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• Jimmy Anderson vows to regain full fitness and No 1 Test bowler ranking

  10-09-2019 21:27
  • ‘I’ll look at how other sports people keep going’
  • Justin Langer defends Steve Smith over celebrationJimmy Anderson believes he can become the world’s No 1 Test bowler once more and, to make this goal a reality, now plans to study how other elite athletes prolong their careers.Aged 37 and the most successful seamer in Test history, Anderson could be forgiven for feeling he has no more mountains to climb after the calf injury that flared up on the opening morn
  
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• Geoffrey Boycott hits back over Radio 4 'set up'

  10-09-2019 20:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Geoffrey Boycott said his knighthood had been "soured" by BBC Radio 4 "setting me up", to talk about domestic violence and "make publicity".
  
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• County cricket: Wickets tumble on opening day of fixtures – as it happened

  10-09-2019 20:22
  The ball dominated the bat as 103 wickets fell across the two divisions of the County Championship 7.28pm BST One hundred and three wickets fell on the first September day of this year’s Championship, and yet neither the Division One leaders nor their chasing tail had a good day. Essex spent eight hours in the field at Edgbaston, where injury-plagued Warwickshire batted with great gumption. Dom Sibley’s 51 took him to 1,000 Championship runs in the season, then Sam Hain (77 not out)
  
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• Geoffrey Boycott 'doesn't give a toss' about knighthood criticism

  10-09-2019 19:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Theresa May's decision to knight the former cricketer is condemned by domestic abuse charities.
  
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• Captain Joe Root ‘getting better all the time’, says Trevor Bayliss

  10-09-2019 17:43
  • Failure in Ashes has put Yorkshireman’s position in question
  • Bayliss in charge of England for the final time in fifth TestIt was very much in keeping with his slightly incurious nature that Trevor Bayliss, in his final press conference as England head coach, had no idea the man who hired him four years ago had been knighted in the previous evening’s honours list.Andrew Strauss, now Sir Andrew Strauss, recruited Bayliss in 2015 off the back of a trophy-laden record in li
  
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• Bayliss: Joe Root ‘under no pressure’ to give up England captaincy

  10-09-2019 17:43
  • Failure in Ashes has put Yorkshireman’s position in question
  • ‘He’s not come under question from anyone making decisions’Joe Root is under “no pressure” as England captain, according to outgoing coach Trevor Bayliss. Failing to return the Ashes has led to the Yorkshireman’s position being discussed, particularly given his batting performances have been somewhat inconsistent.But Bayliss, who leaves his role after four years following this wee
  
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• Trevor Bayliss on Joe Root's captaincy: 'I don't see too many problems really' – video

  10-09-2019 16:43
  England coach Trevor Bayliss has defended his captain, Joe Root, saying, 'Everyone goes through periods where they don't score quite as many runs as they would like'. Root's captaincy has been called into question after England lost the fourth Ashes Test, meaning the urn would be returning to Australia. The fifth and final Test begins at the Oval on 12 September Continue reading...
  
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• Geoffrey Boycott was convicted of domestic assault, so why has May knighted him? | Marina Hyde

  10-09-2019 16:28
  Glacial opener, failed captain, convicted assaulter – no wonder the former PM has idolised him since childhoodGeoffrey Boycott has always represented Theresa May’s idealised version of herself, and in that sense it is no surprise that the former prime minister has given him a knighthood in her resignation honours. She can see the hero where others can’t, and if only people could look past the social awkwardness, and the thinly disguised selfishness, and the various nasty busine
  
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• Ashes 2019: 'No pressure' on captain Joe Root, says England coach Trevor Bayliss

  10-09-2019 15:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Outgoing England coach Trevor Bayliss says England captain Joe Root is under "no pressure at all" despite his side's failure to reclaim the Ashes from Australia.
  
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• Calls for Boris Johnson to withdraw Geoffrey Boycott's knighthood

  10-09-2019 15:54
  Charities and opposition parties highlight ex-cricketer’s conviction for domestic abuseBoris Johnson is being urged to withdraw Geoffrey Boycott’s knighthood over his conviction for domestic violence and the former England cricketer’s response to criticism.Women’s charities and opposition parties made the call after Boycott said he did not “give a toss” about condemnation of his knighthood from a leading domestic violence charity.The absolute state of our soci
  
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• James Anderson still has 'a lot to offer' England after missing Ashes series

  10-09-2019 15:02 via bbc.co.uk
  England's all-time leading Test wicket-taker James Anderson has no plans to walk away from Test cricket despite an injury-hit summer.
  
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• England's James Anderson - I'm still hungry to play international cricket

  10-09-2019 15:02 via bbc.co.uk
  England's all-time leading Test wicket-taker James Anderson says he is still hungry to carry on playing international cricket.
  
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• Geoffrey Boycott rejects criticism of his knighthood – audio

  10-09-2019 13:39
  The former England cricketer has told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that he 'does not give a toss' about a domestic violence charity's criticism of his knighthood. The honour, awarded by the former prime minister Theresa May, has caused controversy because of Boycott’s 1998 conviction in France for assaulting his then girlfriend, Margaret Moore. He has always denied the chargeGeoffrey Boycott: 'I don't give a toss' about criticism of knighthood Continue reading...
  
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• The Hundred: Stephen Fleming & Salliann Briggs to coach Nottingham-based sides

  10-09-2019 12:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming will be head coach of the Nottingham-based men's side for The Hundred.
  
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• Boycott 'couldn't give a toss' about knighthood critics

  10-09-2019 11:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Sir Geoffrey Boycott was responding to criticism from domestic abuse charities.
  
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• County cricket: Somerset v Yorkshire, Warwickshire v Essex – live!

  10-09-2019 11:19
  County Championship updates from around the groundsThe Spin: cricket feels heat amid the climate crisisAnd feel free to email Tanya, tweet @tjaldred or post BTL 10.17am BST Good morning from Lord’s, where the sun is out and the cricket is going to take place to the sound of demolition - the bottom of the Edrich stand is a pile of rubble and the Compton forlornly watches its last round of cricket - Middlesex v Durham - naked in its concreteness.As the nights draw in the remaining three roun
  
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• Andrew Strauss: 'Exceptional' former England captain receives knighthood

  10-09-2019 11:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Ex-England captain Andrew Strauss is described as "an exceptional person" after he receives a knighthood in the honours list.
  
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• Geoffrey Boycott: 'I don't give a toss' about criticism of knighthood

  10-09-2019 11:06
  Ex-England cricketer responds as critics say perpetrator of domestic abuse should not get honourThe former England cricketer Geoffrey Boycott has said he “does not give a toss” about criticism of his knighthood from a leading domestic violence charity.Responding to Adina Claire, the co-acting chief executive of Women’s Aid, who described his knighthood as “extremely disappointing”, Boycott told the Radio 4 Today programme presenter Martha Kearney: “I don&rsquo
  
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• The Spin | Cricket feels heat as climate crisis creates corridor of uncertainty

  10-09-2019 10:00
  New study suggests raft of possible consequences due to changing weather, from more drinks breaks to playing in shortsThis year the UK experienced its hottest winter day, its hottest Easter, its hottest day on record. That peak of 38.7C came as England’s men played Ireland at Lord’s, when MCC members in the pavilion were allowed to remove their jackets for the second year in a row – surely a sign of doom to match the best of Jericho’s trumpets.All around the cricketing wo
  
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• Geoffrey Boycott knighted in May's honours despite assault conviction

  10-09-2019 01:01
  Decision condemned by domestic violence charity as ‘dangerous message’Boycott: ‘I don’t give a toss’ about criticism of knighthoodThe former England cricket captain and commentator Geoffrey Boycott has been knighted in Theresa May’s resignation honours list for their service to sport.The honour has sparked controversy owing to his conviction in a French court more than 20 years ago for assaulting his then girlfriend. He was fined £5,000 and given a three
  
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• Cricketers Boycott and Strauss knighted in May's resignation honours

  10-09-2019 01:01
  Cricket-loving former PM hands awards to two former England captainsThe former England cricket captains Geoffrey Boycott and Andrew Strauss have been knighted in Theresa May’s resignation honours list for their service to sport.The former prime minister’s love of cricket was well documented and she once compared her approach to Brexit to Boycott’s resolve as a batsman. She spent her first day as a backbencher after leaving No 10 watching England play at Lord’s. Continue r
  
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• Jason Roy at risk of being dropped for the final Ashes Test because of Ben Stokes problem

  10-09-2019 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Jason Roy could miss the final Ashes Test if Ben Stokes fails his fitness test
  
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• How Australia players mocked England during Ashes celebrations after Old Trafford Test

  10-09-2019 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Australia players celebrated their Ashes success long into the night but did begin to mock the England players after a few drinks at Old Trafford
  
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