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• Don’t blame us for low-scoring World Cup pitches, says ICC

  09-07-2019 21:01 via theguardian.com
  • ‘Guidance is to prepare pitches for typical English conditions’
  • World Cup pitches markedly different from those of recent yearsThe ICC has denied responsibility for the low-scoring pitches at this World Cup after yet another turgid surface was produced for the first semi-final between India and New Zealand in Manchester. Related: India and New Zealand’s semi-final to resume on Wednesday after rain delayContinue reading...
  
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• County cricket: Essex thrash Yorkshire, Somerset beat Notts – as it happened

  09-07-2019 20:41 via theguardian.com
  Jack Leach and Jamie Overton bowled Somerset to victory over Notts, while Essex beat Yorkshire by eight wickets8.54pm BST Jack Leach and Jamie Overton bowled Somerset to victory over Nottinghamshire, finishing with four wickets each, on a gripping third day at Taunton, and now perch on a 15-point lead at the top of the Championship. Nottinghamshire, set 255, were dismissed for 122, with only Ravi Ashwin stemming the tide with 41. Earlier Somerset themselves were bowled out for 169, with Azhar Al
  
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• India v New Zealand semi-final to resume on Wednesday after rain delay

  09-07-2019 20:32 via theguardian.com
  • New Zealand are 211 for five overnight with 3.5 overs remaining
  • Both teams will complete 50-over innings, if weather holdsLet us take the positives. How wise of the ICC to schedule a reserve day for the semi-finals. At 2pm, with 3.5 overs of the New Zealand innings left, it began to rain at Old Trafford and it continued for four hours, whereupon the umpires had no alternative but to bring the players back on Wednesday morning to complete the match. Related: India v New Zealand: Cri
  
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• County Championship: Middlesex overcome Gloucestershire in 78-run victory

  09-07-2019 20:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Veteran Tim Murtagh's five wickets help Middlesex dismantle Gloucestershire's batting order to secure a 78-run victory.
  
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• Cricket World Cup: New Zealand's Ross Taylor brings up half-century with a six against India

  09-07-2019 20:05 via bbc.co.uk
  New Zealand's Ross Taylor brings up his half-century against India with a six and follows it up with a four before rain stopped play in the first World Cup semi-final at Old Trafford.
  
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• County Championship: Durham leave Leicestershire tough target

  09-07-2019 19:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Durham declare on 487-7 in a bid to bowl out Leicestershire on day four and win at Grace Road.
  
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• County Championship: Darren Stevens bowls Kent to verge of victory against Surrey

  09-07-2019 19:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Veteran all-rounder Darren Stevens takes four wickets as Kent close in on victory against Surrey at the Oval.
  
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• India v New Zealand: World Cup semi-final goes into reserve day

  09-07-2019 19:45 via bbc.co.uk
  India and New Zealand will resume their World Cup semi-final on Wednesday after a frustrating rain-dominated day at Old Trafford.
  
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• County Championship: Callum Ferguson gives Worcestershire chance of beating Derbyshire

  09-07-2019 19:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Callum Ferguson and Ben Cox keep alive Worcestershire's chance of forcing an unlikely victory against Derbyshire.
  
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• England the ‘benchmark’ in one-day cricket, says Australia’s Justin Langer

  09-07-2019 19:34 via theguardian.com
  • Coach Langer: ‘England are going to be really hard to beat’
  • Australia’s Peter Handscomb in for World Cup semi-finalJustin Langer, the Australia head coach, has lavished England with praise before their World Cup semi-final, describing them as the “benchmark” side in one-day cricket. Related: Australia’s defeat by South Africa sets up England semi-final at World CupContinue reading...
  
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• County Championship: Hampshire draw with Warwickshire after Sam Hain century

  09-07-2019 19:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Sam Hain's second century in the match helps Warwickshire bat out the final day to escape with a draw against Hampshire.
  
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• India v New Zealand: Cricket World Cup semi-final to resume on Wednesday – as it happened

  09-07-2019 19:29 via theguardian.com
  New Zealand reached 211 for five from 46.1 overs on an awkward pitch before heavy rain stopped play and pushed the match into a reserve dayRead Vic Marks’s report from Old Trafford 6.26pm BST Play will resume at 10.30am tomorrow morning. Resume? I realise I’m using the language of the Test match, simply because I’m not familiar with the vocabulary of the two-day ODI. Play will recommence at 10.30am tomorrow morning? Restart? Perk up? Stop hassling me, I don’t know! Tomorr
  
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• County Championship: Keogh stars as Northants look to force win against Lancashire

  09-07-2019 19:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Rob Keogh's 74 helps build a 341-run lead at the end of day three as Northants try to force victory over Lancashire.
  
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• County Championship: Somerset win despite Nottinghamshire fightback

  09-07-2019 19:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Division One leaders Somerset beat Notts by 132 runs despite being bowled out for 169 on day three at Taunton.
  
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• England World Cup semi-final is biggest game of our careers, says Ben Stokes

  09-07-2019 19:00 via theguardian.com
  • All-rounder wants revenge for loss to Australia at Lord’s
  • Stokes: ‘Beating them is that touch better than any other team’Ben Stokes wants England to secure World Cup redemption against the team they love to beat the most, having described the box office semi-final against Australia on Thursday as the biggest match of their careers to date.Eoin Morgan’s England players are bidding to become the first to reach a World Cup final since Graham Gooch’s class
  
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• County cricket: Essex beat Yorkshire, Somerset v Notts and more – live!

  09-07-2019 18:56 via theguardian.com
  Updates from around the county groundsMonday roundup: Leach and Bess rip through NottsYou can email Tanya here, tweet her here or comment BTL 5.56pm BST Warwickshire are nearly there, they’ve nearly done it! Brookes and Patel hanging on - 319-8. I must write up now - keep watching for me.5.40pm BST Make that 102 for seven. Jamie Overton gets in on the act. Poor Ben Duckett after walking out at No.7, hitting a four and a six, is gone for 13.5.37pm BST And a fourth - Ravi Ashwin for 41. Nott
  
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• County Championship: Essex seal three-day win over Yorkshire

  09-07-2019 18:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Essex make it six wins in seven Championship games as they beat Yorkshire by eight wickets with a day to spare.
  
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• England v Australia: Liam Plunkett says World Cup hosts are favourites

  09-07-2019 16:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Fast bowler Liam Plunkett says England are favourites to win their World Cup semi-final against Australia at Edgbaston on Thursday.
  
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• Bangladesh head coach Steve Rhodes steps down

  09-07-2019 16:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Steve Rhodes leaves his role as Bangladesh head coach after their disappointing performance at the World Cup.
  
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• India v New Zealand: Old Trafford flight ban for political banners

  09-07-2019 14:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Police requested the no-fly zone over Old Trafford after political banners were flown over Headingley.
  
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• English is the Cricket World Cup's universal language of last resort

  09-07-2019 13:47 via theguardian.com
  There is a smorgasbord of insight on offer from the talented multi-lingual Asian players at the Cricket World Cup who only use English when they need to find a cricket clicheAfter all the rain, the iron-weight zing bails and the threatened menu of endless dead matches, the round-robin section of the Cricket World Cup has been utterly absorbing – with England’s riches to rags to riches journey the switch-hit on top of the toenail-blackening yorker. Oh the utterly audacious drama!But t
  
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• Cricket World Cup: Organisers secure tickets for Singapore-to-England road trip family

  09-07-2019 13:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Cricket World Cup organisers secure semi-final tickets for a family of India fans who took a road trip from Singapore to England.
  
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• Cricket World Cup: Jasprit Bumrah removes Martin Guptill early after Virat Kohli catch

  09-07-2019 12:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Jasprit Bumrah claims an early wicket after Virat Kohli takes a sharp catch at second slip to remove Martin Guptill to leave New Zealand 1-1 against India in their World Cup semi-final.
  
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• India v New Zealand: Cricket World Cup 2019 semi-final – live!

  09-07-2019 11:46 via theguardian.com
  Updates from the first semi-final, at Old TraffordVic Marks: Williamson plots passage past IndiaIndia have two games to focus on, says KohliThe Spin: listen to the latest edition of our podcastAnd you can email Rob here with your thoughts 10.46am BST Jasprit Bumrah puts Martin Guptill out of his misery - certainly today, possibly in the tournament. 10.43am BST 3rd over: New Zealand 1-0 (Guptill 1, Nicholls 0) Guptill has had a weird World Cup, with all kinds of unusual dismissals. But even thoug
  
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• Virat Kohli reveals why he's playing a 'different role' during India's World Cup campaign

  09-07-2019 10:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  VIRAT KOHLI claims he is happy to continue to play a supporting role to India’s other stars if it means they arrive on the biggest stage of all in Sunday’s World Cup Final.
  
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• England have more to give against Australia and Jason Roy is big factor | Moeen Ali

  09-07-2019 09:29 via theguardian.com
  Our World Cup semi-final is more than just a game but we have tasted do-or-die cricket and emerged with wins we neededWeeks like this are what you dream of as a kid growing up. A World Cup semi‑final against Australia, and with it the chance to take our place in the final at Lord’s on Sunday, is why you take up the sport and put in all the hours of hard work.Thursday at Edgbaston is the big one. You can talk about treating it as another game, but as England players we know it is more
  
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• Kane Williamson hits back at New Zealand critics as Kiwis prepare for India World Cup tie

  09-07-2019 09:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  KANE WILLIAMSON dismissed accusations New Zealand were a one-man show and backed team-mates to bring their A game to today's semi-final against India.
  
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• Cricket World Cup semi-finals: Andy Zaltzman's guide

  09-07-2019 07:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Comedian Andy Zaltzman takes a look at the key statistics before the Cricket World Cup semi-finals take place.
  
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