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• Jimmy Anderson says five-wicket return ‘makes all that hard work worthwhile’

  05-01-2020 19:50
  
  • Seamer takes 5-40 to beat Botham’s England record
  • Anderson back after calf injury ruled him out of AshesJimmy Anderson said the five-wicket haul that helped put England in command of this second Test against South Africa made all the pain and sacrifice of his rehabilitation worthwhile.Anderson was ruled out of last summer’s Ashes as he recovered from a calf injury but his return of five for 40, including the final two South African wickets at the start of this third day
  
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• Dominic Sibley is what England’s top order has needed for years | Chris Stocks

  05-01-2020 17:58
  
  The Warwickshire opener, in his fourth Test, showed he has the application and mental fortitude to succeed for England and could be around for a long time to comeUnlike Ben Stokes or Kevin Pietersen, Dominic Sibley is a player who fills bars rather than empties them. At times watching him bat can be mind-numbingly dull. So imagine what it must have been like for South Africa’s bowlers as he ground his way to a maiden Test half-century in Cape Town.Sibley will not win many points for artist
  
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• Dominic Sibley nears century to put England in control against South Africa

  05-01-2020 17:32
  
  • Second Test: England 269 and 218-4; South Africa 223
  • Sibley and Joe Root build on Jimmy Anderson’s five-wicket haulDominate two days in a row and a Test match victory is on the horizon. On a sultry Sunday in a country where, bizarrely, cloud cover can seem to deaden the playing surface, England’s batsmen set to work as diligently as their bowlers had on Saturday. The upshot is that England are in a commanding position at Newlands; they lead by 264 with six wickets in ha
  
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• Dominic Sibley gets reward to put England in control against South Africa

  05-01-2020 17:32
  
  • Second Test: England 269 and 218-4; South Africa 223
  • Sibley and Joe Root build on Jimmy Anderson’s five-wicket haulDominate two days in a row and a Test match victory is on the horizon. On a sultry Sunday in a country where, bizarrely, cloud cover can seem to deaden the playing surface, England’s batsmen set to work as diligently as their bowlers had on Saturday. The upshot is that England are in a commanding position at Newlands; they lead by 264 with six wickets in ha
  
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• England build lead of 264 over South Africa after day three – as it happened

  05-01-2020 17:15
  
  England ended day three of the second Test in a strong position with Dom Sibley unbeaten on 854.07pm GMT England’s day. By any measure. They will take a lead of 264 into the fourth morning with Sibley still there on 85. He has been immense, combining first with Denly for 73 then Root for 116 through the afternoon and evening sessions. The skipper went on the counterattack from the moment he arrived, keeping the board ticking over to transfer the pressure straight back onto the Proteas afte
  
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• Sportwatch: Sixers stun Strikers and Victory do the double – as it happened

  05-01-2020 11:56
  
  BBL: Sixers beat Strikers by seven wicketsA-League: Melbourne Victory 4-0 NewcastleW-League: Melbourne Victory 2-1 Newcastle 10.51am GMT And this is where Sportwatch ends this Sunday. Josh Philippe and the Sixers were too good for the Strikers in the Big Bash, Melbourne Victory showed they’re not done with a big win over Newcastle in the A-League, the Victory also did the job against the Jets in the W-League and Australia were too good for Canada in the ATP Cup. And I haven’t even me
  
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• Lopping a day off Test matches – just how insecure does cricket now feel? | Emma John

  05-01-2020 11:30
  
  Nothing compares with five-dayers as the sport’s ultimate battle, so why shorten them? Are some sports just crisis junkies? Less than a week into a new decade cricket already needs rescuing again. So forget all you can of the past six months – a World Cup final that stood alone in history, one of the greatest ever Test comebacks, the good-news expansion of top-tier nations – and concentrate, if you will, on the negatives. Test cricket just isn’t popular enough. And that,
  
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• Cricket must learn from injury madness, Liverpool are invincible, VAR farce - JIM HOLDEN

  05-01-2020 10:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Sunday Express Chief Sports writer pens his thoughts on the Rory Burns injury, Liverpool's charge and the latest on VAR.
  
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• Nathan Lyon spins Australia closer to victory on day three at the SCG

  05-01-2020 08:33
  
  Australia ended day three of the third Test at the SCG with a 243-run lead over New ZealandNathan Lyon took 5-68, his 17th Test five-forAustralia remain on track to finish off their perfect summer, going to stumps on day three of the third Test 40-0 and leading New Zealand by 243 runs. That advantage owes much to Nathan Lyon who claimed his 17th five-wicket haul to help dismiss New Zealand for 251 in their first innings, in reply to Australia’s 454.Lyon finished with 5-68, by far his best
  
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• Australia v New Zealand: third Test, day three – as it happened

  05-01-2020 08:12
  
  Australia lead by 243 with two days remainingNathan Lyon (5-68) bowled Australia to a 203-run first-innings lead 7.04am GMT Australia reasserted their authority over the third Test on day three at the SCG. Nathan Lyon was the star, spinning his way to five wickets against a New Zealand batting order that contrived to lose wickets. A long slow day (one ending four overs shy of the required allotment despite lasting an extra half-hour) was made testing because this SCG pitch has all-but died. Ther
  
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• Sportwatch: Big Bash League, A-League and ATP Cup – live!

  05-01-2020 08:01
  
  Updates on a busy day of sport across AustraliaAny thoughts? Get in touch on email or tweet @scott_heinrich 7.01am GMT Greetings and salutations, sports fans. My, hasn’t it been a big weekend on several fronts. The more the country burns, the less significant, relevant even, sport seems to be. But, smoke haze and air quality permitting, sport is carrying on. In cricket, Australia have spent Sunday tightening their grip around New Zealand’s illness-weakened neck. In tennis, Australia
  
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• Marcus Stoinis fined $7,500 for homophobic slur during Big Bash League

  05-01-2020 03:12
  
  Melbourne Stars allrounder avoids suspension after pleading guilty to abusing Melbourne Renegades bowler Kane RichardsonMelbourne Stars allrounder Marcus Stoinis has been fined $7,500 but avoided suspension for a homophobic slur during Saturday evening’s Big Bash League derby against the Melbourne Renegades. Stoinis fronted a hearing after he guided the Stars to victory, having been charged with ‘personal abuse’ of Kane Richardson under Cricket Australia’s code of conduct
  
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• Australia v New Zealand: third Test, day three – live!

  05-01-2020 00:03
  
  Updates from the third day of play in SydneyAny thoughts? Email or tweet @collinsadam 11.03pm GMT Morning. While the nation’s attention remains very much fixed on the unfolding bushfire disaster, today at the SCG also marks another important fundraising efforts: Jane McGrath Day in support or breast cancer support and research through the McGrath Foundation. As it has been for the last 11 years, the ground will turn pink with both sides presenting their caps to Glenn McGrath for auction.On
  
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