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• One-Day Cup: Yorkshire beat Derbyshire in last-over thriller

  30-05-2018 20:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Yorkshire beat Derbyshire by two wickets in a last-over thriller in the One-Day Cup, despite an unbeaten ton by the hosts' Ben Slater.
  
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• Anderson says England must show 'heart' as Curran is called up

  30-05-2018 20:08 via bbc.co.uk
  England must show "heart" and "fight" in the second Test against Pakistan at Headingley, says bowler James Anderson.
  
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• ICC chief applies a positive spin at 2019 Cricket World Cup launch

  30-05-2018 19:32 via theguardian.com
  • Street cricket at party in Brick Lane kicks off countdown
  • ‘It is challenge keeping formats from cannibalising each other’It is a brave move to stage a World Cup in a country where the chairman of the board believes “the younger generation” and the “Asian community” are not attracted to your sport, and braver still to make those two audiences such a key part of your marketing strategy. Which is what the International Cricket Council has done for t
  
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• Jimmy Anderson defends England but Ben Stokes could miss second Test

  30-05-2018 19:12 via theguardian.com
  • ‘I don’t think there is a problem. A bit of luck can turn it round’
  • Ben Stokes a doubt for Headingley with hamstring injuryJimmy Anderson has offered a bullish defence of England’s Test side, insisting there is “no problem” despite a run of seven defeats in 10 matches, but that confidence was deflated somewhat late on Wednesday night with the news Ben Stokes is an injury doubt with a hamstring problem.The all-rounder has a tight left hamstring an
  
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• Jimmy Anderson tells England team-mates to ignore critics

  30-05-2018 19:00 via theguardian.com
  • ‘I don’t think there is a problem. A bit of luck can turn it round’
  • England must win Headingley Test to square Pakistan seriesJimmy Anderson has offered a bullish defence of England’s Test side, insisting there is “no problem” despite a run of seven defeats in 10 matches, and he has urged his team-mates to ignore the “noise” from critics such as the former captain Michael Vaughan.Speaking after the nine‑wicket hammering by Pakis
  
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• One-Day Cup: Porter bowls Essex to win over Glamorgan

  30-05-2018 18:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Jamie Porter's career-best 4-29 sets up Essex's nine-wicket win over Glamorgan in the One-Day Cup, with Varun Chopra hitting 98 not out.
  
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• Keaton Jennings: Spot-fixing allegations are 'complete rubbish'

  30-05-2018 16:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Keaton Jennings says England's preparations for the second Test against Pakistan will not be affected by allegations of spot-fixing.
  
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• Keaton Jennings: England opener 'completely surprised' by spot-fixing allegations

  30-05-2018 15:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Keaton Jennings says England's preparations for the second Test against Pakistan will not be affected by allegations of spot-fixing.
  
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• Eoin Morgan: England captain in squads for Scotland and Australia ODIs after breaking finger

  30-05-2018 12:40 via bbc.co.uk
  England captain Eoin Morgan is named in the one-day international squads to play Scotland and Australia after breaking his finger.
  
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• Where has it all gone wrong for England and how can they fix it? | Rob Smyth

  30-05-2018 11:00 via theguardian.com
  A thumping defeat at Lord’s by Pakistan in mid-May has set alarm bells ringing and raised concerns about the methodologyNever mind The Hundred; English cricket is in dire need of any old hundred. The inability of England’s Test team to convert fifties into centuries has become one of their defining foibles. And it’s getting worse: 24% in 2016, 20% in 2017 and, so far in 2018, a pitiful 6%. An elite batting lineup – such as England in 2010‑11 – would be at arou
  
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