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• Moeen Ali’s Worcestershire form puts his name back in the England frame

  22-08-2018 19:24 via theguardian.com
  • Worcestershire 572-7 dec; Yorkshire 216 and 170
  • Moeen hits double century and takes eight wicketsMoeen Ali admits he would love to bat higher in England’s order if he returns to the Test side, a move advocated by his Worcestershire coach, Kevin Sharp, following the county’s landslide victory over Yorkshire at Scarborough.Moeen enjoyed a week to remember as captain of the Pears, posting a first-innings 219 and returning match figures of eight for 89 with the ball. He cou
  
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• James Vince set for England recall as cover for Jonny Bairstow

  22-08-2018 18:28 via theguardian.com
  • Hampshire captain expected to be in squad for Rose Bowl
  • Joe Root backs Alastair Cook to come goodJames Vince could return to England’s plans for next week’s fourth Test on his home ground in Southampton following the 203-run defeat by India that left Jonny Bairstow nursing a broken finger and the captain, Joe Root, lamenting his batsmen.England will name their squad on Thursday and Bairstow, who suffered the hairline crack to his left hand while keeping wicket on Monday
  
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• County cricket: Surrey extend lead after beating Lancs in thrilling finish

  22-08-2018 18:28 via theguardian.com
  Surrey take final Lancs wicket to win by just six runsMoeen wreaks havoc with bat and ball at ScarboroughJoin in the discussion below the line 5.25pm BST4.40pm BST Surrey have won by six runs, with Morne Morkel finishing with six wickets in the innings and all five to fall today. Will Jacks has just taken a stunning one-handed catch at short-leg to help remove Matthew Parkinson. Surrey have won for the seventh time in nine matches this season and lead Somerset by 32 points. That is their sixth s
  
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• County Championship: Sussex move up to second with Derbyshire win

  22-08-2018 18:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Sussex move up to second in the Division Two table as they bowl well to beat Derbyshire in Hove.
  
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• County Championship: Jack Leach takes career-best 8-85 as Somerset beat Essex

  22-08-2018 18:03 via bbc.co.uk
  England spinner Jack Leach takes a career-best 8-85 as Somerset narrowly beat Essex by 45 runs at Taunton.
  
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• County Championship: Middlesex pull off unlikely win against Northamptonshire

  22-08-2018 17:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Middlesex pull off an unlikely win as they beat Northamptonshire after following on at Wantage Road.
  
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• County Championship: Morne Morkel bowls leaders Surrey to victory over Lancashire

  22-08-2018 17:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Morne Morkel takes 6-57 to bowl Division One leaders Surrey to a tense six-run win over strugglers Lancashire at The Oval.
  
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• We never lost belief in the changing room, says India captain Virat Kohli

  22-08-2018 17:44 via theguardian.com
  • Aim is to become second team to win series 3-2 from 2-0 down• Almost there as world’s best travelling side, says Ravi ShastriHistory may be against them but still India emerged from their resurgent performance in the one-sided victory at Trent Bridge thinking big and talking of becoming only the second team to come back from 2-0 down to win a five-Test series.Don Bradman’s Ashes-winning Australia team of 1936-37 remain the only side to have pulled off such a comeback. Vir
  
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• England 'well below par' in third Test defeat to India, says Joe Root – video

  22-08-2018 15:48 via theguardian.com
  The England captain Joe Root has admitted England underperformed in the third Test defeat but highlighted his team's ability to bounce back ahead of the next Test in Southampton. England are currently 2-1 ahead in the series
  India end England's resistance in only 17 balls to win third Test by 203 runs Continue reading...
  
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• County cricket: Surrey v Lancashire, Somerset v Essex and more – live!

  22-08-2018 15:33 via theguardian.com
  Updates from the final day as Worcs seal win over YorksMoeen wreaks havoc with bat and ball at ScarboroughJoin in the discussion below the line 2.33pm BST Lancashire are seven down at the Oval. Steven Croft (43) and Josh Bohannon (32) have fallen to Morne Morkel. At 204-7, they still require 67 with Tom Bailey and Joe Mennie in.Hampshire have beaten Notts at the Ageas Bowl, making a Lancashire win all the more important. Essex are now six down against Somerset, needing 77 more at Taunton. They a
  
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• Kohli dedicates India's win to Kerala flood victims

  22-08-2018 15:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Captain Virat Kohli dedicates India's 203-run win against England to the victims of the floods in Kerala.
  
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• Ben Stokes: England all-rounder to miss Durham T20 quarter-final with knee problem

  22-08-2018 15:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Ben Stokes misses Durham's T20 Blast quarter-final but will be fit for England's fourth Test against India next week.
  
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• England v India highlights: Ravichandran Ashwin claims wicket of James Anderson as India win third Test at Trent Bridge

  22-08-2018 14:41 via bbc.co.uk
  India need less than three overs of the fifth morning to take the wicket of James Anderson and wrap up a massive win over England in the third Test at Trent Bridge.
  
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• 'We're in the driving seat, we must remember that' - Root expects England to fight back

  22-08-2018 14:39 via bbc.co.uk
  England captain Joe Root says his side are still charge of the series against India despite their third-Test defeat.
  
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• Moeen's 6-49 helps Worcestershire beat Yorkshire

  22-08-2018 12:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Division One strugglers Worcestershire wrap up an innings victory over Yorkshire at Scarborough.
  
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• 'We got it wrong' - Fans at final day of England Test to get refund

  22-08-2018 12:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club will refund 2,000 fans who bought tickets to the final day of the third Test between England and India.
  
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• India beat England by 203 runs in third Test – as it happened

  22-08-2018 12:54 via theguardian.com
  India needed just shy of three overs to complete a brilliant victory; England now lead the series 2-1 with two Tests still to play, the next of them at Southampton, starting in eight days’ time 11.57am BSTRelated: India end England's resistance in only 17 balls to win third Test by 203 runs11.54am BST Anyway, that’s about us. Thanks for your company and comments, and we’ll see you again in eight days!11.52am BST Ravi Shastri says India couldn’t have done more, and that be
  
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• India end England's resistance in only 17 balls to win third Test by 203 runs

  22-08-2018 12:40 via theguardian.com
  England161 & 317 all out; India 329 & 352-7 declaredJimmy Anderson the final wicket to fall at Trent BridgeIn front of a surprisingly large crowd of around 500, who were allowed free entry, it took 17 balls and a cunning Ravichandran Ashwin leg-break to polish off the England innings and give India a resounding victory by 203 runs in the third Test.The two sides shook hands and packed their bags eager for a few days’ respite before Joe Root and Virat Kohli toss up again at the Agea
  
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• England fall to 203-run defeat against India at Trent Bridge

  22-08-2018 12:22 via bbc.co.uk
  India complete a 203-run victory over England in the third Test at Trent Bridge, to halve the hosts' lead in the five-match series.
  
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• Trent Bridge reverses decision to charge £10 for tickets and lets fans in for free

  22-08-2018 11:57 via theguardian.com
  • ‘Frankly, we got it wrong,’ say Nottinghamshire
  • Day five lasts 17 balls as India crush England in third TestNottinghamshire reversed their decision to charge £10 for tickets for Wednesday’s fifth day of the third Test between England and India and let fans into Trent Bridge for free.India required one wicket to win yet Nottinghamshire announced on Tuesday night they planned to charge fans £10 only to make a U-turn the following morning. Related: India
  
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• England v India: third Test, day five – live!

  22-08-2018 11:00 via theguardian.com
  Over-by-over updates from the final day at Trent BridgeAli Martin: Buttler’s talent finally tellsEmail [email protected] | Tweet @DanielHarris 9.18am BST Hello, good morning and goodbye. Thanks for coming. See you soon. In a bit. Don’t you go changing. In not long at all, India are going to beat England, taking us to Southampton with the series deliciously poised at 2-1. The hosts are still warm favourites to take it, but will be concerned that momentum has switched. What
  
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• England vs India: Jos Buttler hits maiden Test century but England on brink of defeat

  22-08-2018 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  JOS BUTTLER admitted he had virtually given up on his Test career four months ago let alone ever tasting tasting a Test century.
  
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