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• England will rally round ‘hurt’ Jofra Archer, says Ashley Giles

  25-11-2019 23:57
  
  • Fast bowler reports racist abuse from spectator in first Test
  • Giles: ‘There is no place for racism in the game’Ashley Giles says England’s players will rally round an “emotional and hurt” Jofra Archer after the fast bowler reported racist abuse from a spectator during the defeat by New Zealand in the first Test in Mount Maunganui.Archer tweeted after defeat: “A bit disturbing hearing racial insults today whilst battling to help save my team, the
  
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• Abuse of Jofra Archer a reminder that racism remains ingrained in cricket | Jonathan Liew

  25-11-2019 21:54
  
  Perpetrators even within the game have been tolerated, indulged and celebrated so, yes, it is a problemJofra Archer has been an international cricketer for just over six months and has been racially abused twice. Those are just the two incidents we know about. As many people of colour will tell you, for every comment that comes to light, there will have been dozens more that go unheeded: ignored or shrugged off so as not to cause an unseemly fuss, internalised and rationalised as simply the pric
  
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• Tony Brennan obituary

  25-11-2019 18:28
  
  “The term ‘cricket tragic’ is often heard in Australia. I consider myself to be more of a cricket melodramatic – basically a tragic, but with the occasional bout of euphoria thrown in.” These are not words you might expect to read on an official web page of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). But then the author of those words, my friend Tony Brennan, who has died aged 53 after suffering from cancer, was an unexpected kind of diplomat.A career that took in se
  
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• Jofra Archer says he was racially abused in England's defeat to New Zealand

  25-11-2019 09:44
  
  England bowler says crowd ‘amazing except for that one guy’New Zealand seal victory by innings and 65 runs on day fiveJofra Archer says he was subject to racial abuse during England’s final day defeat to New Zealand in Mount Maunganui.The fast-bowler, 24, took to Twitter after the match, writing: “A bit disturbing hearing racial insults today whilst battling to help save my team, the crowd was been amazing this week except for that one guy, @TheBarmyArmy was good as usual
  
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• Cricketer Jofra Archer says he was racially abused during England-NZ Test

  25-11-2019 09:44
  
  England bowler says crowd ‘amazing ‘except for that one guy’New Zealand seal victory by innings and 65 runs on day fiveJofra Archer has claimed he was subject to racial abuse during England’s final day defeat to New Zealand in Mount Maunganui.The fast-bowler, 24, took to Twitter after the match, writing: “A bit disturbing hearing racial insults today whilst battling to help save my team, the crowd was been amazing this week except for that one guy, @TheBarmyArmy was
  
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• England resistance ends as New Zealand wrap up crushing first Test win

  25-11-2019 05:21
  
  Black Caps win by an innings and 65 runs Scorecard: the full details from Bay OvalThe final day in Mount Maunganui began with Stuart Broad telling BBC Test Match Special listeners before play that he didn’t just believe England could save the first Test with New Zealand, he expected it.
  But come 4.42pm the No 11 was walking out with bat in hand, his side 197 for nine – still 65 runs in arrears with 21.5 overs remaining – and Kane Williamson’s Black Caps hunting the final
  
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• New Zealand v England: first Test, day five – as it happened

  25-11-2019 05:18
  
  Hosts wrap up innings and 65-run win at Bay OvalNew Zealand take 1-0 lead in two-match series 4.25am GMT Ali Martin’s match report from Bay Oval: Related: England resistance ends as New Zealand wrap up crushing first Test win4.18am GMT Mike Atherton sums up this New Zealand team perfectly, “more than the sum of its parts.” Congratulations to them all, to Santner, to Wagner, to Watling. And that’s it from me. Time for bed. See you again soon in Hamilton, which kicks off at
  
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