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• Malcolm Nash: The Glamorgan bowler on the end of Sir Garfield Sobers' six sixes

  30-08-2018 23:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Glamorgan bowler Malcolm Nash says "five minutes of his life" when he was struck for six sixes by Sir Garfield Sobers is still spoken about 50 years on.
  
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• Keaton Jennings shipwrecked amid a storm of failure by England’s top order | Andy Bull

  30-08-2018 21:41
  The manner of the opener’s dismissal in the first innings of the fourth Test against India highlighted a player whose ability to make decisions is hampered by the mental pressure he is underBack when Keaton Jennings was a coming man, he was one of a group of English players picked to take part in a military training camp. One of the tasks, Jennings said then, was that the players had to fix a broken boat during a storm.Turns out that while this may have been good metaphorical preparation f
  
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• Fearless Sam Curran credits ‘natural game’ for vital England runs

  30-08-2018 21:30
  • Sam Curran saved England’s first innings with 78
  • ‘I look at the way Ben Stokes contributes’Sam Curran credited a “no fear” approach for his day-one salvage job in Southampton before stating his aim is to emulate Ben Stokes as a regular impact all-rounder.The 20-year-old’s return, after being left out of the third Test at Trent Bridge, provided the sole break in the clouds during a gloomy start to the fourth Test for England. His 78 from 136 balls
  
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• England v India: Geoffrey Boycott says hosts have 'gone backwards' as a team

  30-08-2018 21:14 via bbc.co.uk
  England have "gone backwards" after another batting slump against India, says former opener Geoffrey Boycott.
  
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• Derbyshire: David Houghton to become head of cricket in October

  30-08-2018 20:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Derbyshire appoint Middlesex batting coach David Houghton as their new head of cricket, a role he will take up in October.
  
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• India on top before Sam Curran and Moeen Ali save England from collapse

  30-08-2018 20:36
  • Fourth Test, day one: England 246; India 19-0
  • Curran helps England recover from 86 for sixThe men untainted by the defeat at Trent Bridge kept England in the game at Southampton. Sam Curran irrepressibly led the way as if he did not understand the enormity of England’s plight or the confidence crisis afflicting the top order and finished with his highest Test score of 78. Meanwhile Moeen Ali’s contribution of 40, calm and considered compared with those above him, was al
  
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• County cricket: Tom Curran shines as Surrey edge closer to title – as it happened

  30-08-2018 20:28
  With his brother on form for England, Tom Curran took five for 28 and scored 43 supporting Mark Stoneman, who hit 144 against Notts 11.44pm BST Surrey moved closer to the championship crown, skittling Nottinghamshire for 101 before asking them to follow on. It was a cracking day for Tom Curran who, in his first Championship game of the season, took five for 28 and scored 43 as handmaiden to Mark Stoneman, magnificent with 144 off 260 balls – the longest innings of his career. Notts need 19
  
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• Tom Curran's 5-28 forces Notts to follow-on against Surrey

  30-08-2018 20:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Tom Curran claims 5-28 as leaders Surrey force Nottinghamshire to follow-on in their Championship game at The Oval.
  
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• Tom Curran five-for forces Notts to follow-on against Surrey

  30-08-2018 20:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Tom Curran claims 5-28 as leaders Surrey force Nottinghamshire to follow-on in their Championship game at The Oval.
  
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• Highlights: Curran shines after England collapse again

  30-08-2018 20:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch highlights as Sam Curran hits 78 as England are bowled out for 246 on day one of the fourth Test against India at Southampton.
  
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• Ian Bell: Warwickshire batsman passes 20,000 first-class runs as Glamorgan struggle

  30-08-2018 20:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Warwickshire's England batsman Ian Bell passes 20,000 first-class career runs with 204 at Colwyn Bay against Glamorgan.
  
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• County Championship: Dan Lawrence ton helps Essex make up lost time v Hampshire

  30-08-2018 19:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Dan Lawrence makes a first County Championship century in almost a year to put Essex on top against Hampshire.
  
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• Sam Curran rescues England against India

  30-08-2018 19:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Sam Curran salvages England after their top order fail again on the first day of the fourth Test against India in Southampton.
  
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• England v India: fourth Test, day one – as it happened

  30-08-2018 19:48
  England’s top order was skittled again but the impressive Sam Curran took the home side to 246 with a spirited 78 6.48pm BST Right, that’s it from me. Be sure to join us again tomorrow. Cheerio! 6.44pm BST Here’s Sam Curran on Sky: “There’s positives and negatives. It swung more than we thought all day, which is pretty positive going into tomorrow.” 6.32pm BST So, a satisfactory end to the day for India. It feels the chance is there for the tourists to surge p
  
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• County Championship: Gloucestershire take charge against Leicestershire

  30-08-2018 19:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Gloucestershire have a 243-run lead over Leicestershire after bowling the visitors out for 111 on day two.
  
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• County Championship: Dawid Malan helps Middlesex build lead over Sussex

  30-08-2018 19:40 via bbc.co.uk
  England Test batsman Dawid Malan helps Middlesex build a second-innings lead on day two against Sussex at Lord's.
  
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• County Championship: Derbyshire reply well to Kent's 561 all out

  30-08-2018 19:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Derbyshire make a solid start in reply to Kent's 561 all out on day two of their Division Two contest at Derby.
  
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• Lancashire left tough target by Worcestershire

  30-08-2018 19:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Lancashire are left a testing victory target of 314 to beat fellow Division One strugglers Worcestershire at Southport.
  
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• England v India: Sam Curran reaches 50 with huge six

  30-08-2018 18:38 via bbc.co.uk
  England's Sam Curran reaches his second Test fifty with a huge six as the hosts edge towards a respectable total against India on day one of the fourth Test at Southampton.
  
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• County Championship: Northants thrash Durham inside two days

  30-08-2018 18:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Northants bowlers dismiss Durham for just 129 and 133 in a seven-wicket win at Chester-le-Street.
  
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• England v India: Moeen Ali falls to end 81-run partnership with Sam Curran

  30-08-2018 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Moeen Ali holes out for 40 to end a "mighty valuable partnership" of 81 with Sam Curran, to leave England 167-7 on day one of the fourth Test at Southampton.
  
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• England v India: Keaton Jennings dismissed by Jasprit Bumrah as England struggle early on

  30-08-2018 14:08 via bbc.co.uk
  England's Keaton Jennings is "completely deceived" by Jasprit Bumrah to be dismissed for a duck on day one of the fourth Test at Southampton.
  
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• England v India: Alastair Cook falls to leave England in 'huge trouble'

  30-08-2018 13:48 via bbc.co.uk
  England's Alastair Cook edges Hardik Pandya to Virat Kohli at slip to leave in "huge trouble" at 36-4 on day one of the fourth Test against India at Southampton.
  
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• 'A horrible dismissal - what has Jennings done there?!'

  30-08-2018 12:31 via bbc.co.uk
  England's Keaton Jennings is "completely deceived" by Jasprit Bumrah to be dismissed for a duck on day one of the fourth Test at Southampton.
  
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• Virat Kohli: India can't rest on their laurels ahead of fourth Test against England

  30-08-2018 01:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  VIRAT KOHLI called on his India players to be “ruthless and relentless” in Southampton and level the series at 2-2 with one more Test to come.
  
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• James Anderson can become greatest fast bowler of all time - Joe Root

  30-08-2018 01:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  JOE ROOT says Jimmy Anderson is “getting better” with age and has backed him to become the leading fast bowler of all time during the fourth Specsavers Test at Southampton.
  
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