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• Budget 2021: Cricket, tennis & horse racing part of £300m summer sports package

  03-03-2021 21:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  English cricket, tennis and horse racing are included in the government's new £300m summer sports recovery package.
  
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• Pitch battle is a proxy for India and England's 150-year struggle for control | Andy Bull

  03-03-2021 20:00
  
  Arguments between the two go beneath the Ahmedabad surface to stir up antipathies rooted in the colonial relationship“I have a question back: what is a good cricket surface? Who defines it?” – Ravichandran AshwinIn Ramachandra Guha’s history of Indian cricket, A Corner of a Foreign Field, he describes the disdain the British showed towards the first Indians who played the game, tells how one of the very first matches between English and Indian teams was “Officers wi
  
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• Dom Bess admits being dropped by England was 'tough pill to swallow'

  03-03-2021 15:46
  
  Off-spinner shocked to miss second and third Tests against IndiaNo further sicknesses for England ahead of fourth and final TestDom Bess has admitted he was caught off guard by his England dropping and found his spell on the sidelines a “tough pill to swallow”.The off-spinner is a near certainty to return to England’s XI for Thursday’s fourth and final Test against India in Ahmedabad, with the tourists already accepting they got things wrong by relying on seam in their tw
  
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• Pakistan Super League: Tom Banton tests positive for Covid-19

  03-03-2021 14:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England batsman Tom Banton says he is "feeling OK" after testing positive for Covid-19 at the Pakistan Super League.
  
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• England Women cruise to seven-wicket win over New Zealand in first T20

  03-03-2021 14:11
  
  New Zealand dismissed for 96 off 19.4 overs in WellingtonBeaumont and Wyatt set platform for chase inside 16 oversEngland Women cruised to a seven-wicket victory over New Zealand in Wellington on Wednesday to take a 1-0 lead in their three-match Twenty20 series.Sent in to bat, New Zealand were dismissed for 96 off 19.4 overs, with the tourists achieving victory at 99 for three with four overs to spare. Continue reading...
  
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• India captain Virat Kohli warned over England pitch comments by Monty Panesar - EXCLUSIVE

  03-03-2021 13:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  India take on England in the final Test match of the series on Thursday and Monty Panesar has given Express Sport his views on the issues surrounding the pitch.
  
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• The agony for Australians having to support England against India

  03-03-2021 13:55
  
  India could deny Australia a place in the final of the World Test Championship in June, but not if England win the final Test“It feels bloody terrible,” he said, head bowed over his pint. “Suddenly everything gets turned upside down. I don’t know how to feel about it.” Picture a couple of men huddled over a table in the corner of a pub – there have been millions of variations of a conversation like this. In the beer garden of the Great Northern Hotel in Melbou
  
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• A special Australian agony: having to support England against India | Geoff Lemon

  03-03-2021 13:55
  
  With Australia’s World Test Championship hopes resting on Joe Root’s men drawing a series they trail 2-1, it’s a difficult time for fans who would happily back North Korea against England“It feels bloody terrible,” he said, head bowed over his pint. “Suddenly everything gets turned upside down. I don’t know how to feel about it.” Picture a couple of men huddled over a table in the corner of a pub – there have been millions of variations of a
  
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• What channel is India vs England on? How to watch Fourth Test of England's tour for FREE

  03-03-2021 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ENGLAND cricket team finish their tour of India this week in Ahmedabad, as the two teams go head-to-head in the fourth and final Test match of the series. What channel is India vs England on? Here's how to watch England's match against India for free in the UK.
  
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• New Zealand v Australia: Ashton Agar takes 6-30 in 64-run win

  03-03-2021 11:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Spinner Ashton Agar returns the fifth-best T20 figures of all time as Australia beat New Zealand by 64 runs in Wellington.
  
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• Aaron Finch finds form as Australia stay alive with win over New Zealand in third T20

  03-03-2021 10:24
  
  Australia 208-4; New Zealand 144 | Australia win by 64 runsCaptain rediscovers touch with 69; Ashton Agar takes 6-30Aaron Finch roared back into form in the must-win T20 against New Zealand, scoring a fine 69 as Australia pulled back to 2-1 in the five-match series with a 64-run victory in Wellington. Glenn Maxwell also notched a half-century, smashing 28 off one Jimmy Neesham over as he tallied 70 off just 31 balls before New Zealand fell well short in their run chase. Related: Australia beat N
  
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• Australia beat New Zealand by 64 runs in third T20 international – as it happened

  03-03-2021 10:18
  
  Aaron Finch (69) and Glenn Maxwell (70) star with batAshton Agar takes 6-30 as Australia pull series back to 2-1 9.18am GMT A comeback win in the series for Australia, who take the score to 2-1 with two to play. The series stays alive. A double-header loss for New Zealand, whose women’s team got smashed by England earlier today.9.11am GMT 17.1 overs: New Zealand 144 all out (Boult 0) Poor old Trent Boult doesn’t get to face a ball.9.10am GMT Kane Richardson finishes it off, bowls a b
  
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• Australia beat New Zealand by 64 runs in third T20 international – live!

  03-03-2021 10:11
  
  Aaron Finch (69) and Glenn Maxwell (70) star with batAshton Agar takes 6-30 as Australia pull series back to 2-1 9.11am GMT 17.1 overs: New Zealand 144 all out (Boult 0) Poor old Trent Boult doesn’t get to face a ball.9.10am GMT Kane Richardson finishes it off, bowls a ball going away from the right-handed Sodhi who tries to fetch it to leg, and only sends it a mile up in the air and back down again. Richardson catches it just off the pitch to the leg side. 9.09am GMT 17th over: New Zealan
  
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• New Zealand v England: Tourists win first T20 by seven wickets

  03-03-2021 08:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nat Sciver impresses with ball and then bat as England take a 1-0 lead in the three-match Twenty20 series in Wellington.
  
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• New Zealand v Australia: third T20 international – live!

  03-03-2021 06:15
  
  Updates from game three of the Aus vs NZ cricket seriesPlay in Wellington starts at 7pm local time/5pm AEDT
  Any thoughts? Email or tweet @GeoffLemonSport 5.10am GMT It has been six long days, almost an entire week, since the Stoinis and Sams show at Dunedin turned a routine New Zealand win into a thriller. (New Zealand still won.) The touring Australians are 2-0 down with three to play, so you can probably do the maths about the necessity of winning today in order to remain a chance of winning t
  
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