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• England’s world-beating cricketers are suffering the curse of nation’s gilded few | Tanya Aldred

  02-02-2020 09:00
  
  As the global football and rugby union triumphs of 1966 and 2003, and now Lord’s last year show, time is not always kindOutside, it is cinereous and damp; February creeps in without an ode to anything, least of all joy. But somewhere, surely, the Cricket World Cup final is being replayed. On Tuesday England men’s cricket team play their first ODI since that magical Sunday last July when the bubbles flowed and the sun cranked up and the burnt-orange bricks of the Lord’s pavilion
  
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• Ellyse Perry stars as Australia down India in T20 tri-series

  02-02-2020 07:23
  
  Australia 104-6 beat India 103-9 Perry took 4/13 then top-scored with 49 at Manuka Oval
  They were made to work for it but Australia atoned for a rare loss to England the previous day by winning game three of the women’s international tri-series. Elysse Perry starred, taking second-best career figures of 4/13 and top-scoring with 49 runs as Australia chased 103-9 to win by four wickets with seven balls to spare.India looked on track for a reasonable total when they reached 78-3 after 13 ove
  
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