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• England run risk by missing final T20 World Cup training to stay cool by the pool

  06-02-2026 18:05 via theguardian.com
  Harry Brook’s team opt for confidence building at hotel before opener with practice a three-hour round trip awaySitting in the BCCI’s Mumbai headquarters, adjacent to the Wankhede Stadium, three days before the start of England’s World Cup campaign, Harry Brook was asked about captaining a T20 side in its latest, even-more-wild-scoring iteration, against opponents looking to flay sixes with ungodly regularity. “Yeah, you’ve got to stay with a cool head as much as yo
  
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• 'A World Cup few seem to want but one England need'

  06-02-2026 17:44 via bbc.com
  With much of the cricketing world apathetic towards this T20 World Cup, England captain Harry Brook and coach Brendon McCullum need it more than most.
  
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• Lancashire sign ex-Australia captain Lanning for T20 Blast

  06-02-2026 14:53 via bbc.com
  Meg Lanning, the former Australia captain, will get her first taste of county cricket when she plays for Lancashire in the T20 Blast.
  
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• Vince & Hales register to play T20 league in Belgium

  06-02-2026 14:49 via bbc.com
  James Vince and Alex Hales are among the English players to sign up to play in a men's T20 league being staged in Belgium this summer.
  
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• ICC braced for major financial hit if Pakistan v India World T20 game off

  06-02-2026 13:31 via theguardian.com
  Intensive negotiations going on behind scenesGame could be worth up to £367m in media rightsThe Pakistan v India T20 World Cup fixture remains in doubt on the eve of the tournament with International Cricket Council sources telling the Guardian they expect the dispute to go down to the wire before their scheduled meeting in Colombo next weekend.Intensive negotiations are continuing behind the scenes after the Pakistan government triggered a crisis last weekend by announcing their national
  
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• Suryavanshi hits 175 as India beat England in final

  06-02-2026 12:12 via bbc.com
  India teenager Vaibhav Suryavanshi makes a stunning 175 from just 80 balls in the Under-19 World Cup final against England.
  
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• England stunned as 14-year-old dismantles bowlers with fastest ever 100 - 'too good'

  06-02-2026 11:59 via express.co.uk
  Vaibhav Suryavanshi tore England apart in the Under-19 World Cup final.
  
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• The Office, Willy Wonka & Denmark at Euro 92 - Scotland's chaotic WC prep

  06-02-2026 09:22 via bbc.com
  Scotland bowler Mark Watt collects his thoughts to reflect on the team's rush to get prepared for their unexpected trip to the T20 World Cup.
  
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• Sports quiz of the week: Winter Olympics, Six Nations and Super Bowl

  06-02-2026 09:00 via theguardian.com
  Have you been following the big stories in football, tennis, NFL, rugby, cricket, winter sports, snooker and boxing? Continue reading...
  
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• Top run-scorer, wicket-taker and champion - T20 World Cup predictions

  06-02-2026 08:44 via bbc.com
  Who will win? Who will be the top run-scorers and wicket-takers? The Test Match Special team make their T20 World Cup predictions.
  
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• Australia's Hazlewood ruled out of T20 World Cup

  06-02-2026 08:25 via bbc.com
  Seamer Josh Hazlewood had been named in the 15-man squad but Cricket Australia say it's "too much of a risk" to try get him fit for the latter stages of the competition.
  
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• Usain Bolt confirms he's 'ready' to make Olympic Games comeback with another sport

  06-02-2026 08:00 via express.co.uk
  Athletics legend Usain Bolt would be ready to represent Jamaica again at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
  
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