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• T20 Blast: Dawid Malan's stunning century for Middlesex sees off Surrey at The Oval

  23-07-2019 22:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch Dawid Malan score 117 from just 57 balls and inspire Middlesex to victory in their T20 Blast match against Surrey at The Oval.
  
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• Ashes arms race leads to Australians playing warm-up against each other | Geoff Lemon

  23-07-2019 21:26
  The touring squad was split down the middle to play a warm-up match in Southampton rather than weak county oppositionIt is not hard to find amusement in the concept of Australia’s top cricketers preparing for the Ashes by playing a formal match against one another. An observer with English cricketing sympathies might read this as evidence of Australians thinking they are better at everything.That observer might equally have enjoyed Australia beating up Australia, before Australia wiped out
  
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• Ireland's first Test at Lord's is 'something monumental'

  23-07-2019 21:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Lord's groundsman Karl McDermott is originally from Dublin and he says it's an "honour" to be involved in Ireland's first Test match against England.
  
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• T20 Blast: Spectator catches Dawid Malan six for Middlesex against Surrey

  23-07-2019 20:33 via bbc.co.uk
  A spectator in the second tier at The Oval takes a fine catch as Dawid Malan hits a huge six for Middlesex in their T20 Blast match against Surrey.
  
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• England’s Ashes candidates to be put to the Test by Ireland at Lord’s

  23-07-2019 18:55
  • Joe Root’s new-look XI includes two debutants and two spinners
  • Three members of the team will be playing their first home TestOn the eve of England’s first ever Test against Ireland perhaps it was fitting that the pitch, which is almost in the centre of the square at Lord’s, looked emerald green. It will not stay that colour for long since it will be exposed to a mower on Wednesday morning and a heatwave thereafter. Despite its hue England have taken the unusual c
  
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• Joe Root: England must 'ride wave' of World Cup triumph

  23-07-2019 17:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Captain Joe Root says England must 'ride the wave' of their World Cup triumph on their return to Test cricket at Lord's on Wednesday.
  
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• Brexit highlights Ireland’s divisions. But sport shows how united we can be | Una Mullally

  23-07-2019 15:03
  In difficult times for the island, the triumphs of Shane Lowry and Eoin Morgan are a reminder of the unifying power of sportDepressed about Brexit? There’s always golf. As Brexit threatens the economic – and actual – security of Ireland, north and south, maybe what we can lean into a little more on this island is the unifying power of sport. Sport in Ireland overlaps with identities in curious ways, but there are many moments when perceived divisions can fade into the green dis
  
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• England name Test team to face Ireland: Jason Roy debut, James Anderson out

  23-07-2019 14:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  ENGLAND have named their team to face Ireland in the Test match at Lord’s this week, handing a debut to Jason Roy.
  
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• England v Ireland: James Anderson ruled out of Lord's Test but Jason Roy & Olly Stone to make debuts

  23-07-2019 14:25 via bbc.co.uk
  England fast bowler James Anderson is ruled out of his side's Ashes warm-up game against Ireland at Lord's on Wednesday but Jason Roy and Olly Stone will make their Test debuts.
  
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• Ireland should bask in Open-driven time in the sun, not English shade at Lord’s | Andy Bull

  23-07-2019 14:08
  Portrush has finally hosted the Open but, as Ireland make their Test bow at Lord’s, they must do so as guinea pigs – is it a snub?It’s a wonder the Irish are so well known for their hospitality when you consider the state of some of the people they have to welcome. The very same day play got under way in the 148th Open the papers here led with the Boris Johnson line, first reported in the Financial Times, about Leo Varadkar, “why isn’t he called Murphy like all the
  
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• Joe Root confident Jimmy Anderson will be fit for first Ashes Test

  23-07-2019 12:02
  • Bowler injured right calf playing for Lancashire in July
  • Olly Stone will make Test debut against IrelandJoe Root remains upbeat with the Ashes looming despite confirmation that the leader of his attack, Jimmy Anderson, is not going to play in the first-ever Test against Ireland at Lord’s.Anderson was included in the squad of 13 for this historic occasion despite acquiring a calf injury a fortnight ago. But when Root revealed England’s XI on Tuesday the name of Anderson
  
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• Jimmy Anderson out of England’s Test against Ireland with calf injury

  23-07-2019 12:02
  • Bowler injured right leg playing for Lancashire in July
  • ECB will assess fitness before Ashes Test at EdgbastonJimmy Anderson will miss England’s Test against Ireland because of a right calf injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board has announced.Anderson has failed to recover from the injury sustained to his right leg when playing for his county Lancashire against Durham on 2 July. Continue reading...
  
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• England v Ireland: Jason Roy expectation a worry for Mark Ramprakash

  23-07-2019 11:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Former England batting coach Mark Ramprakash says he is worried about the expectation on Jason Roy as the opener prepares to make his Test debut.
  
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• Part-time bowlers v top-class batsmen: the revenge of the talentless | The Spin

  23-07-2019 10:57
  Michael Atherton’s dismissal of Graham Gooch and Michael Vaughan bowling Sachin Tendulkar show the finality of cricketAttending sporting events is a sensory experience. The smell of burgers, beer and skunk can mean only football; the sight of a nun fighting a giraffe is darts in excelsis; and at Wimbledon, unbearable conversation is so intense you can taste it.Cricket is no different. Skip out for a pint of fizz and the sound of the crowd tells you exactly what you’re missing –
  
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