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• England v Australia: Dropped catches, near misses & misfields - Watch hosts fielding woes

  08-09-2020 23:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch the dropped catches, near misses and sloppy moments in the field as England lose to Australia by five wickets at Southampton.
  
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• England's Adil Rashid applies brakes but Australia motor to victory in final T20

  08-09-2020 23:12 via theguardian.com
  
  Third T20: England 145-6, Australia 146-5; Aus win by 5 wktsAdil Rashid’s three for 21 gives superior Australia a fright Australia now travel to Old Trafford comforted by their first victory of the tour. Their target of 146 was none too demanding and they won the third T20 against England by five wickets with three balls to spare.There were a few stutters along the way caused by another excellent spell by Adil Rashid, who conjured three wickets, but the two West Australians Mitchell Marsh
  
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• Australia ease past England in third T20 and take top spot as consolation prize

  08-09-2020 23:12 via theguardian.com
  
  Third T20: England 145-6, Australia 146-5; Aus win by 5 wktsEngland win series but tourists reclaim No 1 spot in T20 rankingsAustralia now travel to Old Trafford comforted by their first victory of the tour. Their target of 146 was none too demanding and they won the third T20 against England by five wickets with three balls to spare.There were a few stutters along the way caused by another excellent spell by Adil Rashid, who conjured three wickets, but Mitchell Marsh and Ashton Agar kept their
  
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• England v Australia: Adil Rashid takes 3-21

  08-09-2020 23:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Adil Rashid removes Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Finch and Steve Smith as he takes 3-21 during a brilliant spell of bowling in the third T20 against Australia at Southampton.
  
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• England v Australia: Tourists win third T20 by five wickets

  08-09-2020 22:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Australia beat England with three balls to spare to claim a consolation five-wicket win in the final Twenty20 at the Ageas Bowl.
  
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• Australia beat England by five wickets in third men's T20 – as it happened

  08-09-2020 22:40 via theguardian.com
  
  A poor display from England, particularly in the field, allowed Australia to win the final match of a series they had already lost, thereby replacing England at the top of the world T20 rankings 9.43pm BST Right then, that’s us. Check back in a few minutes for Vic Marks’ match report, otherwise see you for the ODIs. Yes! Ta-ra for now.9.40pm BST Collecting the man of the series away on behalf of Jos Buttler, he says he’d have been captain had he been around tonight, and that ju
  
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• Australia beat England by five wickets in third men's T20 – live!

  08-09-2020 22:28 via theguardian.com
  
  Over-by-over coverage of the final match in SouthamptonIan Bell: teenage phenomenon who finally came goodAny thoughts? You can email Daniel or tweet @DanielHarris 9.28pm BST That’s a really good innings from Mitch Marsh, who got in the necessary biffs while staying calm and mainly working the ball about. England were missing Stokes, Root, Buttler and Morgan, but were very poor today.9.26pm BST So the series is in the book. Australia will feel they could’ve won 3-0, and will be &ldquo
  
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• Bob Willis Trophy: Ian Bell signs off with 90, Essex heading for final – as it happened

  08-09-2020 22:22 via theguardian.com
  
  The Warwickshire batsman was 10 runs short of a farewell century, while Essex are heading for the final even if an ECB technicality is keeping them waiting 9.20pm BST Cricket is too fickle to write fairytales very often but for most of a September afternoon it looked as if the romantics would get their way and Ian Bell would make a hundred in his final first-class innings.But, 10 runs short and with a millisecond loss of concentration, he played on to Timm van der Gugten. Off came the helmet, th
  
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• England v Australia: Jonny Bairstow drops easy chance as Aaron Finch survives

  08-09-2020 21:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow drops an easy chance as Aaron Finch survives on 27 in the third T20 against Australia at Southampton.
  
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• England v Australia: Joe Denly hits three streaky fours off Richardson

  08-09-2020 21:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England's Joe Denly hits three streaky fours off three consecutive balls from an increasingly frustrated Kane Richardson during the third T20 against Australia at Southampton.
  
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• Australia chasing 146 to beat England in third men's T20 – live!

  08-09-2020 20:49 via theguardian.com
  
  Over-by-over coverage of the final match in SouthamptonIan Bell: teenage phenomenon who finally came goodAny thoughts? You can email Daniel or tweet @DanielHarris 7.49pm BST Archer will bowl... 7.49pm BST Right then, off we go: who will finish the series are number 1 in the world?7.48pm BST Despite some years looking forward to the opportunity to make some kind of crack on OBO about ‘The Bell End’ when the genius himself retired,” says Steve Morgan, “now that we are here
  
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• England v Australia: Watch the best shots from Jonny Bairstow's half-century

  08-09-2020 20:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch the best shots from Jonny Bairstow's half-century, including three sixes in the the third T20 between England and Australia at Southampton.
  
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• England v Australia: Josh Hazlewood removes Tom Banton in his first over

  08-09-2020 19:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Josh Hazlewood, appearing in his first T20 international for four years, removes England opener Tom Banton in his first over during the third T20 at Southampton.
  
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• England v Australia: third men's T20 international – live!

  08-09-2020 18:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Over-by-over coverage of the final match in SouthamptonButtler absence from final T20 opens door for BantonAny thoughts? You can email Daniel | tweet @danielharris 5.36pm BST Moeen will captain England and says it’s a huge honour. He enjoys the responsibility and always being in the game, but doesn’t think he’ll be as good as Morgan, though he’s encouraged others players to become leaders. Morgan and Buttler are out, Billings and Denly are in.5.34pm BST Three changes for
  
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• England v Australia: Third T20 – live!

  08-09-2020 18:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Over-by-over coverage of the final match in SouthamptonButtler absence from final T20 opens door for BantonAny thoughts? You can email Daniel | tweet @danielharris 2.46pm BST A question: has any sports team ever had the strength in depth that England now have in limited-overs cricket? Australia in the 90s perhaps have a claim, likewise the current France football team, but I can’t think of many times management could pick two XIs, two XIIIs or two XVs and expect either of them to beat any
  
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• County cricket, Bob Willis Trophy: Ian Bell out for 90 in final innings – live!

  08-09-2020 16:25 via theguardian.com
  
  Live updates from around the county groundsIan Bell: teenage phenomenon who finally fulfilled huge promiseDrop Tanya an email | Tweet @tjaldred3.24pm BST Yorkshire have lost five for 15. Oh dear. Dreams of a Lord’s final gone, alas Some statty thoughts:You could make a strong argument that Ian Bell's 2013 Ashes is the most influential series ever compiled by an England batsman. 1st Test, 2nd inns, came in with Eng effectively 56-3; scored 109, out with Eng more than 300 ahead. 2nd Test, 1s
  
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• County cricket, Bob Willis Trophy: Ian Bell's final innings and more – live!

  08-09-2020 16:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Live updates from around the county groundsButtler’s absence from final T20 opens door for BantonDrop Tanya an email | Tweet @tjaldred3.00pm BST Just noticed that Jamie Overton has made fifty in his first innings for Surrey. Really happy for him, after a less than perfect performance with the ball. Surrey 368-6. 2.58pm BST Enjoying the trees at Sophia Gardens. Just 13 need for a last, glorious, inevitable, hundred. If you’ve missed the link, tis here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
  
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• The Spin | Ian Bell: the teenage phenomenon who finally fulfilled his huge promise

  08-09-2020 14:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Elegant batsman made 22 hundreds in 118 Tests and produced his best cricket in the second half of his England careerThe boy down to bat at No5 had turned 14 only the previous month. By the time he came in, his team needed another ten runs to win. The opposition captain was bowling, he’s played over-fifties cricket for his county, and had almost 40 years on the boy facing. Ping. The kid hit him for four. Ping. The kid hit him for four more. They won by seven wickets. That was at the Bull&rs
  
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• Ian Bell: the teenage phenomenon who finally fulfilled his huge promise | Andy Bull

  08-09-2020 14:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Elegant batsman made 22 hundreds in 118 Tests and produced his best cricket in the second half of his England careerThe boy down to bat at No 5 had turned 14 only the previous month. By the time he came in, his team needed another 10 runs to win. The opposition captain was bowling, he’s played over-fifties cricket for his county, and had almost 40 years on the boy facing. Ping. The kid hit him for four. Ping. The kid hit him for four more. They won by seven wickets.That was at the Bull&rsq
  
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• Why T20 cricket has changed the game

  08-09-2020 07:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC commentator Aatif Nawaz explains how T20 cricket has "fundamentally changed the way cricket is played".
  
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• Adam Zampa: Australia's vegan, whisky-loving coffee connoisseur

  08-09-2020 00:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why leg-spinner Adam Zampa's eclectic interests mean he only has room for "three T-shirts and two pairs of pants" in his suitcase.
  
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