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• Sophie Ecclestone’s touch of class gives England the upper hand against India

  18-06-2021 20:00
  
  India follow-on after losing last five wickets for 44 runsEcclestone takes three for 37 in crucial 10-over spellOn day three at Bristol, Sophie Ecclestone proved why she is considered the No 1 bowler in the world, taking three for 27 in a 10-over spell that included four maidens and helped bowl India out for 231, 165 runs behind on first innings – enabling Heather Knight to enforce the follow-on.“I’ve not played a Test match for a while, so it was just about getting back into i
  
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• England v India highlights: Hosts on top after day three in one-off Bristol Test

  18-06-2021 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch highlights as England force the follow-on and put pressure on India, before rain halts their challenge for victory in the one-off Test at The Bristol County Ground.
  
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• England v India: women’s Test match, day three abandoned – as it happened

  18-06-2021 18:37
  
  Rain brought an early end to day three of the one-off Test in Bristol, after India were forced to follow-on and Shafali Verma made another fifty 5.37pm BST Darn that rain. There are now 108 overs scheduled for tomorrow. Is it enough time for England to squeeze the win? Enough time for Verma to cross to three figures? Tune in tomorrow to find out. Thanks for bearing with us during the bad weather, have a good evening. Good night! 5.34pm BST An email winds its way from across the Atlantic. “
  
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• Extra time in prospect as rain washes out day one of India v New Zealand final

  18-06-2021 18:30
  
  Play abandoned at 2.48pm without a ball being bowled Lost time means reserve day could be used to achieve resultThe decision to factor in a reserve day at the end of the World Test Championship final is already looking prudent after persistent rain in Southampton pushed the start of the match back by 24 hours.This was a bleak opening to what is supposed to be a historic encounter between the two top-ranked Test sides,India and New Zealand, with both sets of players confined to the on-site hotel
  
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• England v India: women’s Test match, day three abandoned – live!

  18-06-2021 18:21
  
  Rain brings early end to day three of one-off Test in BristolDay two report: Raf Nicholson reports from the matchAnd you can email Tanya here or tweet @tjaldred 5.21pm BST Below is the lunchtime coaching clinic I mentioned earlier. Oh my, the cameras return to Bristol where the umpires’ umbrella has just blown inside out. It is very dark, and the covers are wet, but in the crowd, hoods are down.Loved this chat on @SkyCricket with @lydiagreenway and @C_Edwards23 talking all things coaching
  
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• England v India: women’s Test match, day three hit by rain – live!

  18-06-2021 18:08
  
  Updates from day three of the one-off Test in BristolDay two report: Raf Nicholson reports from the matchAnd you can email Tanya here or tweet @tjaldred 5.08pm BST This is how the players are passing the time...Mario Kart it is for English players. #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/fDSHVSkqoL 4.59pm BST Today is the funeral of Guardian cricket write David Foot, who died last month aged 92. This is the short John Betjeman poem that was read at the funeral. 4.45pm BST The rain continues unfortunately. If y
  
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• India v New Zealand: World Test Championship final, day one abandoned –as it happened

  18-06-2021 16:16
  
  Day one of WTC final in Southampton abandoned after rainThe Spin: sign up and get our free weekly cricket email 3.16pm BST That’s enough from us today, as thrilling as it must be for you to have Tim and I bring you live descriptions of rain, rain, and Nasser Hussain. Back to it tomorrow. We have the Indian XI, we still don’t have a New Zealand XI because we haven’t had the toss and they could change it up, and we still have five days of Test cricket to look forward, gods willin
  
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• India v New Zealand: World Test Championship final, day one abandoned – live!

  18-06-2021 16:11
  
  Day one of WTC final in Southampton abandoned after rainThe Spin: sign up and get our free weekly cricket emailAnd you can email Geoff or tweet him @GeoffLemonSport 3.11pm BST Tamara Paravacini emails in. “Thanks to Abhijato Sensarma and the OBO for expanding my knowledge about the laws of cricket (again). Until this evening I didn’t know what the metric for setting the follow-on target was - although admittedly hearing the endless discussion on live TV coverage does tend to send me
  
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• England v India women’s Test match: rain stops play on day three – live!

  18-06-2021 15:10
  
  Updates from day two of the one-off Test in BristolDay two report: Raf Nicholson reports from the matchAnd you can email Daniel here or tweet @unitedrewind 2.10pm BST There’s no rain scheduled for tomorrow ... but excuse me while I interrupt myself!2.06pm BST Elsewhere, they’re underway in St Petersburg. Check out a bit of Sweden v Slovakia.Related: Sweden v Slovakia: Euro 2020 – live!2.04pm BST Yes Rob Coates, who emails from the County Ground with the glad tidings. I guess we
  
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• Sports quiz of the week: Ronaldo, England v Scotland and big earners

  18-06-2021 14:42
  
  Who scored? Who helped someone else score? Who is loaded?In the build-up to the game between England and Scotland at Wembley on Friday night, minds have inevitably drifted back to their previous meeting at a major tournament, at Euro 96, when Paul Gascoigne scored an iconic goal in a 2-0 win for England. Who set up his goal?Teddy Sheringham Stuart Pearce Darren AndertonJamie Redknapp When was the last time Scotland qualified for a tournament and England did not?World Cup 78 Euro 84Euro 92 World
  
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• England v India: Katherine Brunt's 'perfect' delivery helps hosts enforce follow-on

  18-06-2021 14:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A "perfect" delivery from England all-rounder Katherine Brunt bowls India's Pooja Vastrakar as the hosts enforce the follow-on on day three of the sole-Test at The Bristol County Ground.
  
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• Sussex given suspended points deduction after five fixed penalties

  18-06-2021 13:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sussex are handed a suspended points deduction after receiving five fixed penalties in a 12-month period.
  
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• Kevin O'Brien: Ireland's record-breaking World Cup hero retires from ODI duty

  18-06-2021 13:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ireland's record-breaking bowler and batsman Kevin O'Brien has announced his retirement from one-day international cricket.
  
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• England v India: Sophie Ecclestone dismisses Harmanpreet Kaur early on day three

  18-06-2021 12:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England spinner Sophie Ecclestone dismisses India's Harmanpreet Kaur on review with her first delivery of the day as the hosts continue to assert their authority on day three of the sole-Test at Bristol's County Ground.
  
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• World Test Championship final: Rain delays start to final between India and New Zealand

  18-06-2021 12:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rain delays the start of the World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand in Southampton.
  
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• England v India: women’s Test match, day three – live!

  18-06-2021 11:09
  
  Updates from day two of the one-off Test in BristolDay two report: Raf Nicholson reports from the matchAnd you can email Daniel here or tweet @unitedrewind 10.09am BSTWOW - what a finish to the day!#ENGvIND
  Sophie Ecclestone reflects on a thrilling climax that left India on 187-5, 209 runs behindLive bloghttps://t.co/H0U4l8fsJl
  Watch on Sky Sports Crickethttps://t.co/s6ofy7HUc0 pic.twitter.com/kn0mAGOB77 10.08am BST Yeah, and it’s not looking great at Southampton either – though that
  
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• India v New Zealand: rain delays World Test Championship final – live!

  18-06-2021 11:05
  
  Updates from day one of the WTC final in SouthamptonThe Spin: sign up and get our free weekly cricket emailAnd you can email Tim or tweet him @TimdeLisle 10.05am BST Well, that didn’t take long. The word from the ground is that the morning’s play has been abandoned and the toss delayed. The first session was due to run from 10.30am to 12.30pm, and there’s been no mention of an early lunch, so it seems as if the earliest that anything can happen is now 1.10pm. We’ll just h
  
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• WTC final: Sachin Tendulkar says India can’t take New Zealand for granted

  18-06-2021 07:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tendulkar says the inaugural World Test Championship final will be a balanced fight.
  
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