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• Eoin Morgan ready to experiment in preparation for T20 World Cup

  15-07-2021 17:56
  
  ‘We need to look into strength in depth,’ says captainEngland’s series against Pakistan starts at Trent BridgeEoin Morgan returns to captain England at Trent Bridge on Friday in the first of three Twenty20 matches against Pakistan and views the series as the “last chance” to test out fringe players and combinations for the World Cup this year.England’s white-ball captain was among those forced to isolate last week because of a Covid-19 outbreak and marvelled a
  
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• ECB’s Tom Harrison insists the Hundred will go ahead despite Covid

  15-07-2021 17:56
  
  Chief executive Harrison: ‘Our protocols are designed to cope’The Hundred starts on 21 July with women’s competitionTom Harrison has given up trying to pre-empt the next Covid crisis in cricket but insists the Hundred – and the Royal London Cup – will forge ahead despite the pandemic threatening to derail teams and force possible abandonments.English cricket continues to operate on the “knife edge” described by the men’s director, Ashley Giles, las
  
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• India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant and training assistant Dayanand Garani test positive for Covid-19

  15-07-2021 17:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant and training assistant Dayanand Garani test positive for Covid-19 ahead of the five-match Test series with England.
  
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• The Hundred: ECB 'not able to continue' bio-secure bubbles during new tournament

  15-07-2021 14:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England's cricketers will not be expected to live in bio-secure bubbles in the future because of the "detrimental impact" they have on mental health.
  
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• Mitchell Marsh stars with bat and ball as Australia salvage some pride in West Indies

  15-07-2021 06:06
  
  Australia 189-6; West Indies 185-6; Australia win by four runsMitch Marsh (75) and Aaron Finch (53) provide base for winMitchell Marsh scored 75 and picked up three wickets as Australia defeated West Indies by four runs in the fourth Twenty20 international in St Lucia to record their first win in the five-match series.The West Indies took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series on Monday, with the final match to be played on Friday at the same venue. The teams then play three one-day internationa
  
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• Australia survive late West Indies salvo to salvage some pride in T20 series

  15-07-2021 06:06
  
  Australia 189-6; West Indies 185-6; Australia win by four runsMitch Marsh (75) and Aaron Finch (53) provide base for winMitchell Marsh scored 75 and picked up three wickets as Australia defeated West Indies by four runs in the fourth Twenty20 international in St Lucia to record their first win in the five-match series.The West Indies took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series on Monday, with the final match to be played on Friday at the same venue. The teams then play three one-day internationa
  
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• Australia beat West Indies by four runs in fourth T20 international – as it happened

  15-07-2021 05:37
  
  Tourists get on board in penultimate game of seriesMitchell Starc bowls fine final over to secure victory 4.37am BST That’s a first win in the series for Australia, so it’s 3-1 with one to play. We’ll be back with you for that match on Saturday morning, ahead of the three one-dayers that will follow next week from Barbados. A belter of a game tonight, with a very fun finish, some fierce partnerships, some comeback bowling, good spin, clever medium pace, and all-round efforts. Q
  
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• Australia beat West Indies by four runs in fourth T20 international – live!

  15-07-2021 05:15
  
  Tourists get on board in penultimate game of seriesAny thoughts? Email or tweet @GeoffLemonSport 4.15am BST A close one, but not quite a last-ball thriller. The Russell tactic was probably right, to hang onto strike and try to do the job himself. He was just up against a fast bowler who is extremely good at his craft, and bowled four balls that Russell couldn’t get away. Had Russell taken a couple of singles then perhaps Walsh could have got him back on strike, and they would have needed 7
  
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• West Indies v Australia: fourth T20 international – live!

  15-07-2021 00:55
  
  Updates from the penultimate match of the series in St LuciaStart time at Darren Sammy Cricket Ground is 9:30am AESTAny thoughts? Email or tweet @GeoffLemonSport 11.55pm BST What ho, hounds and hares. If a hunt is on in this series, Australia is playing prey. Three matches, three wins for the home West Indies side. The first time they got lucky. The second and third times they battered Australia around at will: first setting a huge total that the visitors got nowhere near, then holding the visit
  
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• England v India T20: Danni Wyatt leads England to victory with unbeaten 89

  15-07-2021 00:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch the best shots from Danni Wyatt's 89 as England beat India in the third and final Twenty20 at Chelmsford.
  
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