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• John Hastings retires from cricket over fears he may bleed to death

  13-11-2018 23:44
  Inconclusive tests lead fast bowler to make decisionFormer international coughs up blood when bowlingAustralian bowler John Hastings has retired from cricket after doctors warned him he could bleed to death while out in the middle.The popular 33-year-old, who represented Australia across all three formats, pulled the pin after extensive testing could not determine the cause of him coughing up blood whenever he bowls. Related: Du Plessis guides South Africa to one-day series win over AustraliaCon
  
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• Amy Jones looking to seize World Twenty20 chance with both gloves

  13-11-2018 21:28
  • England’s wicketkeeper impressed against Bangladesh
  • ‘This is a great opportunity for me to show what I can do‘England wicketkeeper Amy Jones says England are relieved to have finally got their World Twenty20 campaign under way and said their seven-wicket victory against Bangladesh on Monday had been “convincing”.“It’s been very frustrating with all the rain around and we’ve had to be a bit creative with training – batting under
  
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• John Hastings: Former Durham, Worcestershire and Australia all-rounder retires

  13-11-2018 15:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Ex-Durham, Worcestershire and Australia all-rounder John Hastings retires with a lung condition causing him to cough up blood.
  
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• The Spin | England reaping the benefits of Lions tours that turn tyros into Test players

  13-11-2018 14:55
  Four of England’s winning Test team in Galle were on a successful Lions tour to Sri Lanka two years ago and this is one part of ECB planning that should be praisedAs the projected costs of The Hundred mount, tripling from the original estimate of £13m up to £40m – and counting – budgets are being slashed at ECB Towers. Gone is Andrew Strauss’s pet North-South series, gone is the not-so-mourned Pace Programme, gone are the Overseas Placements that so benefited
  
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• Penalties for batters running down pitch 'an absolute disgrace'

  13-11-2018 14:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Penalties for batters running down the pitch at the Women's World Twenty20 are "ridiculous", says BBC commentator Charles Dagnall.
  
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• Stokes to bat at three for England in second Test

  13-11-2018 13:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Ben Stokes will bat at three and Ben Foakes will again keep wicket in an unchanged England side for the second Test against Sri Lanka.
  
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• Kent: Sean Dickson signs two-year contract extension with county

  13-11-2018 12:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Kent batsman Sean Dickson signs a two-year contract extension with the county.
  
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• Ben Stokes to bat at three as England look to win series in Kandy

  13-11-2018 11:17
  Unchanged England leave out fit-again Jonny BairstowSri Lanka persist with Dananjaya for second TestEngland’s quest for a No3 batsman has taken another turn. In Kandy Ben Stokes will be given the opportunity to solve one of the problem areas in the Test team.After their practice session at the Pallekele Stadium, England announced that they would field the XI which was victorious in the first Test in Galle in the second Test on Wednesday. Related: Natalie Sciver guides nervy England to win
  
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• Stumps hit. Bails light up. Out? Kapp’s incredible reprieve

  13-11-2018 11:09 via bbc.co.uk
  South Africa's Marizanne Kapp has an extraordinary reprieve when a delivery from Sri Lanka's Udeshika Prabodhani hits her stumps but does not remove the bails.
  
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• Ex-Sri Lanka player Lokuhettige faces corruption charges

  13-11-2018 11:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Former Sri Lanka all-rounder Dilhara Lokuhettige becomes the 10th player this year to be charged with corruption by the International Cricket Council.
  
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• Cameron Delport: All-rounder leaves Leicestershire by mutual consent

  13-11-2018 10:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Leicestershire all-rounder Cameron Delport leaves the club midway through his contract by mutual consent.
  
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• Glamorgan chief Hugh Morris encouraged by vacancy interest

  13-11-2018 08:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Glamorgan chief executive Hugh Morris says there has been plenty of interest in the county's director of cricket and head coach jobs.
  
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• England beat Bangladesh after more rain at Women's World T20

  13-11-2018 07:50 via bbc.co.uk
  England beat Bangladesh by seven wickets in a rain-affected match at the Women's World Twenty20 in St Lucia.
  
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• Women's World Twenty20 highlights: England and South Africa win

  13-11-2018 05:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch the best moments from day four of the ICC Women's World Twenty20 as Kirstie Gordon takes three wickets on her England debut.
  
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• Highlights: England beat Bangladesh after more rain

  13-11-2018 01:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Debutant Kirstie Gordon takes 3-16 as England beat Bangladesh by seven wickets on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method at the Women's World T20.
  
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• Natalie Sciver guides nervy England to win over Bangladesh in World Twenty20

  13-11-2018 01:13
  • Bangladesh 76-9, England 64-3, Eng win by seven wickets (DLS)
  • Sciver scores 23, Amy Jones 28; Kirstie Gordon shines on debutEngland’s World Twenty20 campaign finally got under way in St Lucia on Monday in far from convincing fashion, the seven-wicket margin of victory belying their nervy performance with the bat. The win eventually came in the 10th over courtesy of the DLS method, England’s target reduced to 64 after four overs were lost to rain, but not before their st
  
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• Women's World T20: England beat Bangladesh in Group A – as it happened

  13-11-2018 00:24
  England were set a target of 77, revised to 64 after rain, and got there with room to spare as they won by seven wickets (DLS) 11.22pm GMT A win is a win is a win. Bangladesh imploded with the bat, but England bowled well, fielded with nip and verve, and Jones and the middle-order recovered their nerve after the rush-of-blood of the first few overs. As a bonus, the debutants performed nicely and looked relaxed, Jones was tasty behind the stumps and Sciver, Knight and Shrubsole eased into third g
  
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