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Joe Denly confident big runs will come as leg-spin proves a welcome bonus

10-01-2020 19:00

• The 33-year-old took his first Test wickets in Cape Town
• No 3 batsmen insists big score is ‘just a matter of time’Could Joe Denly become a throwback who reminds us of Ken Barrington or Bob Barber? No, this is not to burden him with being the great Mr Reliable in the middle order like Barrington (who averaged 58 with the bat for England) or another Barber blasting boundaries at the start of the innings in the 1960s while Geoffrey Boycott took the more discreet route. Ins

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Sports quiz of the week: generosity, injury, thuggery and history

10-01-2020 12:00

Who loves a new decade? Who can’t speak? Who shouldn’t speak?How did tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas injure his father this week?His dad helped him warm up and was knocked out by a 140mph serve He lost a set, smashed his racket in frustration and smacked his dad on the armThey were playing doubles and went for the same ball. Stefanos cracked his dad on the hand and broke his fingerHe left a tennis ball in the bathroom of their house, his dad tripped over it and broke his legManchest

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Shane Warne's baggy green fetches $1m in auction for bushfire aid

10-01-2020 01:14

Milestone reached two minutes before auction endsAmount surpasses that paid for Don Bradman’s capAustralian cricket great Shane Warne’s baggy green cap has made more than $1m at auction to aid those affected by bushfires.When bidding closed on Friday morning, the famous cap was sold for $1,007,500. Related: Matthew Wade caught out by BBL rule change after Renshaw's boundary 'assist'Continue reading...

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Shane Warne's baggy green fetches $1m in auction for Australia's bushfire aid

10-01-2020 01:14

Milestone reached two minutes before auction endsAmount surpasses that paid for Don Bradman’s capAustralian cricket great Shane Warne’s baggy green cap has made more than $1m at auction to aid those affected by bushfires.When bidding closed on Friday morning, the famous cap was sold for $1,007,500 to ‘M.C. from Sydney’, according to the auction house’s website. Related: Matthew Wade caught out by BBL rule change after Renshaw's boundary 'assist'Continue reading...

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Matthew Wade caught out by BBL rule change after Renshaw's boundary 'assist'

10-01-2020 00:12

‘A bit of a strange one,’ says Hurricanes batsmanElaborate dismissal on ropes catches players unawareKnowing the rule is one thing, but exploiting it will be another according to Matthew Wade after his impromptu cricket theory lesson at the Gabba. The returning Test batsman was doing his best to propel the Hobart Hurricanes to a defendable total against Brisbane on Thursday night when he found Matthew Renshaw on the mid-on boundary.Renshaw caught the ball, stumbled backwards and lobb

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