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• Patient Moeen Ali reaps benefit of putting his phone to one side

  07-09-2018 21:51 via theguardian.com
  The all-rounder has shut down his social media accounts and delivered a watchful half-century at the OvalMoeen Ali has shut down all of his social media accounts this summer. But while primarily doing so in a bid to spend less family time gawping at his mobile phone, it has coincided with one of his most patient and distraction-free innings to date, such that his teammates are already calling him Geoffrey Boycott.How England needed their newly-installed No3 on a disappointing first day at the Ov
  
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• England's Cook 'determined to make a score' as Oval pays tribute

  07-09-2018 20:57 via bbc.co.uk
  England's Alastair Cook speaks of his determination to make a score in his final Test, after a day on which The Oval paid tribute to him.
  
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• England v India: Hosts finish day one on 198-7 after fall of late wickets

  07-09-2018 20:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Alastair Cook hits 71 in his final match for England but India seize the initiative with late wickets on day one of the final Test, leaving the hosts on 198-7.
  
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• Alastair Cook’s long goodbye begins and underlines his ongoing value | Barney Ronay

  07-09-2018 20:18 via theguardian.com
  Former captain shares season-best opening stand of 60 and goes on to make 71 in the first innings of his 161st and final TestIt was the sound of Alastair Cook leaving the crease at the Kia Oval that you really noticed. There were three parts to it. First was the weird, involuntary groan as Jasprit Bumrah rushed a ball through Cook’s defences to splay the stumps. It was 4.22pm. Cook had nudged and cuffed and occasionally flashed his way to an autumnal half century on one of those sunny, ste
  
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• England 198-7 at close on day one of fifth Test against India – as it happened

  07-09-2018 20:07 via theguardian.com
  Alastair Cook made 71 in his final Test match but India ended the day on top as Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow were out for ducks 7.06pm BSTRelated: Alastair Cook keeps England afloat before India claim late wickets6.32pm BST 90th over: England 198-7 (Buttler 11, Rashid 4) It’s the final over of the day, bowled by Bumrah, and Rashid just keeps out a mean yorker. And that’s the close, with India well on top, thanks to their excellent bowling, but England hanging in there, thanks to their
  
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• India take control despite Cook's 71 in his final Test

  07-09-2018 20:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Alastair Cook hits a half-century in his final Test but India's bowlers fight back as England close on 198-7 on day one of the fifth Test at The Oval.
  
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• Alastair Cook keeps England afloat before India claim late wickets

  07-09-2018 19:57 via theguardian.com
  • Fifth Test, day one: England 198-7
  • Cook scores 71 but middle order collapsesFor the last – or possibly penultimate – time England were indebted to Alastair Cook for keeping them afloat. He alone made crease occupation a relatively trouble-free occupation on another day when the quality of English batting came under severe scrutiny.Once he had departed for 71 a placid, sluggish Oval surface suddenly resembled a snake pit as Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow both departed witho
  
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• England reach 198-7 at stumps on day one of fifth Test against India – live!

  07-09-2018 19:36 via theguardian.com
  Alastair Cook makes 71 in his final England TestEmail your thoughts to Tim or tweet @TimdeLisleDatablog: where does Cook rank among greats?Sport quiz of the week: Cook and county cricket 6.32pm BST 90th over: England 198-7 (Buttler 11, Rashid 4) It’s the final over of the day, bowled by Bumrah, and Rashid just keeps out a mean yorker. And that’s the close, with India well on top, thanks to their excellent bowling, but England hanging in there, thanks to their 60-something plays-and-m
  
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• County Championship: Durham hold out for draw with Warwickshire

  07-09-2018 19:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Durham hold out for a draw with Warwickshire after a dramatic collapse during their run chase at Edgbaston.
  
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• County Championship: Middlesex deny Gloucestershire dramatic win with Sam Robson's 41

  07-09-2018 18:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Sam Robson steers Middlesex to a draw against Gloucestershire with an unbeaten 41 off 77 balls.
  
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• England v India: Jonny Bairstow out for a duck as hosts lose three quick wickets

  07-09-2018 18:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Jonny Bairstow is out for a duck as England lose three quick wickets in the fifth Test against India at The Oval.
  
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• County cricket: Yorkshire earn useful draw at Notts – as it happened

  07-09-2018 18:02 via theguardian.com
  Yorkshire got a boost before the big relegation battle with Lancashire in a high-scoring draw at Trent Bridge, while Kent beat Northants in Division Two 4.37pm BST Yorkshire dotted the i’s and crossed the t’s on a high-scoring draw with Nottinghamshire to give themselves a much-needed fillip ahead of next week’s blockbuster Roses clash with Lancashire at Headingley, another side haunted by the fear of relegation.Yorkshire claimed 12 points and ended a run of two defeats to Worc
  
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• Peter Siddle: Australia pace bowler signs two-year contract with Essex

  07-09-2018 17:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Australia pace bowler Peter Siddle signs a two-year deal to be Essex's overseas player in 2019 and 2020.
  
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• County Championship: Nottinghamshire & Yorkshire draw at Trent Bridge

  07-09-2018 17:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire take 12 points each from their County Championship draw at Trent Bridge.
  
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• County cricket: Notts draw with Yorkshire and more – live!

  07-09-2018 17:25 via theguardian.com
  Updates from the final day of the latest round of matchesGet in touch below the line or tweet Graham hereEngland v India: fifth Test, day one – live 4.25pm BST We are all wrapped here at Trent Bridge. Notts finish on 93-1 in their second innings, a lead of 40. Both sides take 12 points, with Nottinghamshire strengthening their position in mid-table. Yorkshire are second bottom and one point behind Lancashire, who they face next week. 4.18pm BST Durham are 34-3, and now Warwickshire have a
  
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• 'We have to step back to go forward' - Croft stresses need to develop youth at Glamorgan

  07-09-2018 16:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Glamorgan coach Robert Croft says concentrating on young players can develop "sustained success" despite current struggles.
  
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• England v India: Alastair Cook reaches his 50 in final Test

  07-09-2018 16:44 via bbc.co.uk
  England's Alastair Cook receives a standing ovation from the crowd as he reaches 50 in his final Test before international retirement against India at The Oval.
  
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• County Championship: Kent bowl out Northants to win at Canterbury

  07-09-2018 16:05 via bbc.co.uk
  New Zealand pace bowler Matt Henry ends with 11 wickets in the match as Kent beat Northants in Division Two at Canterbury.
  
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• Sports quiz of the week: Cook, Kaepernick and county cricket

  07-09-2018 13:00 via theguardian.com
  Featuring an unusual coach in South America, David Beckham’s Florida franchise and Australian embarrassmentAlastair Cook will retire from international cricket after England's fifth Test against India. The former captain is England's all-time leading run-scorer with 12,254 and counting – but who is second?Graham GoochAlec StewartDavid GowerKevin PietersenFormer NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick is the star of Nike's highly-publicised new ad campaign. Which team did he lead to the Supe
  
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• Alastair Cook receives guard of honour from India in final Test

  07-09-2018 12:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Former England captain Alastair Cook receives a guard of honour from the India team at The Oval as he opens the batting in his final Test.
  
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• Where does Alastair Cook rank among England captains? | Datablog

  07-09-2018 11:34 via theguardian.com
  The opener retires from Test cricket with a weight of numbers behind him. How does he compare?Alastair Cook will leave international cricket as England’s most capped Test player ​ and highest Test run scorer. The fifth Test against India, his last, will be his 161st, 159 of them consecutive.As captain – before Joe Root – Cook oversaw a record 59 games, and won 40.67% of them – a lower percentage than Root (so far), Andrew Strauss and Michael Vaughan, though higher t
  
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• Where does Alastair Cook rank among England captains?

  07-09-2018 11:34 via theguardian.com
  The opener retires from Test cricket with a weight of numbers behind him. How does he compare?Alastair Cook will leave international cricket as England’s most capped Test player ​ and highest Test run scorer. The fifth Test against India, his last, will be his 161st, 159 of them consecutive.As captain – before Joe Root – Cook oversaw a record 59 games, and won 40.67% of them – a lower percentage than Root (so far), Andrew Strauss and Michael Vaughan, though higher t
  
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• County cricket: Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire and more – live!

  07-09-2018 11:03 via theguardian.com
  Updates from the final day of the latest round of matchesGet in touch below the line or tweet Graham hereEngland v India: fifth Test, day one – live 10.03am BST Good morning from Trent Bridge, where it is a gloriously sunny morning for the second day running, bringing about a lovely 10-minute stroll to the ground through West Bridgford for yours truly. This is the only Division One game still in progress, and we are almost certainly heading for a draw unless something remarkable happens. Y
  
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• Alastair Cook: Joe Root calls on England star to sign off with a century against India

  07-09-2018 01:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  JOE ROOT is hoping it is “written in the stars” for Alastair Cook to round off his Test career with a century.
  
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