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• England's home run ends but Jonny Bairstow's brutal brilliance goes on | Andy Bull

  16-09-2020 23:56
  
  The Yorkshireman’s relentless ODI form saw him compile a 10th century in the format in which he is one of England’s finestThe England men’s last match of the summer started with a slash, a catch, a cuss and a quick apology. Jason Roy threw his bat at Mitchell Starc’s opening ball and sliced a drive straight to backward point. In the silence of the empty ground, the curse he shouted out as he stomped into the dressing room came through loud and clear on the effects microph
  
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• Australia beat England by three wickets to win ODI series – as it happened

  16-09-2020 23:17
  
  Brilliant centuries from Glenn Maxwell and Alex Carey dragged Australia off the floor and set up a memorable and thrilling series win 10.17pm BSTRelated: Maxwell and Carey tons set up superb Australia series win over England9.44pm BST Here’s Adam Peake. “Buttler drops Blackwood, West Indies win the first Test of the summer,” he notes. “Buttler drops Maxwell, Australia win the final game of a wonderful summer of cricket. Thanks for all your commentary and writing, great st
  
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• Maxwell and Carey tons set up superb Australia series win over England

  16-09-2020 22:52
  
  Third ODI: Australia, 307-7, beat England, 302, by 3 wktsCarey (106) and Maxwell (108) lead recovery from 73-5England’s summer ended with their bubble burst as sparkling centuries from Glenn Maxwell and Alex Carey helped Australia rediscover their mojo in the chase to claim a nail-biting three-wicket victory and a 2-1 one-day international series win.It was the result most would have predicted when Mitchell Starc knocked over Jason Roy and Joe Root with the first two deliveries of the day,
  
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• England v Australia: Alex Carey survives after being caught off Jofra Archer no-ball

  16-09-2020 22:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Australia's Alex Carey, who went on to score 106, gets a reprieve when on nine after Adil Rashid's catch is ruled out because of a Jofra Archer no-ball.
  
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• Australia beat England by three wickets to win ODI series – live reaction!

  16-09-2020 22:20
  
  Over-by-over updates from the decider in the ODI series‘I am Jack Leach’s glasses’ - by Rebecca Close, aged 9Why not email Tim or send him a tweet 9.17pm BST “Damn cricket,” says Kat Petersen. “I’m trying to have an extremely nice dinner in Jersey for my 40th birthday and we’re now glued to an app each in the hope that Australia won’t ruin the evening.” They haven’t ruined it! They’ve played an absolute blinder. (But also, h
  
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• England v Australia: Joe Root claims key wickets of David Warner and Mitchell Marsh

  16-09-2020 19:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Joe Root bowls David Warner with an "absolute jaffa" then has Mitchell Marsh caught behind as Australia stumble to 55-4 in pursuit of 303 to beat England and claim the ODI series win at Old Trafford.
  
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• England v Australia: Chris Woakes dismisses Aaron Finch and Marcus Stoinis at Old Trafford

  16-09-2020 19:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England make the "perfect start" as Chris Woakes dismisses Australia captain Aaron Finch and Marcus Stoinis to reduce the tourists to 31-2 in pursuit of 303 to win in the deciding one-day international at Old Trafford.
  
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• England v Australia: Brilliant Jonny Bairstow hits 112 as England recover to reach 302

  16-09-2020 18:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jonny Bairstow hits a brilliant 112 to help England rebuild to 302-7 after losing two wickets in the first two balls of their innings in the deciding ODI against Australia.
  
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• Second cricketer backs Azeem Rafiq's racism claims against Yorkshire

  16-09-2020 18:58
  
  Rana Naved-ul-Hasan says there was ‘systematic taunting’ The former Pakistan bowler played for Yorkshire in 2008 and 09A second cricketer has made allegations of suffering racism at Yorkshire, with the seamer Rana Naved-ul-Hasan claiming “systematic taunting” existed at the county, after the former spinner Azeem Rafiq outlined a culture of “institutional racism”. The 42-year-old former Pakistan international, who played for Yorkshire in 2008 and 2009, told Cri
  
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• England set Australia target of 303 to win third ODI and series – live!

  16-09-2020 18:15
  
  Over-by-over updates from the decider in the ODI series‘I am Jack Leach’s glasses’ - by Rebecca Close, aged 9Why not email Tanya or send her a tweet 5.00pm BST Whenever you feel England might be slipping behind the rate, they always find someone to pull them through. Here it was Chris Woakes, with the help of Adil Rashid, who drew out of his stylish man bag some truly innovative strokes . A brilliant hundred by Jonny Bairstow kept the tempo up through the innings and Sam Billin
  
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• England set Australia target of 303 to win third one-day international – live!

  16-09-2020 17:50
  
  Over-by-over updates from the decider in the ODI series‘I am Jack Leach’s glasses’ - by Rebecca Close, aged 9Why not email Tanya or send her a tweet 4.49pm BST 50th over: England 302-7 (Woakes 53, Rashid 11) Oh Chris Woakes, most elegant! Somehow he turns a lap into a fine outside edge via a sidestep and a wiggle. Another four comes through backward point, his fifty arrives off just 38 balls. A great total by England - magic recovery from 0-2 after two balls of the innings.4.43
  
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• England v Australia: Jonny Bairstow bowled by Pat Cummins for 112

  16-09-2020 17:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins deceives Jonny Bairstow with a slower delivery to bowl out the England opener for 112 in the deciding ODI of the series at Old Trafford.
  
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• England v Australia: England lose fifth wicket as Sam Billings caught reverse-sweeping Adam Zampa

  16-09-2020 17:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sam Billings attempts to reverse sweep Adam Zampa but is caught by Pat Cummins for 57 as England fall to 210-5 against Australia in the ODI series decider at Old Trafford.
  
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• England v Australia: Tourists call for 'incredible' Jonny Bairstow lbw review

  16-09-2020 16:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Australia chance their luck with an "incredible review" hoping for an lbw decision to remove in-form Jonny Bairstow despite the England opener clearly hitting the ball in the deciding one-day international of the series at Old Trafford.
  
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• England v Australia: Jos Buttler caught off Adam Zampa for eight

  16-09-2020 15:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jos Buttler is caught off Adam Zampa for eight as England fall to 96-4 against Australia in the third and deciding ODI at Old Trafford.
  
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• England v Australia: Mitchell Starc takes wickets of Jason Roy and Joe Root in first two balls

  16-09-2020 14:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England's Jason Roy is out caught from Mitchell Starc's opening delivery before Joe Root falls lbw next ball as Australia make a strong start to the deciding ODI at Old Trafford.
  
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• England v Australia, third one-day cricket international – live!

  16-09-2020 13:39
  
  Over-by-over updates from the decider in the ODI seriesSteve Smith eyes return for deciderWhy not email Tanya or send her a tweet 12.37pm BST Australia are unchanged - so no Steve Smith for England to worry about. He’s still “a little big groggy.” Finch would have batted as well. It is breezy out there, his shirt rustling in the breeze. Australia “mis-executed” on Sunday, he’s hoping for better today. 12.33pm BST Sam Curran, most unluckily, misses out for Mark
  
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• IPL social: Dhoni, Watson, Kohli, Neesham, Russell, Rashid

  16-09-2020 12:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Veterans MS Dhoni and Shane Watson show they've still got it while international stars arrive in UAE ahead of Saturday's opener, plus more in this week's IPL social.
  
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• 'Super-creative' – Football School/Guardian Young Sportswriters of the Year revealed

  16-09-2020 09:00
  
  Rebecca Close and Eleanor Walsh see off some tremendous competition to emerge as our winners in the second year of the competitionA report of England’s dramatic 2019 Ashes victory told from the perspective of the batsman’s glasses has been crowned a winner of the 2020 Football School/Guardian Young Sportswriter of the Year award.Rebecca Close, aged nine, won the category for children from seven to nine years old with her story about the 76-run partnership between Ben Stokes and Jack
  
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• I am a pair of glasses. I belong to the England cricketer Jack Leach

  16-09-2020 09:00
  
  Rebecca Close, our winner of our Young Sports Writer of the Year, ages 7 to 9, imagines what it is like constantly being wiped and facing 90mph-ballsHeadingley Ashes Test 2019I am a pair of glasses, more famous than your usual pair. I belong to a bowler for England named Jack Leach and this is my story from the afternoon of 25th August 2019.No more runs came for the next few balls but I couldn’t really tell I was so steamed up. Continue reading...
  
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• T20 Blast: Gloucestershire reach quarter-finals after Northants lose to Worcestershire

  16-09-2020 00:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Central Group leaders Gloucestershire are the first side to reach the T20 Blast quarter-finals after beating Birmingham Bears, while Northants lose at home to Worcestershire.
  
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