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• From the recruitment office to England job: Jamie Porter’s rapid rise

  26-07-2018 23:31
  Essex’s 25-year-old seamer is called up for the first Test to face India after thinking he would never make it in the game Related: Don’t whine at Adil Rashid over his switch from white to red | Vic Marks From working as a recruitment consultant to being recruited by England. And all in less than five years. It has been some journey for Jamie Porter. The 25-year-old Essex seamer became one of the most deserving England call-ups of recent years when he was named in the England squad f
  
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• T20 Blast highlights: Middlesex beat Hampshire by 22 runs

  26-07-2018 23:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch highlights as Middlesex record their second win in the T20 Blast with a great comeback bowling display to beat Hampshire by 22 runs at Lord's.
  
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• Middlesex rally to beat Hampshire - highlights & report

  26-07-2018 22:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Middlesex record their second win in the T20 Blast as Hampshire lose their last nine wickets for 54 runs at Lord's.
  
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• Jamie Porter’s England call-up is reward for consistent quality at Essex

  26-07-2018 20:05
  25-year-old seamer’s impact on the county circuit makes him one of the most deserving Test selections of recent yearsFrom working as a recruitment consultant to being recruited by England. And all in less than five years. It has been some journey for Jamie Porter. The 25-year-old Essex seamer became one of the most deserving England call-ups of recent years when he was named in the England squad for next week’s first Test against India at Edgbaston.Porter’s rise has followed tw
  
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• 'Rashid's England recall does not devalue county cricket'

  26-07-2018 19:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Adil Rashid's inclusion in the England squad for the first Test against India does not devalue county cricket, says national selector Ed Smith.
  
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• Don’t whine at Adil Rashid over his switch from white to red | Vic Marks

  26-07-2018 19:46
  There is anger in Yorkshire at spinner’s absence from county’s T20 campaign, but it should be directed at England selectorsWhatever the names of the spin bowlers announced by Ed Smith they were less likely to cause Virat Kohli and his fellow batsmen sleepless nights than the heatwave. The selectors opted for Moeen Ali and, more surprisingly, Adil Rashid, which betrayed their short-term expediency.They would surely not have taken this course if the first Test was at Headingley, such i
  
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• Happy days Zaheer again. Again | Brief letters

  26-07-2018 19:20
  Zaheer Abbas | Beavers | Christmas cake | Brexit | Morris TravellersI would like to wish Zaheer Abbas a belated happy birthday (Birthdays, 24 July). There used to be a competition among county cricketers to see who could hit 1,000 runs in the first month of the season. In 1981 no cricket was played in May because of the appalling weather. Zaheer, playing for Gloucestershire, hit 1,000 in June. The Guardian sports report was headlined “Happy days Zaheer again”. A classi
  
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• Ed Smith defends controversial recall of Adil Rashid to England Test squad

  26-07-2018 19:02
  • Leg-spinner had turned back on red-ball game at county level
  • ‘I hope England know what they’re doing,’ says Yorkshire CEOEd Smith has defended his controversial decision to call up Adil Rashid for England’s first Test with India following a fiery response from Yorkshire over the leg‑spinner’s refusal to play first-class cricket for the club this season.Rashid’s inclusion in a 13-man squad, with Moeen Ali returning and the uncapped Jamie Por
  
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• Pakistan election: Imran Khan claims victory amid rigging claims

  26-07-2018 18:23 via bbc.co.uk
  The former cricketer is set for victory but rivals allege there has been vote rigging.
  
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• Kia Super League: Sarah Taylor hits 50 as Surrey Stars beat Western Storm

  26-07-2018 18:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Sarah Taylor hits an unbeaten 50 as Surrey Stars beat Western Storm by seven wickets in the Kia Super League.
  
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• Inner-city cricket: no space left to play – video

  26-07-2018 15:01
  Cricket is a game associated with leafy pastures but those spaces are at a premium - nowhere more so than in London. Cricket clubs and the people who run them are having to make the best of bad situation – whether it’s ferrying youth players across the city, playing every game on the road and coaching kids without the right facilities. In this episode we meet a handful of dedicated individuals keeping the life blood of inner-city cricket in the south of England flowing Continue readi
  
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• Rashid named in England Test squad despite white-ball only contract

  26-07-2018 14:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Adil Rashid is included in England's squad for the first Test against India, despite the leg-spinner saying he wants to concentrate on limited-overs cricket.
  
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• Adil Rashid accusation made by Michael Vaughan as England Test recall causes CONTROVERSY

  26-07-2018 13:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  MICHAEL VAUGHAN has accused Adil Rashid of ‘not being a***d’ to play four-day cricket - and has labelled the decision to recall him as ridiculous.
  
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• Adil Rashid recalled to England Test squad despite rejecting red-ball game

  26-07-2018 12:59
  • Moeen Ali in squad to face India; Jamie Porter called up
  • Chris Woakes, Jack Leach and Dom Bess miss outAdil Rashid has been recalled to the England Test squad to face India at Edgbaston on Wednesday despite his decision to turn his back on red-ball cricket in February.The leg-spinner has been in impressive form for England’s limited-overs side but has not played a Test match since facing India in Chennai in December 2016. The 30-year-old’s recall will prove controversia
  
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• England bowler Plunkett to join Surrey from 2019

  26-07-2018 11:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Yorkshire and England fast bowler Liam Plunkett agrees a three-year deal with Surrey from next season.
  
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• 'If you haven't prepared for life after sport, you're in serious trouble' - Smith

  26-07-2018 08:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Former Hampshire and England batsman Robin Smith speaks candidly about mental problems after he retired in 2003.
  
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• England vs India: When does Test series start? Dates, TV channel, venues, odds

  26-07-2018 04:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  ENGLAND and India will play five Tests this summer, starting next week.
  
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• Kia Super League: Loughborough Lighting beat Southern Vipers by six wickets

  26-07-2018 00:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Georgia Adams and Rachael Haynes catches help Loughborough Lightning secure a six-wicket win over Southern Vipers in the Kia Super League.
  
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