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• Dhoni: Indians furious after ICC ruling on military cricket gloves

  07-06-2019 19:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Dhoni, who is part of a reserve force in India, sports the logo of the special forces on his gloves.
  
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• Duck eggs, irritating noises, and why cricket was better in the 90s – The Spin podcast

  07-06-2019 19:29
  Emma John, Rob Eastaway and Jon Harvey discuss who’s made an impression in the World Cup so far, demystify some of cricket’s oddities and decide what’s the most irritating noise to be sat next to during a gameCricket author Rob Eastaway and comedy writer Jon Harvey (recently revealed to be Theresa May’s electoral nemesis Lord Buckethead) join Emma John to discuss who’s made an impression on the early stages of the World Cup. Bringing you all the in-depth analysis yo
  
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• Eoin Morgan backs England openers to combat Bangladesh spin threat

  07-06-2019 18:59
  • England have lost early wickets to spin in World Cup
  • ‘It’s just another challenge the guys have been presented with’They came into the World Cup as the arguably the most feared opening batting partnership around, having spent the past two years tearing up new ball attacks to give England enviable starts.But two games into the tournament, Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow find themselves needing to consider the early deployment of spin – a challenge which their ca
  
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• Mark Wood's World Cup: Harry Potter, horror movies & Joe Root's sweaty gloves

  07-06-2019 18:26 via bbc.co.uk
  England pace bowler Mark Wood on sweaty team-mates, horror films and how riding a broomstick eases the pressure of a World Cup.
  
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• Cricket World Cup: Table, leading run-scorers & top wicket-takers

  07-06-2019 17:10 via bbc.co.uk
  The latest standings, leading run-scorers, top wicket-takers and other statistics from the World Cup.
  
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• Cricket World Cup: Fixtures & results

  07-06-2019 17:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Plot your team's progress to the final - the full fixtures and results for the World Cup in England and Wales.
  
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• Pakistan v Sri Lanka: Cricket World Cup match abandoned – as it didn't happen

  07-06-2019 16:48
  Heavy rain in Bristol meant that no play was possible, with both sides picking up a point each 3.58pm BSTRelated: Cricket World Cup 2019: latest standings Both sides take a point each from the washout – which moves them both into the top four in the nascent Cricket World Cup table. 3.48pm BST The umpires have called it off, presumably because of an unsafe outfield. That’s pretty frustrating for both sides, who would have fancied their chances of victory, but they at least get a point
  
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• India’s government steps in after ICC asks MS Dhoni to remove army insignia

  07-06-2019 16:23
  • Minister urges country’s cricket board to resolve issue
  • Dhoni wore insignia on his gloves in World Cup gameThe International Cricket Council has asked India’s MS Dhoni to remove an army insignia from his wicketkeeping gloves, prompting New Delhi to weigh in after a nationalistic furore in the country.Dhoni is an honorary lieutenant colonel in the territorial army and sported its dagger insignia on his gloves during India’s opening World Cup match against South Afr
  
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• England wary as Bangladesh hope for a World Cup repeat in Cardiff | Vic Marks

  07-06-2019 15:21
  There is a delicious uncertainty about the tournament so far and the Tigers can capitalise on England’s wobbleMatch 12 of the World Cup is upon us and it is now possible to predict that there are no certainties left. At the start of the tournament the matches tended to go with the formbook – except perhaps when West Indies thrashed Pakistan. Since then Bangladesh have beaten South Africa, Pakistan have defeated England and Australia managed to prevail despite being 79 for five after
  
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• County cricket talking points: Somerset do a Surrey and beat Surrey

  07-06-2019 13:59
  George Bartlett hit a career-best 137 as Somerset won at Guildford to return to the top of the tableBy Gary Naylor for the 99.94 Cricket BlogSomerset made Surrey feel like they were playing the 2018 version of themselves, as they won their fourth match of the season going 15 points clear at the top of Division One and threatening a second consecutive Champo procession. When they needed a batsman to stand up and make a score in the first innings, George Bartlett’s four-and-a-half-hour 137 p
  
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• Pakistan v Sri Lanka: start delayed at Cricket World Cup 2019 – live!

  07-06-2019 12:56
  Cricket World Cup updates from the 11th matchTable: the latest Cricket World Cup standings
  And you can email Simon here or tweet him here 11.56am BST Update: It’s still raining in Bristol. 11.36am BST “For those of us sitting in our offices, without access to headphones, can you let us know what the DJ is playing?” pleads Martyn Fairbrother. “I’m guessing Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head and It’s Raining Men.” No doubt they’ll get to those eventua
  
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• England in New Zealand: Five Twenty20s & two Tests scheduled

  07-06-2019 11:19 via bbc.co.uk
  England will play five Twenty20 internationals and two Tests against New Zealand during a six-week tour later this year.
  
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• Pakistan v Sri Lanka: Cricket World Cup 2019 – live!

  07-06-2019 11:06
  Cricket World Cup updates from the 11th matchTable: the latest Cricket World Cup standings
  And you can email Simon here or tweet him here 10.06am BST Live footage from Bristol suggests that it’s not raining very hard at the moment, but that everywhere is extraordinarily soggy.Unfortunately it's not looking too pretty in Bristol ☔ #PAKvSL #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/pnlG9mO713 10.00am BST 10am, half an hour before the scheduled start, and the toss has been delayed because of rain.Live from
  
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• Steve Smith dismissed by incredible boundary catch in Australia's win over West Indies – video

  07-06-2019 03:28
  Mitchell Starc starred with the ball, taking five wickets, as Australia beat West Indies by 15 runs at Trent Bridge to get their Cricket World Cup campaign off to a winning start. Steve Smith scored 73, before being dismissed by a barely-believable catch on the boundary by Sheldon Cottrell, and a late onslaught from Nathan Coulter-Nile, who hit 92 off 60 balls, helped Australia reach 288. West Indies opener Chris Gayle was the first of Starc's victims, out for 21. Shai Hope top-scored for West I
  
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• Nathan Coulter-Nile steps out of shadows to play starring role for Australia | Geoff Lemon

  07-06-2019 02:54
  There was no reward with the ball, but a knock of 92 proved the difference against the West IndiesNo one thinks of Nathan Coulter-Nile first. When Australian cricket supporters woke up on the morning of their World Cup match against the West Indies, no one was drawn from sleep by curiosity about what Coulter-Nile would do that day.When the West Indies did their planning, they wouldn’t have had Coulter-Nile as the first subject on the whiteboard. Or the fifth. He might have scraped into the
  
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