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• Every ball of England's innings was mesmerising, each a possible grenade | Vic Marks

  16-08-2020 18:24
  
  Whoever was batting against Pakistan on day four, every delivery looked as if it might be his lastThere was a sadistic pleasure to be had for an old pro from the brief moments of play at the Rose Bowl. At the start of the England innings every other delivery seemed unplayable. The floodlights reflected brightly on the shiny, wine-dark Dukes ball and the pitch retained sufficient moisture to provide the most treacherous stage for opening batsmen.The ball swung in the air for Shaheen Afridi, then
  
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• MS Dhoni changed the game forever and captured the hearts of all India fans | Kevin Mitchell

  16-08-2020 18:02
  
  Nasser Hussain summed it up best when he said ‘it wasn’t over until you got Dhoni out’ and his retirement leaves a huge void in international cricketThe summer of 2005 will forever be regarded as the most vivid in the memory of those who celebrated or suffered England’s victory in the Ashes to emerge from a sea of disappointment that at one point seemed to have no horizon. But England ending 18 years of subjugation by Australia was not the only entry of note in the follow
  
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• County cricket: rain and bad light tell the story of the day – as it happened

  16-08-2020 17:56
  
  There was frustration up and down the country as the weather cost plenty of time8.14pm BST Rain, bad light and more rain decimated the second day of the Bob Willis Trophy’s third round. In the three mini sessions possible at Edgbaston, Somerset darted into a promising position – a lead of 93 over Warwickshire – with big hitters to come. An unbeaten 56 from Steven Davies was boosted by cameos from Craig Overton and Lewis Gregory, as Oliver Hannon-Dalby picked up his third wicket
  
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• County cricket: Rain and bad light tell the story of the day

  16-08-2020 17:56
  
  There was frustration up and down the country as the weather cost plenty of time4.56pm BST Fifty for Steven Davies brings up the Somerset 200 and a batting point! Only their third of the tournament. A lead of 82 over Warwicks which I suspect is almost enough already. This is the only game in play at the moment. 4.32pm BST No play anywhere at the moment, while I look out of the window in Manchester and see perfectly pleasant and inoffensive fluffy clouds. Bastardweathergods. 4.20pm BST There is p
  
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• Rain descends after Rory Burns gets a duck in response to Pakistan's 236

  16-08-2020 17:52
  
  Second Test, day four: Pakistan 236; England 7 for 1
  Broad dismisses Rizwan for 72; Afridi strikes in first overOnly 10 full overs were possible on the penultimate day of England’s rain-ruined second Test against Pakistan, with Rory Burns the most frustrated man at the Rose Bowl after falling for a duck in the slim passage of play.After losing the entirety of day three to bad light and showers, the majority of the scheduled 98 overs would have been needed to advance the match in any meanin
  
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• Pakistan finally dismissed for 236 on day four of weather-ruined second Test

  16-08-2020 17:52
  
  Pakistan 236; England 7 for oneOnly 10 full overs were possible on the penultimate day of England’s rain-ruined second Test against Pakistan, with Rory Burns the most frustrated man at the Ageas Bowl after falling for a duck in the slim passage of play.After losing the entirety of day three to bad light and showers, the majority of the scheduled 98 overs would have been needed to advance the match in any meaningful fashion but the teams were on the field for less than an hour in total befo
  
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• England v Pakistan analysis: Aatif Nawaz reveals what Pakistan's fielders are saying in the field

  16-08-2020 17:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Test Match Special's Aatif Nawaz reveals exactly what Pakistan's vocal fielders were saying to each other as they got off to a fine start with the early wicket of Rory Burns on the fourth day of the second Test.
  
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• Fan Tales: 'Most of my team members lost their lives'

  16-08-2020 17:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In the latest episode in our Fan Tales series young cricketer Waleed tells us why returning to the sport after he survived a horrific Taliban attack has helped him turn his life around.
  
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• England v Pakistan: second Test, day four – as it didn't happen

  16-08-2020 17:00
  
  Pakistan reached 236 all out and looked dangerous against England with the ball before rain stopped play with home side on 7-1 3.59pm BST To recap. England were 7/1 after five overs when rain stopped play about 50 minutes before the lunch break. To that point, Pakistan added 13 runs to their overnight score, losing their final wicket on 236. Broad finished with 4/56. In reply for the hosts, Rory Burns (0) nicked off fourth ball, courtesy of a Shaheen Afridi outswinger. Mohammad Abbas was unlucky
  
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• England v Pakistan: Opener Rory Burns out for a duck in first over of hosts' reply

  16-08-2020 12:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rory Burns is caught behind for a duck as Shaheen Afridi gets his man in the first over of England's first innings during the second Test against Pakistan.
  
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• MS Dhoni retires: Watch 2011 World Cup winning six as Indian cricket legend retires

  16-08-2020 12:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As legendary India cricketer MS Dhoni announces his retirement, watch the moment when the then Indian captain hit a six to win the ICC World Cup final in Mumbai in 2011.
  
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• England v Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan is last man out as hosts bowl Pakistan out for 236

  16-08-2020 12:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mohammad Rizwan hits one high in the air as Stuart Broad wraps up Pakistan's first innings early on day four of the second Test against England at the Ageas Bowl.
  
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• County cricket: Notts v Lancashire, Yorks v Derbyshire and more – live!

  16-08-2020 11:00
  
  Updates from day two in the Bob Willis Trophy matches‘Others did less but got more’: a lost generation of black cricketersEmail Tanya, tweet @tjaldred or comment below the line 8.21am BST And a very moving piece by Andy Bull on the fate of some of England’s best black cricketers and the failure to embrace them. Related: 'Others did less but got more': England's lost generation of black cricketers8.08am BST Some Sunday morning reading. MS retires... Related: MS Dhoni retires fro
  
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