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• Jonny Bairstow determined to seize Test chance batting at No 3 in Sri Lanka

  07-01-2021 18:41
  
  ‘I can be a huge contributor in the Test arena,’ says BairstowOllie Pope features in intra-squad match after shoulder surgeryJonny Bairstow appears set to make his Test return at No 3 next week and will do so believing there are “plenty more runs left in the tank” to offer England in the longest format.Bairstow, 31, has spent a year out of the Test side after struggling to merge his compelling white-ball form with the tighter defence required against the red, and seeing h
  
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• Jonny Bairstow determined to seize his Test chance batting at No 3 in Sri Lanka

  07-01-2021 18:41
  
  “I can be a huge contributor in the Test arena,” says BairstowOllie Pope features in intra-squad match after shoulder surgeryJonny Bairstow appears set to make his Test return at No 3 next week and will do so believing there are “plenty more runs left in the tank” to offer England in the longest format.Bairstow, 31, has spent a year out of the Test side after struggling to marry his incendiary white-ball form with the tighter defence required against the red, and seeing h
  
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• Sri Lanka v England: Jonny Bairstow says he does not have point to prove

  07-01-2021 17:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England batsman Jonny Bairstow says "my game is in the best place it has been" as he prepares for the Test series in Sri Lanka.
  
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• Mickey Arthur has faith in 'streetwise' Sri Lanka to trouble England

  07-01-2021 15:00
  
  ‘I think they were hit hard by the 3-0 defeat two years ago’Spinners Embuldeniya, Perera and Hasaranga will pose threatSri Lanka’s cricketers fly home on Friday after a chastening 2-0 defeat in South Africa but with revenge now squarely on their minds when it comes to their upcoming series against England.Joe Root’s side won 3-0 on the island in late 2018 thanks to a dynamic fast-scoring gameplan with the bat in which the sweep and reverse sweep were deployed aggressively
  
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• Michael Vaughan: I don't buy into notion of exercise once per day

  07-01-2021 13:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former England captain Michael Vaughan believes England should follow Wales' rules on exercise, and allow people out more than once per day.
  
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• Australia v India: Will Pucovski's journey to 62 on Test debut

  07-01-2021 13:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Will Pucovski impresses with 62 on long-awaited debut, having overcome nine concussions and mental health issues to reach the biggest stage.
  
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• Pakistan v England: Women's side to tour Pakistan for first time in October

  07-01-2021 11:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England women will visit Pakistan for the first time when they play a Twenty20 and one-day series in October.
  
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• Sourav Ganguly: Former India captain discharged from hospital after heart attack

  07-01-2021 10:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is discharged from hospital after having a heart attack on Saturday.
  
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• Australia v India: Will Pucovski hits 62 on debut in third Test

  07-01-2021 09:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Opener Will Pucovski makes 62 on his much-anticipated Test debut as Australia reach 166-2 on day one of the third Test against India.
  
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• NSW south coast holiday locations on high alert as state records one new case – as it happened

  07-01-2021 09:37
  
  High-priority groups will begin receiving the vaccine earlier than anticipated, Scott Morrison says. This blog is now closedNSW hotspots; Victoria hotspotsCovid restrictions state by stateFollow the global coronavirus live blog 8.28am GMT We’re shutting up shop for the day. Thanks for reading. Here are today’s main developments: Related: Coronavirus live news: US suffers record daily deaths; Russia's official death toll passes 60,0007.58am GMT The Queensland hotel quarantine cleaner
  
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• Australia coronavirus news live: Queensland hotel quarantine cleaner contracts UK strain of Covid

  07-01-2021 09:37
  
  High priority groups will begin receiving the vaccine earlier than anticipated; NSW south coast holiday locations on high alert; cricket crowd flocks to Sydney Test. Follow all the latest news and updatesNSW hotspots; Victoria hotspotsCovid restrictions state by stateFollow the global coronavirus live blog 8.28am GMT We’re shutting up shop for the day. Thanks for reading. Here are today’s main developments: Related: Coronavirus live news: US suffers record daily deaths; Russia's offi
  
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• Will Pucovski half century lays platform for Australia in third Test against India

  07-01-2021 09:25
  
  Pucovski out for 62 in strong Test debut at the SCGWarner departs for five on return from groin injuryAustralia look destined for their biggest score of the series against India after a half century from debutant opener Will Pucovski helped them to 166-2 at the end of the rain-disrupted first day of the third Test.Pucovski rode his luck for his 62 on Thursday but his partnership of 100 with Marnus Labuschagne for the second wicket established a solid platform for the hosts as they look to break
  
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• Australia v India: third Test, day one – as it happened

  07-01-2021 09:06
  
  Pucovski half century lays platform for AustraliaHave your say via email or tweet @scott_heinrich 8.06am GMT A day limited to 55 overs by rain but one dominated by Australia. It started well for the hosts when they won the toss, hit a speed hump when David Warner fell cheaply after looking anything but fit running between the wickets, and then ended with no shortage of reasons to think Australia can go on to regain the lead in this series.The Warner miss aside, Australia’s top order looked
  
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• Gary Wilson column: Ireland in Abu Dhabi bubble for UAE & Afghanistan series

  07-01-2021 08:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ireland wicketkeeper-batsman Gary Wilson on the side's first action since their win over England as they face the UAE and Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi.
  
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• Australia coronavirus news live: NSW reports one Covid case and Victoria none as South Australia flags pre-flight testing

  07-01-2021 06:39
  
  High priority groups will begin receiving the vaccine earlier than anticipated; NSW south coast holiday locations on high alert; cricket crowd flocks to Sydney Test. Follow all the latest news and updatesNSW hotspots; Victoria hotspotsCovid restrictions state by stateFollow the global coronavirus live blog 5.39am GMT NSW Health have added some new locations in Wentworthville and Avalon which were visited by a person with Covid-19 in the past week.If you visited the ChemSave Day and Night Pharmac
  
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• Cricket Australia seeks answers from India on reports of Gabba Test boycott

  07-01-2021 06:35
  
  Rahane refuses to confirm India will play fourth Test in Brisbane
  Tourists frustrated over strict Queensland quarantine protocolsCricket Australia will ask the Board of Control for Cricket in India for its official stance on the Gabba Test as confusion continues over the series finale in Brisbane.Reports surfaced again on Thursday that India would push to move the Test away from Queensland due to growing frustration over the state’s hotel quarantine protocols. Related: Australia's cricket
  
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• Australia coronavirus news live: Vaccinations to begin in mid-to-late February as Queensland quarantine worker tests positive

  07-01-2021 03:35
  
  High priority groups will begin receiving the vaccine earlier than anticipated; NSW south coast holiday locations on high alert; cricket crowd flocks to Sydney Test. Follow all the latest news and updatesNSW hotspots; Victoria hotspotsCovid restrictions state by stateFollow the global coronavirus live blog 2.35am GMT A very good question — at the moment there are difficulties just delivering fresh food to remote Indigenous communities. How will the government deliver the vaccine to those c
  
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• Australia coronavirus news live: Morrison says vaccinations to begin in mid-to-late February as Queensland quarantine worker tests positive

  07-01-2021 02:56
  
  High priority groups will begin receiving the vaccine earlier than anticipated; NSW south coast holiday locations on high alert; cricket crowd flocks to Sydney Test. Follow all the latest news and updatesNSW hotspots; Victoria hotspotsCovid restrictions state by stateFollow the global coronavirus live blog 1.56am GMT Earlier, Morrison vaccination in 2021 was a key component of how Australia was dealing with the pandemic.“We have been dealing with this in a very Australian way,” he sa
  
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• Australia coronavirus news live: Morrison speaks as NSW reports one new Covid case and Victoria records none

  07-01-2021 02:40
  
  NSW south coast holiday locations on high alert; cricket crowd flocks to Sydney Test; and national cabinet meets to discuss vaccine and international travel. Follow all the latest news and updatesNSW hotspots; Victoria hotspotsCovid restrictions state by stateFollow the global coronavirus live blog 1.40am GMT Australian prime minister Scott Morrison is speaking now in Canberra. He says that in response to the incident in the US today, and the breach of the Capitol building, Australia has updated
  
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• Australia coronavirus news live: Morrison to speak as NSW reports one new Covid case and Victoria records none

  07-01-2021 02:04
  
  NSW south coast holiday locations on high alert; cricket crowd flocks to Sydney Test; and national cabinet meets to discuss vaccine and international travel. Follow all the latest news and updatesNSW hotspots; Victoria hotspotsCovid restrictions state by stateFollow the global coronavirus live blog 1.04am GMT Before we hear from Scott Morrison, another reminder that you can follow our live coverage of what’s happening in the US here: Related: Washington DC under curfew after storming of Ca
  
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• Australia coronavirus news live: NSW reports one new Covid case and Victoria records none as cricket crowd flocks to Sydney Test

  07-01-2021 01:20
  
  NSW south coast holiday locations on high alert as national cabinet meets to discuss vaccine and international travel. Follow all the latest news and updatesNSW hotspots; Victoria hotspotsCovid restrictions state by stateFollow the global coronavirus live blog 12.20am GMT A reporter asks Andrews if he has been frustrated by the way the outbreak has been managed in NSW.He says:I am not here to comment on other states, I am much more about putting forward a positive plan and the positive plan is I
  
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• Australia coronavirus news live: Daniel Andrews gives Covid update as Victoria records no new cases and NSW south coast on high alert

  07-01-2021 01:04
  
  Thousands more people in NSW urged to get tested as national cabinet meets to discuss vaccine and international travel. Follow all the latest news and updatesNSW hotspots; Victoria hotspotsCovid restrictions state by stateFollow the global coronavirus live blog 12.04am GMT Andrews said the Vermont South case — which is the man who tested positive about a week after attending the Boxing Day sales at Chadstone and the second day of the Boxing Day test at the MCG — has been genomically
  
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• Australia coronavirus news live: Daniel Andrews to give Covid update as Victoria records no new cases and NSW south coast on high alert

  07-01-2021 00:32
  
  Thousands more people in NSW urged to get tested as national cabinet meets to discuss vaccine and international travel. Follow all the latest news and updatesNSW hotspots; Victoria hotspotsCovid restrictions state by stateFollow the global coronavirus live blog 11.32pm GMT Apologies, I said Daniel Andrews would speak at 10.15am — it’s 10.45am. 11.31pm GMT The rollout of Covid-19 vaccines will be on the agenda at the national cabinet meeting tomorrow. The government had set a target o
  
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