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• Joe Root wishes Steve Smith well as England look to capitalise on Australia star's absence

  21-08-2019 22:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  England captain Joe Root knows Steve Smith’s absence has given Trevor Bayliss’ men the chance to get one over their Ashes rivals Australia.
  
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• Jofra Archer made Australia uncomfortable... I want to see more in third Test - Ben Stokes

  21-08-2019 22:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  Ben Stokes believes England bowler Jofra Archer made Australia’s batsmen uncomfortable in the second Ashes Test at Lord’s.
  
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• Archer’s pace need not faze Australia and Labuschagne has shown the way | Geoff Lemon

  21-08-2019 21:30
  English morale has been lifted by Jofra Archer’s Lord’s debut but it does not follow that it has dented Australia’sThere has been a distinctly upbeat tone in English cricket during the short leadup to the Headingley Test. For once, the local bowlers do not have to worry about dismissing Steve Smith, the man who has sacked them for 10 Ashes centuries since his first in 2013, but will sit out this week with concussion. England have the cause of that concussion on their side, in t
  
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• Justin Langer reveals Australia plan as England reap rewards of unleashing Jofra Archer

  21-08-2019 20:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  AUSTRALIA will not try to out-bounce England in the third Ashes Test despite star batsman Steve Smith being ruled out due to a fierce Jofra Archer delivery at Lord’s.
  
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• Joe Root’s England fired up to burst through ‘huge hole’ in Australia

  21-08-2019 19:38
  • England aim to capitalise on Steve Smith’s enforced absence• Jofra Archer to spearhead bid to square Ashes in third TestJoe Root believes England are ready to pounce on the absence of Steve Smith and heap more pressure on Australia using the fast bowler who was born for the big stage. Jofra Archer remains the name on everybody’s lips after sending down the searing 92mph short ball that struck Smith’s neck at Lord’s.The tourists have lost their talisman to dela
  
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• County cricket: Somerset and Yorkshire wins boost title hopes – as it happened

  21-08-2019 18:35
  Yorkshire beat Nottinghamshire by 143 runs to close the gap on Essex, while Somerset are just two points behind the leaders after beating Warwickshire 5.35pm BST Surrey and Hampshire have now shaken hands at the Oval, the match ending in a draw. In Division Two, bad light has brought a halt to Leicestershire v Durham, while Gloucestershire need 63 runs to beat Derbyshire with nine wickets in hand. 5.11pm BST The two games which look like being draws – Surrey v Hampshire in Division One and
  
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• Ashes 2019: England must 'try to capitalise' on Steve Smith absence - Joe Root

  21-08-2019 17:36 via bbc.co.uk
  England have to "try to capitalise on the opportunity" of Steve Smith's absence from the third Ashes Test, says captain Joe Root.
  
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• England's Joe Root on Jofra Archer, Steve Smith and the third Ashes Test – video

  21-08-2019 17:19
  The England captain expects his side to 'go up another level' in the third Ashes test at Headingley. Batsman Jason Roy has passed a concussion test after being struck during a nets session, but Australia are without their star man, Steve Smith. The batsman remains sidelined after being struck on the neck by a Jofra Archer delivery in the second Test at Lord'sEngland and Australia openers under scrutiny amid Ashes uncertainty Continue reading...
  
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• Mark Robinson is a tough act to follow despite England’s difficult summer | Raf Nicholson

  21-08-2019 17:10
  Women’s Ashes series was a disaster but the coach improved his players, won a World Cup and pushed for reformsThe first casualty of England’s disastrous Women’s Ashes series against Australia, which they lost 12 points to four, was revealed on Tuesday: the coach, Mark Robinson. After four years at the helm, in which he won the World Cup and as recently as November led his side to the final of a World Twenty20, the ECB has apparently decided it no longer require his services.&ld
  
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• Ashes 2019: Are these things faster than Jofra Archer's bowling?

  21-08-2019 17:04 via bbc.co.uk
  England's Jofra Archer bowled at 96mph during the second Ashes Test - but how does that rank against other fast things? Take our quiz.
  
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• England and Australia openers under scrutiny amid Ashes uncertainty | Vic Marks

  21-08-2019 16:11
  Jason Roy’s form has England pondering their order while Australia may juggle their bowlers again at HeadingleyAct III may bring some new protagonists. There are a few batsmen whose contributions have been akin to that of the second gravedigger in Hamlet. They are predominantly opening batsmen, with Rory Burns a glowing exception.The Australian pair have failed to fire. There has been little chance for rabid English supporters to become hoarse while David Warner has been at the crease. He
  
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• County cricket: Warwickshire v Somerset, Yorkshire beat Notts – live!

  21-08-2019 15:40
  Follow the final day of play in latest county gamesEssex scrape win despite bowling Kent out for 40Email Graham, tweet or comment below the line 2.40pm BST Big wicket for Warwickshire debutant George Garrett, who has trapped Babar Azam lbw for 40, ending a 90-run stand with Tom Banton for the fourth Somerset wicket. That left Somerset at 139-4 chasing 258. They are now 144-4, with Banton still there on 57. That’s going to be a fascinating finish.2.06pm BST There have been two early afterno
  
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• County cricket: Yorkshire v Notts, Warwickshire v Somerset – live!

  21-08-2019 13:00
  Follow the final day of play in latest county gamesEssex scrape win despite bowling Kent out for 40Email Graham, tweet or comment below the line 12.00pm BST Duanne Olivier has removed Ben Duckett for 75, caught at point off a leading edge as he tried to play to leg (Notts 181-5), while Ollie Pope has reached 200 at the Oval. Surrey will set up a victory pursuit later in the day in their mid-table battle with Hampshire. They are 186 in front at 553-6. 11.43am BST A second wicket falls at Edgbasto
  
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• England batsman Jason Roy passes concussion test for Headingley

  21-08-2019 11:53
  •The 29-year-old was struck in nets before third Test
  •A follow-up check on the eve of the Test still neededEngland batsman Jason Roy has passed a concussion test after being hit in the nets before the third Ashes Test at Headingley.The 29-year-old was struck by a throw-down from former England opening batsman Marcus Trescothick, who is working with the team in a temporary capacity, during practice on Tuesday. Continue reading...
  
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• Kirstie Gordon's hat-trick ball interrupted by rain in Loughborough Lightning win

  21-08-2019 10:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Kirstie Gordon's hat-trick ball is interrupted by rain in Loughborough Lightning's 35 run win on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method over the Lancashire Thunder.
  
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• Jason Roy faces concussion check while England consider changes to Ashes batting order

  21-08-2019 01:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  JASON ROY will have one more Test to prove he can open for England - as long as he passes a concussion check on Wednesday.
  
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• Justin Langer admits Steve Smith absence will hurt Australia as England comparison made

  21-08-2019 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  AUSTRALIA coach Justin Langer admits the absence of Steve Smith will be a huge blow in the third Ashes Test and has compared it to England being without James Anderson.
  
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