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• Rehabilitate Bess and work the spin: how England can stop rot in India | Tim de Lisle

  28-02-2021 18:01
  
  Joe Root’s side must win on another turner to draw the Test series and it is time for Stokes and Bairstow to step upAshes to Ashes, dust to dust: if Ashwin don’t get you, Axar must. The whole cycle of English cricket rolls – or lurches – from Ashes to Ashes. The management tend to forget about dust until suddenly there it is, blowing up in their faces.The pink-ball Test in Ahmedabad was supposed to be a red-letter day for England’s seamers. “I can tell you,&rd
  
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• Heather Knight 'frustrated' as New Zealand deny England ODI series sweep

  28-02-2021 11:55
  
  England 220, New Zealand 223-2; NZ won by seven wicketsDunedin defeat ends 10-match winning run for Knight’s sideThe England Women captain, Heather Knight, urged her side to draw lessons from defeatafter New Zealand won the third and final one-day international by seven wickets in Dunedin.England had already wrapped up the series win but missed out on a clean sweep as they were bowled out for 220 despite Tammy Beaumont’s unbeaten 88. All-rounder Amelia Kerr took four wickets for 42,
  
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• England in New Zealand: Tourists thrashed by seven wickets in final ODI

  28-02-2021 10:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Amy Satterthwaite's superb unbeaten century leads New Zealand to an easy seven-wicket win over England in the final one-day international in Dunedin.
  
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• 'You have to get ugly runs': VVS Laxman's expert guide to batting in India

  28-02-2021 09:00
  
  The former India batsman gives his unique insight into the technique and mindset required for success on turning pitchesOne of the great sights in cricket was to see Shane Warne in his follow through with his hands on his hips, shaking his head in disbelief. Two identically pitched deliveries had just gone for four. The first, inside out, through cover; the second, whipped through midwicket. The batsman was VVS Laxman.Not everyone can play spin like Laxman, but you can certainly learn from him.
  
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• 'You have to get ugly runs': Laxman's expert guide to batting in India

  28-02-2021 09:00
  
  The former India batsman gives his unique insight into the technique and mindset required for success on turning pitchesOne of the great sights in cricket was to see Shane Warne in his follow through with his hands on his hips, shaking his head in disbelief. Two identically pitched deliveries had just gone for four. The first, inside out, through cover; the second, whipped through midwicket. The batsman was VVS Laxman.Not everyone can play spin like Laxman, but you can certainly learn from him.
  
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• Australia’s T20 match against NZ moved to Wellington amid Auckland lockdown

  28-02-2021 03:29
  
  Spectators banned as Covid-19 plays havoc with Australia’s tourThird match scheduled for 5 March shifted away from Eden ParkAustralia’s Twenty20 match against New Zealand in Auckland has been shifted amid coronavirus concerns, with Wellington to host the next two games without spectators.New Zealand Cricket scrambled to change the five-game series on Saturday as the country raised its Covid-19 alert levels. Related: Joys of Twenty20 cricket laid bare in explosive Dunedin encounter |
  
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