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• MS Dhoni retires from international cricket after 535 matches for India

  15-08-2020 21:52 via theguardian.com
  
  Former captain won 2011 World Cup on home soilDhoni will continue playing for Chennai SuperKingsMS Dhoni played his final game for India 13 months ago but the simple announcement of his international retirement on Saturday nevertheless sparked an outpouring of admiration for what was a remarkable career on the world stage.The 39-year-old former captain led India to all three white-ball titles and the No 1 Test ranking – a trophy collection unrivalled in the modern era – all while kee
  
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• 'Others did less but got more': England's lost generation of black cricketers

  15-08-2020 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  In 1995 there were 33 black male cricketers on the county circuit and last year there were nine. Three who were earmarked for success in the 2000s feel they were stereotyped due to their skin colour A few weeks ago Mark Nelson picked up an old scorecard, a memento from a Test he played for England Under-19s against India back in 2006. It was a good one, worth keeping. He had made 43 in the first innings and 103 in the second, had opened the bowling and taken two for 80. As he showed it to his gi
  
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• England's Zak Crawley says playing in bad light could risk 'life-changing' injury

  15-08-2020 19:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Rain wipes out all of Saturday’s play in second Test‘Who’s to say someone doesn’t get hit in the head’Zak Crawley dreams of scoring his maiden Test century for England but remains cautious about playing through bad light for fear of a career-changing injury.The subject continued to dominate the second Test in Southampton as, after two shortened days, the third was abandoned without a ball being bowled and thus Pakistan remained unmoved from their overnight 223 for n
  
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• England face third-Test selection headache after day stuck in the dark

  15-08-2020 19:13 via theguardian.com
  
  Second Test, day three: Pakistan 223 for 9 (no play, rain)Dom Bess could be left out as England consider all-pace attack“It’s a tough one. I don’t know what is the best way to go,” said Stuart Broad on Friday evening. He was not talking about the game’s reaction to bad light, a wet outfield, an absence of sunshine and how the players in lockdown have been compelled to stare ever more aimlessly from their dressing rooms at grey clouds rather than wet rain. No, Broad
  
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• England v Pakistan: second Test, day three – as it didn't happen

  15-08-2020 18:17 via theguardian.com
  
  Rain, bad light and a wet outfield meant that no play was possible on a frustrating day at the Ageas Bowl 5.18pm BSTRelated: County cricket: Warwicks v Somerset, Lancs v Notts and more – live!5.17pm BST And what a day it’s been. Thanks for your company, apologies for the English weather. See you in the morning for more frustration.5.13pm BST “Good morning Rob,” says Adam Roberts. “Not about cricket, but your remark, ‘Following live sport at 35,000 feet is a un
  
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• County cricket: Slater and Duckett tons for Notts, Somerset rip through Warks – as it happened

  15-08-2020 18:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Ben Slater and Ben Duckett both hit hundreds for Nottinghamshire against Lancashire, while Warwickshire were bowled out for 121 by Somerset 9.32pm BST On a rain-hit day in the Bob Willis Trophy, there were resurrection ­hundreds for Ben Duckett and Dawid Malan, who together used to construct huge left-handed partnerships for England Lions before their careers hit stumbling blocks.Malan was dropped from Test cricket by Ed Smith in 2018 after the chairman of selectors suggested he was better s
  
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• County cricket: Slater and Duckett tons for Notts, Somerset rip through Warks

  15-08-2020 18:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Ben Slater and Ben Duckett both hit hundreds for Nottinghamshire against Lancashire, while Warwickshire were bowled out for 121 by Somerset 5.06pm BST Fabulous hundred by Malan! 107 not out! And with that, I’d better retire to the round-up.4.52pm BST Confirmation from Hampshire that Liam Dawson will miss the rest of the season with injury. Get well soon!And at Headingley, Dawid Malan is within sight of the promised land - 98 not out! 4.43pm BST “Afternoon brew solution: Mythos. (Don&
  
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• England v West Indies: ECB in talks over women's series

  15-08-2020 14:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England are in discussions with West Indies over a potential women's series next month, with South Africa's tour in doubt.
  
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• England v Pakistan: Weather delays day three of second Test

  15-08-2020 13:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More bad weather delays the start of the third day of the second Test between England and Pakistan at the Ageas Bowl.
  
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• England v Pakistan: second Test, day three play delayed – live!

  15-08-2020 12:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Day three updates from the second Test in SouthamptonCounty cricket – live! Get the latest from Tanya AldredAnd feel free to email Adam or tweet him @collinsadam11.24am BST Perhaps my favourite rainy OBO discussion was during the World Cup last year as India and New Zealand were washed out at Trent Bridge. For reasons that I won’t bore you with, I spent the first hour posting from a gutter out the front shielding my screen from drizzle before getting into the press box, where we spen
  
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• Quiz: How much do you remember about England v Pakistan Tests?

  15-08-2020 12:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Test your knowledge of memorable matches between the sides down the years.
  
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• County cricket: Warwicks v Somerset, Lancs v Notts and more – live!

  15-08-2020 11:14 via theguardian.com
  
  Day one from the latest Bob Willis Trophy matchesEngland v Pakistan: second Test, day three – live!And you can email Tanya, tweet @tjaldred or post BTL 10.07am BST The Bob Willis Trophy Final will start on September 23 at Lord’s, the final of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy will be held on September 26 at the home ground of the finalist with the most points and the T20 Blast final will happen on October 3 at Edgbaston. The new Warwickshire chief executive Stuart Cain has said he is h
  
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