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Sam Curran has what it takes to be England’s man of the moment | Barney Ronay

14-01-2020 19:05

The Surrey player has been criticised for what he is not – ‘not quite an all-rounder’ – but it makes more sense to praise the qualities he brings to the England teamA few days before the start of the second Test against New Zealand Sam Curran was asked by one of his old coaches if he could record a short video welcome message for Surrey’s latest under-13s starting their winter training at the Oval.There was a problem, though. England were 1-0 down heading to Hamilto

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Australia's Warner and Finch smash tons to thrash India in first ODI

14-01-2020 16:29

India 255; Australia 258-0Victory in Mumbai comes with 74 balls to spareAustralia openers David Warner and Aaron Finch both struck superb centuries to complement their bowlers’ inspired display as the touring side handed out a 10-wicket thrashing to India in the opening one-day international in Mumbai.India, world-ranked No 2 in ODIs, suffered a middle-order collapse on their way to being bundled out for 255 in the final over of their innings after Australia captain Finch won the toss and

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Australia hammer India in first one-day international – as it happened

14-01-2020 16:19

Unbeaten centuries from Aaron Finch and David Warner gave Australia an emphatic 10-wicket win over India in the first ODICricket still in the dark 20 years after Cronje’s declaration 3.34pm GMT And here’s a match report: Related: Australia's Warner and Finch smash tons to thrash India in first ODI3.19pm GMT That’ll do us from Mumbai. Australia the big winners, hammering the hosts by ten wickets with 12.2 overs in hand. Can India bounce back? We’ll find out when the series

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Jack Leach quits England tour of South Africa after sepsis and sickness bug

14-01-2020 13:00

• Bowler hit hard by gastroenteritis and flu before Centurion Test
• Player struggled to recover from sepsis on New Zealand tourJack Leach, England’s senior spinner on the tour to South Africa, is to return home with immediate effect. The Somerset left-armer has had the most ill-fated of winters. He has struggled to fully recover from sepsis, which is now known he picked up during the tour of New Zealand in November. Then before the Centurion Test he contracted the gastroenteriti

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The Spin | 'We piled on Allan Border in a pub': England U19s' class of 98 relive victory

14-01-2020 12:40

Rob Key, Graeme Swann and Paul Franks were among England’s unlikely World Cup winners. They recall a memorable tourAway from the senior team’s ongoing Test tour of South Africa, but not too far away, the latest batch of starry-eyed English teenagers are preparing for the ICC Under-19 World Cup and their opening fixture against West Indies in Kimberley on Monday.Lancashire’s George Balderson leads a squad that includes seven players with county experience. The Spin is keen to se

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