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• The Hundred - Oval Invincibles v Trent Rockets: Watch best of Jason Roy's half-century

  08-08-2021 22:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch the best shots from Jason Roy's unbeaten 56 off 29 balls for Oval Invincibles against Trent Rockets at the Kia Oval.
  
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• One-Day Cup: Alex Lees hits unbeaten 126 as Durham go top of Group A

  08-08-2021 21:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Opener Alex Lees hits 126 to send Durham top of the One-Day Cup Group A, as impressive Glamorgan remain at the Group B summit.
  
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• Joe Root accentuates England’s positives as rain forces India draw

  08-08-2021 19:51
  
  First Test: England, 183 & 303, drew with India, 278 & 52-1Root: ‘Things could have quickly fallen in our favour’In the end it was rain that had the final say. The fifth day in Nottingham had promised so much – India needing 157 more runs for victory, England a further nine wickets – but it ended without a single ball being bowled and the two sides settling for a draw.Both sets of players fancied their chances of taking a 1-0 lead into Thursday’s second Test
  
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• England and India’s lost day cannot detract from thrills of previous four | Emma John

  08-08-2021 19:12
  
  The first match may have ended in a soggy draw but the sides generated enough excitement to suggest this series will provide a welcome advert for Test cricketThe batsman hit the bowler straight back over his head, a sweetly timed, powerfully struck shot that surely ranked among the biggest seen in these conditions. We’ll never know how far it might have travelled – a six surely, but into the stands or out of the stadium? – because of the wall in the way. As it was, the ball bou
  
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• England v India: First Test drawn after rain ruins final day

  08-08-2021 18:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England's first Test against India is abandoned as a draw after persistent rain prevents any play on the final day at Trent Bridge.
  
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• Day five of England v India washed out by rain with first Test drawn – as it happened

  08-08-2021 17:41
  
  India were chasing 209 to win at Trent Bridge but persistent rain meant there was no play and the first Test is drawn 4.41pm BST So now then That’s it for today’s blog. It’s been an unsatisfying end to a fine Test - but on the plus side, England have set off on a new unbeaten run, and we only have to wait until Thursday for the second Test. Good day! 4.38pm BST Get the man a brolly! ☔Player of the Match and England captain Joe Root felt his team had a real chance of victo
  
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• Day five of England v India washed out by rain with first Test drawn – live!

  08-08-2021 17:00
  
  India were chasing 209 to win at Trent Bridge but persistent rain meant there was no play and the first Test is drawnAnd you can contact Rob by email 3.57pm BST It’s over/You don’t need to tell mePlay has been abandoned and the first Test ends in a draw.
  Scorecard/Clips: https://t.co/s8ctdMUblv#ENGvINDpic.twitter.com/ETyyNRVZ1k 3.55pm BST “Lord’s selection,” says Andrew Thomas. “I remember a time when, if the selectors were in doubt, the answer was to drop Ram
  
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• England v India: first Test, day five play delayed due to rain – live!

  08-08-2021 16:49
  
  Over-by-over updates from the final day at Trent BridgeRoot urges England to grasp opportunity for winAnd you can contact Rob by email 3.49pm BST And so to Lord’s Assuming this match is over, what would be your England team for the second Test? Let’s stick to the 17-man squad that they picked for the first two games: the XI here plus Hameed, Leach, Bess, Wood, Pope and Overton.3.46pm BST “Much appreciating the wide-ranging conversation during the rain,” says Peter Bower.
  
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• England v India: first Test, day five start delayed due to rain – live!

  08-08-2021 12:32
  
  Over-by-over updates from the final day at Trent BridgeRoot urges England to grasp opportunity for winAnd you can contact Geoff by email or on Twitter 11.32am BST Maybe the most uniformly annoying penalty for a bowling side would be that until they catch up the rate, the batters in the middle get to choose who bowls. 11.31am BST @GeoffLemonSport re over rates, tickets are refunded really easily straight back onto the cards that bought them now. Would be super simple to refund 1/90th back to payi
  
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• England v India: first Test, day five – live!

  08-08-2021 11:00
  
  Over-by-over updates from the final day at Trent BridgeRoot urges England to grasp opportunity for winAnd you can contact Geoff by email or on Twitter 10.00am BST As ever, the lines are open via email or the birdphone. Just ring and ask for Geoff. I’ll take it in my room. Claudia, stop listening!10.00am BST Good morning, afternoon, or evening, and welcome to (whisper it gently) day five. That’s right, just say it to yourself. Find a quiet room in the house, stand in the furthest corn
  
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• Australia finally beat Bangladesh in T20 thanks to Christian heroics

  08-08-2021 01:56
  
  Dan Christian belts five sixes for 15-ball 39 in Dhaka‘Toughest conditions … anywhere in the world’Australia have overcome what allrounder Dan Christian labelled the toughest conditions in the world to score a drought-breaking three-wicket win in a low-scoring Twenty20 thriller against Bangladesh in Dhaka.Chasing Bangladesh’s 104-9 in the fourth match of the series on Saturday, Australia looked in control after a 15-ball 39 from Christian but they lost five wickets for 1
  
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• Middlesex v Gloucestershire: One-Day Cup game off after Gloucestershire Covid cases

  08-08-2021 00:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sunday's One-Day Cup game between Middlesex and Gloucestershire is called off due to a Covid-19 outbreak in the Gloucestershire squad.
  
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