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• Somerset docked 24 points for poor pitch in title decider against Essex

  18-11-2019 22:19
  
  • Club have 24 points deducted with 12 suspended for two years
  • Taunton pitch found to be ‘not the best quality’Somerset have been handed a 12-point deduction for next season’s County Championship after being found guilty of breaching pitch regulations.A Cricket Discipline Committee Disciplinary Panel ruled against the county over the poor state of the pitch for their match against Essex at Taunton in September. The rain-affected Division One match ended in a draw th
  
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• A shuck-it-and-see hangover cure | Brief letters

  18-11-2019 19:50
  
  Hangover remedies | Cricket | Vagina museum | Bad words | Prince Andrew | EustressMy father could drink more than anyone I have ever met without it leaving an effect the next day (Best cures for hangovers – by pub landlords, G2, 14 November). He recommended a brown ale with a full English as the best start after an all-night session. From 1953 to 1978 we spent every Christmas in Blackpool, with celebrations that went long into the night, for four days solid. Here my father’s morning
  
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• Sam Curran looking to lose vulnerability and nail down England Test spot

  18-11-2019 19:00
  
  • Left-armer likely to get nod for first Test against New Zealand
  • ‘I’ve made some strides and come up with a few options’Sam Curran is looking to secure his Test spot in New Zealand and stop being one of the more vulnerable members of the England side. His challenge is doing so with a ball he reckons most seamers would happily swap: the Kookaburra.Surrey’s precocious 21-year-old looks to have got the nod for Thursday’s first Test at Bay Oval in Mount Mau
  
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• Tim Paine hits out at Ben Stokes for ‘using’ Warner to sell his new book

  18-11-2019 11:35
  
  • Australia captain says all-rounder’s claims a ‘cheap shot’
  • Stokes claims Warner’s sledging inspired famous inningsAustralia cricket captain Tim Paine has criticised England all-rounder Ben Stokes for a “cheap shot” at David Warner, claiming he was using the opener to sell his new book.In his book, Stokes claims Warner’s sledging motivated him during his remarkable Headingley innings in the third Ashes Test this year. Stokes’s unbeaten
  
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• Cricket Australia bans Emily Smith for posting Hobart team on Instagram

  18-11-2019 10:58
  
  One-year punishment, nine months suspendedSanction given for breaching anti-corruption codeCricket Australia has imposed a one-year ban on Hobart player Emily Smith, with nine months suspended, for posting the Hurricanes’ WBBL team line-up on Instagram before its official release.In a statement, Cricket Australia (CA) said Smith had accepted the sanction for breaching Article 2.3.2 of the anti-corruption code. The Victoria-born wicketkeeper-batter will be ineligible to play any form of cri
  
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• Ellyse Perry ruled out of WBBL for up to three weeks with shoulder injury

  18-11-2019 02:55
  
  Perry landed awkwardly attempting boundary catchCaptain expected to be fit for final should Sixers make itSydney Sixers have been dealt a blow with allrounder Ellyse Perry to miss up to three weeks with a shoulder injury. The 29-year-old Australia star suffered a low-grade AC joint injury in Sunday’s two-wicket WBBL loss to Melbourne Renegades at Drummoyne Oval and will miss between one and three weeks. Related: James Pattinson to miss first Test against Pakistan after conduct breachContin
  
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• Sixers and Australia sweat on Ellyse Perry shoulder injury

  18-11-2019 00:11
  
  Perry landed awkwardly attempting boundary catchWomen’s Big Bash League final just three weeks awayThe Sydney Sixers face an anxious wait to learn the extent of Ellyse Perry’s shoulder injury, suffered in her WBBL side’s dramatic last-ball loss to the Melbourne Renegades at Drummoyne Oval.Courtney Webb, who belted a six off the final delivery with five runs required for an epic victory, launched Sixer Erin Burns high and straight in the 12th over. Perry in the deep leapt high f
  
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