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

  30-03-2018 23:00
  Over-by-over updates from the action in ChristchurchRead Vic Marks’ report on day oneMark Wood: when I get to 20 I play too many shotsEmail Nick with any thoughts or tweet @NickMiller79 9.51pm BST Difficult to know what to make of this score so far for England. It feels below par, and it they have reached this point in spite of their top/middle order batsmen rather than because of them. But should the remaining two wickets manage another 60 or 70 runs, then they will at least have somethin
  
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• 'It's time for us to change' - Australia captain Paine introduces team handshake

  30-03-2018 21:44 via bbc.co.uk
  New Australia captain Tim Paine says his decision to introduce a team handshake with opponents South Africa was a "good show of sportsmanship".
  
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• 'Wyatt's innings deserved to be seen' - lack of UK TV coverage disappoints Robinson

  30-03-2018 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  England women coach Mark Robinson says the lack of UK television coverage of their Twenty20 tri-series in India is a "missed opportunity" for broadcasters.
  
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• New-look Australia keep chins up after Aiden Markram’s graceful century

  30-03-2018 18:01
  • Fourth Test day one: South Africa 313-6 v Australia
  • Tourists rally after young South Africa opener hits career-best 152It felt like a great day one. The home side tucked in on an inviting track. The depleted visiting pace division raced in hard, fighting back whenever times were getting tough. A young opener, Aiden Markram, stroked another graceful century. A veteran seamer, Chadd Sayers, finally won his debut and collected his first wickets. The Bullring crowd lived up to their re
  
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• Australia rally with late wickets after Aiden Markram century for South Africa

  30-03-2018 18:01
  • South Africa 313-6
  • Tourists endure mocking chants from sections of home fansOpener Aiden Markram led the way with a career-best 152 as South Africa had the better of the opening day of the fourth Test against a much-changed Australia, reaching the close at 313 for six on Friday.The tourists, reeling from their ball-tampering scandal and led by new captain Tim Paine, had to endure chants of “where is Warner?” and “where is your captain?” from sections of the
  
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• Australia begin first match since ball-tampering scandal

  30-03-2018 17:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Australia's new captain Tim Paine says his players will "look after each other", as the first match since the ball-tampering scandal got under way.
  
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• South Africa v Australia: fourth Test, day one – as it happened

  30-03-2018 17:38
  Aiden Markram made a lovely, career-best 152 before Pat Cummins and Chadd Sayers dragged Australia back into the match in the final session 4.36pm BST That was a fun and interesting first day, which ends with South Africa slightly ahead. Aiden Markram made a lovely, career-best 152 before the tireless pair of Pat Cummins and Chadd Sayers dragged Australia back into the match after tea. It’s a big first session tomorrow. It’s always a big first session tomorrow. You can join Jonathan
  
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• Mark Wood: When I get to 20 I think I’m like Bradman and play too many shots

  30-03-2018 12:38
  • Test-best 52 helps pull England round against New Zealand
  • I’ve got a Test 50 before a five-for, Wood addedNew blood and fresh minds came to the rescue alongside Jonny Bairstow. Mark Wood galloped to his maiden half-century and then Jack Leach nobly hung around against the second new ball, which he seemed to negotiate with fewer alarms than the proper batsmen did against the first one in the morning. The new pair, uncluttered by recent failures and eager to justify a place in
  
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• Ireland bowler Tim Murtagh out of Somerset game in Taunton

  30-03-2018 12:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Ireland paceman Tim Murtagh will miss next month's four-day match against Somerset after returning to Middlesex.
  
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• Aussie cheating looked blatant, but only because they were caught

  30-03-2018 12:16
  Watching random TV footage escalate into one of the biggest cricket scandals was compellingMondayI was dozing on the sofa with the South Africa v Australia Test match on in the background on Saturday afternoon, so watched the ball tampering incident unfold. It was compelling viewing. What started as a piece of random TV footage, followed by some Keystone Cops moments as the Aussies tried to cover it up, quickly escalated into one of the biggest cricket scandals of modern times. Many people have
  
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• Champion County match: MCC complete innings win over Essex

  30-03-2018 12:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Somerset spinner Dom Bess takes six wickets as MCC beat Essex in the Champion County match by an innings and 34 runs.
  
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• Jamie Carragher sends Steve Smith and Darren Lehman a message - but quickly regrets it

  30-03-2018 10:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  JAMIE CARRAGHER thanked disgraced Australians Steve Smith and Darren Lehmann - for taking the sting out of his spit storm.
  
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• South Africa vs Australia: Live stream, start time, channel, team news as series resumes

  30-03-2018 09:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  FOCUS returns to the on-field action following the ball-tampering scandal with the fourth and final Test of the series between South Africa and Australia.
  
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• Jonny Bairstow keeps England afloat on day one of second Test in New Zealand

  30-03-2018 09:24
  England 290-8Jonny Bairstow unbeaten on 97 and Mark Wood hits vibrant 52As the tampering saga begins to recede – or is this just a little lull? – it is no longer possible to hide the fact that England’s Test team is undergoing a good old-fashioned crisis, stemming from a lack of runs, rather than integrity, among their batsmen. Fortunately for Joe Root his all-rounders came good in the final session at the Hagley Oval to keep England afloat. In this case it was Jonny Bairstow,
  
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• South Africa v Australia: fourth Test, day one – live!

  30-03-2018 09:11
  Updates from the final match of the series in JohannesburgFeel free to get in touch on email or tweet @JPHowcroft 8.11am BST Andy Bull asks why Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft were forced to undergo such public humiliation. In case you were wondering, David Warner’s turn is 11am tomorrow.Related: Why did Smith and Bancroft have to front up, only to break down? | Andy Bull8.08am BST Steve Smith arrived back in Australia yesterday evening to begin the painful restoration of his career with
  
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• New Zealand vs England scorecard LIVE: Latest score in second Test

  30-03-2018 08:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  NEW ZEALAND vs England - scorecard from the second Test LIVE.
  
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• New Zealand v England: second Test, day one – as it happened

  30-03-2018 08:31
  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] BST Guy Hornsby is up: “Morning. This is looking a lot better than it did when my daughter woke me up a few hours ago. Frankly, anything better than abject humiliation is decent right now. I think we’d have to go back to uber-rabbit Ed Giddins fo
  
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• Steve Smith can be a great leader still – but Warner failings will haunt him | Adam Collins

  30-03-2018 03:00
  Former Australia captain just wants to play cricket but redemption story will have to wait after others let him downTake a look through Steve Smith’s Instagram. There, you’ll find a series of quite beautiful pictures taken from high in the sky above beaches and cities and empty cricket grounds. Smith loves his drone and the photos it allows him to capture from all sorts of places. He’s proud of the shots and enjoys talking about the fun he has with it.The joy is youthful and bo
  
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• Steve Smith breaks down in tears as he apologises for Australia ball-tampering scandal

  30-03-2018 01:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  STEVE SMITH broke down in tears as he took full responsibility for the ball-tampering scandal that has swept cricket this week in an emotional press conference in Australia.
  
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• Cricket Australia's ball-tampering sanctions send out a strong message - Joe Root

  30-03-2018 01:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  JOE ROOT says the sanctions handed out to Australia’s ball-tampering trio of Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft have sent out a strong message to the world that cheating is not acceptable.
  
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