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• T20 Blast: Aaron Finch & Jason Roy lead Surrey to win over Middlesex

  03-08-2018 23:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Aaron Finch and Jason Roy produce an exhibition of power-hitting as Surrey chase 222 to beat Middlesex at The Oval.
  
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• Aaron Finch ton leads Surrey to nine-wicket win over Middlesex in T20 Blast

  03-08-2018 23:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Surrey opener Aaron Finch scores an unbeaten 117 from 52 balls to help the hosts beat Middlesex by nine wickets in the T20 Blast.
  
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• Jimmy Anderson believes it is a case of Kohli’s wicket or bust for England

  03-08-2018 21:56
  • Anderson: “I’ve been encouraged how I have bowled to Kohli”
  • Michael Vaughan: “Joe Root has to trust bowlers and stay calm”Jimmy Anderson said he would go to bed dreaming of taking Virat Kohli’s wicket as England look to claim the remaining five wickets needed to win a gripping first Test with India.The fourth morning at Edgbaston is all set for a thriller, with the tourists 84 runs short of their target but Kohli is ominously unbeaten on 43 follo
  
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• Sam Curran’s impetuous brilliance keeps England’s hopes alive | Andy Bull

  03-08-2018 21:36
  After his senior colleagues had faltered, the young all-rounder took the fight to the Indian bowlers in swashbuckling styleOf course it’s the hope that kills you. Anyone who’s followed England long enough knows that. Which was why the thousands of fans inside Edgbaston’s Hollies Stand were so damn happy on Friday lunchtime. Because England were flat out of it, hadn’t enough of the stuff to make the match worth fretting over. They were 87 for 7, after another abject collap
  
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• We will dream about dismissing Kohli - Anderson

  03-08-2018 21:35 via bbc.co.uk
  England will "go to bed dreaming about getting Virat Kohli out" as they look to win the first Test against India, says bowler James Anderson.
  
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• Watch: Curran and England fight back against India

  03-08-2018 20:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch highlights as Sam Curran's maiden Test fifty and a disciplined bowling display help England claw their way back into the first Test against India at Edgbaston.
  
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• England fightback leaves thrilling Test in balance

  03-08-2018 20:16 via bbc.co.uk
  England fight back with the ball after another batting collapse to leave a pulsating first Test at Edgbaston in the balance.
  
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• Ishant Sharma and dropped catches leave Dawid Malan facing England axe | Ali Martin

  03-08-2018 20:12
  India seamer shows benefits of stint with Jason Gillespie at Sussex to take five wickets and put England batsman in a sweatWhen strolling down to Edgbaston from the leafy boho suburb of Moseley one passes the adjoining Colts Ground and on the morning of a Test match the batsmen on both sides can be viewed through the chain link fence netting away studiously.Before the third instalment of this fluctuating series opener in Birmingham, England’s early session became a scene of panic when the
  
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• Virat Kohli steels India for dramatic finale after Curran revives England

  03-08-2018 20:02
  • First Test, day three: England 287 & 180; India 274 & 110-5
  • Kohli 43 not out with India needing 84 runs to win first TestFasten your seatbelts for a thrilling finale. Forget the flaws that are all too evident on both sides and savour a delicious equation. On Saturday India require 84 runs, England five wickets for victory in a captivating Test match in which Virat Kohli has been the dominant figure. He remains on 43 and while he is there India have a good chance.Earlier in
  
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• England v India: day three – as it happened

  03-08-2018 19:55
  A classic Test match twisted this way and that before India closed on 110 for five, needing another 84 to win, with Virat Kohli still at the creaseRead Vic Marks’s report of day three 9.02pm BSTRelated: Jimmy Anderson believes it is a case of Kohli’s wicket or bust for EnglandRelated: Ishant Sharma and dropped catches leave Dawid Malan facing England axe | Ali MartinRelated: Sam Curran’s impetuous brilliance keeps England’s hopes alive | Andy Bull7.11pm BSTRelated: Virat
  
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• India's Mandhana scores ton to steer Storm past Thunder

  03-08-2018 18:18 via bbc.co.uk
  India opener Smriti Mandhana scores 102 as Western Storm beat Lancashire Thunder in the Kia Super League.
  
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• England v India: Stuart Broad dismisses Shikhar Dhawan

  03-08-2018 17:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch England's Stuart Broad dismiss India's Shikhar Dhawan for 13 as he takes two early wickets with India chasing 194 to win the first Test at Edgbaston.
  
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• India need 194 runs to win first Test against England: day three – live!

  03-08-2018 17:16
  England all out for 180 in second innings at EdgbastonIndia fans may be staying away over ticket pricesEmail your thoughts to Rob 4.16pm BST 4th over: India 9-0 (Vijay 1, Dhawan 8) An outswinger from Broad is left by Dhawan and bursts through Bairstow for a bye, a rare bit of poor wicketkeeping from him. Nothing much else to report. It’s been a great start for India. Jonathan Hungin points out that England were chasing the same target, 194, when Curtly Ambrose bowled them out for 46. But b
  
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• England v India: Sam Curran reaches maiden Test 50 with six

  03-08-2018 16:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch the moment that England's Sam Curran reaches his maiden Test fifty with a huge six off India's Ishant Sharma on day three of the first Test at Edgbaston.
  
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• England v India: Virat Kohli catches Ben Stokes as hosts' collapse

  03-08-2018 14:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch Ben Stokes edge Ishant Sharma to India captain Virat Kohli as England collapse to 86-6 - a lead of only 99 - on the third day of the first Test at Edgbaston.
  
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• England v India: Joe Root dismissed by Ravichandran Ashwin

  03-08-2018 13:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch England captain Joe Root glance Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin to leg slip for 14 as England stutter on day three of the first Test at Edgbaston.
  
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• 'Give me a net, give me a trial' - Panesar sends letters to all 18 counties

  03-08-2018 08:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Former England spinner Monty Panesar, who has not played first-class cricket since 2016, has sent letters to all 18 counties asking for a trial.
  
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• India fans may be staying away from first Test over ticket prices

  03-08-2018 08:00
  • Asian cricket official says ‘element of cashing in’ at Edgbaston
  • Second-day attendance was 16,754 in 25,000-capacity groundCommunities of Indian cricket fans may have stayed away from the Edgbaston Test because organisers were trying to “cash in” on their enormous interest in the game by raising ticket prices, according to Gulfraz Riaz, chairman at the National Asian Cricket Council. Related: Jimmy Anderson edges duel but Virat Kohli still scales mountain |
  
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