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• England should be taking names as Australia ease past Middlesex

  09-06-2018 20:46
  • Middlesex 182; Australia 283-6. Australia win by 101 runs
  • Travis Head’s century eases tourists to victoryThis was as decorous an affair as one might expect. A good sprinkling of curious spectators gathered here to have a look at the visiting Australians, most of whom were unusually unfamiliar, and they did so politely.A brief foray into the stands on the Tavern side of the ground was unproductive: there were no clever-dick references to sandpaper in the pocket. Instead, a gro
  
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• Katherine Brunt lightens England gloom in loss to South Africa

  09-06-2018 20:39
  • First ODI: England 189-9; South Africa 193-3
  • Early flurry eases South Africa towards seven-wicket winSouth Africa underlined their status as a legitimate force in the women’s game, thrashing an off-the-pace England side by seven wickets – their first triumph against the world champions in this country since 2003 – to begin the three-match ODI series in style at Worcester.Bad as it was, the result would have been an utter disaster for the hosts if not for Katherine
  
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• England's women lose to South Africa by seven wickets in ODI series opener

  09-06-2018 19:59 via bbc.co.uk
  An unbeaten 92 from Lizelle Lee helps South Africa to a comfortable seven-wicket victory over England in the first of their three-match series.
  
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• County cricket: Lancs recover from collapse, wickets tumble at Durham – as it happened

  09-06-2018 19:51
  Archer not part of World Cup plans, says MorganEllyse Perry named world’s best female cricketer7.37pm BSTAfter a month’s hiatus for the Royal London Cup, the County Championship sprang back into life for the first of three June rounds. At Old Trafford, against reigning champions Essex, Lancashire recovered from a stuttering 59 for 5, with Keaton Jennings, 19, and Haseeb Hameed, 5, both lunching on disappointment.Lancs were saved by two batsmen of such contrasting styles that they wou
  
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• Jofra Archer not part of England’s World Cup plans, says Eoin Morgan

  09-06-2018 18:59
  • Bowler could be available in 2019 if eligibility period shortened
  • England play Scotland in one-off ODI in Edinburgh on SundayEoin Morgan has poured cold water on Jofra Archer making his World Cup squad next summer should the highly rated fast bowler’s England qualification be fast-tracked.Archer was born in Barbados but despite holding a British passport is midway through a seven-year wait to become eligible for selection. The 23-year-old, who plays for Sussex, will be availa
  
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• South Africa beat England by seven wickets in first women's ODI – as it happened

  09-06-2018 18:56
  Katherine Brunt’s defiant, career-best 72 not out could not save England from a heavy defeat in the opening ODI at Worcester 5.56pm BST We’ll have a report from Adam Collins on the site shortly. That’s it for today’s blog. Thanks for your company, do join us for the second ODI on Tuesday – and/or for the men’s ODI between Scotland and England tomorrow. Goodnight! 5.54pm BSTHere’s the South African captain Dane van Niekerk “What can I say? It was cl
  
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• England v South Africa: Sarah Taylor's quick glovework sees Sune Luus dismissed for duck

  09-06-2018 17:17 via bbc.co.uk
  England wicketkeeper Sarah Taylor produces some quick glovework to stump South Africa's Sune Luus off the bowling of Anya Shrubsole.
  
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• Scotland cricketers warm up for England in quick-fire fashion

  09-06-2018 14:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Scotland's Mark Watt, Calum MacLeod and Michael Laesk warm up for meeting England by answering some quick-fire questions.
  
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• England v South Africa: first women's ODI – live!

  09-06-2018 12:56
  England start season boosted by 40% pay riseThe top 20 women’s cricketers in the world 2018Ellyse Perry named world’s best female cricketerAnd you can email Adam here or tweet him here 11.56am BST 13th over: England 49-4 (Sciver 9, Wyatt 3) Wyatt nearly holes out! She’s lucky, her lofted drive bouncing before Tryon at mid-on. That would have been an ugly way to depart in the circumstances. In saying that, taking on the attack is what she does. A leg bye the only other run in th
  
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• England v South Africa: Heather Knight is dismissed by Marizanne Kapp

  09-06-2018 12:55 via bbc.co.uk
  England captain Heather Knight is trapped lbw for four by South Africa's Marizanne Kapp, as the hosts make a bad start to the first one-day international.
  
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• County cricket: Lancashire v Essex, Somerset v Notts and more – live!

  09-06-2018 12:39
  England v South Africa: first women’s ODI – live!Ellyse Perry named world’s best female cricketerEmail Tanya here or tweet her here with your thoughts 11.35am BST And Northants stumble, 22 for 1, Duckett out for 14. 11.23am BST That lions squad in full: Squad: Nick Gubbins (Middlesex), Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Yorkshire), Sam Hain (Warwickshire), Liam Livingstone (Lancashire), Steven Mullaney (Nottinghamshire, captain), Ben Foakes (Surrey, wk), Liam Dawson (Hampshire), Sam Curran (S
  
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