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• Eoin Morgan hails win over New Zealand after 'rollercoaster' World Cup campaign – video

  03-07-2019 23:00
  Eoin Morgan has said his England team are looking forward to a break after securing their passage into the World Cup semi-final with a win over New Zealand Eoin Morgan vows England will keep up their aggressive approach  Continue reading...
  
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• Eoin Morgan vows England will keep up their aggressive approach

  03-07-2019 21:57
  • Win over New Zealand seals first World Cup semi-final since 1992
  • ‘It’s awesome. We must stick to our mantra and not be cagey’Eoin Morgan promised England will stick to their typically aggressive approach after the “awesome” feeling of booking a first World Cup semi-final since 1992.A 119-run victory against New Zealand – powered by Jonny Bairstow’s second successive century – ensured Morgan’s side will play in the second semi-fi
  
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• County cricket: Yorkshire stun Surrey as champions collapse at Scarborough – as it happened

  03-07-2019 21:49
  Injury-hit Lancashire draw with Durham as Cameron Bancroft holds firm at Sedbergh 8.49pm BST There was a nail-nibblingy close finish at Scarborough where Yorkshire grabbed the new ball with three overs of the day left and bowled out the reigning champions Surrey with 10 deliveries left. Set a target of 318 to win, Surrey seemed to be easing to victory at 157 for two just before tea until Dean Elgar was run out for 71. That released a cavalcade of wickets, three for bobbins in a collapse of seven
  
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• County cricket: Yorkshire stun Surrey as champions collapse at Scarborough

  03-07-2019 21:49
  Injury-hit Lancashire draw with Durham as Cameron Bancroft holds firm at Sedbergh 8.49pm BST There was a nail-nibblingy close finish at Scarborough where Yorkshire grabbed the new ball with three overs of the day left and bowled out the reigning champions Surrey with 10 deliveries left. Set a target of 318 to win, Surrey seemed to be easing to victory at 157 for two just before tea until Dean Elgar was run out for 71. That released a cavalcade of wickets, three for bobbins in a collapse of seven
  
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• Cricket World Cup: England's Eoin Morgan says team on a 'rollercoaster ride'

  03-07-2019 21:30 via bbc.co.uk
  England captain Eoin Morgan admits reaching the semi-finals has been a "rollercoaster ride" after following two defeats with wins over India and New Zealand.
  
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• Jonny Bairstow seizes the moment again - this time at New Zealand’s expense | Barney Ronay

  03-07-2019 21:05
  Bairstow is arguably England’s finest ever ODI batsman and if you do not agree then ask the question, who has been better?What’s eating Jonny Bairstow? And whatever it is, can we have some more please? Preferably in large doses by the middle of next week.On a lovely soft summer day in Chester-le-Street England’s opening pair were once again the difference. At 10 o’clock Eoin Morgan had won the toss and chosen to bat. From there it took just 18 overs of regal, muscular vio
  
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• Mark Wood’s lucky touch symbolises England’s change in fortune | Ali Martin

  03-07-2019 20:54
  Ever since the sun broke out in Birmingham prior to the India game, things have been going the way of Eoin Morgan’s sideEngland would have spent plenty of time in the lead-up to their encounter with New Zealand pondering the best way to winkle out Kane Williamson.The Black Caps’ captain had been averaging 113 in the tournament, with match-winning centuries against South Africa and West Indies that had once again underlined his status among the world’s elite batsmen. Related: En
  
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• Cricket World Cup highlights: England beat New Zealand to reach semi-final

  03-07-2019 20:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch highlights as England beat New Zealand to reach their first World Cup semi-final since 1992.
  
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• England dispatch New Zealand to seal Cricket World Cup semi-final spot

  03-07-2019 19:56
  • England 305-8, New Zealand 186
  • Black Caps bundled out cheaply in 119-run defeatIt might just be the case that England are peaking at the right time. At balmy Chester-le-Street they defeated New Zealand by a massive margin, thereby securing their semi-final slot at Edgbaston next Thursday against either India or Australia.England won by 119 runs in a match remarkably devoid of tension. It was not a perfect performance. There was the reassuring bonus of another brilliant start via th
  
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• England v New Zealand: Hosts reach World Cup semi-finals

  03-07-2019 19:54 via bbc.co.uk
  England reach their first World Cup semi-final since 1992 with a comprehensive 119-run defeat of New Zealand at Chester-le-Street.
  
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• England beat New Zealand by 119 runs to make Cricket World Cup semi-finals – as it happened

  03-07-2019 19:51
  England eased into the World Cup semi-finals with an emphatic win over New Zealand built on another century from Jonny BairstowCounty cricket: all the action from around the groundsThe Women’s Ashes and Steve Smith’s neck – The Spin podcast 6.51pm BST Well that was such a convincing win as to become almost a nonevent. It’s not that England were flawless – they got bogged down in the second half of their innings – but from the moment the fledgling partnership b
  
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• Cricket World Cup permutations: Who will England face in semi-finals

  03-07-2019 19:49 via bbc.co.uk
  England are through to the semi-finals of the Cricket World Cup, but who will they play?
  
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• England beat New Zealand by 119 runs to make Cricket World Cup semi-finals – live!

  03-07-2019 19:28
  Live updates from the crunch game at Chester-le-StreetCounty cricket live: all the action from around the groundsThe Women’s Ashes and Steve Smith’s neck – The Spin podcastYou can email Tom here or tweet him here with any thoughts 6.26pm BST Jonny Bairstow, named man of the match after his third consecutive century against New Zealand, speaks:“We knew these games [v India and New Zealand] were must-win games, and we knew that the previous couple of games we hadn’t b
  
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• County Championship: Yorkshire beat Surrey in thrilling finish

  03-07-2019 19:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Yorkshire beat Surrey by 123 runs with just 10 balls to spare following a dramatic final day at Scarborough.
  
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• Cricket World Cup: Watch the best of Bairstow as England book semi-final spot

  03-07-2019 19:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch Jonny Bairstow's best shots as his 106 helps England reach their first World Cup semi-final since 1992.
  
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• County Championship: Durham captain Cameron Bancroft earns draw with Lancs

  03-07-2019 19:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Durham captain Cameron Bancroft hits an unbeaten 92 to help his side to a Division Two draw with promotion-chasing Lancashire.
  
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• County Championship: Dawid Malan hits highest first-class score as Middlesex & Derbyshire draw

  03-07-2019 18:27 via bbc.co.uk
  David Malan makes his highest first-class score, falling one short of a double century as Middlesex draw with Derbyshire.
  
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• County Championship: Worcestershire hold out for draw against Glamorgan

  03-07-2019 18:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Worcestershire comfortably hold out for a draw against Glamorgan, finishing on 143-1 after being set 326 in 66 overs.
  
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• County Championship: Dom Sibley hits career-best 244 in Warwickshire draw with Kent

  03-07-2019 18:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Dom Sibley is dismissed for 244 - the highest score in the Championship this season - as Warwickshire draw with Kent at Canterbury.
  
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• Cricket World Cup: England's Mark Wood runs out Kane Williamson of New Zealand

  03-07-2019 17:18 via bbc.co.uk
  New Zealand's Kane Williamson is run out at the non-striker's end as Mark Wood gets a slight touch on Ross Taylor's drive in his follow-through.
  
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• England set New Zealand 306 to win: Cricket World Cup 2019 – live!

  03-07-2019 17:00
  Live updates from the crunch game at Chester-le-StreetCounty cricket live: all the action from around the groundsThe Women’s Ashes and Steve Smith’s neck – The Spin podcastYou can email Tom here or tweet him here with any thoughts 3.56pm BST Has Wood deflected the ball onto the stumps to run out Williamson here? HE HAS! We need ultra-edge to determine it though, as the batsman is out of his ground after Taylor drove hard at the bowler who thinks he may have edged it onto the st
  
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• County cricket: Essex thrash Notts, Somerset beat Hants and more – live!

  03-07-2019 16:53
  Rolling updates from around the grounds in Div 1 and Div 2Geoff Lemon: Strange start to Women’s Ashes buried by World CupEmail [email protected] | Email @tjaldred 3.53pm BST DIVISION ONECanterbury: Kent 585-7dec (Dickson 161, Bell-Drummond 166) v Warwickshire 531-7 (Rhodes 109; Sibley 244) 3.41pm BST Derby, boringly, pulling up the drawbridge, just when it was getting exciting. Now 120 for four, with du Plooy and Hussein both in the forties, and a lead over Middlesex o
  
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• Cricket World Cup: England's Chris Woakes gets New Zealand's Henry Nicholls lbw

  03-07-2019 16:09 via bbc.co.uk
  England's Chris Woakes removes New Zealand opener Henry Nicholls for a golden duck in the World Cup group game at Chester-le-Street.
  
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• County Championship: Essex complete innings victory against Nottinghamshire

  03-07-2019 15:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Essex complete an innings victory against Nottinghamshire to strengthen their grip on second place in Division One.
  
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• Cricket World Cup: England's Eoin Morgan caught by New Zealand's Mitchell Santner

  03-07-2019 15:19 via bbc.co.uk
  A "brilliant" catch by New Zealand's Mitchell Santner removes England captain Eoin Morgan for 40 in the World Cup group game at Chester-le-Street.
  
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• County Championship: Somerset beat Hampshire to stay top of Division One

  03-07-2019 14:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Somerset maintain their position at the top of Division One with a 313-run victory over Hampshire at Taunton.
  
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• Cricket World Cup: England's Jonny Bairstow bowled by New Zealand's Matt Henry

  03-07-2019 14:12 via bbc.co.uk
  England opener Jonny Bairstow is bowled for 106 by New Zealand's Matt Henry in the World Cup group game at Chester-le-Street.
  
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• Cricket World Cup: England's Jason Roy falls for 60

  03-07-2019 13:07 via bbc.co.uk
  England opener Jason Roy falls for 60 after sharing 123 for the first wicket with Jonny Bairstow against New Zealand at Chester-le-Street.
  
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• Cricket World Cup England v New Zealand: Ball gets lost from Roy's four

  03-07-2019 12:34 via bbc.co.uk
  New Zealand's Tom Latham and Mitchell Santner search for the ball after it gets lost in the ground covers after a top-edged four by England's Jason Roy.
  
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• Cricket World Cup: England's Jonny Bairstow hits Southee for three fours in a row

  03-07-2019 12:07 via bbc.co.uk
  England's Jonny Bairstow hits Tim Southee for three fours in a row in their World Cup fixture against New Zealand at Chester-le-Street.
  
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• England v New Zealand: Cricket World Cup 2019 – live!

  03-07-2019 11:16
  Live updates from the crunch game at Chester-le-StreetMorgan tells England to focus on vital victory The Women’s Ashes and Steve Smith’s neck – The Spin podcastEmail [email protected] with any thoughts 10.08am BST “We’ve finally made it to a match in England again,” writes Eva Maaten. “The Riverside is quite a change from the Wanderers in Joburg, lovely stadium. Witnessed some good-humoured banter between England and NZ fans on the bus to the sta
  
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• County cricket: Essex put squeeze on Notts, Anderson injured, and more – live!

  03-07-2019 10:53
  Rolling updates from around the grounds in Div 1 and Div 2Geoff Lemon: Strange start to Women’s Ashes buried by World CupEmail [email protected] | Email @tjaldred 9.17am BST It’s a beautiful start to the day here in Manchester, singing birds and the strawberries red and tubby in the back garden. I’m off to the dentist first thing, though hope to be back in good time for the start of play. Here’s a quick round-up of what went on yesterday:A month away
  
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• Cricket World Cup: Police to investigate Pakistan v Afghanistan fan trouble at Headingley

  03-07-2019 10:37 via bbc.co.uk
  West Yorkshire Police launch an investigation into the trouble at the World Cup match between Pakistan and Afghanistan at Headingley.
  
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• England vs New Zealand live stream: How to watch Cricket World Cup match online

  03-07-2019 09:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  ENGLAND face New Zealand today in a crucial match at the Cricket World Cup. Express Sport is on hand with all the live stream information.
  
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• England fail with the bat as Australia take early control of the Women's Ashes series

  03-07-2019 09:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  ENGLAND's Ashes campaign got off to a losing start with Heather Knight’s outfit losing by two wickets in the first ODI against Australia at Leicester.
  
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• 'People don't understand until they've seen it': the power of disability sport | Steve Morgan

  03-07-2019 08:57
  Disability is no bar to excellence – that’s the message of those working to bring physical disability cricket to a wider audienceHit hard, flat, true and with a whip-crack report, the ball is still gathering pace as it thuds against the back wall of the training centre.Heads nod amid whoops of approval and excitement at what this talent could bring to England’s cricket team. Not the bunch currently scrapping in the World Cup, or the team that will face Australia later this summ
  
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• Strange start to Women’s Ashes series buried by World Cup | Geoff Lemon

  03-07-2019 03:00
  A hesitant, stuttering opening match in Leicester was peppered with the odd flash of qualityFor a long time, it felt like nothing much was happening. After the hustle and drama and crowds of the World Cup venues, here we were at a pleasant but nondescript county ground, on a quiet cloudy afternoon in Leicester. A suburban feel with a smattering of spectators. It didn’t feel like the start of the Women’s Ashes.Perhaps this atmosphere seeped into England’s top order, who started
  
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• MCC urges members to buy tickets for Pakistan-Bangladesh World Cup match

  03-07-2019 01:30
  • Only half of pavilion tickets sold for Friday’s group stage game
  • Empty seats ‘risk damaging the club’s global reputation’MCC members have received a panicked email imploring them to buy tickets for Bangladesh versus Pakistan at Lord’s or risk damaging the club’s global reputation.Only 50% of available pavilion tickets have been sold for Friday’s World Cup group stage match and the MCC committee has now relaxed its age restrictions to invite
  
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