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• Cricket has an important role to play in shining a light on racism in society | Megan Schutt

  11-11-2020 17:30
  
  It has been encouraging to be involved in discussions with WBBL players about Indigenous Australia and the BLM movement recentlyI was in year 8 when my education about Indigenous Australia really began. My best friend at the time was Indigenous and taking flak from a few of our classmates about the stolen generation and the government policies that underpinned it. “I don’t know what people are complaining about,” they said. “The government was just trying to give those ki
  
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• Graham Cowdrey, Kent cricket stalwart, dies aged 56

  11-11-2020 14:50
  
  Former captain pays tribute to ‘brilliant, generous’ friendCowdrey played 179 first-class matches for KentGraham Cowdrey, a stalwart of Kent cricket for more than a decade in the 1980s and 90s, has died after a short illness at the age of 56. Matthew Fleming, his former county captain, nicely summed up the feelings of those who played with or against him: “I am numb with shock and sadness that the brilliant, generous, funny and complex friend who lit up so many cricket grounds,
  
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• The lack of diversity in cricket journalism holds back the sport

  11-11-2020 14:46
  
  While coverage is shaped by mostly male, white and privately educated journalists, it will not engage large sections of societyBy Isabelle Westbury for Wisden Cricket MonthlyWhen lockdown started and sport stopped, cricket journalists were provided with a unique opportunity to look in on themselves. Nostalgia replaced live action and sport’s writers, and talkers, turned to what they knew and where they came from. It confirmed, in stark terms, an industry that does not reflect the UK popula
  
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• IPL social: Mumbai Indians win title, Archer wins MVP and should Kohli give up the RCB captaincy?

  11-11-2020 13:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mumbai Indians win their fifth title, Jofra Archer wins MVP and should Virat Kohli give up the RCB captaincy? Plus more in this week's IPL social.
  
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• Bruce French: England wicketkeeping coach retires

  11-11-2020 12:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England's national lead wicketkeeping coach Bruce French retires after 11 years in the role.
  
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• Graham Cowdrey: Former Kent batsman dies aged 56 after short illness

  11-11-2020 10:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Kent batsman Graham Cowdrey dies aged 56 following a short illness.
  
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• Will Pucovski, Cameron Green to make Australia Test squad for India series

  11-11-2020 09:33
  
  Selectors set to name enlarged squad on ThursdayFresh faces may cost Joe Burns spot in Test XINational selectors are expected to look towards the future on Thursday when they name a 17-man Test squad for Australia’s much-anticipated series against India. Will Pucovski and Cameron Green, aged 22 and 21 respectively, are set to be named after dominant performances in the Sheffield Shield hub.But the young duo, who have both been likened to Ricky Ponting at various stages, may not be the only
  
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• West Indies players unable to train in New Zealand after breaching quarantine regulations

  11-11-2020 08:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  West Indies players are banned from training and confined to their hotel rooms in New Zealand after breaching quarantine regulations.
  
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• 'They have to stick to the rules': West Indies cricketers sanctioned after New Zealand quarantine breaches

  11-11-2020 04:51
  
  CCTV catches players sharing meals and minglingSquad banned from training and confined to roomsThe West Indies cricket squad will be banned from training and confined to hotel rooms after committing multiple breaches of New Zealand quarantine rules. New Zealand health authorities used CCTV to capture rule-breaking from the touring party, including sharing meals and mingling in groups.As they prepare for an upcoming series with the Black Caps, the West Indies were afforded a similar modified quar
  
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