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• Mysterious surface creates selection dilemma for Joe Root and England

  22-01-2019 21:25
  A grassy pitch with bare patches means the tourists have some difficult choices to make for the first Test against West IndiesThere was a buzz of anticipation mingled with a little confusion at the Kensington Oval on the eve of the first Test. The ground, arguably the best in the Caribbean and the only old fortress that the England cricket team ever visit – since Sabina Park and the Queen’s Park Oval now seem to be off limits when England are here – was full of activity.The mow
  
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• Joe Root tells England players to focus on West Indies and not the Ashes

  22-01-2019 19:31
  • Captain does not want team to be distracted
  • ‘We have to look after here and now’, says RootJoe Root has ordered his players to forget about jostling for Ashes places as they look to become only the second England team in 51 years to win a Caribbean Test series.Speaking before Wednesday’s first Test against West Indies at the Kensington Oval, where around 9,000 travelling fans will be in full voice, the message from the England captain was to focus on the present a
  
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• It does not matter who gets our runs as long as we win - Root

  22-01-2019 17:26 via bbc.co.uk
  England Test captain Joe Root says it does not matter who scores his team's runs, as long as they are winning.
  
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• The Spin | Alastair Cook should follow tone set by CMJ in the commentary box

  22-01-2019 13:50
  Former England captain says he will refrain from personal criticism of players, but even a broadcaster as fair-minded as Christopher Martin-Jenkins could not always avoid controversyWhen Test Match Special announced that Alastair Cook would be lending his services to its non-ball-by-ball-coverage for two of the upcoming Caribbean Tests, the Spin thought immediately of another tall, reserved man whose gentle touch and warm voice anchored TMS for four decades.It seems unbelievable that it was just
  
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• Five West Indies players to watch against England

  22-01-2019 09:00
  From Roston Chase to Shimron Hetmyer, the players who could give England problems during the forthcoming Test seriesSpin-bowling all-rounder who has been outscored by only Kraigg Brathwaite over the 30 months since his Test debut. He disappointed on the tour of England in 2017, when he averaged 13.33 in six innings, but stood out in last year’s trip to India, where he averaged 46.25, scored a century – the only one in his last 30 Test innings – in Hyderabad and was his team&rsq
  
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• India captain Virat Kohli wins three ICC awards

  22-01-2019 08:27 via bbc.co.uk
  India captain Virat Kohli is named the 2018 cricketer of the year as well as being voted Test and ODI player of the year in the ICC awards.
  
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• England in West Indies: Alastair Cook says Ben Foakes has 'changed the dynamic'

  22-01-2019 00:40 via bbc.co.uk
  England's Test team face a "balancing act" because wicketkeeper Ben Foakes has "changed the dynamic of the side", says former captain Alastair Cook.
  
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