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• England Lions v Australian XI: Sam Curran top scores for Lions in draw

  17-07-2019 19:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Sam Curran scores his second half-century of the match as England Lions draw with an Australian XI side at Canterbury.
  
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• Nothing could take away from England’s World Cup win. Except Jacob Rees-Mogg | Max Rushden

  17-07-2019 18:32
  Sunday’s game at Lord’s was all about the glory of sport – for the winners and also a very classy New Zealand team“I’m not sure anyone at the moment has a steady heart … Seven weeks of cricket, 48 games, one ball. Here’s Boult, they’re going to push, are we in for a super over? They’ve got to go quick, they’ve got to go quick. OUT! I’m sure he’s OUT! We’re going for a super over!”The ICC montage of the last mome
  
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• England’s World Cup win is the pinnacle, despite conflict with politics | Max Rushden

  17-07-2019 18:32
  Jacob Rees-Mogg’s tweet was frustrating because we want sport to be pure, as it was at Lord’s in a game the Kiwis didn’t deserve to lose“I’m not sure anyone at the moment has a steady heart … Seven weeks of cricket, 48 games, one ball. Here’s Boult, they’re going to push, are we in for a super over? They’ve got to go quick, they’ve got to go quick. OUT! I’m sure he’s OUT! We’re going for a super over!”The ICC mo
  
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• Women's Ashes: Test your knowledge of the series and its players, past and present

  17-07-2019 17:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Australia or England? Charlotte Edwards or Rachael Heyhoe-Flint? And who was taken off for bowling beamers in a Test? Test your knowledge of the Women's Ashes.
  
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• Real fans should have been at the Cricket World Cup final – not freeloaders | Adrian Chiles

  17-07-2019 16:39
  Long-suffering cricket fanatics would have given their right stumps for a ticket – but instead Lord’s was full of corporate clients on a jollyOn Sunday I received texts from various friends who were at Lord’s for the Cricket World Cup final. One thing they had in common was that, in all the years I’ve known them, never have they betrayed the remotest interest in the sport. In fact, I’m not sure I’ve ever heard any of them so much as utter the word “crick
  
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• The Tailenders sum up what England's Cricket World Cup win means to the sport

  17-07-2019 16:36 via bbc.co.uk
  The Tailenders sum up what England's incredible Cricket World Cup final win means to them and the sport.
  
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• Jofra Archer misses out on England Test team after World Cup exploits

  17-07-2019 15:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  ENGLAND have called-up Jason Roy to the Test squad to face Ireland at Lord’s, but there’s no place for bowler Jofra Archer, despite an excellent World Cup.
  
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• England v Ireland: Jason Roy in Test squad for first time

  17-07-2019 15:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Jason Roy is named in England's Test squad for the first time for the match against Ireland at Lord's, which starts on 24 July.
  
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• Jason Roy set to feature in Ashes after first England Test call-up

  17-07-2019 15:04
  • World Cup hero in 13-man party that will face Ireland at Lord’s
  • Jimmy Anderson also included despite fitness concernsJason Roy looks set to be part of England’s Ashes campaign after receiving a first Test call-up for the match against Ireland next week.The opener, a key part of England’s World Cup triumph, was named in the 13-man party for the four-day, one-off Test at Lord’s on Wednesday, one that includes another new face in Somerset’s Lewis Gregory.
  
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• Ben Stokes: England all-rounder 'never wants to be involved in super over again'

  17-07-2019 12:46 via bbc.co.uk
  England all-rounder Ben Stokes says he "never wants to be involved in a super over again" after the nail-biting World Cup final win over New Zealand.
  
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• T20 Blast: Big names, big crowds, big chance for counties to win silverware

  17-07-2019 11:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Step aside World Cup, you've had your moment - it's time for the T20 Blast to return to a county ground near you.
  
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• T20 Blast: Sussex Sharks captain Luke Wright hopes to go one better than last season

  17-07-2019 11:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Sussex Sharks captain Luke Wright hopes his side can go one better in this season's T20 Blast.
  
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• County cricket talking points: Yorkshire dent Somerset's title bid

  17-07-2019 11:16
  Somerset’s hopes of winning their first County Championship took a hit at Headingley – and Essex were quick to capitalise By Gary Naylor for the 99.94 Cricket Blog
  Somerset ran into three Yorkshire centurions, as Gary Ballance, Tom Kohler-Cadmore and Harry Brook tucked into an attack shorn of Lewis Gregory and Jack Leach. All credit to the Tykes, for whom Keshav Maharaj picked up 10 wickets, conceding just above two an over, finding support from 21-year-old Matt Fisher, who picked up
  
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• Jonathan Trott looking to secure Ashes coaching role as he looks for redemption

  17-07-2019 08:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  JONATHAN TROTT says he is determined to use all of his experience as a player – both good and bad – in his efforts to secure an Ashes coaching gig this summer.
  
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• England's World Cup win: The stats behind historic triumph

  17-07-2019 07:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Is Chris Woakes England's most important player? And what impact will their World Cup triumph have on the Ashes?
  
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• Super England, super Stokes and super overs – The Spin podcast

  17-07-2019 05:00
  England are World Cup winners. In the first part of this special two-part episode Emma John is joined by Aatif Nawaz, Barney Douglas, Bharat Sundaresan & Daniel Norcross to relive the incredible drama and tension of the World Cup final Continue reading...
  
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• ECB must use Ashes to increase cricket popularity following World Cup triumph

  17-07-2019 01:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  OUTSIDE St John’s Wood tube station an hour before the greatest Cricket World Cup final there will ever be, a fan stood with a piece of cardboard in his hand which read: ‘Will do terrible, unforgivable things for a ticket’.
  
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• Joe Root issues Ashes rallying cry after Cricket World Cup heroics - ‘It’ll be massive'

  17-07-2019 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  JOE ROOT has called on his Test side to use the springboard of World Cup glory to push on to regain the Ashes and make it the best summer ever.
  
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