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• Jofra Archer: Joe Root defends use of injured fast bowler

  08-02-2020 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Joe Root says Jofra Archer has not been over-bowled while playing for England, despite suffering a stress fracture in his right elbow.
  
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• Joe Root denies England workload to blame for Jofra Archer’s injury

  08-02-2020 19:00 via theguardian.com
  
  • Archer bowled more overs than any other England player in 2019
  • Root blames heavy workload before May for Archer’s injuryJoe Root has denied England overworked Jofra Archer before the injury that has curtailed his opening spell as an international. It emerged on Wednesday that Archer had suffered a stress fracture of the right elbow, previously undiagnosed by scans, ruling him out for at least three months.A countback across all formats shows Archer bowled more overs than any
  
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• England in South Africa: Dale Steyn returns to Proteas' Twenty20 squad

  08-02-2020 14:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn is set to play international cricket for the first time in nearly a year after being named in the Twenty20 squad to face England.
  
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• Josh Philippe fires Sydney Sixers to Big Bash title as Melbourne Stars fall short

  08-02-2020 14:08 via theguardian.com
  
  Sixers 5-116, Stars 6-97; Sixers win by 19 runsPhilippe’s 52 proves decisive in rain-hit finalJosh Philippe teamed up with his mentor, Steve Smith, to steer the Sydney Sixers to their second Big Bash League title with a rain-affected 19-run victory over the Melbourne Stars at the SCG.Wet weather stripped 12 overs from the final but did not wash out the match entirely, as had been expected. Philippe’s polished 52 lifted Sydney to 5-116 from 12 overs, a tricky target that quickly becam
  
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• Big Bash League: Sydney Sixers beat Melbourne Stars to win title

  08-02-2020 13:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sydney Sixers win the 2019-20 Big Bash League title with a 19-run victory over Melbourne Stars in a rain-shortened final at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
  
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• Former Pakistan cricketer Nasir Jamshed jailed over fixing scandal

  08-02-2020 12:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Nasir Jamshed receives 17-month custodial sentenceBatsman was banned from cricket for 10 years in 2018Nasir Jamshed, the former Pakistan international cricketer, has been sentenced to 17 months in prison for his role in a fixing scandal involving T20 tournaments in Pakistan and Bangladesh.In a statement released on Friday, Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) said that the 33-year-old Jamshed was jailed alongside British nationals Yousef Anwar (40 months) and Mohammed Ijaz (30 months), af
  
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• Australia v India, T20 tri-series: Hosts stunned by seven-wicket defeat

  08-02-2020 11:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Australia women will have to beat England on Sunday to reach the T20 tri-series final after a dramatic seven-wicket defeat by India.
  
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• Australia in danger of missing women's T20 tri-series final after loss to India

  08-02-2020 06:07 via theguardian.com
  
  India 177-3 beat Australia 173-5Ash Gardener scored 93 off 57 balls for AustraliaAustralia are in danger of missing the women’s Twenty20 international tri-series final after an upset seven-wicket loss to India at Melbourne’s Junction Oval. A career-best score from Ashleigh Gardner powered Australia to 5-173, but India’s top order came out in scintillating fashion to secure a thrilling victory on Saturday with three balls to spare. It is the third-highest successful chase in WT2
  
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• Jimmy Anderson plots England vs Sri Lanka return after Jofra Archer ruled out with injury

  08-02-2020 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  JIMMY ANDERSON has told England selectors he is fit and ready to step in for the injured Jofra Archer on next month's Test tour to Sri Lanka.
  
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