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• Cheteshwar Pujara stands tall to earn Australia’s grudging respect | Geoff Lemon

  03-01-2019 13:00
  The India batsman has three hundreds in four Tests this summer – Australia are beginning to appreciate his rare talentsRespect is often described as grudging, and it doesn’t get more grudging than from Australians for Cheteshwar Pujara. Yet as this Australia v India series plays out its final stanza, the admiration from the home players and supporters is real. Here’s a player who does what their own cannot: bats as long as he wants, puts distractions aside, and refuses to go aw
  
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• 'Our batters need to step up': Australia respond to India finishing 303-4 – video

  03-01-2019 12:52
  Australia have a tough task ahead of them after India finished 303-4 at stumps on the first day of the fourth Test against India. Cheteshwar Pujara stole the show with his third century of the series, finishing the day 130 not out. Speaking after the match Australia's Marnus Labuschagne said that Pujara's performance was 'very classy' but felt confident Australia could get on top Continue reading...
  
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• Pujara puts India in charge of fourth Test as Australia again struggle with ball

  03-01-2019 08:25
  Third Pujara century of the series lifts India to 4-303
  Hazlewood strikes with third ball, but Australia fail to fireCheteshwar Pujara’s third century of the series lifted India to 4-303 at stumps on day one of the fourth Test in Sydney, where Australia failed to strike with the second new ball. Pujara finished 130 not out at stumps, when his highest score of a career-best series significantly boosted India’s bid for a maiden Test series win in Australia.India’s most productive
  
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• Australia v India: SCG fourth Test, day one - as it happened

  03-01-2019 08:04
  India 303-4 Cheteshwar Pujara’s unbeaten century guides India into a strong positionAustralia must win to level the series 7.04am GMT7.01am GMT 90th over: India 303-4 (Pujara 130, Vihari 39) Lyon closes out the day with a regulation over of off-spin that India handle with the minimum of fuss. The partnership moves on to 75, India in excess of 300, and Australia’s chances of levelling the series already look bleak.6.58am GMT 89th over: India 300-4 (Pujara 128, Vihari 38) Australia bow
  
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• 'I can be myself': the British Asian girls who found freedom in cricket

  03-01-2019 08:00
  BBC documentary Bats, Balls and Bradford Girls follows a group of teenagers reunited for one last tournament“We are rebels within our community. We do what Asian girls from Bradford are not supposed to do – and we are good at it.” So says 16-year-old Zainab at the start of a touching new documentary following the fortunes of the first British all-Asian girls’ cricket team.The team was formed four years ago while the girls were pupils at Carlton Bolling college in Bradford
  
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• Australia v India: SCG fourth Test, day one – live!

  03-01-2019 01:57
  All the latest from the New Year’s Test in SydneyJoin the conversation: email or tweet @GeoffLemonSport 12.57am GMT 16th over: India 53-1 (Agarwal 29, Pujara 13) Agarwal fends away another Starc nasty off the glove for a single. Pujara looks much more composed in pressing a run into the leg side. Happy to put Agarwal back on strike: there ya go, champion. 12.54am GMT 15th over: India 51-1 (Agarwal 28, Pujara 12) Tim Paine reviews, after Cummins beats Pujara on the inside edge. But Marais E
  
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• Australia v India: fourth Test, day one - live!

  03-01-2019 00:05
  All the latest from the New Year’s Test in SydneyJoin the conversation: email or tweet @GeoffLemonSport 11.00pm GMT Yep. That’s it. Australia’s job just got a whole lot harder. Kohli says “it looks like a good wicket with some covering of grass on it, it will get tougher and tougher to bat and the spinners later will come into the game.”10.56pm GMT Now then. It’s been all but confirmed that Marnus Labuschagne will bat at No3. Fair enough in a way, he bats ther
  
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