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• James Anderson says England's defeat by New Zealand was a 'wake-up call'

  21-06-2021 18:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England fast bowler James Anderson says the 1-0 Test series defeat by New Zealand was a "wake-up call".
  
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• Buckden CC: Huntingdonshire County League side bowled out for just two to lose game by 258 runs

  21-06-2021 17:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Buckden second XI could only muster a bye and a wide as they were bowled out for two to lose by 258 runs.
  
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• Jos Buttler frustrated to miss England Tests but has ‘no perfect answers’

  21-06-2021 17:43
  
  T20 vice-captain has been rested for five Tests this yearEngland begin T20 series against Sri Lanka on WednesdayJos Buttler has said there are no perfect answers to the scheduling overkill that has seen him miss five of England’s eight Test matches this year in order to rest and Twenty20 cricket seemingly prioritised.A centrally contracted player for England in all three formats, Buttler’s itinerary thus far in 2021 sums up much of the wider frustration with the team’s rotation
  
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• Smashing shot: cricketer hits six but breaks own car window – video

  21-06-2021 17:38
  
  Hitting a six should be a moment to celebrate for most batsmen, however, for Asif Ali it was probably the most expensive shot he'll ever make. After a sweet connection the cricketer, who plays for Illingworth St Mary's Cricket Club in West Yorkshire, saw the ball flying over the boundary, only for it to crash into the back window of his own car. Poor Asif is then seen head in his hands as he realises what a costly shot he's just made. Ali finished the day with 43 runs and no rear window Continue
  
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• India v New Zealand: day four of World Test Championship final abandoned – as it happened

  21-06-2021 16:35
  
  Rain ensured no balls were bowled in Southampton on day four 3.35pm BST So, after four days, we’ve had two wash-outs. And one of them on Midsummer Day, when not even England is usually this damp. It’s a crying shame, and it means that there are only two days left to squeeze in, well – at least an innings and a half. The weather forecast, clearly toying with us, is now quite good. Mainly dry tomorrow, albeit as grey as a TV commentator’s tie; sunny spells on Wednesday, by
  
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• County cricket: T20 Blast group stage is proving enjoyably competitive

  21-06-2021 15:19
  
  At the midpoint of the group stage, five teams are separated by just one point at the top of the North GroupBy Gary Naylor for the 99.94 Cricket BlogOne point separates five teams at the top of the North Group – it’s almost as if the ECB has a popular and ultra-competitive competition on its hands. It even has 2019’s BBC Sports Personality playing in it and Ben Stokes was at the heart of Durham’s win over the Birmingham Bears, two of those five pacesetters. Continue readi
  
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• India v New Zealand: rain delays World Test Championship final, day four – live!

  21-06-2021 11:31
  
  WTC final updates from the fourth day in SouthamptonThe Spin: sign up and get our free weekly cricket emailAnd you can email Adam or tweet @collinsadam 10.31am BST “Hi Adam.” Peter Salmon, good morning. “Got to say, as far as I’m concerned this has been the perfect WTC final so far. The idea was to get the yoof to love test matches, as though all yoof, with their K-Pop and student debt, were the same. This game will sort out the wheat from the chaff I reckon. Small crowds
  
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• India v New Zealand: World Test Championship final, day four – live!

  21-06-2021 10:30
  
  WTC final updates from the fourth day in SouthamptonThe Spin: sign up and get our free weekly cricket emailAnd you can email Adam or tweet @collinsadam 9.30am BST So, how about a seventh day? Yep, you guessed it, the rain is falling again at Southampton and, according to my rain app, it looks to be set in for the time being. It’s such a shame, as the cricket played over the weekend was compelling, not least the final half an hour last night when Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja clamped D
  
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• ECB’s failures on Caribbean cricket in England are worse than Robinson’s tweets | Lonsdale Skinner

  21-06-2021 09:00
  
  The cricket authorities have failed the black community for years. They punish Ollie Robinson – but no one punishes themI think England cricketer Ollie Robinson should be punished for his racist tweets. Young man or not, he knew what he did. But the real problem is that he is a product of an environment created over the years by the cricket authorities, among other agencies.In 1948, there were 30,000-50,000 black people in Britain. There were British-born black rugby league players, rugby
  
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