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• Root joins Murray and Southgate in standing up for social tolerance | Tim de Lisle

  13-02-2019 20:03
  England captain has done cricket a great service – his reaction to a perceived homophobic remark was cool, calm, collected … and rightCricketers call it sledging, or chirping: the business of trying to undermine your opponent with verbal abuse. It’s a dismal habit that shows us sport at its most small-minded and should have been banned long ago. But this week it has done the world a favour.In the Test in St Lucia, the West Indies bowler Shannon Gabriel was bad-mouthing the Eng
  
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• West Indies 2-1 England: Test series player ratings for the visitors

  13-02-2019 19:00
  Mark Wood receives the highest mark while Ben Stokes and Moeen Ali also performed well in the CaribbeanThree Tests, 145 runs @ 24.16, three catches Related: Shannon Gabriel banned for four ODIs after exchange with Joe RootRelated: The Spin | Sheer pace is sheer bliss though fast bowlers often blow hot and cold Twitter: follow us at @guardian_sport Continue reading...
  
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• Gabriel banned for four ODIs after comments to Root

  13-02-2019 16:21 via bbc.co.uk
  West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel is banned for the first four one-day internationals against England.
  
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• Shannon Gabriel banned for four ODIs after exchange with Joe Root

  13-02-2019 15:53
  • Fast bowler clashed with England captain during third Test
  • Root said: ‘There’s nothing wrong with being gay’West Indies bowler Shannon Gabriel has accepted the International Cricket Council’s code of conduct charge relating to a comment made to England’s Joe Root and will miss the first four matches of the one-day series.Gabriel has been sanctioned for his part in an on-field exchange with Root on day three of the third Test in St Lucia, which ended wi
  
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• Quadrangular Series: Stirling leads Ireland to 15-run win over Oman

  13-02-2019 14:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Paul Stirling leads Ireland to a 15-run victory against Oman in the opening match of their Twenty20 Quadrangular Series.
  
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• The Tailenders team receive an autograph story from a star listener

  13-02-2019 10:44 via bbc.co.uk
  The Tailenders team receive an autograph story from a star listener to the podcast.
  
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• England in West Indies: Shannon Gabriel charged by ICC after Joe Root incident

  13-02-2019 00:03 via bbc.co.uk
  West Indies bowler Shannon Gabriel is charged by the International Cricket Council for breaching its code of conduct during the third Test against England.
  
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