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• England’s IPL players will complete return from India on Thursday

  05-05-2021 18:14 via theguardian.com
  
  Eoin Morgan, Dawid Malan and Chris Jordan last to departIPL suspension could have knock-on effect for global calendarEoin Morgan, Dawid Malan and Chris Jordan are expected to depart India on Thursday, completing the evacuation of all 11 England players at the Indian Premier League following the tournament’s Covid-related collapse on Tuesday.An initial contingent of eight England players landed in the UK on Wednesday morning, with Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Chris Woakes, Jason
  
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• England’s IPL players will complete evacuation from India on Thursday

  05-05-2021 18:14 via theguardian.com
  
  Eoin Morgan, Dawid Malan and Chris Jordan last to departIPL suspension could have knock-on effect for global calendarEoin Morgan, Dawid Malan and Chris Jordan are set to depart India on Thursday, completing the evacuation of all 11 England players at the Indian Premier League following the tournament’s Covid-related collapse on Tuesday.An initial contingent of eight England players landed in the UK on Wednesday morning, with Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Chris Woakes, Jason Roy,
  
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• Matt Quinn: Kent sign Essex fast bowler on loan

  05-05-2021 16:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kent sign Essex fast bowler Matt Quinn on loan for four County Championship matches.
  
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• Devon Conway: Somerset sign New Zealand batsman

  05-05-2021 14:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Somerset sign New Zealand batsman Devon Conway for part of the T20 Blast group stage and two Championship fixtures.
  
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• Jimmy Anderson: ‘Why should I start slowing down? There’s no reason I can’t keep going’

  05-05-2021 13:01 via theguardian.com
  
  England’s record Test wicket-taker will be 39 this summer but says he is inspired by older players in other sports and is having no thoughts of retirementA calf niggle pushed back the intended date but, barring any last minute hiccups, Jimmy Anderson will on Thursday begin his 22nd season for Lancashire in preparation for what will be his 19th in the whites of England. The way the 38-year-old is talking right now, don’t bet on it being the last either.We’re at a deserted Old Tr
  
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• Lancashire: Old Trafford side report small profit for 2020

  05-05-2021 12:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lancashire report a small operating profit of £106,000 for 2020, despite the impact of Covid-19.
  
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• Alan Igglesden: Ex-England bowler receiving end of life care

  05-05-2021 12:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ex-England seamer Alan Igglesden, who was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour 22 years ago, is receiving end of life care.
  
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• Charlie Hemphrey: Glamorgan batsman leaves county after ECB rules row

  05-05-2021 11:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England-born batsman Charlie Hemphrey leaves Glamorgan after failing to overturn his ECB classification as a non-England-qualified player.
  
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• Indian Premier League: Eight of 11 England players return to UK to begin quarantine

  05-05-2021 10:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Eight of the 11 England players who were at the Indian Premier League return to the UK after the tournament was suspended.
  
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• Eight of England’s IPL players back in country to begin 10-day quarantine

  05-05-2021 10:49 via theguardian.com
  
  ECB announce the eight arrived at Heathrow on WednesdayEoin Morgan, Dawid Malan and Chris Jordan yet to leave IndiaEight of England’s 11 Indian Premier League players returned to Heathrow on Wednesday morning and are beginning a 10-day hotel quarantine, the England and Wales Cricket Board has announced.World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan, Dawid Malan and Chris Jordan have yet to leave India following the tournament’s postponement on Tuesday but are expected back by the end of the w
  
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• Indian Premier League: Australians to spend time in Maldives or Sri Lanka before returning home

  05-05-2021 10:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Australians at the IPL will have to spend time in Sri Lanka or the Maldives before returning home after the tournament was suspended.
  
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• Former Australian cricketer Stuart MacGill victim of targeted kidnapping, police say

  05-05-2021 08:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  FORMER Australian cricketer Stuart MacGill was the victim of a targeted kidnapping in Sydney, according to police.
  
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• Former Australian cricketer Stuart MacGill delayed reporting alleged kidnapping out of ‘significant fear’

  05-05-2021 07:25 via theguardian.com
  
  Four men arrested after MacGill allegedly forced into vehicle on Sydney’s north shore and held for an hour last monthFormer Australian Test cricketer Stuart MacGill was allegedly kidnapped and held against his will for an hour last month, but did not immediately go to police out of “significant fear” for his and his family’s safety.NSW police said on Wednesday that four men, including a 46-year-old known to MacGill, have been arrested following an investigation into the i
  
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• Former Australian cricketer Stuart MacGill delayed reporting alleged kidnapped out of ‘significant fear’

  05-05-2021 07:25 via theguardian.com
  
  Four men arrested after MacGill allegedly forced into vehicle on Sydney’s north shore and held for an hour last monthFormer Australian Test cricketer Stuart MacGill was allegedly kidnapped and held against his will for an hour last month, but did not immediately go to police out of “significant fear” for his and his family’s safety.NSW police said on Wednesday that four men, including a 46-year-old known to MacGill, have been arrested following an investigation into the i
  
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• The LGBTQ+ cricket match making history

  05-05-2021 07:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A piece of sporting history is set to be made in Birmingham on 23 May, when two LGBTQ+ cricket teams face each other for the first time.
  
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• Stuart MacGill: Ex-Australian cricketer kidnapped and released in Sydney

  05-05-2021 07:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Test bowler Stuart MacGill was abducted and released in an alleged gang kidnapping last month.
  
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• Stranded Australian cricketers weigh up options as they consider fleeing Covid crisis in India

  05-05-2021 06:58 via theguardian.com
  
  The Morrison government’s India travel ban has some in the IPL contingent reportedly planning to charter flights to Dubai or MaldivesAs other international cricketers make plans to leave India following the suspension of the IPL, Australian players, coaches and staff have been left wondering how and when they will be able to return home.The Morrison government’s ban on Australians returning from India is not due to expire until 15 May, leaving the stranded contingent with two options
  
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• Stranded Australian cricketers to flee Covid crisis in India via Maldives or Sri Lanka

  05-05-2021 06:58 via theguardian.com
  
  The cohort of 38 players, coaches and staff will wait for the Australian government’s travel ban to lift before taking a charter flight homeAustralia’s cricketers will escape the worsening Covid-19 situation in India by flying to Sri Lanka or the Maldives before taking a chartered flight home once the government’s controversial travel ban is lifted.Cricket Australia and the players’ union said on Wednesday they were working on arrangements to repatriate the group of 38 pl
  
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• Former Australian cricketer Stuart MacGill allegedly kidnapped and threatened at gunpoint

  05-05-2021 03:47 via theguardian.com
  
  Four men arrested after MacGill allegedly forced into vehicle on Sydney’s north shore and held for an hour last monthFormer Australian Test cricketer Stuart MacGill was allegedly kidnapped and held against his will for an hour last month.NSW police said on Wednesday that four men have been arrested following an investigation into the incident on Sydney’s lower north shore on 14 April. Continue reading...
  
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