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• England fight for India to return after Test called off amid Covid outbreak

  10-09-2021 20:24
  
  Cloud of uncertainty hangs over result of Test seriesECB staring at a £40m financial black hole after decisionEnglish cricket will fight to ensure India return for a one-off Test match that averts a £40m financial black hole after the series finale in Manchester was called off at the 11th hour in response to a Covid-19 outbreak among the tourists.Senior officials at the England and Wales Cricket Board were privately fuming at the decision by India’s players to call off the much
  
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• England fight for India to return after Test called off after Covid outbreak

  10-09-2021 20:24
  
  Cloud of uncertainty hangs over result of Test seriesECB staring at a £40m financial black hole after decisionEnglish cricket will fight to ensure India return for a one-off Test match that averts a £40m financial black hole after the series finale in Manchester was called off at the 11th hour in response to a Covid-19 outbreak among the tourists.Senior officials at the England and Wales Cricket Board were privately fuming at the decision by India’s players to call off the much
  
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• Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Vipers beat Thunder to stay top as Diamonds, Stars and Sparks win

  10-09-2021 19:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Southern Vipers beat Thunder to stay on top of the table, plus Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy round-up.
  
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• The ICC must stand with Afghan women – or it stands for nothing | Emma John

  10-09-2021 19:30
  
  A sporting boycott of Afghanistan is the last thing that devastated country needs but Taliban’s outright ban on women’s sport couldn’t be clearer breach ofICC’s stated valuesIt seemed, at the start of the match, as if Heaven Help Us CC might just live up to their name. The young curate opening the batting was bowled second ball and it was clear that the opposition’s pacy opening bowler – we will call him Khalid, although that is not his real name – was g
  
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• The ICC must stand with Afghan women – or it stands for nothing

  10-09-2021 19:30
  
  A sporting boycott of Afghanistan is the last thing that devastated country needs but Taliban’s outright ban on women’s sport couldn’t be clearer breach ofICC’s stated valuesIt seemed, at the start of the match, as if Heaven Help Us CC might just live up to their name. The young curate opening the batting was bowled second ball and it was clear that the opposition’s pacy opening bowler – we will call him Khalid, although that is not his real name – was g
  
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• Ireland v Zimbabwe: Second Stormont ODI abandoned because of weather

  10-09-2021 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The second one-day international between Ireland and Zimbabwe at Stormont is abandoned because of persistent rain.
  
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• India reacts with stunned silence as final Test against England is called off

  10-09-2021 19:03
  
  No comments from players or management on media or TwitterSunil Gavaskar says rescheduling Test is the right thing to doThe reaction from the Indian cricket fraternity to the cancelled – or rescheduled – Old Trafford Test was largely one of stunned silence. Rarely, if ever, has a major cricketing event attracted such quietness from a country of a billion opinions.None of the players or management addressed the media, and more tellingly, they did not take to Twitter to have their say,
  
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• Azeem Rafiq: Report by Yorkshire finds former player was 'victim of racial harassment and bullying'

  10-09-2021 18:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Azeem Rafiq was the "victim of racial harassment and bullying," according to the findings of a report released by his former club Yorkshire.
  
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• So the blame game begins, but are India really the right target for your anger? | Andy Bull

  10-09-2021 17:56
  
  Virat Kohli’s side have been propping up Test cricket and it is unfair to hold them responsible for non-events at Old TraffordThere’s been a lot to be angry about these last few months. Back in February, six months, two weeks, and nine lifetimes ago, the American Medical Association ran an article on the idea of “panger”, pandemic-anger, and, yes, the word is much too ugly to catch on, but no doubt you’ve felt some of it yourself. It’s harder to know exactly w
  
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• ‘We had friends coming from India’: how cancelled Test left fans devastated

  10-09-2021 17:15
  
  Disappointed fans at Old Trafford react after the final Test between England and India was cancelled at the last minuteIt was a perfect morning for bowling. An autumn sun squinting through milksop skies, a damp wind tickling the flags flying over the pavilion. But there were no bowlers, and there was no Test between England and India. Instead, the groundsmen stood in huddles over the playing surface, watering with abandon – and why not? There are no more matches at Old Trafford this season
  
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• ‘We had friends coming from India’: cancelled Test leaves fans devastated

  10-09-2021 17:15
  
  Disappointed fans at Old Trafford react after the final Test between England and India was cancelled at the last minuteIt was a perfect morning for bowling. An autumn sun squinting through milksop skies, a damp wind tickling the flags flying over the pavilion. But there were no bowlers, and there was no Test between England and India. Instead, the groundsmen stood in huddles over the playing surface, watering with abandon – and why not? There are no more matches at Old Trafford this season
  
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• England v India fifth Test called off after Covid case – as it happened

  10-09-2021 17:00
  
  The Old Trafford Test was cancelled shortly before 9am due to concerns among the Indian players about the Covid cases in their campMike Atherton is talking on Sky Sports News. He’s pointing out that the elephant in the room here is the IPL, which is due to resume on Sunday week – only four days after what should have been the last day of this Test. And he reckons that decision of Chris Broad’s that I mentioned just now will be subject to a lot of negotiation. He’s not in
  
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• England v India: Old Trafford Test cancelled - what happens now?

  10-09-2021 16:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After the England-India series finale is called off, BBC Sport asks whether the Indian Premier League is to blame and what it means for the Ashes.
  
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• County cricket: Notts soar clear as Division One hits halfway stage

  10-09-2021 12:01
  
  Nottinghamshire’s late win over Lancashire has lifted them above the pack with two matches to play in Division OneBy Gary Naylor for the 99.94 Cricket BlogNottinghamshire soared 10.5 points clear of the chasing pack in Division One after the kind of victory that gives the lie to the easy jibe that county cricket is soft cricket. Continue reading...
  
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• England v India fifth Test called off after Covid case – live reaction

  10-09-2021 11:37
  
  News, reaction and more as virus stops playOld Trafford Test called off over Covid safety fearsGet in touch! Email Tim or tweet him hereMike Atherton is talking on Sky Sports News. He’s pointing out that the elephant in the room here is the IPL, which is due to resume on Sunday week – only four days after what should have been the last day of this Test. And he reckons that decision of Chris Broad’s that I mentioned just now will be subject to a lot of negotiation. He’s no
  
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• Yorkshire accept Azeem Rafiq was victim of racial harassment and bullying

  10-09-2021 10:36
  
  Club uphold seven of ‘in excess of 40 allegations’ by playerSummary of panel’s findings published after pressure on clubYorkshire have accepted there was “no question” Azeem Rafiq was the victim of racial harassment and bullying during his first spell at the county.Last summer Rafiq made serious allegations about his time at the club, forcing Yorkshire to appoint lawyers to launch an investigation with an independent panel also put in place to oversee it. A summary
  
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• England v India fifth Test called off after Covid cases – live reaction

  10-09-2021 10:23
  
  News, reaction and more after Test series finale called offOld Trafford Test called off over Covid safety fearsGet in touch! Email Timor tweet him hereAnd we still don’t know the final score in the series. It’s either 2-2, if this is a forfeit by India as the ECB said, or 2-1, if it’s match abandoned, as the ECB implied by withdrawing the word forfeit almost as soon as they’d uttered it. The latest suggestion is that that decision goes to the ICC match referee – Chr
  
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• England v India fifth Test called off over Covid concerns

  10-09-2021 09:52
  
  India unable to field a team at Old Trafford over fearsIndia physio tested positive for Covid on ThursdayThe fifth Test between England and India at Old Trafford was dramatically called off on Friday morning hours before the start of play on the first day due to Covid fears in the tourists’ camp. Discussions had been continuing between the England and Wales Cricket Board and the Board of Control for Cricket in India after India’s assistant physio Yogesh Parmar tested positive for Cov
  
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• England v India fifth Test called off at last minute over Covid concerns

  10-09-2021 09:52
  
  Cloud of uncertainty hangs over result of Test seriesECB staring at a £30m financial blackhole after decisionEngland’s summer of Test cricket has ended in dramatic fashion after their series finale against India at Old Trafford was cancelled on the first morning of the match following the recent Covid-19 outbreak among the touring party.The England and Wales Cricket Board believed the fifth Test would go ahead on Thursday evening after India’s players cleared a full round of em
  
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• England v New Zealand T20: Watch thrilling finale as hosts clinch series win in Taunton

  10-09-2021 00:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch the thrilling finale as New Zealand take two late wickets before England's Sophia Dunkley hits a four from the penultimate ball to win the Twenty20 international series decider at Taunton.
  
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