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‘I just want my friend to be OK’: Root tells Stokes to take all time he needs

02-08-2021 17:54

England captain says team fully behind all-rounder White-ball tour of Bangladesh set to be postponedJoe Root wants Ben Stokes to take as much time out from England duty as he needs after revealing how tough it was to see his friend struggling the last time they spoke.Stokes has taken an indefinite break from cricket “to prioritise his mental wellbeing” and continue his rehabilitation from a finger injury in what represents a setback to England’s chances in the five-Test series

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County cricket: One-Day Cup groups intriguingly poised at halfway mark

02-08-2021 14:39

The Royal London One-Day Cup is providing wonderful viewing for fans around the country – while the rain stays awayBy Gary Naylor for the 99.94 Cricket BlogThis column doesn’t do news but sometimes the news can be hard to find, so here goes. The Royal London One-Day Cup is a 50-overs tournament contested by 18 counties playing in two randomly drawn groups of nine. Each county plays eight matches (four home and four away – sort of) and the two group winners progress to the semi-

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PCA calls for changes to Hundred draft after players complain of local bias

02-08-2021 14:23

Fear that two-tier system will create ‘super counties’‘It’s been agreed there needs to be a review of how it works’The Professional Cricketers’ Association has called for a review into the draft system for the men’s Hundred after receiving reports of player discontent over perceived local bias in the selection of squads.The union warned in 2019 that unless recruitment for the new tournament was fully independent, players could begin to pursue county cont

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India must fix their misfiring top order to trouble England on home turf | Anand Vasu

02-08-2021 11:00

A lack of big scores from Kohli, Rahane and Pujara is worrying the tourists as they prepare to begin five-Test series in EnglandThe batsman who fancies himself as the best in the business and one of the greatest of all time has not scored a century in nearly two years. It was at Eden Gardens in November 2019 when Virat Kohli last tasted reaching three figures in any form of the game, a typically immaculate 136 lighting up India’s inaugural pink-ball Test match as they crushed Bangladesh by

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