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• England should play Cook at three or not at all - Compton

  14-05-2018 23:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Ex-England captain Alastair Cook should bat at number three in Tests or not play, says former team-mate Nick Compton.
  
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• Hundred tournament is a definite starter, claims ECB chairman Colin Graves

  14-05-2018 22:52
  • Only the 10-ball over is up for debate
  • Not what we were told last week, retorts PCAColin Graves, the chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board, has insisted its new 100-ball tournament will definitely go ahead in 2020 and is needed because the younger generation is “just not attracted” to the sport in its current guises.The ECB had appeared to be softening on the introduction of a fourth format during its conversations with the Professional Cricketers’ Assoc
  
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• O'Brien hits historic ton as Ireland fight back against Pakistan

  14-05-2018 20:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Kevin O'Brien makes an unbeaten century as Ireland battle to a 139-run lead over Pakistan on day four in Malahide.
  
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• England’s new national selector runs through options for first Pakistan Test

  14-05-2018 19:12
  • Ed Smith is likely to include another new partner for Alastair Cook
  • In-form James Vince and Sam Curran may get calls for Lord’s partyEd Smith’s first utterances as national selector are awaited with the anticipation of Greeks hastening to Delphi to listen to the oracle. As for them there is no certainty his outpourings will be understood. This is his first appearance in the role and he will already understand the business of selection is easier as a pundit than an emplo
  
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• England selector Smith runs through options for first Pakistan Test

  14-05-2018 19:12
  • Ed Smith is likely to include another new partner for Alastair Cook
  • In-form James Vince and Sam Curran may get calls for Lord’s partyEd Smith’s first utterances as national selector are awaited with the anticipation of Greeks hastening to Delphi to listen to the oracle. As for them there is no certainty his outpourings will be understood. This is his first appearance in the role and he will already understand the business of selection is easier as a pundit than an emplo
  
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• Wood takes career-best 6-46 as Durham draw with Derbyshire

  14-05-2018 19:10 via bbc.co.uk
  England paceman Mark Wood takes a career-best 6-46 for Durham as their Championship game against Derbyshire is drawn.
  
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• England v Pakistan: Who did BBC Sport users pick in the team for the first Test?

  14-05-2018 18:46 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Sport users have selected their England XI for the first Test against Pakistan - and there are no new faces.
  
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• The younger generation are not attracted to cricket - ECB chairman

  14-05-2018 18:34 via bbc.co.uk
  England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Colin Graves says the "younger generation are not attracted to cricket".
  
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• Gloucestershire's Bracey denies Middlesex victory with century

  14-05-2018 18:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Gloucestershire dig in for a draw at Lord's as young batsman James Bracey's 125 not out frustrates hosts Middlesex.
  
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• County cricket: Somerset draw with Hants, Surrey thrash Yorkshire – as it happened

  14-05-2018 18:29
  Surrey’s youth policy pays off handsomely against Yorkshire while Mark Wood and James Vince press their England claims 5.29pm BST Close of play round-upDivision 1 5.13pm BST That’s it folks, everyone has shaken hands. Scores to follow. 5.11pm BST And I know there are mixed feeling about All Stars cricket below the line but this (below) must be good news. Anecdotally, I feel sure I’ve seen a few more kids in the park with cricket bats than I have done in previous years. And the
  
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• Young people 'not attracted to cricket' - ECB chairman on new 100-ball idea

  14-05-2018 18:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Young people are "just not attracted to cricket" which is why a new 100-ball competition is being proposed, says ECB chairman Colin Graves.
  
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• Vince makes unbeaten double century 24 hours before England squad is named

  14-05-2018 18:06 via bbc.co.uk
  James Vince makes a marathon 201 to boost his England chances and take Hampshire to a draw with Somerset at Taunton.
  
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• Peter Siddle: Essex captain Ryan ten Doeschate praises paceman's passion

  14-05-2018 16:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Essex captain Ryan ten Doeschate praises the passion of Australia bowler Peter Siddle in his time with the county champions.
  
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• Cameron Bancroft clear to play club cricket after getting exemption

  14-05-2018 16:12
  Opener wants to play for his club in WA while serving CA banRules are different in Western Australia to NSWCameron Bancroft will be free to play grade cricket for Western Australia club Willetton before the end of his nine-month ban for ball-tampering. Bancroft incurred the suspension from Cricket Australia for his part in the ball-tampering controversy which engulfed Steve Smith’s side during the Cape Town Test against South Africa two months ago.Related: Ricky Ponting to become face of A
  
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• England captain Joe Root frustrated by lack of form as Test series looms

  14-05-2018 15:50
  • Surrey 414; Yorkshire 229 & 168. Surrey win by innings and 17 runs
  • Root bemoans lack of runs as Pakistan lie in wait next weekJoe Root has admitted his frustration at not being able to find form for Yorkshire during their last two championship games, although England’s Test captain was at least able to take a glimpse into the future having seen Ollie Pope and Sam Curran shine for Surrey during their innings victory achieved on the morning of day four.Root’s brief re
  
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• Somerset's Leach set to miss England's opening Test with broken thumb

  14-05-2018 14:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Spinner Jack Leach is set to miss England's first Test against Pakistan after breaking his left thumb with Somerset.
  
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• Banned Australia batsman Bancroft cleared to play club cricket

  14-05-2018 14:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Australia batsman Cameron Bancroft is cleared to play club cricket for Willetton while serving a ban for ball-tampering.
  
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• County cricket: Somerset v Hants, Surrey thrash Yorkshire and more – live!

  14-05-2018 13:27
  Updates from day four around the county grounds Bancroft awaits vote on ban exemption to play club cricketWilson lauds openers’ ‘big balls’ as Ireland battle Pakistan 12.24pm BST “No sighting of Ed Smith here...it’s a long way from home and he may have some notes to make. Finally Somerset have a wicket. Amla caught behind off Gregory for 107, flapping at a wide long-hop, or surprised by a quicker off-side bouncer, depending upon your disposition. If Smith was here h
  
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• Curran takes 10 wickets as Surrey seal innings win over Yorkshire

  14-05-2018 13:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Sam Curran has match figures of 10-101 as Surrey beat Yorkshire by an innings and 17 runs at The Oval.
  
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• County cricket: Surrey v Yorkshire, Somerset v Hants and more – live!

  14-05-2018 11:22
  Updates from day four around the county grounds Bancroft awaits vote on ban exemption to play club cricketWilson lauds openers’ ‘big balls’ as Ireland battle Pakistan 9.57am BST Tanya will be here shortly, in the meantime here are the live scores from day three: Continue reading...
  
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• Cameron Bancroft awaits vote on ban exemption to play club cricket

  14-05-2018 04:35
  Opener wants to play for his club in WA while serving CA banRules are different in Western Australia to NSWBanned batsman Cameron Bancroft will find out on Monday night whether he will be granted special permission to return to his club cricket side this year. The opener is serving a nine-month suspension from state and international cricket for his role in the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa. Related: Ricky Ponting to become face of Australia's free-to-air cricket coverageContinue readin
  
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