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• Broad’s return on the cards but England should twist not stick | Vic Marks

  27-01-2019 21:00
  Selectors have to respond not only to a batting collapse but also to a bowling attack that became ever more toothless and untrustworthy as the first Test progressedAmid the Sunday morning showers stunned Englishmen and women – players, coaches, fans and pundits – contemplated the debris after England’s thrashing at the hands of a vibrant, disciplined West Indies side galvanised by the increasingly dignified figure of Jason Holder. There is no disgrace in losing but a defeat on
  
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• Trevor Bayliss: England need to show guts when the going gets tough

  27-01-2019 19:29
  • Coach questions fortitude following batting collapse
  • Bayliss concerned over the form of Keaton JenningsTrevor Bayliss has expressed concerns over “struggling” Keaton Jennings and described England’s batting in Bridgetown as lacking in mental fortitude.The England coach was left visibly irked by the 381-run defeat by West Indies, little surprise after his side collapsed to 77 all out in their first innings, then went on to be rolled over by an eight-wicket part-tim
  
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• Return of West Indies’ swagger would have delighted Tony Cozier | Ali Martin

  27-01-2019 17:07
  One thing felt missing from the opening Test against England – the lilting commentary of the legendary Bajan broadcasterThere were shades of West Indies’ glory years to be found throughout their crushing defeat of England in Bridgetown but, when their gentle giant of a captain, Jason Holder, led his resurgent team from the field amid jubilant scenes, one thing felt missing.This was England’s first Test in Barbados since Tony Cozier died in May 2016. And as the voice that became
  
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• Return of the West Indies’ swagger would have delighted Tony Cozier | Ali Martin

  27-01-2019 17:07
  One thing felt missing from the opening Test – the lilting commentary of the legendary Bajan broadcasterThere were shades of the West Indies’ glory years to be found throughout their crushing defeat of England in Bridgetown but when their gentle giant of a captain, Jason Holder, lead his resurgent team from the field amid jubilant scenes, one thing felt missing.This was England’s first Test in Barbados since Tony Cozier died in May 2016. And as the voice that became synonymous
  
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• England in West Indies: Trevor Bayliss says tourists must be 'tougher'

  27-01-2019 15:59 via bbc.co.uk
  England must prize their wickets more dearly to avoid the collapses that cost them the first Test against West Indies, says coach Trevor Bayliss.
  
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• Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed banned for four matches after racist comment

  27-01-2019 13:42
  • A stump mic caught Sarfraz abusing Andile Phehlukwayo• He has since apologised to Phehlukwayo, who forgave himSarfraz Ahmed, the captain of the Pakistan men’s team, has been banned for four matches after he admitted breaching the International Cricket Council’s anti-racism code.Sarfraz made comments to South Africa’s Andile Phehlukwayo – picked up by the stump mic – during Tuesday’s second one-day international in Durban with Sarfraz later meeting
  
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• Pakistan captain Sarfraz banned over racist comment

  27-01-2019 12:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed is suspended for four matches for making a racist remark towards South Africa's Andile Phehlukwayo.
  
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• Victory encouraging but it's Cummins coming of age that offers most hope

  27-01-2019 04:18
  It would be foolish to read too much into a home victory over Sri Lanka but the superb performance of Patrick Cummins proves he is maturing into a match winner and leader just when Australia need him mostIt’s hard to know what to make of it. Australia beating Sri Lanka in a Test match at the Gabba is exactly as the world should be: it’s the sane, expected, nine-to-five punchcard side of life. Even if the hours were one to eight as per the demands of a day-night match. But the unexpec
  
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