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• Darren Gough’s coaching transformed my bowling, says England’s Mahmood

  30-01-2020 19:00
  
  • Lancashire paceman hails ‘good strides’ made on reverse swing
  • Mahmood hopes tips can help him break 90mph in Sri LankaSaqib Mahmood is looking to hit the 90mph mark during the upcoming white-ball fixtures in South Africa after feeling the benefit of Darren Gough’s short spell as an England coach.The 22-year-old Lancastrian’s stock is on the rise, having this week been named as one of three young fast bowlers to receive a newly-created England development con
  
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• Australian cricketers face sanctions after ridiculing non-English speakers

  30-01-2020 05:09
  
  Under-19 team members use ‘inappropriate language’Cricket Australia investigate players’ social media postsSome members of Australia’s Under-19 World Cup squad face sanctions for comments on social media that have been branded as casual racism. Cricket Australia’s head of integrity and security Sean Carroll has spoken with those players who recently posted broken-English responses to an Instagram post.“We are extremely disappointed that some of the Australian
  
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