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• England’s Eoin Morgan fears flight schedule will hit Tri‑series campaign

  03-02-2018 14:49
  England T20 captain says ‘we could have done with more time’ as Trans‑Tasman tournament starts with matches in Hobart and Melbourne against AustraliaA quick game is a good game, and never is that club cricket adage more appropriate than when applied to an exhibition match on an Australian tour entering its fifth month. In making light work of the Prime Minister’s XI on Friday evening in Canberra, England’s Twenty20 side granted themselves an extra hour’s rest,
  
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• Collapse costs Australia as India cruise to victory in U19 World Cup final

  03-02-2018 14:05
  Dominant India win final by eight wicketsAustralia dismissed for 216 after losing 3-27 in seven oversAustralia were left to rue an early innings collapse as India claimed a record fourth under-19 Cricket World Cup with a comfortable eight-wicket win in Saturday’s final. Against the most dominant team at any under-19s tournament in some time, Australia lost 3-27 in a seven-over period at the top of their innings after they went at more than a run a ball in the early stages.They were eventua
  
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• Stanlake blitzes New Zealand at SCG as Australia cruise to victory in T20 opener

  03-02-2018 13:18
  Billy Stanlake takes 3-15 to win man of the match
  Australia easily chase down revised total of 95 from 15 oversBilly Stanlake announced himself on the international stage as Australia cruised to a seven-wicket victory against New Zealand in a rain-affected opener to the Twenty20 tri-series.After Stanlake’s electrifying 3-15 helped keep New Zealand to 9-117 at the SCG, Chris Lynn (44) and Glenn Maxwell (40 not out) powered Australia to a revised target of 95 with 3.3 overs of the allotted 1
  
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• Australia beat New Zealand by seven wickets: T20 tri-series game one – as it happened

  03-02-2018 13:01
  Billy Stanlake named man of the match for three early wicketsRain delay reduces Australian response to 15 overs 11.59am GMT A much-needed T20 win for Australia, and thoroughly deserved too. They were clinical pretty much from the second over when Stanlake took back-to-back wickets. Tye was impressive too, but then no one in the team really put a foot wrong. The rain delay probably helped Australia more than the Black Caps, but the way it panned out, I doubt it would have mattered. As for New Zea
  
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• Australia thrash New Zealand in rain-affected T20 opener

  03-02-2018 12:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Australia race to victory over New Zealand in Sydney in the opening match of a Twenty20 tri-series which also involves England.
  
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• U19 World Cup: India thrash Australia to win title for fourth time

  03-02-2018 10:24 via bbc.co.uk
  India opener Manjot Kalra scores a century to help his country beat Australia and claim a record fourth Under-19 World Cup title.
  
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• Australia v New Zealand: Twenty20 tri-series game one – live!

  03-02-2018 10:14
  Updates from the opening game at the SCGFeel free to get in touch with Richard on email 9.12am GMT 11th over: New Zealand 54-4 (Taylor 17, Blundell 12)
  A few runs here and there but the Kiwis are still struggling to get out of the blocks. Australia well on top.9.08am GMT 10.1 overs: New Zealand 50-4 (Taylor 16, Blundell 10)
  In comes Zampa to the attack. He give a big LBW shout for the second ball... but Taylor looked well down the pitch. It goes to review... and the umpire’s “not out
  
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