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Cricket Australia said they were hopeful of staging an Ashes series in front of full crowds later this year but stressed they would follow government advice when it came to ...

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Andre Russell is set to play international cricket for the first time in over a year after being named in the West Indies squad on Tuesday for upcoming T20 series ...

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Australian Bowlers Deny Knowing About 'Sandpaper-Gate' Ball-Tampering

Four Australian bowlers denied any knowledge of the notorious "Sandpaper-gate" ball-tampering incident on Tuesday after a former team-mate suggested they may have been aware of the plot. Pat Cummins, ...

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Sachin Tendulkar Reveals His Battle With 'Anxiety' During Playing Days

Record-breaking Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar has revealed he struggled with anxiety for much of his career, often suffering sleepless nights before a game. The "Little Master," who accumulated more ...

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Smith, Cummins Back In Australia's Limited Overs Tour To West Indies

Australia welcomed back their star players and picked four spinners in an extended 23-man squad named Monday for a white-ball tour of the West Indies in July. The team will ...

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Australian Cricketers Land In Sydney After Fleeing Covid-Hit India

Australian cricketers arrived back in Sydney on a charter flight Monday, more than a week after fleeing Covid-stricken India for the Maldives, local media reported. Cricket authorities had been rushin ...

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England's Archer Takes Two Wickets On Return From Injury

England fast bowler Jofra Archer took two wickets in his first competitive match for almost two months in a County Championship game for Sussex against Kent on Thursday. The 26-year-old ...

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England Stars Told To Put International Duty Ahead Of IPL

England stars such as Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, and Jos Buttler have been told their international commitments will have to take precedence in the event of a fresh fixture clash ...

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England Won't 'Force' Quarantining IPL Stars Back For New Zealand Series

Team director Ashley Giles says England has no plans to "rush" their Indian Premier League stars back for next month's Test series against New Zealand and could introduce new faces ...

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Bamboo Bats Could Revolutionize Cricket, Says A Study At Cambridge University

Cricket is a sport defined by tradition, but change may be in store after research suggested bamboo could be an attractive alternative to willow in the manufacture of bats. The ...

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2nd Test: Pakistan Beat Zimbabwe To Win the Test Series 2-0

Pakistan captain Babar Azam lauded his players after they completed a successful southern Africa tour with a second straight innings victory over Zimbabwe on Monday –- then looked ahead to ...

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IPL 'Can't Happen' In India While Coronavirus Rages: Ganguly

This year's suspended IPL cannot be completed in India while it battles a raging coronavirus crisis and could struggle to find a slot elsewhere, India's cricket chief Sourav Ganguly has ...

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2nd Test: Hasan Ali Takes 5 As Pakistan Bowls Out Zimbabwe For 132, Follow-On Enforced

Pakistan enforced the follow on after bowling hosts Zimbabwe out for 132 on the third day of the second and final Test at Harare Sports Club on Sunday. Pakistan, seeking ...

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ZIM vs PAK: Abid Ali And Azhar Ali Centuries Put Pakistan In Strong Position

Centuries by Abid Ali and Azhar Ali put Pakistan in a strong position on the first day of the second Test against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on Friday. Abid ...

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ZIM vs PAK: Pakistan Ready To Hand Test Debut To 36-Year-Old Seamer Tabish Khan

Pakistan could hand a surprise Test debut to 36-year-old seamer Tabish Khan in the second Test against Zimbabwe starting on Friday. Tabish has been a consistent performer at the domestic ...

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IPL 2021: English Grounds Consider Role As Indian Premier League Stand-In Hosts

Several Test grounds in England are ready to act as stand-in hosts for the concluding matches of this year's coronavirus-hit Indian Premier League, according to media reports published Thursday. T ...

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South Africa To Tour West Indies For 2 Tests, 5T20Is In June

South Africa will tour the West Indies next month at the start of an intensive build-up to the T20 World Cup, which is scheduled for India in October, the national ...

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Aussie IPL Cricketers Flee India For Maldives But Top Kiwis Remain

Australian cricketers fled Covid-ravaged India for the Maldives Thursday, but New Zealand's top stars are stuck in Delhi until May 11, the earliest they can secure exemptions to enter England ...

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CA Narrows Maldives Or Sri Lanka To Evacuate Australian Players In IPL

Cricket authorities in Australia and New Zealand rushed to evacuate star players from Covid-hit India on Wednesday after the lucrative Indian Premier League was abandoned. Cricket Australia said plans ...

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Former Australian Spinner Stuart MacGill 'Kidnapped', 'Assaulted'

Australian police on Wednesday arrested four men in connection with the armed kidnapping of former Test bowler Stuart MacGill. The men were detained in a pre-dawn raid in Sydney, following ...

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Australian PM Walks Back, Says Prison Time 'Highly Unlikely' For Escaping Covid Hit India

Australia's prime minister fended off accusations of racism and having blood on his hands on Tuesday, as he retreated from a threat to jail Australians trying to escape Covid-wracked India. ...

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2nd Test: Jayawickrama's 11 Debut Wickets Seal Sri Lanka Win Over Bangladesh

Sri Lanka spinner Praveen Jayawickrama enjoyed a dream debut as he claimed 11 wickets to seal a 209-run victory over Bangladesh in the second Test at Pallekele on Monday. Chasing ...

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South Africa's Parnell Denied As Yorkshire Win By One Run Against Northamptonshire

South Africa's Wayne Parnell starred with bat and ball but was unable to prevent Northamptonshire suffering a dramatic one-run defeat at Yorkshire in the English County Championship on Sunday. The ...

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Somerset's Jack Brooks Becomes County Cricket's First Covid Substitute

Somerset's Jack Brooks became English county cricket's first Covid-19 substitute when he replaced Lewis Gregory on the third day of a Championship match against Middlesex at Taunton on Saturda ...

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