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• T20 Blast: Surrey beat Glamorgan by five wickets

  14-06-2021 22:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Surrey beat Glamorgan at the Oval by five wickets in the T20 Blast as Jason Roy's brutal 64 cancels out a fine 74 from Marnus Labuschagne.
  
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• Graham Thorpe backs the Hundred to help England’s struggling Test batsmen

  14-06-2021 19:00
  
  Assistant coach says players will be able to relax
  Minimal Championship cricket before India series
  Graham Thorpe hopes the Hundred allows England’s batsmen to relax before their five-Test series against India despite the latest insistence that their mental approach is proving more of a hindrance than any technical problems.Thorpe, the assistant coach, and Marcus Trescothick, the elite batting coach, have plenty of work to do with their charges before the first Test against India on 4 Augu
  
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• The classroom is not for the faint-hearted | Brief letters

  14-06-2021 18:11
  
  Teaching | Active over-70s | Snow in June | Naming flowersAs a school teacher for more than 25 years, I can certainly say that I have never found children and education to be a “soft” option (Letters, 13 June). Oh for a nice peaceful manufacturing facility or scientific research establishment... Clare Addison Oxford• With reference to “Guardian-reading over-70s” staying active (Letters, 13 June), I tend to follow the sound advice of the American cartoonist Paul Terry
  
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• Chris Silverwood points to England’s inexperience – but he is picking the team | Geoff Lemon

  14-06-2021 17:51
  
  Players’ limitations the head coach cited after England’s thrashing by New Zealand are a result of decisions he has madeRepeatedly, as the home team came within a raincloud of losing two Tests against a country with a fraction of their resources, England’s head coach Chris Silverwood and his camp kept talking about inexperience. His players couldn’t have attempted to score three runs per over for two sessions after a generous New Zealand declaration at Lord’s becaus
  
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• Chris Silverwood points to England’s inexperience – but he is picking the team

  14-06-2021 17:51
  
  Players’ limitations the head coach cited after England’s thrashing by New Zealand are a result of decisions he has madeRepeatedly, as the home team came within a raincloud of losing two Tests to a country with a fraction of their resources, England’s coach Chris Silverwood and his camp kept talking about inexperience. His players couldn’t have attempted to score three runs per over for two sessions after a generous New Zealand declaration at Lord’s because they did
  
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• World Test Championship a ‘real step forward’ for cricket, says ICC

  14-06-2021 15:40
  
  Chief exec says new system improved competitionWinner of inaugural final will receive £1.1m
  The International Cricket Council’s interim chief executive, Geoff Allardice, has hailed the World Test Championship as a “real step forward” for Test cricket before the inaugural final between New Zealand and India in Southampton starts on Friday. Related: Why is the ICC not giving its World Test Championship the chance to shine? | Andy BullContinue reading...
  
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• World Test Championship a ‘real step forward’ for cricket, insists ICC

  14-06-2021 15:40
  
  Chief exec says new scoring system has improved competitionWinner of this week’s inaugural final will receive $1.6m (£1.1m)
  The International Cricket Council’s interim chief executive, Geoff Allardice, has hailed the World Test Championship as a “real step forward” for Test cricket ahead of the inaugural final in Southampton this week. Related: Why is the ICC not giving its World Test Championship the chance to shine? | Andy BullContinue reading...
  
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• England 0-1 New Zealand: player ratings for the Test series

  14-06-2021 14:50
  
  It was a fantastic series for Devon Conway, Tom Latham and New Zealand’s bowlers, but Joe Root had a shockerBy Gary Naylor for the 99.94 Cricket BlogJoe Root: 97 runs at an average of 24; one wicket at 99; one catch
  Did anything go right for him? With the “resting” policy yielding a shallow pool of talent and experience from which to pick his XI (and one can only imagine how he felt watching Sam Curran, Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali et al hit-and-giggle for their counties), he made th
  
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• Conor McKerr: Derbyshire sign Surrey fast bowler for rest of T20 Blast group stage

  14-06-2021 11:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Derbyshire sign fast bowler Conor McKerr on loan from Surrey for the rest of the T20 Blast group stage.
  
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• England: 'No more room for excuses as India and Australia loom large'

  14-06-2021 09:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thumped by New Zealand, England have precious little time - and decreasing goodwill - as they prepare for two huge Test series later this year.
  
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• Five things for England to fix before the Test series against India | Tanya Aldred

  14-06-2021 09:00
  
  Joe Root’s side are in desperate need of a spinner and the rotation policy means some players are not getting enough Test cricket, but there is plenty of talent to come inEngland start a five-Test series against India in just over seven weeks. The return of Ben Stokes for the start and Jofra Archer, midway through, will help with balance. But, batting disaster aside, what England have been crying out for at both Lord’s and Edgbaston is a spinner. Joe Root has far too much on his plat
  
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• England v India: Why are there so few women's Tests and how do the players prepare?

  14-06-2021 08:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England will meet India in a Test match for the first time in seven years - but why are there so few women's red-ball matches?
  
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