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• Warwickshire v Essex, Sussex v Yorks and more: county cricket – as it happened

  23-04-2021 20:56
  
  Yorkshire and Root toil against SussexSurrey slump at Lord’s: look back on Thursday’s action 7.56pm BST Joe Root was out for five, for the second time in two days at Hove, caught off 20-year-old off spinner Jack Carson, who inspired a Sussex revival with three for 35. Yorkshire muddled through their second innings, finishing with a lead of 92. Sussex had earlier eked to a 71-run lead, bolstered by 86 from Tom Haines, Dom Bess’s first wicket of the summer. On an attritional day
  
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• County Championship: Warwickshire v Essex - Peter Siddle takes 3-52 on return

  23-04-2021 19:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Peter Siddle takes three wickets on his Essex return but a dogged effort from Warwickshire's tail leaves matters evenly poised.
  
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• The Hundred: 'Wickets' will not be replaced by 'Outs' in new competition

  23-04-2021 17:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The term 'wickets' will not be replaced by 'outs' when the new Hundred competition launches this summer.
  
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• Jofra Archer to miss IPL to focus on recovery from injury

  23-04-2021 15:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England fast bowler Jofra Archer will miss the current Indian Premier League to focus on his recovery from injury.
  
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• Jofra Archer ruled out of IPL after England decide not to risk bowler

  23-04-2021 15:42
  
  ECB want focus on recovering from finger and elbow issuesHundred backtrack on replacing ‘wickets’ with ‘outs’Jofra Archer has been ruled out of appearing in the Indian Premier League after England opted against risking one of their key assets in a year that sees them looking to win the Twenty20 World Cup and regain the Ashes in Australia.The fast bowler has recently returned to training in Hove following surgery to remove a shard of glass from his right middle finger and,
  
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• Warwickshire v Essex, Sussex v Yorks and more: county cricket – live!

  23-04-2021 11:00
  
  County Championship updates from around the groundsSurrey slump at Lord’s: look back on Thursday’s actionEmail Tanya here, tweet @tjaldred or comment BTL10.00am BST Middlesex bowled out Surrey for 154 just before tea on a perfect Lord’s day. Only Mark Stoneman with 44 touched on respectability as Tim Murtagh (4-28) and Toby Roland-Jones (3-41) skittled through Surrey’s lineup. Falling to 16 for three in reply as Reece Topley took three wickets in nine balls, Sam Robson an
  
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• Australian concern over unsettled top six with Ashes looming as contract list revealed

  23-04-2021 09:10
  
  Travis Head and Will Pucovski miss out on 2021-22 deals
  Cameron Green rewarded for summer form with contractChairman of selectors Trevor Hohns admits he is concerned about Australia’s unsettled top six and Test-free schedule leading up to next summer. Former vice-captain Travis Head and young gun Will Pucovski failed to make the cut in Cricket Australia’s 17-man contract list for 2021-22 that was announced on Friday.CA handed out 20 men’s contracts a year ago, but trimmed that
  
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• Travis Head and Will Pucovski miss out on Cricket Australia contracts

  23-04-2021 07:52
  
  Joe Burns, Mitch Marsh and Matthew Wade also dropped
  Cameron Green rewarded for summer form with dealTravis Head and Will Pucovski have failed to make the cut in Cricket Australia’s 17-man contract list for 2021-22. CA handed out 20 men’s contracts a year ago, but opted to trim that number for the coming year that features a Twenty20 World Cup in India and a home Ashes series.Allrounder Cameron Green, who made his Test debut in Adelaide then played the rest of Australia’s serie
  
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