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• England v Australia: Jos Buttler's 77 not out guides hosts to series win

  06-09-2020 20:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jos Buttler guides England to a six-wicket victory over Australia in the second Twenty20 international to clinch the three-match series.
  
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• England v Australia: Jos Buttler scores brilliant 77 not out to seal series win

  06-09-2020 20:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jos Buttler scores an unbeaten 77 from 54 balls to help England secure a series victory against Australia in the second Twenty20 international in Southampton.
  
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• Jos Buttler shows class to seal England's T20 series win against Australia

  06-09-2020 19:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Second T20i: Australia 157-7; England 158-4Opener makes 77 from 54 balls as home side go 2-0 up in seriesJos Buttler delivered a glorious demonstration of how to pace a run chase. The target, 158, was not formidable but, as the Australians are all too aware, such middling scores can be tricky to overhaul. But with Buttler at the crease there was no slip-up. He purred to an unbeaten 77 from 54 balls and finished the match with seven deliveries to spare with a straight six off Adam Zampa that clea
  
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• Jos Buttler helps England seal series with comfortable win against Australia

  06-09-2020 19:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Australia 157-7; England 158-4Opener makes 77 from 54 balls as home side go 2-0 up in seriesJos Buttler delivered a glorious demonstration of how to pace a run chase. The target, 158, was not formidable but, as the Australians are all too aware, such middling scores can be tricky to overhaul. But with Buttler at the crease there was no slip-up. He purred to an unbeaten 77 from 54 balls and finished the match with seven deliveries to spare with a straight six off Adam Zampa that cleared the bound
  
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• IPL 2020 fixtures and schedule

  06-09-2020 19:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fixtures for the 2020 Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament, taking place in the United Arab Emirates.
  
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• England v Australia: Dawid Malan scores 42

  06-09-2020 19:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England's Dawid Malan scores 42 from just 32 balls against Australia in the second T20 in Southampton.
  
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• England beat Australia by six wickets in second men's Twenty20 – as it happened

  06-09-2020 19:04 via theguardian.com
  
  Jos Buttler led England to a comfortable victory over Australia by hitting an unbeaten 77 to clinch the series 6.03pm BST Eoin Morgan confirms that he dislocated a finger, not that it stopped him batting. Or fielding, apart from one over. Morgan can’t fault “any facet” of England’s performance, which may be a relief to Tom Banton. He gives credit to Jofra, who “set the tone”, as well as to Buttler. You might think the argument over Buttler’s place in the
  
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• England v Australia: Jos Buttler and Moeen Ali score winning runs

  06-09-2020 18:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jos Buttler and Moeen Ali hit 17 in four balls, including two huge sixes, to secure victory for England against Australia in emphatic fashion in the second T20 in Souhampton.
  
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• England beat Australia by six wickets in second men's Twenty20 – live!

  06-09-2020 18:43 via theguardian.com
  
  All the latest from the 2pm BST start at the Rose BowlGloucs v Northants game off over positive Covid testEmail Tim or tweet @TimdeLisle with your thoughts 5.43pm BST England did their best to turn a cakewalk into a collapse, but Buttler stood firm. He finished with 77 off 54 balls, using the crease, working the singles, erupting only when he needed to, and timing his reverse sweeps beautifully. There was also a lovely cameo from Moeen Ali, 13 off only six balls. So England won by six wickets, w
  
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• County cricket: Bohannon holds Lancs innings together - as happened

  06-09-2020 18:32 via theguardian.com
  
  Josh Bohannon scored 94 for for a youthful Lancashire side on a tough day at Aigburth against Derbyshire 5.32pm BST Apologies all, distracted by the Covid story at Bristol. At Aigburgh it has been slow going but Josh Bohannon was very unlucky to fall just six short of hundred after a smashing display of batting. Lancs 191-6. 4.06pm BST All in all, a bizarre end to umpire Jeremy Lloyds’ career - applauded onto the pitch through a player guard of honour, one session officiating, then, after
  
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• Bob Willis Trophy: Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire abandoned after positive Covid-19 test

  06-09-2020 17:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gloucestershire's Bob Willis Trophy game with Northamptonshire is abandoned after a Northants squad member tests positive for Covid-19.
  
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• England v Australia: Jonny Bairstow out hitting own wicket

  06-09-2020 17:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jonny Bairstow becomes the first England batsman to be out hitting his own wicket in a T20 international during their match against Australia at Southampton.
  
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• Covid-19 forces abandonment of Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire

  06-09-2020 17:26 via theguardian.com
  
  Bob Willis Trophy match called off before lunch on day oneMember of Northamptonshire squad tests positive for virusGloucestershire’s Bob Willis Trophy match against Northamptonshire has been abandoned after a non-playing member of the visiting squad tested positive for Covid-19.The game was called off just before lunch on the opening day after a member of the Northamptonshire squad, who had not travelled to Bristol, had a positive test for coronavirus. Related: County cricket: Gloucs v Nor
  
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• England v Australia: Jofra Archer and Mark Wood produce brilliant pace spell

  06-09-2020 17:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Australia's top order has no answer to Mark Wood and Jofra Archer's opening spell of pace bowling for England in the second T20 in Southampton.
  
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• County cricket: Lancs v Derbyshire, match off at Bristol over Covid test – live!

  06-09-2020 17:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Gloucs v Northants is called off over positive Covid-19 testEngland v Australia: follow second T20 with Tim de LisleGet in touch! Email Tanya, tweet her or comment below 4.06pm BST All in all, a bizarre end to umpire Jeremy Lloyds’ career - applauded onto the pitch through a player guard of honour, one session officiating, then, after an hour’s delay post lunch, he pulled a stump from the ground to signify the end of the match. The first English cricket game to be abandoned to Covid.
  
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• England chasing 158 to beat Australia in second men's Twenty20 – live!

  06-09-2020 16:58 via theguardian.com
  
  All the latest from the 2pm BST start at the Rose BowlGloucs v Northants game off over positive Covid testEmail Tim or tweet @TimdeLisle with your thoughts 3.58pm BST 20th over: Australia 157-7 (Cummins 13, Starc 2) The last over is entrusted to Archer, who set the tone so beautifully at the start. It doesn’t go well. He bowls a wide, then another one, as a slower-ball bouncer goes too high. Cummins flashes for four, then middles a mow for six to bring up the 150 in style. There’s an
  
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• County cricket: Gloucs v Northants abandoned after positive Covid test – live!

  06-09-2020 16:51 via theguardian.com
  
  Final round of group games gets under way on SundayEngland v Australia: follow second T20 with Tim de LisleGet in touch! Email Tanya, tweet her or comment below 3.47pm BST A member of the Northants playing squad, not in Bristol, has tested positive for Covid 19 after feeling unwell. Statement from Gloucestershire CCC:In the interests of player welfare, it has been agreed between Gloucestershire, Northamptonshire and the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) that the Bob Willis Trophy match, cu
  
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• England v Australia: Jos Buttler makes a terrible review

  06-09-2020 16:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England waste a review for lbw on a ball that hits nothing but the middle of Aaron Finch's bat in the second T20 against Australia in Southampton.
  
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• England v Australia: Jofra Archer has David Warner caught behind

  06-09-2020 15:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jofra Archer removes David Warner after just three balls as England make a brilliant start against Australian in the second Twenty20 in Southampton.
  
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• Caribbean Premier League: Watch best sixes from the latest games

  06-09-2020 15:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch the best sixes from Saturday's games in the Caribbean Premier League - Trinbago Knight Raiders v St Lucia Zouks and Jamaica Tallawahs v Barbados Tridents.
  
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• IPL 2020: Mumbai Indians to begin against Chennai Super Kings

  06-09-2020 14:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Defending champions Mumbai Indians will play last year's finalists Chennai Super Kings in the opening match of the IPL.
  
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• England v Australia: second men's Twenty20 international – live!

  06-09-2020 14:02 via theguardian.com
  
  All the latest from the 2pm BST start at the Rose BowlCounty cricket: Lancashire v Derbyshire and moreEmail Tim or tweet @TimdeLisle with your thoughts 10.08am BST Afternoon everyone and welcome to a T20 series between England and Australia that has already given us a cliffhanger. The first game was shaping as a piece of cake for the Aussies, only to end up leaving egg on their faces. The result was the one that has featured in their nightmares for 15 years: England won by two runs. These are th
  
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• Sussex batsman Phil Salt to join England ODI squad for Australia series

  06-09-2020 12:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sussex batsman Phil Salt will join England's one-day international group as a reserve for the series against Australia.
  
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• County cricket: Lancs v Derbyshire and more in Bob Willis Trophy – live!

  06-09-2020 10:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Final round of group games gets under way on SundaySussex’s Claydon accused of using hand sanitiser on ballGet in touch! Email Tanya, tweet her or comment below 9.48am BST NORTH GROUPAigburth: Lancashire v Derbyshire.9.17am BST9.17am BST Alas, so soon, the Bob’s last group-stage has arrived. Back to the land of 10.30am starts, a broken down train at Warrington Central and two pairs of socks for the Aigburth tent. Lots to look forward to over the next few days in the battle for the fi
  
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• Anderson on why England v Australia rivalry matters - with second T20 live on BBC

  06-09-2020 06:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  James Anderson explains why the rivalry between England and Australia is so intense as the teams prepare to continue their duel in Sunday's T20 match, live on BBC TV.
  
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