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• Simon Harmer: Bowler extends Essex contract until end of 2021

  26-11-2018 17:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Essex bowler Simon Harmer signs a contract extension which will keep him at the club until the end of the 2021 campaign.
  
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• ‘We’ve shown we’re not one-trick ponies’ – Joe Root delighted by series whitewash

  26-11-2018 16:57
  • England captain relieved after nervy end to third Test
  • ‘I’m very proud of everything we’ve achieved’In the 21st century it is never over until Neil Diamond sings (it is always “Sweet Caroline” of course) and the PA system had to delay pumping out the old favourite for an hour while Malinda Pushpakumara and Suranga Lakmal, Sri Lanka’s last pair, were keeping the England team in the field and whittling down the target. But once Jack Leach too
  
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• Sri Lanka v England: Keaton Jennings & Rory Burns can 'take England forward'

  26-11-2018 13:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Openers Keaton Jennings and Rory Burns have "done enough" to keep their spots for the tour of the West Indies, says coach Trevor Bayliss.
  
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• England complete historic Sri Lanka whitewash with tense victory

  26-11-2018 12:13 via bbc.co.uk
  England hold their nerve to complete a first series whitewash in Sri Lanka with victory by 42 runs in the third Test in Colombo.
  
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• Pakistan's Yasir takes 8-41 to bowl NZ out for 90

  26-11-2018 12:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah takes a Test-best 8-41 to help bowl New Zealand out for 90 in the second Test in Dubai.
  
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• England seal whitewash in Sri Lanka with third Test win – as it happened

  26-11-2018 11:40
  England completed a series whitewash over Sri Lanka by bowling the hosts out for 284 on the fourth day at Colombo, sealing a 42-run win in the third Test 10.40am GMT And with that, we shall leave you. Unless I’ve forgotten something that’s it for Guardian OBOs for 2018. Thanks to everyone for reading - it’s been a pleasure, mostly, and we’ll see you again next year.10.31am GMT Brian Withington writes: “Nice to see Jack Leach being interviewed after the conclusion, a
  
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• Azhar Ali: Somerset sign Pakistan batsman for 2019

  26-11-2018 11:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Somerset re-sign Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali for the 2019 county season after a spell at aunton this summer.
  
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• England seal whitewash in Sri Lanka with third Test win – live!

  26-11-2018 11:31
  Over-by-over report from the third Test in ColomboSri Lanka chasing 327 for victoryButtler a disciple of patience as England pursue whitewashSend your emails to Nick or tweet @nickmiller79 10.31am GMT Brian Withington writes: “Nice to see Jack Leach being interviewed after the conclusion, and so succinctly and genuinely answering the rhetorical question as to whether Test cricket is all it’s cracked up to be? “Yep”.10.31am GMT Here’s a quick report from the final da
  
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• England wrap up series whitewash but are made to sweat by spirited Sri Lanka

  26-11-2018 11:24
  England beat Sri Lanka by 42 runs to win series 3-0Sri Lanka’s 10th-wicket stand makes for nervy finaleThis was not quite the straightforward formality that had been anticipated. In fact, the Sri Lankans, with their pocket-battleship of a No 11 at the helm, Malinda Pushpakumara, gave England a real fright late in the day. When he arrived at the crease his team needed 101 more runs for victory. Those in charge of the post-match rituals were clearing their throats and checking their lines.Bu
  
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• Sri Lanka chasing 327 to beat England in day four of third Test – live!

  26-11-2018 09:51
  Over-by-over report from the third Test in ColomboSri Lanka chasing 327 for victoryButtler a disciple of patience as England pursue whitewashSend your emails to Nick or tweet @nickmiller79 8.51am GMT 73rd over: Sri Lanka 225-8 (Roshen 64, Lakmal 0) “On the subject of things that don’t happen but should (appealing when the batsman picks it up),” writes Ian Forth, “why do umpires never mention they’re checking that the bowler’s arm has straightened more than the
  
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• ICC wants women's T20s at Commonwealth Games

  26-11-2018 08:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Cricket's world governing body submits a bid for women's Twenty20 cricket to be included at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
  
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• Sri Lanka v England: third Test, day four - live!

  26-11-2018 07:29
  Over-by-over report from the third Test in ColomboSri Lanka chasing 327 for victoryButtler a disciple of patience as England pursue whitewashSend your emails to Rob here 6.29am GMT 47th over: Sri Lanka 155-5 (Mendis 73, Roshen 32) Stokes’ last over of the morning is uneventful, with the impressive Roshen Silva working the penultimate delivery for a single. He looks a really good player, somebody Sri Lanka can pencil in for the medium term.“Moeen did bring himself on to bowl a bit of
  
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• Women’s T20 cricket could be included in 2022 Commonwealth Games

  26-11-2018 01:12
  • Organisers looking to enhance profile of women in sport
  • Clare Connor: ‘It would be a different audience’Women’s T20 cricket is strongly in the running to be admitted as a new sport to the schedule at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 2022.A joint bid between the International Cricket Council and England and Wales Cricket Board was submitted last week before a vital presentation to the organising committee of the event next Monday. If an endorsement is won at
  
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