shines again for Ben Stokes as he makes tentative return

  03-12-2017 09:39
  ‘It is a moral conundrum,’ says one spectator as the England all-rounder draws a large crowd for his first game since his arrestStokes out for just two runs on his return to cricket in New Zealand
  Under a hot southern sky, English cricketer Ben Stokes warmed up on a New Zealand provincial ground more used to hosting hedgehogs than international sporting stars. Ringed by pine trees and oaks, Mainpower Oval 30 minutes outside Christchurch gradually filled with spectators as 11am approa
  
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• Why are Sri Lanka players wearing MASKS during Test match with India? Reason revealed

  03-12-2017 08:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  SRI LANKA players took to the field wearing facemasks for the third Test match with India in Delhi.
  
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• Ashes scorecard LIVE: Follow the latest from Adelaide in the second Test

  03-12-2017 07:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  ENGLAND need a big five days to get their Ashes campaign off and running - and Express Sport brings you the live scores from Adelaide.
  
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• Ashes 2017-18: Australia v England second Test, day two – live!

  03-12-2017 03:24
  Updates from the day-night Test at Adelaide OvalDay one: Overton nabs Smith as Australia dig inEmail Jonathan or tweet @JPHowcroft 2.24am GMTOne of the most notable elements of the Adelaide Test is the festival feel of the place for the five days. Around the beautiful arena there are myriad hospitality options patronised by thousands of fans who make the pilgrimage as much for the event as the cricket. It’s a summer celebration for South Australia like a day at the races or an enormous fet
  
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• Ben Stokes out for just two runs on his return to cricket in New Zealand

  03-12-2017 01:10
  Stokes endures brief first innings since incident in BristolAll-rounder is clean-bowled on his debut for CanterburyBen Stokes’s much-anticipated return to cricket with the bat was disappointingly brief for Canterbury at the Rangiora Oval on Sunday. The 26-year-old came to the crease with the score at five for two. He departed having scored just two runs, with his team stranded on eight for three. Related: Stuart Broad and Steve Smith ramp up trash talk in second Ashes Test | Ali MartinCont
  
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• Ashes: England coach Trevor Bayliss offers thoughts on sledging after Steve Smith debacle

  03-12-2017 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  TREVOR BAYLISS has hit back at accusations England players over-stepped the mark after tackling Steve Smith with a verbal assault in the second Test.
  
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• NICK COMPTON: Why headbutt-gate could be great for my good mate Jonny Bairstow - EXCLUSIVE

  03-12-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  ENGLAND trail Australia 1-0 in the Ashes series and head to Adelaide with plenty of open questions about their team. Express Sport columnist and former England cricketer Nick Compton tries to answer some of them.
  
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