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• England v India: James Anderson could play for another three or four years - Trevor Bayliss

  13-08-2018 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  England pace bowler James Anderson, 36, could play for another "three or four years", says head coach Trevor Bayliss.
  
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• ECB is failing to improve cricket participation | Letters

  13-08-2018 18:48
  How would reducing the number of professional cricketers in England encourage people to play, wonders Richard Temple, while Sarah Jakeman praises the Lord’s ground staffDavid Willis of the Cricket Reform Group recommends reform of the “bloated structure” of 18 first-class counties by adopting the proposals of the “visionary” ECB chairman, Colin Graves (Letters, 11 August). By implication, this would mean a vast reduction in the number of professional cricketers in E
  
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• Stokes again left out of England squad for third Test with India

  13-08-2018 17:06 via bbc.co.uk
  All-rounder Ben Stokes is left out of England's unchanged squad for the third Test against India at Trent Bridge starting on Saturday.
  
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• Smith regains number one batting ranking - without playing a match

  13-08-2018 16:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Banned Australian batsman Steve Smith overtakes India captain Virat Kohli at the top of the ICC batting rankings, despite not playing since March.
  
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• Lazarus Bayliss restores England to life with a little help from grey days | Vic Marks

  13-08-2018 16:46
  After winning three successive Tests England’s coach has not been widely heralded but Trevor Bayliss has shown that he is more astute than he lets onIt was not so long ago – after the first Lord’s Test of the summer, when Pakistan defeated England by nine wickets – that several sages were quick to start suggesting immediate replacements for Trevor Bayliss as the coach of England’s Test team.They felt able to conclude Bayliss was somehow a fine one-day coach but usel
  
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• England should look ahead with Lazarus Bayliss after sealing series | Vic Marks

  13-08-2018 16:46
  After winning three successive Tests England’s coach has not been widely heralded but Trevor Bayliss has shown that he is more astute than he lets onIt was not so long ago – after the first Lord’s Test of the summer, when Pakistan defeated England by nine wickets – that several sages were quick to start suggesting immediate replacements for Trevor Bayliss as the coach of England’s Test team. Related: Ben Stokes not recalled for England’s squad to face India in
  
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• England name same squad for third Test – but leave door open for Ben Stokes

  13-08-2018 16:40
  • All-rounder’s trial for affray in Bristol nears its conclusion
  • ECB confirms availability ‘assessment’ at end of court caseBen Stokes could yet be called into the England squad for the third Test against India at Trent Bridge this weekend as his trial for affray at Bristol crown court nears its conclusion.In naming an unchanged 13 from the innings victory at Lord’s on Sunday the England and Wales Cricket Board confirmed “an assessment” on Stokes&r
  
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• Ben Stokes not recalled for England’s squad to face India in third Test

  13-08-2018 16:40
  • Stokes left out of squad as trial for affray continues
  • England name same squad that beat India in second TestEngland have named an unchanged squad for the third Test against India at Trent Bridge, meaning there is no place for Ben Stokes.Stokes was left out of the squad that thrashed India by an innings and 159 runs in the rain-disrupted second Test at Lord’s as it clashed with the all-rounder’s trial for affray at Bristol crown court. Related: England should look ahead
  
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• County cricket talking points: who will reach the T20 Blast last eight?

  13-08-2018 16:06
  Lancashire, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Worcestershire and Durham are in the quarter-finals. Who will join them?By Gary Naylor for the 99.94 Cricket Blog
  After six weeks of sixes, the T20 Blast enters its last rounds of matches this week. Lancashire have just completed a busy one, starting with a deflating defeat to table-topping Durham, Liam Trevaskis making a name for himself conceding just two off a heart-stopping last over, as Lanky sought the six runs they needed for the win. To their credit
  
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• Stokes 'lied about self-defence'

  13-08-2018 13:31 via bbc.co.uk
  The cricketer "acted deplorably as the red mist came down" in a fight outside a club, a court hears.
  
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• Tim Ambrose: Warwickshire wicketkeeper signs new deal

  13-08-2018 12:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Warwickshire wicketkeeper Tim Ambrose signs a one-year contract extension to remain at Edgbaston until the end of the 2019 season.
  
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• Virat Kohli says India were outplayed as Joe Root lauds England's lead – video

  13-08-2018 12:04
  England captain Joe Root said every team member bowled exceptionally well and put up crucial performances as his side beat India by an innings and 159 runs. He added that it would be a dream come true if the hosts could whitewash India 5-0.
  Anderson and Broad's fireworks help England thrash India in second Test
  Virat Kohli accepted that it was the first time that the Indian team had been outplayed and hoped to improve in the next game. England take a 2-0 lead into the third Test of fiv
  
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• Ashraful targets Bangladesh comeback after five-year match-fixing ban ends

  13-08-2018 10:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Former Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful is targeting an international return after the end of a five-year ban for match-fixing.
  
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• Alex Lees: Durham sign Yorkshire opening batsman

  13-08-2018 09:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Yorkshire's former limited overs captain Alex Lees moves to Durham on loan before starting a three-year contract in 2019.
  
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• England v India: Joe Root eyes Test series whitewash as Virat Kohli suffers a back injury

  13-08-2018 01:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  PERHAPS it was inevitable Virat Kohli would suffer a back injury – after all it must be quite a strain carrying this India team.
  
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