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• England must keep seeing Tests through when on top, says Joe Root

  20-01-2021 23:00
  
  Captain backs Dom Sibley before Friday’s second Sri Lanka TestRoot notes Australia’s ‘fortress broken’ by India’s Gabba victoryThe England team hotel in Galle was seemingly abuzz after Australia’s defeat in Brisbane this week. But this schadenfreude was also tempered by the knowledge that they themselves have nine Tests this year against the might of India and, more pressingly, one against Sri Lanka starting on Friday.Certainly Joe Root was keen to stress this
  
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• 'Australia Day' references dropped with Big Bash cricketers to wear Indigenous strips

  20-01-2021 22:47
  
  Cricket Australia makes changes in run-up to 26 JanuaryInitiative to create inclusivity backed by BBL clubs Three Big Bash clubs will wear Indigenous jerseys as Cricket Australia drops the term “Australia Day” from promotions in a bid to normalise conversations over the date’s history.The Sydney Thunder, Perth Scorchers and Melbourne Renegades will all wear their special strips in matches on 23, 25 and 26 January. A barefoot circle, Welcome to Country and smoking ceremony will
  
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• Raw talent plus IPL cash point to an era of Indian dominance | Andy Bull

  20-01-2021 20:00
  
  Their stunning Test series victory in Australia may go down as a watershed moment as the game’s global power shifts to IndiaThe ground has moved after India’s win in Brisbane, lifted, shifted and settled again, so the game’s landscape looks a little different today. The premise of the World Test Championship seems a little redundant all of a sudden, because it’s addressing a question that has just been settled. New Zealand are still top of the official rankings, for now,
  
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• Australia appear vulnerable but we have heard this Ashes tale before | Geoff Lemon

  20-01-2021 17:30
  
  England can now see that teams willing to counterattack the Australians can unsettle themIt is probably hackery to roll out Lady Bracknell’s most famous line in another reworked form, but great lines are great because they are universal. In this context: “To lose one home series to India, Mr Paine, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.”Two years ago Australians were, by and large, willing to accept being beaten 2-1 by a visiting India. The circu
  
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• Ireland v Afghanistan: Captain Andrew Balbirnie says Irish must target 3-0 ODI series win

  20-01-2021 17:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ireland must aim high in a one-day series against Afghanistan that also has World Cup qualifying points, captain Andrew Balbirnie says.
  
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• Virat Kohli to face dressing room change for England series because of four India players

  20-01-2021 15:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Virat Kohli will return as India captain for the Test series against England.
  
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• Pakistani fans celebrate India's historic cricket win over Australia

  20-01-2021 14:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  India's unlikely victory over Australia wins praise from neighbouring fans in a rare show of goodwill.
  
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• Bangladesh v West Indies: Shakib Al Hasan stars with 4-8 in first game after ban

  20-01-2021 13:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shakib Al Hasan takes 4-8 on his return to international cricket as Bangladesh beat West Indies by six wickets in the first ODI in Mirpur.
  
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• Virat Kohli decision made for first two Tests against England as India announce squad

  20-01-2021 07:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Virat Kohli will lead India against England in a four-match Test series starting in February.
  
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• Tim Paine vows to soldier on as Australia captain despite defeat to India

  20-01-2021 00:50
  
  Paine’s tactics during lost series have been questionedWicketkeeper turns focus to upcoming South Africa tourTim Paine is looking no further ahead than a tour of South Africa but feels confident he is the right man to lead Australia, after his team crashed to a 2-1 series defeat to India on Tuesday. Australia’s star-studded attack failed to run through the tourists on day five of the series-deciding fourth Test, as was the case on day five of the drawn SCG Test. The shock loss to an
  
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