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• New Zealand v England: second Test, day three - live!

  31-03-2018 23:24
  New Zealand resume day three 192-6, still trailing England by 115 runsStuart Broad on form as tourists finally show some biteFeel free to email [email protected] 10.21pm BST This is not without charm 11 years ago, I asked for this picture... 11 years later I’m in an @englandcricket squad with 2 of them10.20pm BST Play will start at 10.30am local time today. That’s 11.30pm in England. If you’re out on the town, do get in touch. I’m all for some vicarious partying t
  
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• Tears, lies and sandpaper: the week Australian cricket fell apart | Vic Marks

  31-03-2018 20:00
  How what seemed a routine case of ball tampering quickly escalated into a national scandal that swept away Steve Smith, David Warner and Darren LehmannIt all ended in tears. Quite often it does in cricket. If nothing else, this week has been a reminder of the unique hold the game has on its players and, in the case of Australia, an entire nation. Add Steve Smith, David Warner and Darren Lehmann to a list of cricketers making tearful departures that includes Michael Vaughan, Kim Hughes, Hansie Cr
  
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• Vernon Philander rips through Australia to put South Africa in total control

  31-03-2018 17:55
  South Africa 488; Australia 110-6Bavuma’s unbeaten 95 gives hosts a platform to seal seriesSouth Africa moved closer to a first home Test series win over Australia since 1970 as the depleted tourists slipped to 110 for six on day two in Johannesburg.Australia, missing the suspended Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft following the ball-tampering scandal in Cape Town, saw their makeshift top order collapse in response to the hosts’ 488 all out.Related: He wept real tears, b
  
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• South Africa v Australia: fourth Test, day two – as it happened

  31-03-2018 17:34
  Temba Bavuma’s unbeaten 95 and some incisive bowling from Vernon Philander put South Africa in total control of the final Test 4.57pm BST Report from day two: Related: Vernon Philander rips through Australia to put South Africa in total control4.34pm BST South Africa are going to win a series at home to Australia for the first time since readmission. That’s the logical conclusion to draw after they totally dominated the second day. Temba Bavuma made an unbeaten 95 before Vernon Phila
  
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• Zimbabwe: Heath Streak in shock after being 'sacked' as head coach

  31-03-2018 14:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Heath Streak says he in shock after being 'sacked' as Zimbabwe coach after the team failed to qualify for the 2019 World Cup.
  
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• David Warner full of regret for his part in ball-tampering scandal – video

  31-03-2018 13:53
  Former Australia vice-captain David Warner was full of regret as he takes responsibility for his part in the ball-tampering scandal that has rocked Australian cricket. Warner says it’s a decision that will stay with him for the rest of his life and believes it will take a ‘long time’ to earn back the respect of the Australian public
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• Alex Hales replaces David Warner at IPL side Sunrisers Hyderabad

  31-03-2018 12:35 via bbc.co.uk
  England batsman Alex Hales is signed by IPL side Sunrisers Hyderabad as Australian David Warner's replacement.
  
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• England's women well beaten by Australia in T20 final

  31-03-2018 11:31 via bbc.co.uk
  England are well beaten in the final of the women's tri-series by an Australia side that piled on the highest total in women's T20 internationals.
  
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• South Africa v Australia: fourth Test, day two – live!

  31-03-2018 11:06
  Updates from the final match of the series in JohannesburgDavid Warner regrets ball tampering but offers no clarificationFeel free to get in touch on email or tweet @JPHowcroft 10.06am BST10.04am BST 102nd over: South Africa 350-6 (Bavuma 26, de Kock 30) Lyon coming around the wicket to de Kock and he beats his man with an absolute fizzer! Drifting in, spinning and bouncing away, catching the skinniest edge of de Kock’s glove but it ricochets off Paine and loops agonisingly over Renshaw in
  
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• Australia ride record total past England to win women's T20 Tri-Series

  31-03-2018 10:41
  Australia 209-4; England 152-9Record women’s T20 international total seals series winEngland Women suffered a 57-run defeat to Australia in the final of the Tri-Nation T20 series in India as their run of poor results continued. Following successive defeats to the same opponents and the hosts in the group stages England were always up against it in the final in Mumbai.  Related: David Warner sorry for ball-tampering decision he will 'regret as long as I live'Continue reading...
  
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• Stuart Broad burst puts England in command before New Zealand dig in

  31-03-2018 09:25
  England 307; New Zealand 192-6Broad: ‘That’s the best rhythm I’ve been in for years’BJ Watling and Colin de Grandhomme, the Little and Large of Kiwi cricket, mounted a fine recovery on the second day at the Hagley Oval just when England sensed that everything was falling into place after the most frustrating of winters. After the removal of Kane Williamson 10 minutes after lunch, New Zealand were 36 for five in response to England’s 307. Stuart Broad, having used th
  
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• England strike late after NZ middle order frustrates

  31-03-2018 08:22 via bbc.co.uk
  New Zealand recover from a dreadful start to frustrate England before the tourists strike late on day two of the second Test in Christchurch.
  
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• Watch: Warner's tears over ball-tampering scandal

  31-03-2018 07:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Australian cricketer David Warner cries as he admits he may never play for his country again.
  
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• Australia ball-tampering: David Warner's tearful apology

  31-03-2018 07:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Australian cricketer David Warner cries as he admits he may never play for his country again.
  
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• New Zealand v England: second Test, day two – as it happened

  31-03-2018 07:13
  Jonny Bairstow’s century and Stuart Broad’s new ball burst put England right on top before New Zealand fought back in Christchurch 6.13am BST With the sun starting to rise in London, it’s time for me to sign off. An excellent day’s Test cricket. Jonny Bairstow completed a brilliant century, his fifth in Tests, then Stuart Broad returned to something close to his best. But, having had NZ 35 for five, the day slipped away from England thanks to a brilliant record partnershi
  
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• Whose idea was it? Who took the sandpaper? The questions David Warner didn't answer

  31-03-2018 05:42
  There were six apologies and three sorries for ball tampering in his opening statement alone, yet little new was offeredThe ground rules were laid out with a firm hand before David Warner’s arrival.
  Saturday’s press conference in Sydney would not descend into a circus. Questions were to be taken in an orderly fashion, one each, upon the raising of a hand.Related: He wept real tears, but David Warner's straight-bat answers kept much hidden 1/3 I know there are unanswered questions and
  
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• He wept real tears, but David Warner's straight-bat answers kept much hidden

  31-03-2018 04:42
  The breakdowns of his fellow players over ball-tampering soothed matters, but with Warner, the questions still burn
  Another day another shell-shocked Australian cricketer fronting up, welling up, and speaking up. But unlike Cameron Bancroft and Steve Smith before him, David Warner did not walk out of his televised mea culpa on the road to redemption. He left too many questions unanswered and, thanks to Cricket Australia’s handling of the event, there were too many questions unasked.Related
  
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• David Warner in TEARS: Disgraced Aussie cricketer makes huge admission after scandal

  31-03-2018 04:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  DAVID WARNER broke down in tears as he admitted he may never play for Australia again.
  
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• Warner 'resigned' to not playing for Australia again

  31-03-2018 04:05 via bbc.co.uk
  David Warner says he is "resigned to the fact" he may never play for Australia again after his part in the ball-tampering scandal.
  
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• David Warner sorry for ball-tampering decision he will 'regret as long as I live'

  31-03-2018 02:44
  Cricketer admits part in bringing game into disreputeDavid Warner repeatedly breaks down before media at SCGAn emotional David Warner has issued an unreserved apology for his actions in Australia’s ball-tampering scandal, saying he made a decision that he “will regret as long as I live”.The cricketer said he took full responsibility and repeatedly broke down as he faced the media near the Sydney Cricket Ground for the first time since being stripped of the Australian cricket te
  
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