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• England's Eoin Morgan: New Zealand have been best World Cup side – video

  11-07-2019 22:29 via theguardian.com
  England have thrashed Australia in the Cricket World Cup semi-final but say their opponents in the Sunday’s final, New Zealand, were the best side in the group stage and ‘the hardest side to beat.’ England beat Australia by eight wickets at Edgbaston, surpassing Australia’s total in just 32.1 oversEngland thrash Australia to reach Cricket World Cup finalContinue reading...
  
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• England World Cup final place laughable four years ago, says Eoin Morgan

  11-07-2019 21:46 via theguardian.com
  • Captain wants repeat performance against New Zealand
  • Aaron Finch: ‘We were just totally outplayed’Eoin Morgan admitted the idea of England reaching the World Cup final would have been laughable four years ago. But after his players swatted aside Australia with a ruthless semi-final display the joke has become reality. Related: Jason Roy shuts out noise and sashays to runs that ensure Lord’s date As revealed in the Guardian, the Cricket World Cup final will be show
  
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• Jason Roy shuts out noise and sashays to runs that ensure final date at Lord’s | Barney Ronay

  11-07-2019 21:43 via theguardian.com
  England’s most destructive opener made quick work of Mitchell Starc and co and was unlucky with his dismissalTen minutes after the end of this ultimately rather brutal eight‑wicket semi-final defeat of Australia Adil Rashid was down by the boundary signing autographs for a throng of England fans. As he posed for another selfie Jason Roy appeared behind him, wrapped him in a bear hug and carried him off up the stairs, both feet off the ground, to the safety of the England dressing roo
  
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• Cricket World Cup: England must not shy away from final - Eoin Morgan

  11-07-2019 20:56 via bbc.co.uk
  England must not "shy away" from the World Cup final against New Zealand on Sunday, says captain Eoin Morgan.
  
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• Cricket World Cup: 'England proved they are the benchmark' - Australia captain Aaron Finch

  11-07-2019 20:29 via bbc.co.uk
  England proved why they are the "benchmark" in one-day cricket in their dominant World Cup semi-final victory, says Australia captain Aaron Finch.
  
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• Cricket World Cup: England's final against New Zealand live on free-to-air TV

  11-07-2019 20:04 via bbc.co.uk
  England's World Cup final against New Zealand will be shown live on free-to-air television on Channel 4.
  
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• England thrash Australia to reach their fourth Cricket World Cup final

  11-07-2019 20:00 via theguardian.com
  • England hammer Australia by eight wickets
  • Australia reduced to 14-3 at one point as Englanddominate
  • Latest reaction as England go into Cricket World Cup finalEngland’s passage to the World Cup final was faintly ridiculous. Semi‑finals are supposed to be gritty affairs with runs dourly chiselled out in a desperate quest to get to Lord’s. In semi-finals teams are supposed to win ugly. New Zealand showed the way at Old Trafford.Yet Eoin Morgan’s England
  
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• England hammer Australia to reach final: Cricket World Cup 2019 – as it happened

  11-07-2019 19:38 via theguardian.com
  Chris Woakes, Jofra Archer and Jason Roy starred as England produced an awesome performance to thrash Australia by eight wickets with almost 18 overs to spare6.38pm BSTRelated: How Jofra Archer's tweets foretold England's Cricket World Cup semi win6.37pm BST That’s it for our semi-final blog. It’s quite hard to make sense of what we watched today. England have marmalised Australia in a World Cup semi-final. You have to feel for this Australian team, especially their admirable captain
  
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• How Jofra Archer's tweets foretold England's Cricket World Cup semi win

  11-07-2019 19:33 via theguardian.com
  The England’s fast bowler’s old tweets made it clear that his side were always destined to beat AustraliaFor those in any doubt before the match as to whether England could beat Australia in the Cricket World Cup semi-final, hope was in rich supply on Jofra Archer’s Twitter account, as his old tweets foretold the story of England’s victory.1) Archer likes what he sees in the Edgbaston wicket …Lovely to see fast bowling friendly pitches Finch goes2 for 10 :/That hit
  
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• England reach Cricket World Cup final with thrashing of Australia - highlights

  11-07-2019 19:05 via bbc.co.uk
  England reach their first World Cup final for 27 years with a sensational eight-wicket demolition of Australia at Edgbaston.
  
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• England hammer Australia to reach final: Cricket World Cup 2019 – live!

  11-07-2019 18:46 via theguardian.com
  Cricket World Cup updates from the second semi-finalMax Rushden: what free-to-air cricket could inspire
  And you can email Rob here5.46pm BST “Is it too late,” says Adam Hirst, “to change the final venue to Edgbaston?”5.46pm BST Anyone out there? We’ll keep the blog going for a while, so feel free to email euphoric thoughts. 5.44pm BST Beautiful #WeAreEnglandJust Beautiful5.43pm BST Jeez, England were good today. They are such merciless front-runners. “From bal
  
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• England reach Cricket World Cup final with thrashing of Australia

  11-07-2019 18:32 via bbc.co.uk
  England surge into their first World Cup final for 27 years with a sensational eight-wicket demolition of Australia at Edgbaston.
  
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• England thrash Australia to reach Cricket World Cup final

  11-07-2019 18:14 via theguardian.com
  • England hammer Australia by eight wickets
  • Australia reduced to 14-3 at one point as Englanddominate
  • Latest reaction as England go into Cricket World Cup finalEngland have beaten Australia by eight wickets to go into the Cricket World Cup final where they will play New Zealand on Sunday at Lord’s.The defending champions had teetered to 14 for three after deciding to bat first, with England exploiting the early seam movement on offer at Edgbaston, before Jofra Archer blo
  
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• England v Australia World Cup semi-final: Jason Roy angry after being given out incorrectly

  11-07-2019 17:56 via bbc.co.uk
  An angry Jason Roy is incorrectly given out on 85, but England have already used their review and the decision stands.
  
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• England vs Australia LIVE: Updates from Cricket World Cup semi-final as Roy is given out

  11-07-2019 17:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  ENGLAND face Australia in the Cricket World Cup on Thursday afternoon - and Express Sport brings you all the latest updates from Edgbaston.
  
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• England v Australia World Cup semi-final: Roy smashes Smith for three sixes in a row

  11-07-2019 17:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch Jason Roy smash Steve Smith for three sixes in a row during England's World Cup semi-final against Australia at Edgbaston.
  
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• England chasing 224 to beat Australia: Cricket World Cup 2019 semi-final – live!

  11-07-2019 16:27 via theguardian.com
  Cricket World Cup updates from the second semi-finalMax Rushden: what free-to-air cricket could inspire
  And you can email Geoff here or tweet @GeoffLemonSport3.27pm BST 10th over: England 50-0 (Roy 23, Bairstow 18) They’re starting to work Behrendorff around a bit more comfortably now, with Roy driving a couple through the covers amongst some singles. If you think I’m wrong about Roy, look at this. The one on the right was that whip shot.this is the most beautiful thing i've ever see
  
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• England v Australia World Cup semi-final: Steve Smith run out with a nutmeg

  11-07-2019 15:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch Jos Buttler run out Steve Smith for 85 with a stunning throw through the batsman's legs during England's World Cup semi-final against Australia at Edgbaston.
  
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• England v Australia World Cup semi-final: Adil Rashid removes Alex Carey & Marcus Stoinis

  11-07-2019 13:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Adil Rashid removes Alex Carey and Marcus Stoinis in the same over to leave Australia 118-5 in their World Cup semi-final against England at Edgbaston.
  
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• County cricket talking points: Essex keep winning ... but so do Somerset

  11-07-2019 13:48 via theguardian.com
  Somerset keep finding ways to win games and now have a 15-point lead over Essex with five games to playBy Gary Naylor for the 99.94 Cricket Blog
  To win the pennant, you have to win matches – and to win matches, you need to win the big moments. Somerset continue to deliver that brief with an expected, but nevertheless tricky win over rock bottom Nottinghamshire. Having decided to bat at Taunton, the home side were 145-6 halfway through the first afternoon, before Steve Davies and Dom Bess m
  
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• Tactical toilet breaks and apple on willow: what free-to-air cricket could inspire | Max Rushden

  11-07-2019 12:59 via theguardian.com
  Putting the Cricket World Cup final on free-to-air TV could just be a one-off, but what if it was the start of something more?In the summer of ‘93, everyone at my school became a leg-spinner. We’d never seen leg-spin before Shane Warne arrived. Not that we could remember.No one could do it – ball after ball just looping onto the top of the low hanging cricket net – batsmen waddling half way down the green matting, jumping and trying to hit the ball back to the bowler, hop
  
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• England star Jofra Archer leaves Australia’s Alex Carey bloodied after 86mph bouncer

  11-07-2019 12:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  ENGLAND seamer Jofra Archer cut open Australia batsman Alex Carey’s chin with a fierce bouncer in the first 10 overs of the Cricket World Cup semi-final on Thursday.
  
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• England v Australia World Cup semi-final: Jofra Archer's bouncer knocks Alex Carey's helmet off

  11-07-2019 12:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch Jofra Archer's bouncer knock Alex Carey's helmet off during the Cricket World Cup semi-final between England and Australia at Edgbaston.
  
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• Australia 14-3 as England make dream start to World Cup semi-final

  11-07-2019 12:28 via bbc.co.uk
  England reduce Australia to 14-3 in a dream start to their World Cup semi-final at Edgbaston.
  
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• Cricket World Cup: Aaron Finch is dismissed lbw by Jofra Archer for a golden duck

  11-07-2019 11:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Jofra Archer dismisses Aaron Finch lbw for a golden duck in the Cricket World Cup semi-final between England and Australia at Edgbaston.
  
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• 'It breaks your heart': India's Kohli on shock loss to New Zealand – video

  11-07-2019 11:21 via theguardian.com
  India captain Virat Kohli was left ruing his side's poor start to their innings as they crashed out of the Cricket World Cup to New Zealand. India slumped to 24 for four inside 10 overs, prompting Kohli to suggest the format could be tweaked for the 2023 World Cup. "We played outstanding cricket throughout this tournament and to just go out on the basis of 45 minutes of bad cricket is saddening," he said India’s Virat Kohli unhappy with Cricket World Cup format after semi-final exit C
  
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• Australia v England: Cricket World Cup 2019 semi-final – live!

  11-07-2019 10:27 via theguardian.com
  Cricket World Cup updates from the second semi-finalThe Spin: sign up here to get our free weekly cricket emailAnd you can email Rob here with your thoughts9.27am BST If the match ends in a tie - like the last World Cup semi-final on this ground - the match will go to a Super Over, and we’ll all be reduced to wibble. 9.22am BST Breakfast reading Related: England are back to their best, says Eoin Morgan before Australia semi-finalRelated: Australia absorb mishaps knowing World Cup demons ar
  
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• England captain Eoin Morgan responds to Kevin Pietersen’s Australia World Cup criticism

  11-07-2019 10:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  ENGLAND captain Eoin Morgan has insisted that he pays no attention to Kevin Pietersen’s comments as England prepare to face Australia in the World Cup semi-final.
  
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• Cricket World Cup EXCLUSIVE: Why England have big advantage over Australia and New Zealand

  11-07-2019 09:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  ENGLAND will have the advantage of tournament momentum heading into the Cricket World Cup semi-final against Australia, despite finishing third in the group stage.
  
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• England’s chances of beating Australia in Cricket World Cup could rest on toss of a coin

  11-07-2019 08:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  WHEN the coin goes up at the toss this morning England fans could be forgiven if they feel their hearts travelling north with it.
  
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• 'Incredible comeback': Cricket World Cup victory prompts outpouring of joy in New Zealand

  11-07-2019 04:25 via theguardian.com
  Key runout against India described as ‘one of the most iconic sporting moments in New Zealand folklore’In the early hours of Thursday morning, New Zealanders collectively rubbed their tired eyes. On the other side of the world, something miraculous was happening. They could scarcely believe what they were seeing.In Manchester, on the second day of a Cricket World Cup semi-final that New Zealand were always meant to lose, the might of the Indian batting order was collapsing. It had co
  
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• Kevin Pietersen delivers Cricket World Cup winner prediction after New Zealand shock India

  11-07-2019 01:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  KEVIN PIETERSEN has revealed his prediction for the winner of the Cricket World Cup, after New Zealand shocked India in the first semi-final, ahead of England’s clash with Australia tomorrow.
  
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