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• England didn’t just beat Australia, we battered them – confidence is soaring | Moeen Ali

  12-07-2019 22:06 via theguardian.com
  We made an important statement and have hit top form in time for the Cricket World Cup final against New ZealandAfter our semi-final at Edgbaston Eoin Morgan and Trevor Bayliss sat the lads down to celebrate beating Australia but also remind us not to get too over-excited. The message was to stay calm. It’s not over yet.One of the beauties about Sunday’s final at Lord’s is that history will be made when a new team lift the trophy. And we know New Zealand are not to be taken lig
  
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• Kane Williamson: the quiet captain standing in England’s way

  12-07-2019 20:00 via theguardian.com
  The talismanic leader has been at his best throughout the World Cup and the hopes of a nation rest on his shouldersHow many stars do you need in a one-day cricket team? The great powers of the game – India, Australia and England – have six or seven each. But only one of that trio is still in the World Cup. The other team to make the final, New Zealand, have got there with about two and a half stars. Never mind the glamour, count the James Milners.So who are those stars? One is Trent
  
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• The Guardian view on English cricket: a game in need of urgent attention | Editorial

  12-07-2019 19:25 via theguardian.com
  Winning the World Cup would be intoxicating, but the future health of the sport is far from guaranteedCricket will at last get its day in the sun at Lord’s on Sunday when England play New Zealand in the World Cup final. The whole country will be able to watch, too, because Sky has reached an agreement with Channel 4 to show it on terrestrial television. For the past month and a half the tournament has often felt more like a private party than a great national jamboree to celebrate a sport
  
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• England aim to inspire youth in manner of 2005 Ashes – and share £3.2m prize

  12-07-2019 19:25 via theguardian.com
  • Most of squad were teenagers when England regained the urn
  • Paul Collingwood hoping to end run as only major trophy winnerEngland’s cricketers will share £3.2m if they emerge victorious from Sunday’s World Cup final against New Zealand. But for Trevor Bayliss, the head coach, it is the chance to inspire a future generation of players that represents the true prize.Bar Liam Plunkett, who at 34 is the oldest in the pack, and Jofra Archer, the youngest aged 24, the re
  
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• Glamorgan captain Chris Cooke back after injury against Middlesex

  12-07-2019 17:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Chris Cooke returns after injury to lead Glamorgan in their County Championship game against Middlesex in Cardiff.
  
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• Trust and freedom: how Bayliss and Morgan have empowered England

  12-07-2019 17:22 via theguardian.com
  Sunday’s World Cup final appearance is a testament to the calm leadership of two men who do not crave the limelight but will be deserving of its glare if England win at Lord’sEoin Morgan and his England team do not appear to be running scared. The provocative, attention-seeking observation of Kevin Pietersen about Morgan at the crease in England’s first match against Australia does not seem so apposite now. But it made a few headlines at the time.England’s semi-final vict
  
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• ‘We enjoy being the underdogs’: Ross Taylor issues England final warning

  12-07-2019 16:58 via theguardian.com
  • Taylor hopeful of upsetting odds in Cricket World Cup final
  • ‘Most NZ sides are underdogs. It’s something we’ve embraced’Ross Taylor has warned England that New Zealand will use their underdog status as motivation to pull off a shock in Sunday’s World Cup final.England are huge favourites to win the tournament for the first time after they booked their place in the Lord’s showpiece with an eight-wicket demolition of holders Australia at Edgbaston
  
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• Jack Bond: Former Lancashire captain dies aged 87

  12-07-2019 16:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Former Lancashire captain Jack Bond, who led the team to five limited-overs trophies, dies at the age of 87.
  
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• Sports quiz of the week: Cori Gauff, Antoine Griezmann and Calypso Girls

  12-07-2019 16:27 via theguardian.com
  Who won early? Who beat England? Who earned what?In which European capital city did the Tour de France begin this week?OsloBrusselsParisAndorra la Vella England and New Zealand will meet in the Cricket World Cup final at Lord’s on Sunday. Which of them has won the trophy before?EnglandNew Zealand Neither of themBoth of them Who did England lose to the last time they reached the final, in 1992?West Indies AustraliaPakistanIndiaRoger Federer is in the mix to win his ninth Wimbledon title th
  
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• MS Dhoni reveals his greatness even in dismissal and defeat for India | Barney Ronay

  12-07-2019 16:15 via theguardian.com
  Former captain will remain a symbol of cricket’s and India’s transformation, and even his decline has given us moments to rememberAt the end of a difficult week it is worth remembering that there are a great many agreeable things about Mahendra Singh Dhoni, colossus of cricket’s latest modern age.History will pick out the headline triumphs. Most obviously there was that six to win the 2011 World Cup, a moment caught by the TV direction with a silver screen-style cut to Dhoni&rs
  
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• Cricket World Cup: Team of the tournament as voted for by BBC Sport readers

  12-07-2019 15:13 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Sport reveals the World Cup team of the tournament - as voted for by readers.
  
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• Cricket fans warned over World Cup final tickets as prices reach £16,000

  12-07-2019 14:31 via theguardian.com
  • Tickets from unofficial sites may not be valid, say organisers
  • 41% of tickets for Lord’s final were sold to India fansEngland fans have been told not to risk purchasing exorbitantly priced Cricket World Cup final tickets from unofficial resale sites as they are likely to be cancelled – leaving them out of pocket and unable to gain access to Sunday’s match.The warning came from the International Cricket Council, who told the Guardian that it was clamping down on si
  
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• Darren Lehmann: Ex-Australia batsman set to coach Leeds-based team in The Hundred

  12-07-2019 12:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Ex-Australia head coach Darren Lehmann is set to be named coach of the Leeds-based team for The Hundred, BBC Radio Leeds reports.
  
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• How it feels to play for England in a Cricket World Cup final

  12-07-2019 11:37 via theguardian.com
  England players shed a few tears and cursed their luck the last time they reached a World Cup final
  By Derek Pringle for The NightwatchmanIt is 27 years since England last contested a Cricket World Cup final. I know; I was there. Melbourne was the city, MCG the stadium and Pakistan the other team. They consigned us – or at least some of the team, such as captain Graham Gooch – to a third runners-up place in World Cups in 13 years.They say it is the injustices that stay with you and t
  
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• Archer and Rashid the precious cogs in England’s World Cup machine | Andy Bull

  12-07-2019 09:59 via theguardian.com
  For England to have a fast bowler that menacing is unusual, for them to have a wrist spinner that deadly is almost unprecedented as Australia found to their cost in the semi-finalSome strange daydream, this, a child’s idea of what an England win might look like, or a revenge fantasy perhaps, cooked up by despondent English fans in their lowest moments. By the middle of the afternoon, the thousands at Edgbaston seemed almost drunk with happiness watching it come true in front of them.From t
  
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• England reach Cricket World Cup final: Roy, Woakes, Rashid, Archer & Buttler star against Australia

  12-07-2019 07:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch the star performers who inspired England's sensational eight-wicket demolition of Australia at Edgbaston.
  
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• As Ellyse Perry excels in the Women's Ashes a move towards pay equity is appreciated | Megan Schutt

  12-07-2019 04:00 via theguardian.com
  There isn’t much focus on money within this Australia team but it’s special when efforts are recognisedThere couldn’t be a better person to have as my opening bowling partner than Ellyse Perry. Her seven for 22 on Sunday was brilliant to watch, at times unplayable, but it is the pressure she creates with me that gives the two of us such a big advantage at the start of an innings. With my swing, and her pace, we have found a balance that we’re really proud of as a pairing.
  
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• England are in the final, rock star cricketers and Finch's bubblegum – The Spin podcast

  12-07-2019 03:36 via theguardian.com
  Tim De Lisle and McFlay’s Harry Judd join Emma John to discuss England’s thrashing of Australia and the incredible two-day ODI between New Zealand and India – and to crown the commentator of the World Cup Continue reading...
  
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• Unflappable Alex Carey shows mettle in Australia defeat and points way to bright future | Geoff Lemon

  12-07-2019 00:45 via theguardian.com
  The old and new came together at Edgbaston where the bloodied but unbowed Carey enjoyed a key stand with Steve Smith
  There are situations designed to test your cool: whether you have it, whether you can keep it. Can you put on your sunglasses and not look back at an explosion? Can you fix your hair after screeching your motorbike to a stop on the edge of a rooftop? How do you respond when a rental agency 13 miles on the dark side of Heathrow says that they certainly do have your booking, they ju
  
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