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• It’s time to admit that Joe Root should not be England’s Test captain | Barney Ronay

  29-11-2019 18:12
  
  England have lost a great batsman in order to gain a poor captain. It doesn’t make sense and the semi-honorific status of the Test captaincy needs to be looked atShall we have a debate about whether Joe Root should carry on as England’s Test captain? OK, I’ll start. The answer is, no. Of course not. Time to give up, concentrate on being a brilliant batsman and give someone else a go. The end.Unfortunately, a question this clear-cut does present some formal problems when it come
  
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• Labuschagne and Warner turn the screw for Australia against Pakistan

  29-11-2019 13:36
  
  Australia 302-1 after day one of second Test in AdelaideLabuschagne reaches 793 Test runs in calendar yearMarnus Labuschagne became Test cricket’s leading run-scorer for 2019 as he and David Warner hit a record pink-ball partnership to drive Australia to a commanding 302 for 1 against Pakistan.On a dominant opening day at the Adelaide Oval, Warner and Labuschagne both hit big hundreds as part of an unbeaten 294-run stand. Warner finished not out on 166, batting gloriously to hit back-to-ba
  
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• Australia's Warner and Labuschagne smash centuries against Pakistan – as it happened

  29-11-2019 13:14
  
  Australia 302-1 after winning the toss and batting firstWarner 166, Labuschagne 12612.14pm GMT Adelaide was inclemently cool and damp for the start of the second Test but despite the change in conditions Australia continued where they left off in Brisbane, hammering Pakistan with an insatiable appetite for runs. Tim Paine won the toss but Azhar Ali was happy to bowl first in overcast conditions and the visiting skipper’s optimism was rewarded early with the scalp of Joe Burns. But the soli
  
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• Australia v Pakistan: second Test, day one – as it happened

  29-11-2019 13:14
  
  Australia 302-1 after winning the toss and batting firstWarner 166, Labuschagne 12612.14pm GMT Adelaide was inclemently cool and dry for the start of the second Test but despite the change in conditions Australia continued where they left off in Brisbane, hammering Pakistan with an insatiable appetite for runs. Tim Paine won the toss but Azhar Ali was happy to bowl first in overcast conditions and his optimism was rewarded early with the scalp of Joe Burns. But the fourth over proved the highpoi
  
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• England fear losing Ben Stokes from bowling attack for South Africa tour

  29-11-2019 10:53
  
  • All-rounder managed two overs in second Test
  • Player had recurrence of issues with left kneeBen Stokes has left England concerned about his ability to play as an all-rounder this winter after experiencing pain in his troublesome left knee.The 28-year-old went into the second Test against New Zealand admitting he was managing some discomfort after bowing 26 overs during the gruelling innings defeat in Mount Maunganui. He then sent down just two on day one in Hamilton, a spell which l
  
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• Tom Latham hits century against England before rain halts second Test

  29-11-2019 05:56
  
  Opener unbeaten on 101 when heavy showers arriveNew Zealand end day one at Seddon Park on 173-3
  Heavy rain washed out the final session of the first day of the second Test between New Zealand and England at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Friday. Jofra Archer bowled three deliveries of the 55th over with New Zealand unable to add to their tea score of 173-3 before rain swept across the area and ground staff rushed to cover the wicket block and parts of the outfield. Umpires Kumar Dharmasena and Paul
  
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• New Zealand's Latham hits 101 in second Test as England's Stokes pulls up

  29-11-2019 05:56
  
  New Zealand 173-3 (Latham 101 not out)Ben Stokes injured after bowling two overs on rain-hit dayThey say it never rains but it pours, and when the heavens opened on day one in Hamilton, forcing the players off three balls into the evening session and never to return, it seemed to sum up much of England’s Test tour of New Zealand.Tom Latham had just brought up a fine century before the tea break – number 11 in his surging career and one of sumptuous whips through mid-wicket – to
  
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• Australia v Pakistan: second Test, day one – live!

  29-11-2019 03:41
  
  Updates from the opening day at Adelaide OvalAny updates? Email or tweet @GeoffLemonSport 2.33am GMT Hello from the Adelaide Oval. The grand old girl has got her festive skirts on and is ready for another day-night Test. We had a traditional day game here last year at India’s request, but Adelaide is the new home of the pink ball and will revert to type here. What’s happening in Adelaide? Well, it rained a little bit in the last hour, but that has cleared up. It’s fairly warm a
  
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• Alex Blackwell leaves the game having led a cricket revolution | Megan Maurice

  29-11-2019 01:09
  
  The retiring veteran’s career has spanned the shift from amateurism and seen a great deal of social changeWhen Alex Blackwell began her elite cricket career in 2001, the landscape of the sport looked very different. The Women’s National Cricket League was entering just its sixth season and it would be a very brave player who dared to dream of full-time professionalism or television coverage for women’s cricket.Never one to be plagued by a lack of courage, Blackwell took up the
  
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