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• England hold crisis meeting after Bayliss admits team lost ‘will to fight’

  03-02-2019 19:00
  • Difference between ODI and Tests has been ‘muddled a little’
  • Head coach admits batting lineup is possibly too attackingTrevor Bayliss held a crisis meeting with his England players on Sunday after a defeat to West Indies that he described as a “shock to the system”. The head coach, however, has also accepted his mantra of positivity may have led to a blurring of the lines between how the Test and one-day teams approach their batting. Related: Lack of top ord
  
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• Lack of top order leaves England at sixes and sevens in West Indies | Vic Marks

  03-02-2019 18:11
  The tourists’ team is full of natural No 6s but none of them wants to bat at No 3 and there is a dearth of young alternativesIn grim confirmation that the world is indeed prey to nitpicking jobsworths capable only of reading the manual rather than delivering commonsense West Indies’ captain, Jason Holder, has been suspended from the last Test in St Lucia because of his side’s slow over rate in the Antigua Test, which finished with more than two days to spare. This is a cruel an
  
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• West Indies captain Holder banned for final Test

  03-02-2019 17:11 via bbc.co.uk
  West Indies captain Jason Holder will not play in the final Test against England after being banned by the International Cricket Council.
  
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• Why my grandfather would have delighted in this Windies side

  03-02-2019 10:30
  Growing up in a Guyanese London family for whom West Indies cricket was both an escape and a source of pride, watching the side’s resurgence against England in Barbados reveals some simple truthsInside the Worrell, Weekes and Walcott stand at Barbados’s Kensington Oval, the small clusters of West Indian fans braced themselves as Kemar Roach, the 30-year-old right-arm fast bowler, ran in to deliver.England were 48-5, already leagues behind on the second day of the first Test, in a ser
  
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• Australia set Sri Lanka imposing target as Khawaja hits form

  03-02-2019 08:29
  Australia 534-5 decl. & 196-3 decl. lead Sri Lanka by 498 Sri Lanka 215 & 17-0 chase near impossible targetMitchell Starc has answered his critics with a five-wicket haul and Usman Khawaja looks to have retained his Ashes spot with a century for Australia who have set Sri Lanka a target of 516 runs to win the second Test. Related: Australia v Sri Lanka: second Test, day three – as it happenedRelated: Kurtis Patterson notches maiden Test century as Australia drive home advantageCont
  
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• Australia v Sri Lanka: second Test, day three – as it happened

  03-02-2019 08:02
  Sri Lanka set 516 to winUsman Khawaja finds form with a timely unbeaten century 7.31am GMT And here’s the stumps report from day three. Related: Australia set Sri Lanka imposing target as Khawaja hits form6.51am GMT Australia’s summer-ending series with Sri Lanka just keeps getting better and better. Aside from the one-sided nature of the contest it has provided ideal conditions for fringe players to prove their worth and older heads to regain form.Today it was the turn of Mitchell S
  
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• Australia v Sri Lanka: second Test, day three – live!

  03-02-2019 01:19
  Updates from the third day of play at Manuka OvalAny thoughts? Email or tweet @GeoffLemonSport 12.14am GMT 53rd over: Sri Lanka 157-3 (K Perera 29, Dhananjaya 17) That’s almost identical to the Karunaratne one, except Richardson is the bowler and Perera has the protective neck gear. He’s ok, still standing and being assessed by medical staff. Flat track, flat bouncer, and he took his eyes off the ball while jerking his head away. Hit in the side of the grille or the neck as he turned
  
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• England desperately frustrated by series defeat - Root

  03-02-2019 00:54 via bbc.co.uk
  England were "outperformed" by West Indies in their series defeat, says captain Joe Root after a 10-wicket thrashing in the second Test.
  
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• Holder dedicates West Indies win to Joseph after mother's death

  03-02-2019 00:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Captain Jason Holder dedicates West Indies' series win over England to Alzarri Joseph after the death of his mother overnight.
  
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• England batsmen must learn to adapt - Cook

  03-02-2019 00:24 via bbc.co.uk
  England's batsmen did not show much "fight" in their 10-wicket hammering by West Indies in the second Test, says former captain Alastair Cook.
  
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