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• England and Pakistan both have hurdles to overcome in second Test

  12-08-2020 21:47
  
  The hosts must cope without the input of Stokes while the tourists must bounce back having had just five days to recover from the first Test defeat
  They are called Test matches for a reason. They represent the ultimate challenge for any cricketer. Even the one-day wizards from Virat Kohli to Eoin Morgan to Jos Buttler acknowledge that and it may be that those challenges are even more demanding this week – for both sides.Pakistan, for example, have had to endure the setback of losing a Test
  
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• Jimmy Anderson set to play for England in second Test after backing from Root

  12-08-2020 19:20
  
  Joe Root to field five-man bowling attack against PakistanYou question Jimmy’s ability at your peril, says captainJoe Root has warned anyone questioning Jimmy Anderson’s ability does so at their peril, with England set to give their record wicket-taker an immediate chance to address a low key performance in Manchester during the second Test this week.Anderson, 38, picked up just one wicket as England went 1-0 up in their three-match series against Pakistan but was the only member of
  
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• Pakistan's pace attack is ready to go again in second Test, says Waqar Younis

  12-08-2020 18:03
  
  Guys have plenty of gas left in the tank, bowling coach addsMohammad Hafeez ordered to self-isolate after rogue photoPakistan’s pace attack has plenty of gas left in the tank, according to their bowling coach, Waqar Younis, with the tourists expected to keep changes to a minimum as they seek to level the series with England in Southampton this week.West Indies arguably suffered from a refusal to rotate their seamers during England’s first series of the summer. But while Fawad Alam, t
  
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• England v Pakistan: How England won first Test on a thrilling final day

  12-08-2020 17:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Relive a riveting final day as England completed a three-wicket victory over Pakistan in the first Test at Emirates Old Trafford.
  
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• Uncapped Ollie Robinson called up to England squad for Pakistan Test

  12-08-2020 14:52
  
  Seamer was training with squad for West Indies seriesFitness of seam attack under scrutiny after congested summerUncapped Sussex seamer Ollie Robinson has been included in England’s 14-man squad for the second Test against Pakistan.The 26-year-old had been training with the squad during the West Indies series and took eight Hampshire wickets in his subsequent appearance in the Bob Willis Trophy. Related: Dom Sibley is all ears as he thinks on his feet against the Pakistan attackContinue re
  
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• England call uncapped Ollie Robinson into squad for second Pakistan Test

  12-08-2020 14:52
  
  Seamer was training with squad for West Indies seriesFitness of seam attack under scrutiny after congested summerUncapped Sussex seamer Ollie Robinson has been included in England’s 14-man squad for the second Test against Pakistan.The 26-year-old had been training with the squad during the West Indies series and took eight Hampshire wickets in his subsequent appearance in the Bob Willis Trophy. Related: Dom Sibley is all ears as he thinks on his feet against the Pakistan attackContinue re
  
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• County cricket talking points: Essex, Somerset and Derbyshire set the pace

  12-08-2020 12:18
  
  Will Somerset finally come good this year – just when there is no County Championship at stake?By Gary Naylor for the 99.94 Cricket BlogFor a phrase that is synonymous with clarity of vision, there’s little about 2020 that one could see coming – not least Derbyshire blazing a trail at the top of the Bob Willis Trophy North Group. Related: Dom Sibley is all ears as he thinks on his feet against the Pakistan attackRelated: Monty Panesar: ‘I have unfinished business with cri
  
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• Jack Taylor: Gloucestershire all-rounder named captain for T20 Blast

  12-08-2020 11:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gloucestershire announce that all-rounder Jack Taylor will captain the side in the 2020 T20 Blast.
  
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• Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Finals Day on 26 September, venue to be decided

  12-08-2020 09:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Finals Day for the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy women's competition will take place on 26 September, with the venue to be confirmed.
  
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• T20 Blast: Finals Day on 3 October and Bob Willis Trophy final on 23 September

  12-08-2020 09:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  T20 Blast Finals Day will take place at Edgbaston on Saturday 3 October in the hope games might be played in front of a crowd.
  
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• Dom Sibley is all ears as he thinks on his feet against the Pakistan attack

  12-08-2020 09:00
  
  England opener is eager to learn and take advice as he works on his game, ignoring the tea and biscuits while he is at itAzhar Mahmood gave a beautifully simple explanation during the first Test of what Mohammad Abbas seeks to do with a cricket ball, a match Pakistan appeared to have under control only for England to swipe the win from under their noses.“He might be 80mph but his ‘off the pitch’ is really quick,” the former Pakistan all-rounder told Test Match Special. &l
  
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