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• UAE-Ireland ODI in Abu Dhabi postponed for second time after hosts return further positive Covid cases

  11-01-2021 19:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ireland's one-day contest against United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi is postponed again after the hosts return four further positive Covid-19 cases.
  
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• Australia let themselves down in search of victory over India | Geoff Lemon

  11-01-2021 18:48
  
  Tim Paine’s sniping as the third Test was heading for a draw is merely part of a long, sorry tradition
  There is nothing like a Test on the line going deep into its fifth day. It’s a slow-growing excitement that spreads through you into grandly hidden proportions, like a citadel of underground fungus beneath a forest. Fifth days are special because they’re tough. After all the strain and heat and effort, four nights of easing sore bodies into bed, the game asks for its denouemen
  
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• Cricket quiz: Name the England team from 2001 Sri Lanka tour

  11-01-2021 18:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Can you remember the 12 England cricketers who played in the away Test series win over Sri Lanka in 2001?
  
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• Lawrence confident he can rise to the occasion for England in Sri Lanka

  11-01-2021 18:07
  
  Essex batsman set to make debut at No 5 against Sri Lanka
  ‘Hopefully if I do get the nod I stay true to myself’It will be more than the year that is new for England when they take on Sri Lanka in the first Test on Thursday, with every indication Dan Lawrence will be handed the most long-awaited of 23-year-old debuts at No 5, coming as it does approaching six years since he became the third-youngest centurion in Championship history with his 161 for Essex against Surrey in his second
  
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• Graham Onions: Lancashire appoint ex-England paceman as bowling coach

  11-01-2021 16:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lancashire appoint former Durham and England paceman Graham Onions as bowling coach following his retirement as a player.
  
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• Breaking the silence on diversity has put cricket on hopeful ground | Ebony Rainford-Brent

  11-01-2021 14:55
  
  The game is looking strong after a traumatic year but there remains the challenge of truly reflecting society, and not just in terms of skin colour
  The past year has thrown up challenges like no other in our lifetimes but as we look ahead hopefully to the return of some kind of normality in 2021, to the delayed launch of the Hundred, a hectic international schedule for England’s men including home and away series against India, and the start of a period of real excitement and potential in
  
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• Australia v India: Tim Paine v Ravichandran Ashwin - when sledging backfires

  11-01-2021 14:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Australia captain Tim Paine insults Ravichandran Ashwin, drops three catches and sees India pull off a remarkable draw on one of the worst days of his career.
  
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• Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli welcome baby girl

  11-01-2021 12:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  They are one of the most-loved celebrity couples in India, with millions of fans on social media.
  
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• Indian captain says alleged racial abuse from Sydney cricket fans 'not acceptable at all'

  11-01-2021 11:49
  
  Ajinkya Rahane is satisfied authorities are taking action but says the team is upset and such abuse ‘should not happen anywhere’ The Indian cricket captain, Ajinkya Rahane, is satisfied that alleged racial abuse directed at Mohammed Siraj is being dealt with but he has said the team was deeply upset by the crowd’s behaviour.Cricket Australia and NSW police continue to investigate alleged verbal abuse from fans at the SCG during the third Test while past players have expressed h
  
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• Australia v India: Tourists draw thrilling third Test to keep series level

  11-01-2021 10:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  India show incredible defiance to bat out the final day in a memorable draw with Australia in the third Test.
  
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• SA fire prompts emergency warning, while Victoria to reopen to regional NSW – as it happened

  11-01-2021 09:20
  
  Buildings threatened and livestock lost in blaze; NSW reports four new local infections; child who flew out of Victoria tests positive overseas. This blog is now closedVictoria to reopen border to regional NSW tonightCovid hotspots NSW; Qld hotspots; Victoria hotspotsNSW reports four new local casesSouth-east Queensland lockdown to end
  State by state restrictions explainedFollow the global Covid liveblog 8.09am GMT With that, we’ll be closing the blog for today. Here is everything that hap
  
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• SA fire prompts emergency warning; Victoria to reopen to regional NSW – as it happened

  11-01-2021 09:20
  
  Buildings threatened and livestock lost in blaze; NSW reports four new local infections; child who flew out of Victoria tests positive overseas. This blog is now closedVictoria to reopen border to regional NSW tonightCovid hotspots NSW; Qld hotspots; Victoria hotspotsNSW reports four new local casesSouth-east Queensland lockdown to end
  State by state restrictions explainedFollow the global Covid liveblog 8.09am GMT With that, we’ll be closing the blog for today. Here is everything that hap
  
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• Australia news live: SA bushfire prompts emergency warning; Victoria to reopen border to regional NSW

  11-01-2021 08:54
  
  Buildings threatened and livestock lost in blaze; NSW reports four new local cases; child who flew out of Victoria tests positive overseas for coronavirus. Follow the latest updatesCovid hotspots NSW; Qld hotspots; Victoria hotspotsNSW reports four new local casesSouth-east Queensland lockdown to end
  State by state restrictions explainedFollow the global Covid liveblog 7.54am GMT In Victoria, the website to apply for a permit to enter the state is not yet working despite it becoming a requiremen
  
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• Defiant India draw third Test to set up series decider against Australia

  11-01-2021 08:47
  
  Vihari and Ashwin bat almost 42 overs as India finish 334-5Paine drops three catches in big opportunity missed for hostsIndia have pulled off the greatest escape at the SCG in more than 50 years, holding on to draw a thrilling third Test against Australia.Hanuma Vihari and Ravichandran Ashwin batted through 256 balls to save the match and allow India to finish 334-5. It left India’s score short of the 407 required for victory, but their 131-over effort to survive would have felt like a win
  
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• India in Australia 2020-21: Fixtures, results, scorecards & reports

  11-01-2021 08:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fixtures, results and scorecards for India's tour of Australia, featuring three ODIs, three Twenty20s and four Tests.
  
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• Australia and India draw third Test – live!

  11-01-2021 08:34
  
  Australia 338 & 312/6d v India 244 & 334/5CA, police investigate India’s claims of racial abuse7.34am GMT Right, that’s all you need from me for now. Thank you for joining us on this memorable day of Test cricket. What a treat it has been.I’m sure Geoff will furnish us with something masterly over the coming days, then it’s back to the OBO again in Brisbane on Friday. See you then. 7.30am GMT Nathan Lyon has only once conceded more runs in the fourth innings of a
  
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• Australia and India draw third Test – as it happened

  11-01-2021 08:34
  
  Defiant India seal famous draw to set up series deciderCA, police investigate India’s claims of racial abuse7.34am GMT Right, that’s all you need from me for now. Thank you for joining us on this memorable day of Test cricket. What a treat it has been.I’m sure Geoff will furnish us with something masterly over the coming days, then it’s back to the OBO again in Brisbane on Friday. See you then. 7.30am GMT Nathan Lyon has only once conceded more runs in the fourth innings
  
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• Australia news live: partner of Brisbane hotel cleaner tests positive for UK Covid variant; SA bushfire prompts emergency warning

  11-01-2021 08:15
  
  Buildings threatened and livestock lost in blaze; NSW reports four new local cases; child who flew out of Victoria tests positive overseas for coronavirus. Follow the latest updatesCovid hotspots NSW; Qld hotspots; Victoria hotspotsNSW reports four new local casesSouth-east Queensland lockdown to end
  State by state restrictions explainedFollow the global Covid liveblog 7.11am GMT Black smoke over Victoria Park in Sydney after what looked like a bus on fire. Was swimming and saw the flames and a
  
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• Australia news live: SA bushfire prompts emergency warning, while NSW reports four new local Covid cases

  11-01-2021 07:31
  
  Buildings threatened and livestock lost in blaze; child who flew out of Victoria tests positive overseas for coronavirus; in NSW three new cases linked to Berala cluster and one recorded in Mt Druitt. Follow the latest updatesCovid hotspots NSW; Qld hotspots; Victoria hotspotsNSW reports four new local casesSouth-east Queensland lockdown to end
  State by state restrictions explainedFollow the global Covid liveblog 6.31am GMT The NSW Greens and environment groups have described the Berejiklian gov
  
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• Sri Lanka v England: Pick the tourists' team for first Test in Galle

  11-01-2021 07:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Joe Root and England have gaps to fill in their team ahead of the first Test against Sri Lanka, but who would you pick in your team?
  
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• Australia news live: NSW reports four new local Covid cases, as south-east Qld lockdown to end today

  11-01-2021 01:42
  
  NSW premier announces three new cases linked to Berala cluster to 8pm, plus one Mt Druitt case overnight. Follow all the latest news and updates, live Covid hotspots NSWNSW reports four new local casesSouth-east Queensland lockdown to end 12.39am GMT The NSW premier has doubled down on her criticism of the Victorian government over the rapid border closure in late December. This comes after the Victorian health minister denied that they had not informed Berjiklian’s government prior to shu
  
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• Australia news live: NSW records four new local Covid cases, as south-east Qld lockdown to end today

  11-01-2021 01:15
  
  No new local cases in past 24 hours in Queensland, premier says in coronavirus update. Follow all the latest news and updates, live Covid hotspots NSW: Sydney and regional coronavirus case locations 12.15am GMT NSW recorded three new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.Eight cases were also recorded in returned travellers, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases in NSW since the beginning of the pandemic to 4,829. pic.twitter.com/JTHfvEUvOj 12.14am GMT Chant
  
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• Gabba Test gets green light with reduced crowd after India agree to travel

  11-01-2021 00:50
  
  Talks on Sunday quell India’s quarantine concernsGabba crowd capped at 50% with masks mandatoryBrisbane’s Gabba Test is safe with members of India’s touring party telling Cricket Australia they will fly there on Tuesday.The Queensland government has reduced the crowd capacity for the final Test, which starts on Friday, to 50% while making masks mandatory for any fans moving around the venue. Related: Virat Kohli calls for action as Cricket Australia, police investigate India's
  
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• Australia news live: Brisbane and south-east Qld Covid lockdown to end at 6pm Monday

  11-01-2021 00:25
  
  No new local cases in past 24 hours, Queensland premier says in coronavirus update. Follow all the latest news and updates, live11.25pm GMT Queensland chief health officer Jeannette Young has been asked if one more UK variant case would be enough to send the city back into lockdown. It depends where it is found. If we find one of these people we have put into quarantine in their home and we find them positive... then no it wouldn’t because they are there in quarantine. We are doing that in
  
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