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• Liam Plunkett turns up in shape after six weeks on the baseball diamond

  19-10-2018 22:25
  • England quick reports for ODI duty after absence with leave
  • Switch of tour dates led to clash with his weddingAn indoor baseball diamond in the town of West Chester, Philadelphia, was the scene of Liam Plunkett’s preparations for Sri Lanka, with the fast bowler tuning up before his late arrival on tour by firing cricket balls at a plastic mannequin.A switch in the Test and one-day legs of England’s first winter tour left Plunkett, one of Eoin Morgan’s go-to seamer
  
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• Liam Plunkett turns up in shape after weeks on the baseball diamond

  19-10-2018 19:00
  • England quick reports for ODI duty after absence with leave
  • Switch of tour dates left him unable to change his weddingAn indoor baseball diamond in the town of West Chester, Pennsylvania, was the scene of Liam Plunkett’s preparations for Sri Lanka, with the fast bowler tuning up before his late arrival on tour by firing cricket balls at a plastic mannequin.A switch in the Test and one-day legs of England’s first winter tour left Plunkett, one of Eoin Morgan’s go-t
  
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• Pakistan clinch Australia series with biggest Test win

  19-10-2018 15:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Pakistan beat Australia by 373 runs in the second Test to claim a 1-0 series victory in Abu Dhabi and record their biggest Test win in terms of runs.
  
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• Alex Hales on standby for England after Bairstow twists ankle playing football

  19-10-2018 15:00
  • Bairstow sits out nets session and will be assessed on Saturday
  • Joe Denly the other option to open against Sri Lanka in ODIAlex Hales is preparing for a return to the England XI for Saturday’s fourth one-day international against Sri Lanka after Jonny Bairstow twisted an ankle during the team’s regular pre-nets football warm-up.Bairstow, the side’s leading batsman in 2018 with 1,025 runs from opener, suffered the injury to his right ankle while stretching for the
  
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• Australia slump to 373-run defeat and surrender series to Pakistan

  19-10-2018 12:46
  Pakistan’s Abbas takes 10 for 95 to secure second Test victoryBatting collapse condemns Australia to fourth worst Test defeatAustralia slumped to a 373-run defeat in the second Test against Pakistan after seamer Mohammad Abbas secured a match haul of 10 for 95 to help his side clinch a 1-0 series victory.Australia were bowled out for 164 after lunch on the fourth day after being given an improbable winning target of 538. It marked the fourth worst Test defeat in their history and their wor
  
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• Sports quiz of the week: Thierry Henry, unicorns and the smell of urine

  19-10-2018 11:05
  Who broke a record? Who won twice? Who missed a penalty?Hiromu Inada completed the Ironman World Championship on Saturday, swimming 2.4 miles, cycling 112 miles and running 26.2 miles in just under 17 hours. What made his achievement extra special?He is 13 years oldHe completed the whole race alongside his dog, Rio It was his seventh Ironman in a weekHe is 85 years oldMore than 40,000 people have petitioned the Bank of England to put which Harry on the new £50 note?Harry KaneHarry Redknapp
  
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• Joe Denly checks in early as England ponder slowing down the attack

  19-10-2018 08:30
  • Sam Curran and Kent all-rounder seemingly vying for a place
  • England lead Sri Lanka 2-0 with two ODIs remainingJoe Denly has joined England’s one-day tour of Sri Lanka and will compete with Sam Curran for a place in the XI on Saturday, as the management consider taking pace off the ball as they look to wrap up the series.On Wednesday Eoin Morgan’s side took a 2-0 lead with two games to play thanks to a dominant seven-wicket victory at Pallekele in a match that was reduce
  
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