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• England v Afghanistan: Eoin Morgan says 71-ball 148 was beyond 'wildest dreams'

  18-06-2019 21:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Eoin Morgan says he "never thought in my wildest dreams I would produce an innings like that" after he hit a record 17 sixes against Afghanistan.
  
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• Afghanistan’s fairytale wilts in the reality of England’s ODI supremacy | Tanya Aldred

  18-06-2019 21:08
  Afghanistan and Rashid Khan have played most of their games against lesser lights and they were duly made to pay in the World Cup against the No 1-ranked sideThere are many ways to feel alone on a cricket field. In the hell of a falling-apart dressing room, on the long walk out, or the long walk back. And then there is the personal torment of being Rashid Khan at Old Trafford on Tuesday. Related: Eoin Morgan launches England to easy World Cup win over AfghanistanRelated: Eoin Morgan’s brut
  
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• Eoin Morgan’s brutal 148 shows he practises what he preaches

  18-06-2019 20:43
  The England captain has told his team to play without fear – and against Afghanistan at Old Trafford he led by exampleEoin Morgan played the perfect captain’s innings against Afghanistan on Tuesday. Where once the phrase meant defiance in the face of adversity, here the message to his England teammates was that it was time to take the aerial route. Related: Eoin Morgan launches England to easy World Cup win over AfghanistanRelated: Afghanistan’s fairytale wilts in the reality o
  
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• Highlights: England thrash Afghanistan at World Cup

  18-06-2019 20:33 via bbc.co.uk
  England hit a record 25 sixes, with captain Eoin Morgan hammering a record 17, in a 150-run World Cup win over Afghanistan at Old Trafford.
  
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• England v Afghanistan: Eoin Morgan hits record 17 sixes in World Cup win

  18-06-2019 20:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch captain Eoin Morgan hit 17 sixes - a one-day international record - in England's 150-run World Cup win over Afghanistan at Old Trafford.
  
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• England beat Afghanistan by 150 runs at Cricket World Cup – as it happened

  18-06-2019 19:33
  A staggering innings from Eoin Morgan, who hit a world-record 17 sixes, drove England to a brutal victory over Afghanistan at Old Trafford 6.33pm BST That’s it for today’s blog. I’ll leave you with the updated Guinness Book of Records, also known as a match report from Old Trafford. Thanks for your company and emails. Please join us tomorrow to see whether South Africa can save the tournament. Goodnight! Related: Eoin Morgan launches England to easy World Cup win over Afghanist
  
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• Cricket World Cup: Afghanistan players in Manchester restaurant altercation

  18-06-2019 19:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Police confirm some members of the Afghanistan squad were involved in an altercation at a Manchester restaurant on Monday evening.
  
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• Eoin Morgan launches England to easy World Cup win over Afghanistan

  18-06-2019 19:26
  • England 397-6; Afghanistan 247-8
  • Morgan hits record 17 sixes as England win by 150 runsThe onset of back spasms evidently makes running between the wickets a more troublesome occupation. So Eoin Morgan decided not to bother. The England captain hit 148 from 71 balls, an extraordinary innings which contained 17 sixes, which is a record in ODI cricket, and only four boundaries. So Morgan scored 102 runs in sixes, another 16 in fours, which means that he only “ran” 30 of h
  
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• County cricket: Kent v Notts, Yorkshire v Warwickshire and more – as it happened

  18-06-2019 18:39
  Warwickshire closed for 195-2 at Yorkshire, Notts are well set in Kent and Lancashire’s Graham Onions claimed his 700th first-class wicket8.01pm BST Dom Sibley would be viewed by most England followers as a left field selection for an opening berth in this summer’s Ashes, but Warwickshire’s tall right-hander is building a strong case nonetheless, highlighted by a polished 67 during an enthralling day two at Clifton Park.Sibley was underpinning a healthy response to Yorkshire&rs
  
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• Where have all the birds gone? | Brief letters

  18-06-2019 18:22
  Loss of wildlife | Maternity leave for MPs | Women’s World Cup | Splitting infinitives | EntertainmentPlease could Theresa May, now freed of Brexit, include an urgent response to the rapid loss of wildlife (A new language needed for the climate crisis, 17 June) to her action list before she leaves? The Knepp estate wilding project (Report, 21 May) has seen a fast and encouraging reversal of loss of wildlife.
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• Cricket World Cup: Eoin Morgan's record-breaking hundred and #PrayforRichard

  18-06-2019 18:03 via bbc.co.uk
  How a misjudged text message about England's performance against Afghanistan almost overshadowed Eoin Morgan's record-breaking century...
  
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• England set Afghanistan 398 to win: Cricket World Cup – live!

  18-06-2019 17:19
  Cricket World Cup updates from Old TraffordCounty cricket – live! News from around the groundsAnd you can email Rob here 4.19pm BST 25th over: Afghanistan 104-3 (Hashmatullah 18, Asghar 0) That’s only Rashid’s third wicket of the tournament, and hopefully the start of a good afternoon’s work for him. 4.18pm BST Oh my word. Adil Rashid’s fifth ball is a vile full toss that Rahmat clouts straight into the hands of Bairstow at deep midwicket. Rahmat stands still for an
  
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• The Spin | India v Pakistan: a rivalry in which players are kept apart

  18-06-2019 15:39
  The physical distance between the two cricket teams in recent years has created an emotional distance tooWhen Yuvraj Singh, the Indian all-rounder with balls and bravado, ice-cold chaser and hot-flush finisher, announced his retirement last week, there was a flood of love on social media. Not only from his brothers in blue, Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli, but his cousins the other side of the great partition: Shoaib Malik and Shoaib Akhtar.Yuvraj, whose career included India’s world T20
  
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• Two quickfire sixes from Moeen give England the record for most sixes is an ODI innings

  18-06-2019 15:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Two quick-fire sixes from Moeen Ali see England break the record for sixes in an ODI with their 25th of the day in their match against Afghanistan at Old Trafford.
  
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• Cricket World Cup: Eoin Morgan reaches an extraordinary century with three sixes in an over

  18-06-2019 14:54 via bbc.co.uk
  England captain Eoin Morgan reaches an extraordinary century against Afghanistan with three sixes in an over.
  
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• World Cup: Eoin Morgan smashes HUGE 91m six into media centre - ‘He’s a six machine today’

  18-06-2019 14:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  CRICKET WORLD CUP: Eoin Morgan smashed 17 huge sixes for England against Afghanistan, as the hosts look to seal their fourth win of the tournament. The captain hit a massive shot into the media centre during his spectacular innings, where he made 148 runs after 71 deliveries.
  
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• Cricket World Cup: Jonny Bairstow brilliantly caught by Gulbadin Naib for 90

  18-06-2019 13:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Afghanistan captain Gulbadin Naib strikes a pose after taking a superb return catch to dismiss England's Jonny Bairstow in the World Cup.
  
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• Joe Root wife: How England cricket star INFURIATES devoted wife Carrie

  18-06-2019 12:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  JOE ROOT has been in world-beating form as the Yorkshire hotshot leads England at the Cricket World Cup. Express Sport has the story of the family behind him as he bids to lead his country to glory.
  
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• Cricket World Cup: Vince caught by Mujeeb Ur Rahman off Dawlat Zadran

  18-06-2019 12:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Opener James Vince is caught by Mujeeb Ur Rahman at short fine leg in England's match against Afghanistan at Old Trafford.
  
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• County cricket: Kent v Notts, Yorkshire v Warwickshire and more – live!

  18-06-2019 11:10
  Updates from the around the county groundsRoundup of Monday’s County Championship actionYou can email Graham here, tweet him hereor get in touch BTLThe Spin: Listen to our latest World Cup podcast 10.10am BST Good morning from Clifton Park.Monday proved to be a historic day for York CC as county cricket returned to the Minster City for the first time in 129 years and, despite rain costing us 29 overs, it proved to be an intriguing opening day’s play as Yorkshire reached 208 for 8 fro
  
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• James Vince primed to shine in place of Jason Roy as England gear up for Afghanistan clash

  18-06-2019 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  NOTHING in James Vince’s one day international record suggests he is capable of providing the same whip-crack momentum as Jason Roy.
  
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• England to consider Alex Hales U-turn if Jason Roy injury ends Cricket World Cup campaign

  18-06-2019 01:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  ENGLAND have refused to rule out a controversial U-turn on Alex Hales’s exile if Jason Roy’s hamstring injury rules him out of the remainder of the World Cup.
  
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• Kevin Pietersen identifies England's most important player in winning the World Cup

  18-06-2019 01:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  JOFRA ARCHER’s form in the Cricket World Cup is key to how well England do.
  
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• England captain Eoin Morgan confident over Jason Roy's Cricket World Cup fitness

  18-06-2019 01:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  EOIN MORGAN says England are confident Jason Roy’s World Cup is not over but admitted he could be struggling for at least the next three group games with a hamstring tear.
  
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