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• England's Dom Bess must draw on reserves of pluck after luck runs out in India | Andy Bull

  05-03-2021 18:00
  
  Spinner was in luck and in wickets earlier in the tour but will need to dig deep to recover from the mauling he received hereTea-time on day two, and the match is in the balance. India are 153 for six, 52 runs behind, with Rishabh Pant at one end and Washington Sundar the other. England are one wicket away from the tail, and four cheap ones from a lead. So Joe Root decides to open the bowling in the evening session with Dom Bess. It is a show of faith. Bess hasn’t bowled well, but both bat
  
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• England's Dom Bess horribly exposed as good fortune runs out in India | Andy Bull

  05-03-2021 18:00
  
  Spinner was in luck and in wickets earlier in the tour but will need to dig deep to recover from the mauling he received hereTea-time on day two, and the match is in the balance. India are 153 for six, 52 runs behind, with Rishabh Pant at one end and Washington Sundar the other. England are one wicket away from the tail, and four cheap ones from a lead. So Joe Root decides to open the bowling in the evening session with Dom Bess. It is a show of faith. Bess hasn’t bowled well, but both bat
  
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• 'If the crowd like it I'm happy': Pant on his reverse flick against Anderson

  05-03-2021 15:22
  
  Indian century maker on audacious shot out of T20 cricketEngland rue close lbw decision when Pant given not outIn the 21 years since Jimmy Anderson made his debut in professional cricket, you’d think he’s faced just about everything the game has to throw at him, but even he’s never been treated quite like he was by Rishabh Pant in Ahmedabad on Friday evening. When Anderson took the second new ball, Pant charged down the pitch and hit him over mid-off for one four, slapped him t
  
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• Rishabh Pant's swashbuckling century puts India in sight of Test victory

  05-03-2021 13:49
  
  Brilliant innings leads India fightback to lead of 89 runsEngland 205 all out; India 294-7 at stumps on second dayThey say the great players have an ability to bend the script to their will and when a couple of them on opposing sides are at it, such as Ben Stokes and Rishabh Pant on the second day of the fourth Test in Ahmedabad, the results can be breathtaking.For two sessions Stokes looked to have defied expectations and wrestled England back into contention after a disappointing first day. Th
  
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• Tammy Beaumont: England opener says it is a dream to become number one ranked batter

  05-03-2021 11:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England opener Tammy Beaumont says becoming the number one ranked batter in one-day cricket is a dream come true.
  
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• Michael Vaughan delivers blunt verdict of India and England batting during fourth Test

  05-03-2021 10:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  England mustered a fight-back on day two of their fourth Test in India after posting only 205 in their first innings.
  
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• New Zealand v Australia: Aaron Finch stars as tourists level series

  05-03-2021 10:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Aaron Finch makes a 55-ball 79 as Australia successfully defend 156-6 to set up a decider in the five-match Twenty20 series against New Zealand.
  
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• Australia beat New Zealand by 50 runs in fourth T20 international – as it happened

  05-03-2021 10:24
  
  Australia level series at 2-2 with victory in WellingtonDecider to be played at same venue on Sunday 9.19am GMT Well well well. In 2019 leading into the 50-over World Cup, Australia lost two matches in India and then came back to win three in a row and take the series. This year, with a T20 World Cup on the horizon, they lost the first two matches of this series against New Zealand and have come back to square it 2-2 with one to play. That remaining match will be at the same ground in Wellington
  
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• Australia beat New Zealand by 50 runs in fourth T20 international – live!

  05-03-2021 10:19
  
  Australia level series at 2-2 with victory in WellingtonDecider to be played at same venue on Sunday 9.19am GMT Well well well. In 2019 leading into the 50-over World Cup, Australia lost two matches in India and then came back to win three in a row and take the series. This year, with a T20 World Cup on the horizon, they lost the first two matches of this series against New Zealand and have come back to square it 2-2 with one to play. That remaining match will be at the same ground in Wellington
  
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• Aaron Finch fires again as Australia send T20 series in New Zealand to decider

  05-03-2021 10:15
  
  Australia 156-6; New Zealand 106 | Australia win by 50 runsCaptain Finch hits 79 off 55 balls in game four in WellingtonAustralia’s bowlers completed the job after Aaron Finch’s 79 off 55 balls set up a 50-run victory that sent the T20 series with New Zealand to a deciding fifth game on Sunday.In a match they must needed to keep the series alive for Sunday’s finale, Australia waited 19 overs before putting their foot on the gas. Continue reading...
  
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• England Women clinch T20 series with six-wicket win over New Zealand

  05-03-2021 10:06
  
  Beaumont and Knight’s 83-run partnership seals victorySeries concludes on Sunday with fans set to be allowed inEngland Women clinched an unassailable 2-0 lead in their T20 series with New Zealand with a six-wicket win in Wellington, while extending their winning run in completed T20s to 10 games.The hosts were put into bat and started strongly, reaching 84 for two before losing two wickets in three balls. Related: England Women cruise to seven-wicket win over New Zealand in first T20Contin
  
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• Virat Kohli and Ben Stokes separated by umpires during angry India vs England clash

  05-03-2021 08:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Virat Kohli and Ben Stokes clashed during the first day of the final Test between India and England in Ahmedabad.
  
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• New Zealand v England: Tourists wrap up series with six-wicket win

  05-03-2021 08:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Freya Davies and Tammy Beaumont both impress as England beat New Zealand by six wickets in the second Twenty20 in Wellington to win the series.
  
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• Meg Lanning: Australian star already firing-up dreams in Welsh cricket

  05-03-2021 07:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  With Australia captain Meg Lanning set to play for Welsh Fire in the Hundred this summer, young Welsh players welcome the boost to women's cricket in Wales.
  
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• New Zealand v Australia: fourth T20 international – live!

  05-03-2021 06:37
  
  Updates from the penultimate match of the seriesStart time in Wellington is 7pm local time/5pm AEDTAny thoughts? Email or tweet @GeoffLemonSport 5.37am GMT Cricket time! Not that there is any shortage of cricket right at the moment, except in the Pakistan Super League which has been cancelled. Or ‘postponed’, which is the favourite word of cricket boards in pandemic times. There’s a Test match between England and India happening as we speak, the NSW women’s team just beat
  
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