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Sport thrown into disarray after Boris Johnson suspends pilot events

31-07-2020 20:11

Plans for limited crowds at cricket, racing and snooker cancelledFA pauses plan to allow fans at Wembley for Community ShieldProfessional sport was plunged back into a now-familiar sense of uncertainty on Friday after the government’s decision to suspend spectator test events threw careful and expensive plans into disarray.The completion of the Premier League season and a successful Test series between England and West Indies had raised hopes that sport was ready to move on from behind-clo

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Sam Billings aims to pin down England spot in second ODI against Ireland

31-07-2020 19:00

Billings played best innings of match in series openerIreland must choose between Boyd Rankin and Josh LittleOur first glimpse of white-ball cricket behind closed doors will last no longer in the memory than the soap opera Eldorado, which was axed as soon as Alan Yentob took charge of BBC One in 1993. This anticlimax had more to do with the one-sidedness of the contest rather than the emptiness of the stands. We hope for a better game when England and Ireland meet again at 2pm on Saturday in the

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Andy Balbirnie faces tough choices before second ODI against England

31-07-2020 19:00

Ireland captain must choose Boyd Rankin or Josh LittleEoin Morgan likely to stick with Sam BillingsOur first glimpse of white-ball cricket behind closed doors will last no longer in the memory than the soap opera Eldorado, which was axed as soon as Alan Yentob took charge of BBC One in 1993. This anticlimax had more to do with the one-sidedness of the contest rather than the emptiness of the stands. We hope for a better game when England and Ireland meet again at 2pm on Saturday in the second OD

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Bob Willis trophy: county season starts with new rules and no fans | Tanya Aldred

31-07-2020 15:25

Four-day cricket returns in the guise of the one-off Bob Willis trophy, named after the much-loved England bowler and acerbic Sky punditThis was going to be the year the Hundred booted the County Championship to the margins of the summer and took over the school holidays with its new 100-ball razzmatazz. That was in the old new world.The new new world sees four-day cricket lording it over August instead, in the guise of the one-off Bob Willis trophy, named after the much-loved England bowler and

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Bob Willis Trophy: county cricket returns with new rules and no fans | Tanya Aldred

31-07-2020 15:25

Four-day red-ball cricket returns with one-off tournament named after the much-loved England bowler and punditThis was going to be the year the Hundred booted the County Championship to the margins of the summer and took over the school holidays with its new 100-ball razzmatazz. That was in the old new world.The new new world sees four-day cricket lording it over August instead, in the guise of the one-off Bob Willis trophy, named after the much-loved England bowler and acerbic Sky pundit who di

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