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• T20 Blast: Notts Outlaws top group after crushing win over Worcestershire

  22-06-2021 22:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Alex Hales hits an 18-ball fifty as Notts demolish Worcestershire, and there are wins for Gloucestershire and Leicestershire.
  
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• World Test Championship final: India & New Zealand still have hope going into last day

  22-06-2021 21:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  All results are possible in the final of the World Test Championship after an engrossing penultimate day between India and New Zealand.
  
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• Kane Williamson digs in as New Zealand and India take edgy WTC final to last day

  22-06-2021 21:08 via theguardian.com
  
  WTC final, day five: India 217 and 64-2; New Zealand 249Both sides can still win but draw most likely resultRain and bad light may have decimated the World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand but the match heads into its reserve day with a result still possible following a gripping arm-wrestle between the two sides.By the time stumps were called on day five India had reached 64 for two in their second innings with a lead of 32 runs. Virat Kohli was unbeaten on eight, his head s
  
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• India v New Zealand: World Test Championship finely poised after engrossing fifth day

  22-06-2021 20:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch highlights as all four results remain possible on the final day of the World Test Championship final, after an engrossing fifth day between India and New Zealand.
  
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• India v New Zealand: World Test Championship final, day five – as it happened

  22-06-2021 20:12 via theguardian.com
  
  Tim Southee took both wickets as India finished on 64 for two, a lead of 32, after a day of tough, high-class cricket at the Ageas Bowl 7.10pm BST The thoughts of Ravichandran Ashwin“It was a great day of Test cricket. Our quicks bowled really well and Kane batted pretty well; he took the initiative in the second session. It was a lionhearted effort from our three quicks - they went on and on and on. Hopefully we can get some runs tomorrow and set it up for a good finish. 7.03pm BST That w
  
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• England v India: Sarah Glenn & Freya Davies in ODI squad, Danni Wyatt left out

  22-06-2021 18:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England recall Sarah Glenn and Freya Davies for their three-match one-day international series against India, which begins in Bristol on Saturday.
  
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• Keaton Jennings: Lancashire batsman signs 'long-term' deal

  22-06-2021 17:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lancashire batsman Keaton Jennings signs a new contract with the club, who describe it as a "long-term" deal.
  
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• Eoin Morgan says historical tweets have been ‘taken out of context’

  22-06-2021 17:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Morgan and Jos Buttler appeared to mock Indian use of EnglishPosts were a ‘sign of respect’, insists Morgan as ECB investigatesEoin Morgan has dismissed controversy over tweets sent by him and Jos Buttler in 2017 and 2018 that appeared to mock common Indian use of English, insisting that the problem is people “taking [them] out of context”.The ECB is reportedly investigating the tweets, which notably overused the word “sir” for comedic effect. Asked how he has
  
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• England v Sri Lanka: Eoin Morgan says T20 series a 'huge chance' for players

  22-06-2021 16:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England captain Eoin Morgan challenges his players to impress in the Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka starting on Wednesday.
  
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• New Zealand v India: 'He's perished!' - Gill takes great catch to dismiss Taylor

  22-06-2021 14:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New Zealand's Ross Taylor is caught by India's Shubman Gill off Mohammed Shami on day five of the World Test Championship final at Hampshire Bowl.
  
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• The Spin | Shafali Verma shows the way for future female stars of Indian cricket

  22-06-2021 13:23 via theguardian.com
  
  Supremely talented 17-year-old should make the BCCI realise how big the women’s game could beJust as more people saw Jim Laker whistle out 19 for 90 at Old Trafford and Ian Botham bristle 149 at Headingley than could possibly have fitted in the ground even stacked cheek to jowl and on top of each other, you suspect Bristol County Ground will have been rather fuller in retrospect than it was last week. Not because it was the first time India had played a Test for seven years or because of t
  
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• The Hundred: Daniel Vettori replaces Andrew McDonald as Birmingham Phoenix coach

  22-06-2021 11:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori replaces Andrew McDonald as men's coach at Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred.
  
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• India v New Zealand: World Test Championship final, day five – live!

  22-06-2021 10:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Live over-by-over updates from the fifth day in SouthamptonThe Spin: sign up and get our free weekly cricket emailEmail Adam or tweet @CollinsAdam with your thoughts 9.42am BST Let’s assume we start on time. Or better still, that somehow we get 98 overs in both today and tomorrow, with extra time and all the rest. That’s 196 overs to find a way to the finish line, which is not inconsiderable in conditions are giving plenty to the bowlers, on a pitch that’s been under covers for
  
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• Stuart MacGill: Ex-Australia cricketer says alleged kidnapping and assault has 'hurt his family'

  22-06-2021 10:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Australia spinner Stuart MacGill says his alleged kidnapping and assault has taken a major toll on his family.
  
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• TV tonight: the civil rights lawyer elected Philadelphia’s top lawman

  22-06-2021 07:10 via theguardian.com
  
  Storyville’s eight-part series examines the US’s devastating incarceration rates. Plus: Bake Off: The Professionals sets the teams a carrot-shaped test. Here’s what to watch this evening Continue reading...
  
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• Police search for three men allegedly involved in Stuart MacGill’s kidnapping

  22-06-2021 05:43 via theguardian.com
  
  Two men allegedly bought items used to ‘intimidate’ MacGillA third is described by detectives as a ‘street level drug dealer’Detectives are hunting three men they believe are involved in the kidnapping of former Australian Test cricketer Stuart MacGill.Police have released CCTV footage of two men entering a Bunnings just hours before MacGill was allegedly abducted and assaulted on Sydney’s north shore at gunpoint by a group of men on on the evening of 14 April. Cont
  
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