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• England need to be wary of Sri Lanka’s men of mystery in first ODI

  09-10-2018 20:00
  Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid have the experience but the hosts’ spinners could produce the unorthodox in DambullaIt was a visit to Sri Lanka in late 2014 and a 5-2 series defeat that proved the circuit breaker for Alastair Cook’s time as the England one-day captain, with some shaky-looking plans ripped up on the eve of the World Cup but a grim campaign still resulting. Related: How Sri Lanka’s magical 1996 cocktail paved the way for Morgan’s men | The SpinRelated: England lo
  
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• Alex Hales signs up for Bangladesh T20 two years after ducking tour

  09-10-2018 19:25
  • Batsman joining Rangpur Riders but missed England’s 2016 trip
  • Withdrawal from ODI series followed Dhaka terrorist attacksAlex Hales is braced for criticism after agreeing to play in the Bangladesh Premier League some two years on from declining to tour the country with England on security grounds. Related: England look to Olly Stone’s raw power to unsettle Sri LankaContinue reading...
  
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• England look to Olly Stone’s raw power to unsettle Sri Lanka

  09-10-2018 19:03
  • Fast bowler in line for first cap in opening ODI
  • Eoin Morgan prepared to drop himself for World CupThe raw pace of Olly Stone looks set to be unleashed in Wednesday’s opening one-day international against Sri Lanka, with the fast bowler in line to win his first England cap following a soaraway summer for Warwickshire. Related: England get first taste of ambidextrous Mendis in Sri Lanka warm-up winRelated: England turn to Olly Stone to bolster pace ranks for Sri Lanka ODI tour
  
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• Australia’s familiar collapse leaves Pakistan in control of first Test

  09-10-2018 17:29
  • Day three: Pakistan 482 & 45-3; Australia 202
  • Tourists lose 10 wickets for 60 runs as Asif takes sixIn the modern era, the spectre of the batting collapse has haunted the Australia Test team like the ghost of Christmas past. It’s not just the Cape Town 47 or the Trent Bridge 60 or the Hobart 85. There are plenty of less memorable slumps that have filled the gaps between those centrepiece debacles.Not just the 10 for 92 in Johannesburg or the 10 for 50 in Cape Town that we
  
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• Hampshire: Calvin Dickinson, Asher Hart and Chris Sole released

  09-10-2018 17:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Hampshire release three players at the end of their contracts while opener Ollie Soames is offered a professional deal.
  
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• England thrive on being favourites, says Jos Buttler before Sri Lanka ODI series – video

  09-10-2018 16:29
  Jos Buttler says England are relishing being favourites going into their one-day series against Sri Lanka.Eoin Morgan's side overtook India to seize the top spot in the ICC rankings in May - just seven months before England and Wales host the Cricket World Cup. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka lie eighth in the world after a winless run of nine series.Ahead of the series opener in Dambulla, vice-captain Buttler said: 'We like being favourites, it means we're doing something right.'The Spin: How Sri Lanka&rs
  
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• England thrive on being favourites, says Jos Buttler ahead of Sri Lanka ODI series – video

  09-10-2018 16:29
  Jos Buttler says England are relishing being favourites going into their one-day series against Sri Lanka.Eoin Morgan's side overtook India to seize the top spot in the ICC rankings in May - just seven months before England and Wales host the Cricket World Cup. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka lie eighth in the world after a winless run of nine series.Ahead of the series opener in Dambulla, vice-captain Buttler said: 'We like being favourites, it means we're doing something right.'The Spin: How Sri Lanka&rs
  
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• Sri Lanka v England: Jos Buttler says tourists relish favourites tag

  09-10-2018 15:08 via bbc.co.uk
  England's one-day team are relishing their favourites tag going into the five-match one-day series against Sri Lanka, says Jos Buttler.
  
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• How Sri Lanka’s magical 1996 cocktail paved the way for Morgan’s men | The Spin

  09-10-2018 13:20
  Echoes of Arjuna Ranatunga’s World Cup-winning blueprint – potent spinners, pinch-hitting openers, bucket loads of confidence – can be seen in the England ODI side todayAs England and Sri Lanka prepare to face off in the five-match one-day series starting on Wednesday in Dambulla, a warm-up of sorts for the World Cup now less than eight months away, it feels the right time to stumble backwards 22 years, to one of cricket’s greatest stories.On 17 March 1996, in the sultry
  
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• Eoin Morgan prepared to drop himself from England side at World Cup

  09-10-2018 12:26
  • ‘If I am not good enough to be in the team I will say it’
  • England captain preparing for series in Sri LankaEoin Morgan has said he would be willing to drop himself at next year’s World Cup if he were out of form.England, who are No 1 in the one-day international rankings less than a year from the tournament on home soil, have a number of players waiting for their chance and Morgan said he would act in the best interests of the team if he were not playing well. Rel
  
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• Billy Root: Brother of England captain Joe signs for Glamorgan

  09-10-2018 11:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Glamorgan sign Billy Root, the younger brother of England captain Joe, on a two-year contract.
  
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• Ben Charlesworth: Gloucestershire teenager signs three-year contract

  09-10-2018 11:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Teenage seam bowler Ben Charlesworth signs a three-year professional contract with Gloucestershire.
  
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