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• All-time England ODI XI revealed: Buttler, Bairstow & Root all make readers' team

  20-05-2019 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  The all-time England ODI XI, as selected by readers of the BBC Sport website, is revealed - with one or two potentially surprising inclusions.
  
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• England give pace bowler Jofra Archer the nod for World Cup squad

  20-05-2019 21:57
  • Sussex star did not qualify to represent England until March
  • Joe Denly and David Willey set to miss outJofra Archer will see his remarkable cricketing rise capped off by a place in England’s World Cup squad, with David Willey set to be the unlucky seamer who misses out when selector Ed Smith names his final 15 on Tuesday. Related: ‘Jofra’s a genius’ – the lowdown on what makes Archer differentRelated: Moeen Ali: ‘What has happened to us? There&rs
  
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• County Championship: Anderson and Onions slice through Worcestershire – as it happened

  20-05-2019 21:40
  Jimmy Anderson took his first five-fer for Lancashire since September 2015 in a top-of-the-table match against Worcestershire7.43pm BST At Old Trafford, Jimmy Anderson (five for 25) took his first five-fer for Lancashire since September 2015 as he and Graham Onions (three for 52) decimated Worcestershire’s top order in the Division Two top-of-the-table match. Bowling from his own end, Anderson showed no evidence of the knee injury that has kept him out of action for a week, hoodwinking the
  
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• Bowlers on top between Durham and Gloucestershire

  20-05-2019 20:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Bowlers dominate the opening day at the Riverside as both Durham and Gloucestershire struggle with the bat.
  
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• County Championship: James Anderson takes five for Lancs but Pears rally

  20-05-2019 20:11 via bbc.co.uk
  James Anderson and Graham Onions reduce Worcestershire to 38-7, before Wayne Parnell spearheads fightback against Lancashire.
  
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• County Championship: Weatherley shines but Notts slow Hampshire progress

  20-05-2019 20:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Notts hit back against Hampshire to leave the first Championship match on the Isle of Wight since 1962 finely balanced.
  
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• Australia World Cup guide: gameplan, key player and prediction

  20-05-2019 20:00
  Rejuvenated under Justin Langer, the champions are suddenly contenders again but must find a way to integrate Steve Smith and David Warner back into a winning side
  A few months ago, we were talking up the prospect of Afghanistan spinning out Australia on 1 June. But at the last minute the five-times world champions clicked into the kind of gear their lineage demands. Related: Afghanistan World Cup guide: gameplan, key player and prediction Australia Continue reading...
  
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• Australia Cricket World Cup guide: gameplan, key player and prediction

  20-05-2019 20:00
  Rejuvenated under Justin Langer, the champions are suddenly contenders again but must find a way to integrate Steve Smith and David Warner back into a winning side
  A few months ago, we were talking up the prospect of Afghanistan spinning out Australia on 1 June. But at the last minute the five-times world champions clicked into the kind of gear their lineage demands. Related: Afghanistan World Cup guide: gameplan, key player and prediction Australia Continue reading...
  
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• County Championship: Chris Jordan and Ben Brown revive Sussex at Northants

  20-05-2019 19:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Chris Jordan and Ben Brown put together an unbroken seventh-wicket stand of 302 as Sussex turn things around against Northants.
  
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• County Championship: Will Jacks' maiden century puts Surrey on top against Kent

  20-05-2019 19:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Will Jacks' maiden first-class century helps Surrey take charge on day one against Kent in County Championship Division One.
  
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• Hannon-Dalby leads Bears fight at Somerset

  20-05-2019 19:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Warwickshire seamer Oliver Hannon-Dalby takes career-best figures of 5-18 on a day of 17 wickets against Somerset.
  
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• Billy Root: Glamorgan all-rounder suspended from bowling

  20-05-2019 17:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Glamorgan's Billy Root is suspended from bowling in county cricket after his action was reported to the ECB.
  
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• Pakistan’s Asif Ali to join World Cup squad despite death of daughter

  20-05-2019 17:18
  • Batsman’s 19-month old daughter has died after cancer battle
  • Mohammed Amir and Wahab Riaz also included in 15-man groupAsif Ali intends to take his place in Pakistan’s squad for the World Cup despite the death of his daughter on Sunday.The batsman and the left-arm pace bowlers Mohammad Amir and Wahab Riaz were omitted from the original list a month ago but the trio have replaced Abid Ali, Junaid Khan and Faheem Ashraf in Pakistan’s final 15-man group. Related: Moe
  
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• Moeen Ali: ‘What has happened to us? There’s so much hate in the world’ | Ali Martin

  20-05-2019 13:46
  All-rounder is wary of social media but proud of his Birmingham roots, as he prepares for a World Cup and Ashes summerIt’s a woefully wet Wednesday in south Birmingham but, in the shelter of Edgbaston’s cavernous indoor school, Moeen Ali is working on his spin bowling with his older brother Kadeer.As Moeen twirls away, the two lifelong Liverpool fans are gleefully discussing their team’s journey to this season’s Champions League final. Among the analysis comes a lighthear
  
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• County Championship: Lancashire v Worcestershire, Kent v Surrey - live!

  20-05-2019 12:35
  Live updates from the latest round of Championship gamesDawson in frame for World Cup spot after fine county formEmail your thoughts to Tanya or tweet @TJAldred 11.35am BST And another! The very next ball. Anderson this time. Rhodes bowled for a golden duck, bat under arm, gloves off, helmet off, gloves in helmet, up the clanking metal steps and back to the dressing room.11.33am BST Re Lancashire/ Yorkshire, no-one seems to have a definitive list. But Ken Grime thinks it is more than you might e
  
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• County cricket talking points: Somerset dare to dream of first title

  20-05-2019 12:32
  Somerset had to settle for a draw against Surrey but they are still unbeaten and still top of the table By Gary Naylor for the 99.94 Cricket BlogSomerset lead a trio of counties at the top of Division One table, but it could have been so much better for the Cidermen. At lunch on day three, Somerset trailed Surrey by 27 runs, with three wickets in hand, one of which belonged to Lewis Gregory on the verge of a century. A combination of weather and a second three-hours-plus knock from Rory Burns th
  
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