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• Jonny Bairstow may have to regain England Test spot in dreaded No3 slot

  08-12-2019 16:36
  
  Yorkshireman will have to work his passage with the bat on four-Test tour of South Africa with Jos Buttler remaining the first-choice wicketkeeperThe size of England’s tour party to South Africa betrays the uncertainties. A squad of 17 players is unusual given there are just two warm-up matches and then four Tests in a row. Some of them – Matt Parkinson and Zak Crawley being the likeliest candidates – will be in the nets and in their bibs, enhancing their drink-ferrying capabil
  
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• England’s contract issue central to the international future for Moeen Ali

  08-12-2019 16:36
  
  All-rounder is not on trip to South Africa with Test team and can plot career path on lucrative franchise circuitThe size of England’s tour party to South Africa betrays the uncertainties. A squad of 17 players is unusual given there are two warm-up matches and then four Tests in a row. Some of them – Matt Parkinson and Zak Crawley being the likeliest candidates – will be in the nets and in their bibs, enhancing their drink-ferrying capabilities for most of the tour.One other,
  
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• WBBL final: Brisbane Heat beat Adelaide Strikers - as it happened

  08-12-2019 08:18
  
  Brisbane Heat 162-4; Adelaide Strikers 161-7Beth Mooney 56no (45) player of the match 7.18am GMTRelated: Brisbane Heat smash Adelaide Strikers to secure back-to-back WBBL titles7.04am GMT It’s been another stellar season for the WBBL and it ends with deserving champions. The standalone format has been a success, the quality of the cricket continues to improve, and the crowds and TV audiences tell their own story. Thanks for joining us throughout the campaign, and especially during this fin
  
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• Brisbane Heat smash Adelaide Strikers to secure back-to-back WBBL titles

  08-12-2019 08:17
  
  Brisbane Heat 162-4; Adelaide Strikers 161-7Brisbane Heat have claimed back-to-back WBBL titles, defeating Adelaide Strikers by six wickets in Sunday’s final at a sold-out Allan Border Field. Chasing 162 for victory after the Strikers made 161-7, the Heat reached their target with 11 balls to spare after a controlled run chase.Opener Beth Mooney led the way for the home team with an unbeaten 56, repeating the dose from last year’s final when she also made a half-century. Laura Harris
  
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• WBBL final: Brisbane Heat beat Adelaide Strikers to go back-to-back

  08-12-2019 08:06
  
  Brisbane Heat 162-4; Adelaide Strikers 161-7Beth Mooney 56no (45) player of the match 7.04am GMT It’s been another stellar season for the WBBL and it ends with deserving champions. The standalone format has been a success, the quality of the cricket continues to improve, and the crowds and TV audiences tell their own story. Thanks for joining us throughout the campaign, and especially during this finals weekend. .@HeatBBL lift the trophy! #WBBLFinals pic.twitter.com/PwquMlK6on 6.59am GMT &
  
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• WBBL final: Brisbane Heat beat Adelaide Strikers by six wickets - live!

  08-12-2019 07:47
  
  Brisbane Heat 162-4; Adelaide Strikers 161-7Updates from the WBBL final at Allan Border Field, BrisbaneAny thoughts? Get in touch on email or tweet @JPHowcroft 6.47am GMT For the second year running Laura Harris hits the winning run. For the second year running Beth Mooney’s composure leads her side to victory. The best side of the regular season, the best side in the finals. Brisbane Heat take a bow.6.45am GMT BACK-TO-BACK #BringTheHeat #WBBL05 #WBBLFinals pic.twitter.com/pMQT5TvFin 6.42a
  
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• WBBL final: Brisbane Heat v Adelaide Strikers - live!

  08-12-2019 04:01
  
  Updates from the WBBL final at Allan Border Field, BrisbaneAny thoughts? Get in touch on email or tweet @JPHowcroft 3.01am GMT Hello everybody and welcome to live OBO coverage of the WBBL final between Brisbane Heat and Adelaide Strikers from Allan Border Field. Play will get underway around 2.40pm AEDT.It promises to be a fitting finale to what has been a standout standalone season for the WBBL. On display will be the top two sides on the regular season ladder, comprehensive semi-final victors,
  
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• Sheffield Shield match abandoned after MCG pitch deemed still too dangerous

  08-12-2019 01:07
  
  Ground staff unable to make pitch playable for Sunday after game halted previous day following player injuriesThe Sheffield Shield match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground between Victoria and Western Australia has been abandoned after attempts by ground staff to make the pitch playable for day two on Sunday failed.A day of drama unfolded on Saturday when play was called off midway through the second session because of fears for the players’ safety. Related: Dangerous MCG pitch forces play to
  
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