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• Opportunities abound for women's cricket as T20 World Cup arrives | Geoff Lemon

  20-02-2020 17:30
  
  The women’s side of the ledger can get a huge boost with the tournament in one of the game’s most important economiesStrategically, Cricket Australia has been building up to this home season for five years. The impressive growth of women’s cricket in Australia over that time has not been the result of hitting and hoping. It was calculated, and so far the sums have proved accurate. But in substantial part it has been achieved domestically, not by the input the national women&rsq
  
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• 'I'm no champion of four-day Tests,' insists ECB chief executive

  20-02-2020 16:32
  
  Harrison says debate over four-day Tests ‘not binary’ ‘Four-day Tests answers some questions, some of the time’Tom Harrison, the chief executive of the England and Wales Cricket Board, insists he is not a champion of four-day Test cricket and warned that any attempt to make the shortened format mandatory will be met with resistance.The International Cricket Council is due to meet in Dubai at the end of March, where a proposal to make fixtures in the World Test Championshi
  
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• Four-day Test plans will be met with resistance, warns ECB chief executive

  20-02-2020 16:32
  
  Tom Harrison says debate over four-day Tests ‘not binary’ ICC will meet in March to discuss possible changesTom Harrison, the chief executive of the England and Wales Cricket Board, insists he is not a champion of four-day Test cricket and warned that any attempt to make the shortened format mandatory will be met with resistance.The International Cricket Council is due to meet in Dubai at the end of March, when a proposal to make fixtures in the World Test Championship four-day affai
  
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• Umar Akmal: Pakistan suspend batsman under anti-corruption code

  20-02-2020 11:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Batsman Umar Akmal is suspended from all cricket-related activity by the Pakistan Cricket Board under its anti-corruption code.
  
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• Women's T20 World Cup tournament preview: Australia begin title defence on home soil

  20-02-2020 10:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Australian dominance, Thailand's debut and a celebration of International Women's Day featuring Katy Perry - the Women's T20 World Cup gets under way on Friday.
  
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• Tayla Vlaeminck: Australia pace bowler misses T20 World Cup with injury

  20-02-2020 09:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Australia are forced into a last-minute change after pace bowler Tayla Vlaeminck is ruled out of the Women's T20 World Cup by injury.
  
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• Australia forced into reshuffle after Tayla Vlaeminck ruled out of T20 World Cup

  20-02-2020 06:21
  
  Molly Strano replaces quick day before openerDoor opens for Annabel Sutherland to startAustralia could throw a World Cup bolter into their biggest women’s match on home soil in history after Tayla Vlaeminck was ruled out on the eve of the competition.The Australians will open their campaign against India in what is likely to be a packed out Sydney Showground on Friday night, with unprecedented interest in the home tournament. Related: Pressure of Women’s T20 World Cup favouritism loo
  
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• Molly Strano drafted into Australia's T20 World Cup squad with Tayla Vlaeminck out

  20-02-2020 03:41
  
  All-rounder replaces fast bowler in host nation’s squadVlaeminck ruled out with stress fracture of footMolly Strano has been jettisoned into Australia’s Twenty20 World Cup squad after Tayla Vlaeminck was ruled out with a stress fracture in her foot. Scans this week confirmed Vlaeminck would miss the entire tournament, robbing the host nation of their quickest bowler on wickets expected to suit pace. Related: Pressure of Women’s T20 World Cup favouritism looms as Australia's fie
  
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