• Joe Denly: ‘I went missing for a few years. I had to start enjoying it again’

    The Kent batsman talks about playing his way back to form and into England’s plans for the first time in nearly a decadeJoe Denly experienced an eight‑year gap between the last of 14 white-ball caps and his recent call-up for England’s Test tour to Sri Lanka. By his own admission he went missing for too much of it. But now 32 and revelling in a two-year purple patch that has seen him end the summer with a cheque for £10,000 as county cricket’s most valuable player,
  • Lanning and Haynes rescue Australia in first T20 with New Zealand

    Southern Stars 4/164 (17.4) def White Ferns 5/162 (20)Rachael Haynes 69, Meg Lanning 56 notch 119 n.o.Australia’s won’t curb their attacking instincts and are unlikely to tinker with their batting line-up, despite a top order collapse in the first women’s T20 match against New Zealand.Chasing 163 at North Sydney Oval on Saturday, Australia crashed to 4-45 in the sixth over. Related: The Guardian women’s cricketer of the year 2018: Sarah TaylorContinue reading...

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