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• Cricket World Cup quiz: How much do you remember of past editions?

  27-05-2019 20:39 via bbc.co.uk
  How much do you remember of the last five editions of the Cricket World Cup?
  
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• Are you the ultimate Cricket World Cup fan?

  27-05-2019 20:39 via bbc.co.uk
  How much do you remember of the last five editions of the Cricket World Cup?
  
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• West Indies' Jason Holder: ‘Hopefully we can bring the people of the region closer’

  27-05-2019 20:00
  All-rounder has achieved a lot since becoming West Indies’ youngest captain and believes he can deliver a unifying triumphThe quietest voices are often the most interesting and so when Jason Holder, the understated captain of the West Indies, talks about the World Cup it is significant that he considers the wider impact a successful tournament would have on the Caribbean.The West Indies might be regarded as mavericks or outsiders but, before they won the 2016 T20 World Cup , they were dism
  
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• Lance Armstrong should keep his mouth shut if he is serious about redemption | Richard Williams

  27-05-2019 20:00
  Sport often welcomes back a bad boy turned good but some offences lie so far beyond the pale a return is almost impossible despite protestationsSteve Smith and David Warner were booed during Australia’s warm-up fixtures against West Indies and England in Southampton. The Aussies won both matches, and Smith got runs in both, so perhaps they won’t care about a phenomenon that seems likely to continue throughout the World Cup, even if they get to the final on 14 July.According to Smith,
  
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• Jason Holder: ‘Winning the World Cup would make all West Indians smile’ | Donald McRae

  27-05-2019 20:00
  All-rounder has achieved a lot since becoming West Indies’ youngest captain and believes he can deliver a unifying triumphThe quietest voices are often the most interesting and so when Jason Holder, the understated captain of the West Indies, talks about the World Cup it is significant that he considers the wider impact a successful tournament would have on the Caribbean.The West Indies might be regarded as mavericks or outsiders but, before they won the 2016 T20 World Cup , they were dism
  
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• County cricket: Yorkshire v Hampshire, Essex v Kent – as it happened

  27-05-2019 18:29
  Live updates from day one of the latest round of gamesEngland v Afghanistan: Cricket World Cup warmup – live!And get in touch BTL, via email or tweet @tjaldred 7.01pm BST So that’s all for the day - see you soon.5.27pm BST Six fours so far in David Willeys 28 not out and very stylish they’ve looked too - time for me to write up. Just time to mention that Alastair C was run out for 125...a baby daddy...is his sangfroid still entact? 5.09pm BST No problems yet for Lancashire, Lei
  
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• County cricket: Willey returns and Cook makes ton – as it happened

  27-05-2019 18:29
  Live updates from day one of the latest round of gamesEngland v Afghanistan: Cricket World Cup warmup – live!And get in touch BTL, via email or tweet @tjaldred 10.57pm BST Discarded by England, David Willey was given an energetic round of applause by the Yorkshire faithful in his first red-ball game for the county this season. He duly clubbed six fours in his 34 before hitting Fidel Edwards to mid-on and slowly dragging himself off the Headingley pitch. It was a push-me-pull-you day for Yo
  
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• Rampant England beat Afghanistan by nine wickets: Cricket World Cup warmup – as it happened

  27-05-2019 16:18
  Jason Roy smashed 89 not out as England thrashed Afghanistan with more than 30 overs to spare in the final World Cup warm-up match 3.18pm BST That’s it for today’s blog. I’ll leave you with a match report from the Oval. Thanks for your company and emails, and please join us on Thursday morning - for the World Cup! Related: England thrash Afghanistan by nine wickets in World Cup warm-up match3.09pm BST Eoin Morgan speaks “The guys put in a really strong performance today.
  
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• England thrash Afghanistan by nine wickets in World Cup warm-up match

  27-05-2019 16:18
  • Afghanistan 160 all-out; England 161-1
  • Roy hits unbeaten 89 in nine-wicket winEngland romped to a walkover victory in their final World Cup warmup, with Jason Roy making light work of Afghanistan’s flimsy total at the Oval.Two days after losing their previous practice match to Australia, the hosts banked a morale-boosting nine-wicket win ahead of Thursday’s curtain-raiser, Roy clubbing 89 not out. Related: Rampant England beat Afghanistan by nine wickets: Cricket World
  
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• England thrash Afghanistan by nine wickets in final World Cup warm-up

  27-05-2019 16:18
  • Afghanistan 160; England 161-1
  • Roy hits unbeaten 89 in nine-wicket winThe bars are stocked, the bunting is up, each last little part of the Oval and every other ground has been swathed in ICC branding, and the names of all existing, conflicting sponsors covered over with black tape. Everything is ready. And so are England.“We have been for the last week,” Eoin Morgan said, “and, if we didn’t play these last warm-up games, we’d still be in a position wh
  
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• England chasing 161 to beat Afghanistan: Cricket World Cup warmup – live!

  27-05-2019 15:29
  Live updates from The Oval, 10.30am (BST) startCounty cricket: Yorkshire v Hampshire, Essex v Kent – live!And feel free to email Rob 2.29pm BST 11th over: England 102-1 (Roy 50, Root 12)I’ve never been sure about Jason Roy in the Test team, certainly not in the top three, but increasingly I think England need to take a look. Although it might not work, you can’t die wondering with somebody as talented as Roy. He pushes Rashid Khan down the ground to reach a swaggering 28-ball f
  
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• County cricket talking points: Somerset win another trophy at last

  27-05-2019 13:33
  The One-Day Cup final was underwhelming but the tournament should be resurrected at the earliest opportunityBy Gary Naylor for the 99.94 Cricket BlogThey may be the two best sides this season but, on the day, one was a lot better than the other. Hampshire, their ranks depleted by England call-ups, won the toss, lost a couple of quick wickets to Josh Davey and then kept losing wickets, the only partnership to cross 50 that between James Fuller and Mason Crane – and they have other jobs to d
  
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• England v Afghanistan: Cricket World Cup warmup – live!

  27-05-2019 12:19
  Live updates from The Oval, 10.30am (BST) startCounty cricket: Yorkshire v Hampshire, Essex v Kent – live!And feel free to email Will or tweet @Will_Unwin 11.19am BST All you need to know about South Africa going into the World Cup ... Related: South Africa World Cup guide: gameplan, key player and prediction11.19am BST 11th over: Afghanistan 44-2 (Noor Ali 26, Hashmat 3) Tom Curran comes into the attack and is nudged for a single to square leg first up to bring Hashmat onto strike. The le
  
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• County cricket: Yorkshire v Hampshire, Essex v Kent and more – live!

  27-05-2019 12:09
  Live updates from day one of the latest round of gamesEngland v Afghanistan: Cricket World Cup warmup – live!And get in touch BTL, via email or tweet @tjaldred 11.09am BST The covers are being peeled off at Headingley but I’d have thought we’re at least half an hour from play starting. Start delayed too at New Road, with play due to begin at 11.30.10.56am BST And follow England’s progress (and injury scares) in ball by ball coverage of the warm-up game v Afghanistan here
  
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• South Africa World Cup guide: gameplan, key player and prediction

  27-05-2019 12:00
  For the team who have suffered so many disappointments, Faf du Plessis and evergreen talents can make up for the past If you are looking for Faf du Plessis, try the kitchen. Or the friendly neighbourhood atelier, gastronome’s grotto, or tattoo shop. Or follow the roar of his vintage motorcycle. He also spends a fair bit of time at the crease.In Derby on South Africa’s 2012 England tour, while the world was obsessed with the pronunciation and nuance of what, exactly, Kevin Pietersen h
  
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• Cricket World Cup: Best catches, featuring Jonty Rhodes, Dwayne Leverock, Steve Smith

  27-05-2019 07:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch some of the best catches from previous Cricket World Cups, including Dwayne Leverock's famous lunge.
  
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• 'We were humiliated & jealous' - how Morgan made England the world's best one-day team

  27-05-2019 07:24 via bbc.co.uk
  England captain Eoin Morgan tells one of his predecessors Michael Vaughan how he helped turn around the one-day fortunes of the World Cup favourites.
  
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• Cricket World Cup: Eoin Morgan on England's rise to top of world rankings

  27-05-2019 07:24 via bbc.co.uk
  England captain Eoin Morgan tells one of his predecessors Michael Vaughan how he helped turn around the one-day fortunes of the World Cup favourites.
  
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