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• England v Australia warm-up: Steve Smith's century comes amid boos at Hampshire Bowl

  25-05-2019 23:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Steve Smith batted as if he had never been away in scoring a century against England - but will he be able to move on from the ball-tampering scandal?
  
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• As Smith reaches another milestone, will boos soundtrack the English summer?

  25-05-2019 23:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Steve Smith batted as if he had never been away in scoring a century against England - but will he be able to move on from the ball-tampering scandal?
  
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• Mark Wood to wait on scan after injury in England’s World Cup warm-up loss

  25-05-2019 22:52
  • Bowler pulled up during run-up with pain in left foot
  • Sent for scan after history of ankle problems raises concernMark Wood faced a nervous night pondering his World Cup fate after injury forced him out of England’s warm-up defeat against Australia. The paceman abandoned his run-up mid-way through his first spell at the Hampshire Bowl and left the field feeling pain in his left foot. Wood’s history of ankle problems immediately raised concerns and he was sent to a nearb
  
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• England v Australia: Smith hits century in World Cup warm-up

  25-05-2019 21:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Steve Smith hits his first century for Australia since being banned for his part in the ball-tampering scandal to steer his side to a 12-run victory over England.
  
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• Somerset beat Hampshire to win last Lord's One-Day Cup final

  25-05-2019 20:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Somerset cruise to a comfortable six-wicket win over Hampshire in the last-ever Lord's final in the One-Day Cup.
  
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• Steve Smith’s century gives Australia World Cup warm-up win over England

  25-05-2019 20:35
  • Australia 297-9; England 285 all out
  • Smith responds to boos with an impressive 116Whatever the intention, phoney wars don’t end up much sillier than this World Cup warm-up. Jos Buttler offered a spectacle with a whirlwind half-century, after Steve Smith had done the same with a hundred, while a close finish provided some fun as England were bowled out 12 runs short of Australia’s 297.Admittedly England playing Australia in any cricket match has cachet. The prospect of t
  
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• Watch: Banton's boundaries set up Somerset One-Day Cup win

  25-05-2019 20:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Opening batsman Tom Banton hits 69 as Somerset win the One-Day Cup with a six-wicket victory over Hampshire at Lord's.
  
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• One-Day Cup - Somerset v Hampshire: Banton's boundaries set up victory

  25-05-2019 20:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Opening batsman Tom Banton hits 69 as Somerset win the One-Day Cup with a six-wicket victory over Hampshire at Lord's.
  
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• Australia beat England by 12 runs in Cricket World Cup warmup – as it happened

  25-05-2019 19:57
  Listen to the new episode of our podcast, The SpinCricket’s coming home: Vic Marks on the World CupFear and loathing in English cricket’s fraying heartland 6.57pm BST Somerset won the One Day Cup earlier today! Related: James Hildreth guides Somerset to Royal London Cup final win over Hampshire6.49pm BST Thanks for joining me for this fine day of cricket, my first OBO outing and for sending minimal abuse. The report will be with you soon. 6.40pm BST A shame for Smith as this match wi
  
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• James Hildreth guides Somerset to Royal London Cup final win over Hampshire

  25-05-2019 19:55
  • Hampshire 244-8, Somerset 245-4
  • Somerset win by six wicketsPerhaps they turned the television off in the Somerset dressing room. Upon the screen at various intervals was a graphic which demonstrated that over the last 10 years Somerset had been runners-up 10 times in the various competitions that have adorned the domestic season – not a particularly helpful reminder.Yet the burden of all those near-misses did not seem to haunt Tom Abell’s team. It all looked so straight
  
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• Smith's ton steers Australia to warm-up win over England

  25-05-2019 19:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Steve Smith's century leads Australia to a 12-run victory over England in a World Cup warm-up in Southampton.
  
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• England v Australia: Jos Buttler hits 24 off one Nathan Coulter-Nile over

  25-05-2019 18:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Jos Buttler goes big with five boundaries in an over as England take on Australia at the Hampshire Bowl during their World Cup warm-up match.
  
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• India v New Zealand: Virat Kohli's side thrashed in World Cup warm-up

  25-05-2019 17:49 via bbc.co.uk
  India suffer a surprise eight-wicket loss against New Zealand in their first World Cup warm-up match at The Oval.
  
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• England v Australia: Tom Curran's magnificent diving catch in Cricket World Cup warm-up

  25-05-2019 15:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch Tom Curran's brilliant catch to dismiss Alex Carey as England face Australia at the Ageas Bowl in their World Cup warm-up.
  
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• Watch: 'Incredible' six sets up Smith century against England

  25-05-2019 15:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Australia's Steve Smith makes his century with a superb six and a scrappy single as he faces England for first time since a ball-tampering ban.
  
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• England chasing 298 to beat Australia in Cricket World Cup warmup – live!

  25-05-2019 15:20
  Listen to the new episode of our podcast, The SpinCricket’s coming home: Vic Marks on the World CupFear and loathing in English cricket’s fraying heartlandAnd you can email Will here with your thoughts 2.19pm BST That’s it from me. Will Unwin will describe England’s runchase in half an hour or so. You can email him on [email protected]. It’s his OBO debut, so be nice. Bye! 2.17pm BST 50th over: Australia 297-9 (Behrendorff 4) That was a good last ove
  
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• Cricket World Cup 2019: team-by-team guide

  25-05-2019 13:00
  The complete rundown of the contenders, pretenders and outsiders as the tournament approachesProspects Their success remains one of the feelgood stories in international cricket but they’re now established regulars in the top international tournaments. That said, they nearly missed out on this World Cup, scraping through in qualifying after defeats to Scotland, Zimbabwe and Hong Kong. The bowling attack is strong but where will the runs come from?ICC ODI ranking 10 (as of 6 May)
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• England v Australia: Cricket World Cup warmup – live!

  25-05-2019 12:10
  Listen to the new episode of our podcast, The SpinCricket’s coming home: Vic Marks on the World CupFear and loathing in English cricket’s fraying heartlandAnd you can email Rob here with your thoughts 11.08am BST 7th over: Australia 34-1 (Warner 14, Marsh 7) The injury-prone Mark Wood leaves the field halfway through his fourth over. Great stuff. He pulled up in his delivery stride and decided not to take any risks, this being a warm-up game and all. Wood did run off the field, thoug
  
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• Cricket’s coming home: World Cup offers England golden shot at rejuvenation | Vic Marks

  25-05-2019 10:59
  Expect runs galore, twists and turns aplenty and maybe – just maybe – a tournament victory for EnglandHere comes the golden chance to rejuvenate the game in England, which now only comes around every two decades. All the best cricketers in the world have arrived and they are about to compete for the biggest prize in the international game. A festival of cricket awaits.Even the odd English cricketer has whispered that it would be preferable to win the World Cup rather than the Ashes,
  
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• Cricket World Cup 2019: six players to watch in the tournament

  25-05-2019 09:30
  Our writers pick the danger men who could decide the destiny of the World Cup as the 2019 edition gets under way next weekAmong the greatest challenges for batting sides taking on India in this World Cup will be overcoming Jasprit Bumrah, a fast bowler whose homespun action and laser-precise yorkers place him among the leading exponents at the death. Related: All hail King Jofra! Welcome to the summer of cricket – The Spin podcastRelated: To win the World Cup and Ashes at home would put us
  
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• World Cup corruption 'low risk' - ICC chief

  25-05-2019 09:09 via bbc.co.uk
  The ICC's anti-corruption chief says he cannot guarantee a clean World Cup but that it is "low risk" and he has contacted "corruptors" to tell them "not to come anywhere near" the tournament.
  
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• Cricket World Cup: Five epic moments featuring Jonty Rhodes & Chaminda Vaas

  25-05-2019 07:47 via bbc.co.uk
  From Jonty Rhodes' flying run out against Pakistan to Chaminda Vaas' first-over hat-trick in 2003 - watch five epic Cricket World Cup moments.
  
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• England at the Cricket World Cup: Death threats, dodgy tummies and a dip in the sea

  25-05-2019 07:28 via bbc.co.uk
  England enter this year's World Cup as favourites, but the five previous editions have all ended in abject failure - for various, often incredible, reasons.
  
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• Death threats, dodgy tummies and a dip in the sea - England's World Cup disasters

  25-05-2019 07:28 via bbc.co.uk
  England enter this year's World Cup as favourites, but the five previous editions have all ended in abject failure - for various, often incredible, reasons.
  
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