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• Steve Smith continues absurdly prolific run to change the mood again | Geoff Lemon

  13-09-2019 22:22
  Australia’s awesome No 4 has been producing one of the most dominant sequences of Test batting ever recordedBefore this year’s Ashes the contest was expected to be two good bowling attacks against two brittle batting line-ups. In large part that has played out. One exception has been that across the first four Tests, Australia fielded three excellent fast bowlers to England’s two. The other exception, which creates rather a large skew, has been Steve Smith producing one of the
  
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• Jofra Archer says flu-ridden Steve Smith ‘didn’t look as nailed on as usual’

  13-09-2019 21:43
  • Smith scored 80 despite being dosed up on cold remedies
  • Archer hopeful England can force victory in final Ashes TestJofra Archer had a feeling something was not right with Steve Smith on day two at the Oval. And at the close of play, after the lowest score of what has been astonishing Ashes series from the right-handed run machine, the mystery was solved.Smith, who finally missed a straight one to fall leg-before to Chris Woakes for 80 in the evening session, revealed that he had b
  
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• Ashes 2019: Sam Curran is a game-changer for England, says Alec Stewart

  13-09-2019 21:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Sam Curran is a "game-changer", says former England captain Alec Stewart after the England all-rounder impresses on day two of the fifth Test against Australia.
  
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• Ashes highlights: England's Jofra Archer stars v Australia at The Oval

  13-09-2019 20:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Jofra Archer takes 6-62 as England bowl Australia out for 225 to take control on day two of the final Ashes Test at The Oval.
  
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• Sam Curran gives England a snarl they have lacked in Ashes summer of Steve | Barney Ronay

  13-09-2019 20:29
  Left-armer brought intensity to a side that have been short of bite in the face of Steve Smith’s remorseless brillianceAs the shadows stretched out at the Oval on a lovely soft, drowsy Friday afternoon, something strange happened. Sam Curran took the ball from the Vauxhall end, paced out his comically furious run-up, and began to whistle up an unfamiliar kind of energy.Curran, with his 81mph full-pitch swingers, is an unlikely enforcer. But his outstanding quality is his intensity of purpo
  
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• Jofra Archer’s six wickets put England on top despite Steve Smith’s resistance

  13-09-2019 20:05
  • Final Test, day two: England 294 & 9-0; Australia 225
  • Archer takes 6-62; Smith again top-scores for tourists with 80This was a day of few surprises but much activity. Jofra Archer took some wickets, six of them, to confirm his brilliant ascent as a Test cricketer. Steve Smith scored yet more runs; his innings of 80 was vital for Australia but it also constituted his lowest score of the series. In the summer of 2019 Smith has been as impeccably prominent on our Test grounds (wit
  
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• Ashes 2019: England v Australia, fifth Test day two – as it happened

  13-09-2019 19:47
  The majestic Jofra Archer took six wickets and Steve Smith made his lowest score of the series, a mere 80, as England took control of the final Test 7.46pm BST That’s it for today’s blog; I’ll leave you with Vic’s match report for the Oval. Thanks for your company - night! Related: Jofra Archer’s six wickets put England on top despite Steve Smith’s resistance6.47pm BST Here’s Sam Curran“That wicket is pretty placid, so to bowl them out for 225 is a
  
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• Ashes 2019: Jofra Archer stars as England take first-innings lead over Australia

  13-09-2019 19:42 via bbc.co.uk
  England end day two of the fifth Ashes Test with a lead of 78 runs over Australia, thanks to Jofra Archer's 6-62.
  
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• County cricket: Nottinghamshire down after Warwickshire and Essex draw – as it happened

  13-09-2019 19:21
  Essex and Warwickshire’s draw at Edgbaston means the hosts survive to play another Division One season and relegates Nottinghamshire6.21pm BST Essex’s championship charge stumbled as they were forced to spend the last day at Edgbaston batting to save the match. They were dismissed for 324 in the morning, also falling short of a crucial third batting point, with Warwickshire’s captain Jeetan Patel pocketing six for 73. Asked to follow on, they had a stinker of a start at nought
  
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• Ashes: England's Rory Burns removes Australia's Peter Siddle with brilliant catch at The Oval

  13-09-2019 19:20 via bbc.co.uk
  England's Rory Burns takes a "brilliant" catch in the gully to remove Australia's Peter Siddle and see the tourists bowled out for 225 in the final Ashes Test at The Oval.
  
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• Ashes: Australia's Steve Smith trapped lbw by England's Chris Woakes at The Oval

  13-09-2019 18:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Australia's Steve Smith is trapped lbw by England's Chris Woakes for 80 to leave the tourists 187-8 in the final Ashes Test at The Oval.
  
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• County Championship: Notts relegated and Warwickshire survive after Westley & Cook help Essex draw

  13-09-2019 18:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Warwickshire officially secure their safety to send Nottinghamshire down after Sir Alastair Cook and Tom Westley bat Essex to a draw.
  
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• Ashes: Australia's Steve Smith dropped by England's Joe Root at The Oval

  13-09-2019 17:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Australia's Steve Smith is dropped by England captain Joe Root on 66 during the final Ashes Test at The Oval.
  
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• Abdul Qadir obituary

  13-09-2019 17:31
  Pakistani cricketer who turned the unfashionable leg break into a powerful new weaponUntil the arrival in the late 1970s of Abdul Qadir, cricket’s most arcane discipline – leg break bowling – appeared to be in terminal decline. In the first-class game no one had much bothered with its difficult subtleties for more than a decade, and there were no players at international level who could hold a candle to former exponents of the art such as Clarrie Grimmett and Richie Benaud. Man
  
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• County cricket: Warwickshire v Essex, Sussex and Northants win – live!

  13-09-2019 17:14
  Day four updates from Edgbaston and beyondSomerset take title-race edge with win over YorksEmail Tanya, tweet or comment below the line 4.14pm BST Good to see Jason Gillespie trying his hand for the last match of the season:“I’ve asked Trevor Bayliss if we can have Jofra Archer back for the last game, but the answer was no. That’s fair enough, it was what I expected. We had a bit of a joke about it one the phone. We’ve decided not to bring in another overseas players for
  
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• Steve Smith repels England again on fifth Test day two as Australia close in on hosts' 294

  13-09-2019 16:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  Steve Smith is the enemy again for England as the Australian batsman looks to guide the tourists to Ashes victory at The Oval.
  
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• Cheshire village cricket club recalls 'homesick' Steve Smith

  13-09-2019 16:47 via bbc.co.uk
  The Australian hero once signed for a village club in Cheshire, but left after just five days.
  
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• Tom Banton: Somerset batsman extends deal until 2022

  13-09-2019 16:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Somerset batsman Tom Banton signs an extended deal with the club until the end of the 2022 season.
  
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• Ashes: Australia's Steve Smith tricked into dive by England's Jonny Bairstow

  13-09-2019 16:13 via bbc.co.uk
  England's Jonny Bairstow tricks Australia's Steve Smith into an unnecessary dive during day two of the final Ashes Test at The Oval.
  
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• Ashes 2019: England v Australia, fifth Test day two – live!

  13-09-2019 14:16
  Warne urges cricket to be proactive about climate crisis
  County cricket – live! Get all the latest with Tanya AldredAny thoughts? Email or tweet @GeoffLemonSport 1.09pm BST There lies the break. Australia bowled out England this morning while conceding only a further 23 runs. Not a bad result for the visitors. Then the Australian innings proceeded as it has done all series: the openers gone cheaply, and Smith not gone at all. He’ll be back after the break, and maybe after the next br
  
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• Judge who convicted Geoffrey Boycott: I stand by my verdict

  13-09-2019 14:05
  Retired cricketer had ‘deplorable attitude’ during assault trial, says French judge
  The French judge who convicted Geoffrey Boycott of assaulting his girlfriend has criticised the former England cricketer after he was knighted and says she stands by her decision to find him guilty.The move to award Boycott the honour prompted outrage this week from a domestic violence charity. He was convicted in 1998 of assaulting his girlfriend Margaret Moore, who was left with black eyes after he
  
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• Ashes 2005: When England celebrated winning series

  13-09-2019 13:51 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Sport looks back at the day England celebrated winning the 2005 Ashes series.
  
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• County cricket: Warwickshire v Essex, Gloucestershire v Sussex and more – live!

  13-09-2019 13:48
  Day four updates from Edgbaston and beyondSomerset take title-race edge with win over YorksEmail Tanya, tweet or comment below the line 12.47pm BST Curran and Wakely guide Northants to victory, which takes them up to second in the Division Two table, nine points ahead of Gloucestershire, 14 points clear of Durham, and 16 clear of Glamorgan, who will be overtaken by Sussex this afternoon.12.42pm BST Division OneWarwickshire 517; Essex 324 (Westley 141; Jeetan Patel 6-73) and 26-1. Essex trail by
  
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• Ashes: Australia's David Warner edges England's Jofra Archer behind at The Oval

  13-09-2019 13:07 via bbc.co.uk
  England's Jofra Archer removes Australia's David Warner on review for just five in the final Ashes Test at The Oval.
  
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• The Hundred: Australian Tom Moody to coach Oval side

  13-09-2019 12:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Former Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Australia all-rounder Tom Moody will coach The Hundred team based at The Oval.
  
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• Ashes: England's Jos Buttler bowled by Australia's Pat Cummins at The Oval

  13-09-2019 12:35 via bbc.co.uk
  England's Jos Buttler is bowled by Australia's Pat Cummins to leave the hosts 294-9 on day two of the final Ashes Test at The Oval.
  
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• Shane Warne urges cricket to be proactive about climate crisis dangers

  13-09-2019 11:00
  • The Hit for Six report examines the threats to cricketers
  • Players wearing shorts among the recommendationsShane Warne has called for cricket to be “proactive, not reactive” about the dangers the sport faces due to the climate crisis, after being shocked by a report that called on the authorities to act now against “humanity’s most pressing challenge”.Warne was part of the MCC World Committee that was last month given a preview of the Hit for Six report
  
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• Tim Paine gets best from his Australia bowlers again although DRS problems continue

  13-09-2019 08:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  Tim Paine's decision to include Mitchell Marsh in Australia's fifth Test squad was his latest masterstroke this Ashes - but he has a few problems with the Decision Review System.
  
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• Jos Buttler rediscovers joy for batting as England star keeps hopes of Ashes draw alive

  13-09-2019 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Jos Buttler insists he's got his hunger for batting back after his 64 not out to keep England at the crease heading into day two of the Ashes' fifth Test.
  
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