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• England’s rising star Sam Curran becomes an IPL King for £800,000

  18-12-2018 20:09
  • All-rounder joins Kings XI Punjab at auction
  • Curran one of five English Indian Premier League newcomersSam Curran emerged as the big winner from the English hopefuls in Tuesday’s Indian Premier League auction, capping his meteoric rise in international cricket with an £800,000 deal to play for Kings XI Punjab.The Surrey all-rounder will be one of five English newcomers in the IPL next year, with Jonny Bairstow signed by Sunrisers Hyderabad for £245,000, Liam Livin
  
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• England all-rounder Sam Curran bought for £800,000 in IPL

  18-12-2018 18:01 via bbc.co.uk
  England's Sam Curran attracts the third-highest bid in the Indian Premier League's 2019 auction while Jonny Bairstow goes for £250,000.
  
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• New Perth stadium passes first Test with flying bouncers | Geoff Lemon

  18-12-2018 18:00
  Despite underwhelming crowds, the pitch delivered a degree of uncertainty that made for an uplifting encounterLean back with a satisfied sigh, a post-schweppervesence exhalation. Smack your lips if it takes your fancy. For those who care even a little about Australian cricket, that was exactly what was needed.Not the win, in a parochial sense. Nor the verbal back-and-forth that spilled over, with players inspired to amateur thespianism by the newly attentive stump microphones. But a cracker of a
  
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• The Spin | Ed Smith avoids brickbats by proving to be a Test-class England selector | Vic Marks

  18-12-2018 17:54
  Former Kent batsman has been a breath of fresh air, challenging traditional thinking and not afraid to give youngsters a chanceChairmen of selectors are a bit like wicketkeepers. We only really notice them when they make terrible mistakes. Yet the incumbent, Ed Smith, has threatened to buck the trend. He has been in the post for nine months yet his appointment has been heralded as a significant reason for England’s resurgence as a Test side.From the start Smith has challenged traditional t
  
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• Sam Curran and Jonny Bairstow land IPL contracts in auction – as it happened

  18-12-2018 17:22
  Five English players were sold in the Jaipur auction but Chris Woakes missed out and late longlist addition Eoin Morgan was not put up for sale 3.59pm GMT And that’s your lot.So it seems Eoin Morgan’s 11th-hour submission for the auction longlist went overlooked by the eight teams, as he didn’t go under the hammer at all today. English players sold in the IPL auction:
  Sam Curran - KXIP - £800k
  Jonny Bairstow - SRH - £240k
  Joe Denly - KKR - £110k
  Harry Gurney -
  
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• The Spin | Ed Smith avoids brickbats by proving to be a Test-class England selector

  18-12-2018 12:44
  Former Kent batsman has been a breath of fresh air, challenging traditional thinking and not afraid to give youngsters a chanceChairmen of selectors are a bit like wicketkeepers. We only really notice them when they make terrible mistakes. Yet the incumbent, Ed Smith, has threatened to buck the trend. He has been in the post for nine months yet his appointment has been heralded as a significant reason for England’s resurgence as a Test side.From the start Smith has challenged traditional t
  
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• Ireland women to get professional contracts for first time

  18-12-2018 12:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Cricket Ireland is set to offer professional contracts to women for the first time.
  
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• IPL 2019: player auction – live!

  18-12-2018 11:28
  Updates from the Indian Premier League auction in JaipurChris Woakes, Sam Curran and Eoin Morgan in top groupEmail Stuart or tweet @stuartgoodwin with your thoughts 10.27am GMT Shimron Hetmyer is the first West Indian player up for auction – the 21-year-old immediately finds interest. Despite having no IPL experience, bidding for the left-handed batsman’s value soon soars from a base price of 50L – Sunrisers Hyderabad and King’s XI Punjab initially go head-to-head, but Ro
  
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• Brook & Tattersall sign new deals at Yorkshire

  18-12-2018 10:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Yorkshire batsman Harry Brook and wicketkeeper Jonny Tattersall sign new deals to stay with the club until 2021.
  
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• Australia bowl out India for 140 to level series

  18-12-2018 08:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Australia win a Test match for the first time since March's ball-tampering controversy as they beat India in Perth.
  
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• Focus on skill and not emotion rewards Tim Paine's new Australia

  18-12-2018 07:54
  Australia skittle India’s tail end before lunch on final dayPaine ‘relieved’ to post his first win as captainIt was with just enough of the old and just enough of the new that Tim Paine’s side found the necessary balance to win their first international fixture under his tutelage. Both captains acknowledged the runs made by the hosts at the start of the Test were the biggest input to the result, a base that allowed the Australian attack to swamp their opposition four days
  
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• Big Bash League: Buttler, Root, Archer - reasons to follow the tournament

  18-12-2018 07:28 via bbc.co.uk
  From Jofra Archer to Joe Root via bat-flips, why you should follow the new season of the Big Bash.
  
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• Australia beat India by 146 runs on day five of the second Test – as it happened

  18-12-2018 05:04
  Australia’s bowlers make short work of Indian tailSeries tied at 1-1 heading to MCG for Boxing Day Test 3.58am GMT That is that! Australia the big winners here in Perth, claiming victory by 146 runs after taking the final five wickets in a little over an hour on the fifth morning. The series moves to Melbourne level at one Test each, an outstanding result for fans of Test cricket. On behalf of Geoff Lemon, JP Howcroft, Sam Perry and myself, thanks for your company throughout the week on th
  
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• Australia wrap up victory to level Test series with India

  18-12-2018 04:40
  Australia 326 & 243; India 283 & 140 | Hosts win by 146 runsAustralian bowlers mop up tail before lunch on day fiveAustralia wasted little time on the final day of the second Test to wrap up victory before lunch at Perth Stadium and level the series against India with a 146-run victory – their first in this format of the game since the sandpaper scandal earlier this year.Needing five wickets to seal victory heading into day five – and with India requiring a further 175 runs &
  
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• Australia v India: second Test, day five – live!

  18-12-2018 03:32
  Updates from the final day of play at Perth StadiumAny thoughts? Email or tweet @collinsadam 2.32am GMT 44th over: India 116-5 (Vihari 26, Pant 11) The proceeds of today’s gold coin donation entry is going to the mighty Perth Telethon. In the middle, Lyon to Pant with the four men out on the rope once more. He’s beaten with a beauty early on; perfect flight and turn. The next ball doesn’t spin, finding an inside edge. Super bowling from Australia’s number one.
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