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• T20 Blast quarter-finals: Jordan Clark helps Lancashire beat Kent to reach Finals Day

  23-08-2018 23:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch Jordan Clark's late hitting guide Lancashire to T20 Finals Day with a six-wicket victory over Kent at Canterbury.
  
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• Lancashire beat Kent to reach T20 Finals Day - highlights & report

  23-08-2018 23:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Lancashire book their spot at T20 Blast Finals Day thanks to a nervy six-wicket victory over Kent at Canterbury.
  
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• Root & Buttler to play for Sydney Thunder in Big Bash

  23-08-2018 23:04 via bbc.co.uk
  England Test captain Joe Root and vice-captain Jos Buttler will play for Sydney Thunder in this winter's Twenty20 Big Bash League in Australia.
  
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• T20 Blast quarter-final: Kent seamer Mitchell Claydon's delivery goes backwards

  23-08-2018 22:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch Kent seamer Mitchell Claydon accidentally throw the ball backwards while in his delivery stride during the T20 Blast quarter-final against Lancashire.
  
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• Joe Root to polish T20 skills in Big Bash stint for Sydney Thunder

  23-08-2018 22:08 via theguardian.com
  • Root to squeeze in T20 between England’s winter tours
  • Test captain feared being left behind in T20 formatJoe Root has secured the Twenty20 experience he has long been craving. He and Jos Buttler are to play for Sydney Thunder in Australia’s Big Bash League in between England’s winter tours to Sri Lanka and the Caribbean.Root was dropped from England’s Twenty20 side for the series decider with India in July and has expressed fears of being “left behind&
  
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• T20 quarter-final: Lancashire's Jos Buttler is stumped first ball against Kent

  23-08-2018 21:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Lancashire's Jos Buttler is stumped first ball by Kent's Sam Billings in the T20 Blast quarter-final at Canterbury, two days after hitting his maiden Test century.
  
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• Aneurin Donald: Batsman says leaving Glamorgan was a 'tough decision'

  23-08-2018 20:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Welsh cricketer Aneurin Donald says his decision to leave Glamorgan for Hampshire is one of the toughest of his life.
  
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• Jonny Bairstow not certain to return as England wicketkeeper, warns Bayliss

  23-08-2018 19:03 via theguardian.com
  • Head coach keeps options open after Bairstow’s finger injury
  • James Vince returns to squad and provides coverJonny Bairstow has been offered no guarantees he will resume as England’s Test wicketkeeper once his broken finger has healed after the head coach, Trevor Bayliss, said Jos Buttler could now make a pitch for the job full-time.Bairstow sustained a hairline fracture to his left middle finger when struck in the field during the third day of the 203-run defeat at Tren
  
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• Basil D’Oliveira’s 158 not in was a bodged job that changed history | Matthew Engel

  23-08-2018 17:28 via theguardian.com
  Fifty years ago a seemingly unignorable knock from ‘Dolly’ fell by the wayside – but had consequences for apartheidThere have been many strange decisions by England cricket selectors over the years. Only one of them changed the world. And it happened exactly 50 years ago. Related: A first win in England: India and the elephant will never forget | Simon BurntonContinue reading...
  
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• England v India: James Vince recalled for fourth Test at Southampton

  23-08-2018 13:49 via bbc.co.uk
  England recall batsman James Vince as cover for Jonny Bairstow for the fourth Test against India at Southampton.
  
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• James Vince returns to England’s Test squad as Jamie Porter drops out

  23-08-2018 13:00 via theguardian.com
  • Hampshire captain to act as cover for Jonny Bairstow
  • Jos Buttler to keep wicket against India at Rose BowlJames Vince has been recalled to England’s squad as cover for Jonny Bairstow, with Essex’s Jamie Porter omitted for the fourth Test against India.Vince – who played the last of his 13 Tests against New Zealand in March – averages 56 in Division One this summer and made scores of 74 and 147 for Hampshire in their win against Nottinghamshire at the Ageas B
  
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• England vs India: Virat Kohli looking to history books to inspire comeback series win

  23-08-2018 01:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  VIRAT KOHLI believes his India side can become only the second team in history to bounce back from 2-0 down to win a five-match series.
  
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• England vs India: Joe Root insists team still 'in the driving seat' ahead of fourth Test

  23-08-2018 01:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  JOE ROOT reminded his bruised and beaten side they remain “in the driving seat” heading towards the fourth Test in Southampton next week.
  
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