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Simmons 'extremely pleased' as West Indies quicks seize moment
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Saturday, 11 July 2020 12:47
West Indies head coach Phil Simmons hailed his bowling attack's persistence and patience after five late wickets put his team into the driving seat against England.When Zak Crawley and Ben Stokes combined for a fluent partnership of 98, the bulk of which were made after the tea interval, it had looked as though the game was drifting away from West…
Need-for-speed calls are answered, but Ben Stokes turns to James Anderson
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Friday, 10 July 2020 13:40
For years, whenever England have struggled in the field, the call has been for pace. Whether struggling for penetration at Chennai or Lord's or Adelaide, the suggestion has always been that, with a bit more pace, England would be able to extract more life from the surface and have the ingredient their attack has been lacking.Well, here they had plenty…
Play late: West Indies' template to succeed in England
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Friday, 10 July 2020 12:29
Playing late. Kraigg Brathwaite pithily explained it is the best way to succeed in England as a batsman. Brathwaite's 65 was his first half-century in 21 innings. On the previous tour of England in 2017, along with Shai Hope, Brathwaite was West Indies' best batsman. But no one remembers what Brathwaite did in the three years since then. Technical errors…
Kraigg Brathwaite repays Jason Holder faith after ending barren run
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Friday, 10 July 2020 12:58
Few opening batsmen would keep their place in any Test side in the world after a run of form like the one Kraigg Brathwaite has endured over the last two years. Across his last 21 innings coming into this tour, he had made a paltry 241 runs at an average a shade over 12. Despite his past success in English…
Ashwell Prince on Black Lives Matter: 'South Africa's system broken'
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Friday, 10 July 2020 11:42
Former batsman Ashwell Prince has claimed that several South African players were racially abused on their tour to Australia in 2005 and the team leadership urged them to continue playing regardless. In a Twitter thread, "100% inspired by Michael Holding," Prince called the South African system "broken," and said "there has never been any unity" for the decade he was…
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Friday, 10 July 2020 11:40
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BCCI accepts CEO Rahul Johri's resignation
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Five overturned lbw appeals (and one that stuck)
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Stuart Broad's stock rises again as he takes lone spectator role
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Asia Cup postponed to June 2021
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Sri Lankan domestic season could resume in July
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SACA says criticism of Lungi Ngidi's Black Lives Matter stance 'unfair'
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Jason Holder's career-best haul puts West Indies in control against England
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Jason Holder: Taking the knee 'meant the world to me'
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Injured Chris Jordan misses England's ODI squad to face Ireland
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BLM gesture shows that cricket is beginning to look beyond the boundary
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