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• The Hundred: Southern Brave hold nerve to beat London Spirit by four runs

  01-08-2021 22:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Southern Brave hold their nerve to beat London Brave by four runs in a thrilling men's Hundred match at Lord's.
  
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• The Hundred: A 'phenomenal' flying catch & deadly direct hits - Sunday's best action

  01-08-2021 22:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch the best moments from Sunday's action in the men's and women's Hundred as Birmingham Phoenix took on Trent Rockets at Edgbaston and London Spirit faced Southern Brave at Lord's.
  
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• The Hundred MVP: Milne & Rodrigues lead the way

  01-08-2021 22:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Hundred is up and running, but who have been the star performers, and who leads the early running in the race for MVP?
  
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• London Spirit v Southern Brave: Adam Rossington hits four consecutive boundaries

  01-08-2021 21:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  London Spirit opener Adam Rossington goes after Southern Brave's attack, including 20 off four balls, in his 45 from 21 balls in pursuit of 146 to win at Lord's in The Hundred.
  
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• One-Day Cup: Eskinazi leads Middlesex to first victory as Somerset and Lancashire go top

  01-08-2021 20:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stevie Eskinazi hits 130 as Middlesex earn their first One-Day Cup win, while Somerset and Lancashire go top of their groups.
  
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• The Hundred - London Spirit v Southern Brave: Chris Wood drops chance after Alex Davies loses bat

  01-08-2021 20:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Southern Brave's Alex Davies drops his bat as he loops the ball to fine-leg but Chris Wood puts down the chance for London Spirit at Lord's in The Hundred.
  
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• Shane Warne: London Spirit head coach tests positive for Covid-19

  01-08-2021 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  London Spirit head coach Shane Warne tests positive for Covid-19 and will miss their next fixture.
  
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• The Hundred - Birmingham Phoenix v Trent Rockets: Will Smeed, 19, hits three sixes on debut

  01-08-2021 18:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Will Smeed, 19, hits three sixes in a 13-ball 36 on his Hundred debut to help Birmingham Phoenix to a six-wicket victory over Trent Rockets at Edgbaston.
  
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• The Hundred: Will Smeed stars as Phoenix end Rockets 100% record

  01-08-2021 18:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Will Smeed's blistering 13-ball 36 gave Birmingham Phoenix the platform to end Trent Rockets' 100% record in the men's Hundred at Edbgaston.
  
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• Ollie Pope says Ben Stokes decision shows how mentally tough elite sport is

  01-08-2021 17:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Stokes has withdrawn from India series over mental wellbeingPope: ‘It’s sad but I think it’s a reminder to everyone’Ollie Pope says the withdrawal of Ben Stokes for the Test series against India is a reminder of how mentally tough the demands of playing international sport are during a pandemic.Stokes, England’s Test vice-captain and heartbeat of the team, has taken an indefinite break from cricket to protect his mental wellbeing and rest the left-index finger he fr
  
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• The Hundred - Birmingham Phoenix v Trent Rockets: Patrick Brown catches Dawid Malan shot but dives over boundary

  01-08-2021 16:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Patrick Brown makes a fantastic diving effort to catch a Dawid Malan shot but carries the ball over the boundary for six in Birmingham Phoenix's Hundred match against Trent Rockets.
  
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• The Hundred: Katherine Brunt bowls Shafali Verma for 14

  01-08-2021 14:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Trent Rockets' Katherine Brunt wins her latest battle with Shafali Verma, bowling her for 14 with a slower-ball yorker as Birmingham Phoenix target 146 to win in The Hundred at Edgbaston.
  
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• George Bailey becomes Australia's chief selector

  01-08-2021 11:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Australia limited overs captain George Bailey takes over from Trevor Hohns as his country's chief cricket selector.
  
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• May I have a word about nailing things on and simplifying cricket | Jonathan Bouquet

  01-08-2021 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  It’s a certainty that not everyone will understand the difference between a googly and a bouncerI’m pleased that it’s not just me who gets annoyed by the ease with which ghastly words and phrases enter the language and then become commonplace.Paul Bisson, from Shrewsbury, got in touch recently, steam justifiably emerging from his ears: “Two of the worst neologisms are ‘uptick’ (ie increase, eg: ‘There has been an uptick in sales’) and ‘get-go
  
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• Wounded animal India await England side hurt by loss of Stokes and Woakes | Ali Martin

  01-08-2021 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Joe Root is without several key players before a five-Test series against Virat Kohli’s dangerous-looking visitorsTom Harrison admitted recently he had given up trying to guess the next bombshell to hit English cricket and it is fair to say the withdrawal of Ben Stokes from the marquee series of the summer – five Tests against the might of India – qualifies as such.
  The chief executive of the England and Wales Cricket Board was speaking about the threat Covid-19 poses to the su
  
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