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• New Zealand v England: second Test, day one – live!

  29-03-2018 23:28
  Over-by-over report from the action at the Hagley OvalVic Marks on the ‘sex and drugs and rock’n’roll tour’England Women lose second straight T20 in heavy defeat to IndiaEmail [email protected] | Tweet @NickMiller79 10.28pm BST Tom van der Gucht is laying down some truths: “I’m utterly startled that they’ve gone for Vince again. What have the selectors seen that make him so appealing? He looks like a walking snicking machine. My biggest
  
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• Wanderers playlist captures downbeat mood of Australia’s players

  29-03-2018 21:36
  Stadium music sums up disposition of a sports team as broken as could be imagined on the eve of the fourth Test against South Africa‘Tell ’em all I’m sorry I screwed up this time.’ The lyrics to Paul Kelly’s How to Make Gravy came blaring from seemingly every speaker in the Wanderers Stadium as Australia filed out to train minutes after Darren Lehmann had stepped off the media stage in tears when announcing his sudden resignation as coach. Related: Australia coach D
  
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• Tampering and tears - Australian cricket's week of woe

  29-03-2018 21:32 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Sport recaps a remarkable week in the world of cricket, in which three Australia players - Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft - were banned for ball-tampering and coach Darren Lehmann stepped down.
  
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• Ball-tampering trio's ban questioned as union raises welfare concerns

  29-03-2018 21:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Ball-tampering bans given to Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft contain "glaring and clear anomalies", says the Australian Cricketers' Association.
  
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• Why did Smith and Bancroft have to front up, only to break down? | Andy Bull

  29-03-2018 20:39
  It’s not clear who benefitted from all the weeping and wailing, certainly not the playersFive days deep into the scandal, the Australia team finally hit bottom. Their coach has quit, their two openers are banned and their captain and best batsman since Don Bradman is a broken man.Thursday was a wretched day. It began with Cameron Bancroft’s press conference in Perth, his words catching in his throat as he spoke, continued with Steve Smith’s in Sydney, when he seemed almost over
  
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• Australia's ball-tampering scandal delivers bout of soul-searching

  29-03-2018 19:27
  Tearful cricketers face the cameras as national team sees wave of resignations in what could be country’s biggest sporting crisis Australia was on Thursday confronting arguably the gravest sporting crisis in its history as cricket’s ball-tampering scandal hurtled on with an outpouring of tears, resignations and national soul searching.
  The team’s coach, Darren Lehmann, was red-eyed as he announced he was quitting following the public breakdown of its captain, Steve Smith, on li
  
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• Darren Lehmann announces he will quit as Australia coach

  29-03-2018 17:44 via bbc.co.uk
  An emotional Darren Lehmann announces that he will quit as head coach of Australia at the end of the current Test series against South Africa.
  
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• Australia coach Darren Lehmann quits after witnessing Smith and Bancroft 'hurting'– video

  29-03-2018 16:54
  Australia coach Darren Lehmann said he had no choice to step down from his position as coach after seeing the ‘hurting’ of former captain Steve Smith and batsman Cameron Bancroft following their involvements in the ball-tampering scandal that has hit Australian cricket. Lehmann says the decision to quit means that Cricket Australia can now conduct a full review into the ‘team culture’ of the sideAustralia coach Lehmann resigns Continue reading...
  
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• Australian ball-tampering: Darren Lehmann to quit as Australia coach

  29-03-2018 16:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Darren Lehmann is to quit as Australia head coach at the end of the current Test series against South Africa amid the ball-tampering scandal.
  
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• Australia ‘explosion’ down to decline in standards, says former coach

  29-03-2018 15:18
  • Mickey Arthur says fallout from ball-tampering scandal inevitable
  • ‘Cricket Australia demonstrated no desire to improve culture’Mickey Arthur, the former Australia coach, has given a withering assessment of the cricket culture among his former charges, saying the “explosion” witnessed in response to the ball-tampering scandal was inevitable.Arthur, the South African who now heads up Pakistan, was sacked by Australia in 2013 in response to the homework-gate fi
  
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• 'I will regret this for the rest of my life' - emotional Smith apologises for ball-tampering

  29-03-2018 15:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Former Australia captain Steve Smith breaks down in tears as he apologises for his part in the ball-tampering scandal.
  
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• Australia cricket coach Darren Lehmann QUITS IN TEARS after ball-tampering scandal

  29-03-2018 14:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  DARREN LEHMANN has resigned as Australia cricket coach in an emotional press conference in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal.
  
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• Joe Root: What's happened to Australia trio sends message to world cricket

  29-03-2018 14:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Joe Root says the bans on three Australia players for ball-tampering sends "a strong message to anyone who plays world cricket".
  
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• ICC to review players’ behaviour in week of ball-tampering scandal

  29-03-2018 13:40
  • ICC talks of ‘one of worst periods in recent memory form the game’
  • Review conducted by International Cricket Council committeeThe International Cricket Council has launched a wide-ranging review into player behaviour after “one of the worst periods in recent memory” for the game.In the wake of the ball-tampering scandal which has engulfed the Australia team, the chief executive, David Richardson, has revealed plans to look sledging and dissent amid growing c
  
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• When England cricketers made the front pages – for no apparent reason

  29-03-2018 13:19
  Allegations surrounding the lost Test at Christchurch in 1984 saw the expedition dubbed the ‘sex and drugs and rock’n’roll tour’ – and they tell me I was on itCricket seldom makes the front pages with a good news story. That may have happened in 1953, 1981 and 2005 but the bad news finds its way there more frequently, as we have witnessed this week.Being in Christchurch now reminds me of another time when cricket found its way to the front pages, at least those of t
  
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• England Women suffer second straight T20 loss in heavy defeat to India

  29-03-2018 12:38
  • India coast to eight-wicket victory in Mumbai Tri-Series match
  • England need to regroup before their final against AustraliaEngland Women suffered a second straight T20 Tri-Series defeat as India coasted to an eight-wicket victory in Mumbai.While a place in Saturday’s final at the Brabourne Stadium against Australia was already secure, there was little to boost confidence as England were all out for 107 in 18.5 overs. Related: Reality check for England Women in eight-wicket T2
  
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• Steve Smith breaks down as he faces the media over ball tampering scandal – video

  29-03-2018 12:19
  Former Australia captain Steve Smith broke down as he faced the media following the ball tampering scandal against South Africa last weekend that cost him his Australian captaincy. Smith expressed his sorrow and regret for the incident that has already seen the batsmen receive a 12-month ban from cricket Australia
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• Australia ball-tampering cheat David Warner defended by New Zealand captain

  29-03-2018 12:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  AUSTRALIA vice-captain David Warner has been defended by New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson for his role in the ball-tampering scandal.
  
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• Steve Smith: Former Australia captain breaks down in tears at press conference

  29-03-2018 11:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Former Australia captain Steve Smith breaks down in tears as he apologises for his part in the ball-tampering scandal.
  
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• Devastated Steve Smith breaks down during apology for ball tampering scandal

  29-03-2018 11:18
  Former captain takes responsibility in emotional press conferenceDavid Warner and Cameron Bancroft also apologiseSteve Smith, struggling to contain his emotions and at one point breaking down completely, faced the cameras for the first time since being stripped of the Australian cricket captaincy to issue a heartfelt apology for his role in the ball tampering affair that has rocked the sport.Having been handed a 12-month ban and been sent home from South Africa by Cricket Australia, a devastated
  
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• David Warner and Cameron Bancroft apologise for ball-tampering scandal

  29-03-2018 09:56
  Former vice-captain takes responsibility for his roleCameron Bancroft: ‘It’s something I’ll regret for the rest of my life’Disgraced Australian cricketer David Warner has broken his silence to apologise for his role in the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa, while Cameron Bancroft has said he will regret his part in the affair for the rest of his life.Warner, who was identified by Cricket Australia as the architect of the events that unfolded during the third Test in
  
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• David Warner apologises for his part in ball tampering scandal

  29-03-2018 07:22
  Former vice captain takes responsibility for his roleBatsman unlikely to face media on arrival in SydneyDisgraced Australian cricketer David Warner has broken his silence to apologise for his role in the ball tampering scandal in South Africa, admitting such behaviour is a “stain on the game”.Warner, who was identified by Cricket Australia as the architect of the events that unfolded during the third Test in Cape Town, is on his way back to Sydney. Related: Magellan terminates deal w
  
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• David Warner finally has his say on Australia ball-tampering scandal

  29-03-2018 06:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  DISGRACED Australia vice-captain David Warner has finally apologised after being banned for his part in the ball-tampering scandal.
  
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• Magellan terminates sponsorship deal with Cricket Australia

  29-03-2018 02:39
  Ball-tampering scandal ‘inconsistent’ with firm’s valuesSteve Smith no longer a Weet-Bix kid after Sanitarium ends dealAsics dumps David Warner and Cameron BancroftThe costly fallout from the ball-tampering scandal has continued, as naming rights sponsor Magellan ended its deal with the Australian Test team and more personal sponsors distanced themselves from the players involved, who stand to lose millions of dollars from the incident. In a major blow to Cricket Australia on T
  
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• Magellan terminates deal with Cricket Australia as personal sponsors pull plug

  29-03-2018 02:39
  Ball-tampering scandal ‘inconsistent’ with firm’s valuesCommonwealth Bank and Sanitarium end Steve Smith dealsAsics dumps David Warner and Cameron BancroftThe costly fallout from the ball-tampering scandal has continued, as naming rights sponsor Magellan ended its deal with the Australian Test team and more personal sponsors distanced themselves from the players involved, who stand to lose millions of dollars from the incident. In a major blow to Cricket Australia on Thursday,
  
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