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• England ready to rock Women’s T20 World Cup, but far from home and dry

  11-06-2026 15:45
  In theory the hosts have an easy route to the last four, but even a weakened Australia team are still, well, AustraliaJust after midday last Sunday the England captain, Nat Sciver-Brunt, smashed the India captain, Harmanpreet Kaur, for six off Waterloo Bridge, straight into the Thames. The scratch-match, which involved all 12 competing captains, was part of a chaotic, eye-catching event to launch the Women’s T20 World Cup. Also involved were a red London bus, the International Cricket Coun
  
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• England’s cricketers could face alcohol ban with Stokes captaincy still in doubt

  11-06-2026 15:00
  Rob Key says ECB need time to consider futureECB chiefs were in ‘shock’ after nightclub incidentThe England and Wales Cricket Board is considering imposing a complete ban on alcohol while players are on international duty as they ponder the best response to the incident at a Chelsea nightclub that led to Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson being dropped for next week’s second Test against New Zealand, and to the stream of embarrassing stories over the past eight months.Rob Key, the ECB
  
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• Ruthless Australia set sights on T20 World Cup after clinical warmup win over West Indies

  11-06-2026 01:36
  World No 1 easily chase 131 to win by six wicketsGeorgia Voll hits 77no off 48 with 10 fours and two sixesSophie Molineux’s Australian team, without a world title to their name, look determined to put matters right at the Women’s T20 World Cup, if the ruthless manner of their warm-up wins is anything to go by.After crushing tournament hosts England on Monday, world No 1 Australian hammered West Indies by six wickets in Cardiff for their last warmup match on Wednesday (Thursday AEST)
  
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