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Steven Smith: India will struggle to match Neil Wagner's short-ball skill
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Monday, 23 November 2020 21:21
Though Australia's 2019-20 series against New Zealand was a comfortable victory for the hosts, it also featured some of the most difficult spells that Steven Smith has ever had to endure on his way to being regarded as the pre-eminent Test batsman.Time and again, the irrepressible Neil Wagner zinged down precision bouncers at Smith, drastically slowing his scoring even as…
Sarah Aley announces WBBL retirement via Instagram
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Monday, 23 November 2020 17:27
Sarah Aley has announced her retirement, taking to Instragram to reveal she played her last match for Sydney Sixers in the WBBL at the weekend.The Sixers failed to make the tournament finals, which start on Wednesday, but they upset the top-placed Melbourne Stars by five wickets in their last match of the season.Afterwards Aley, the 36-year-old medium pacer who played…
India on notice: Steven Smith "finds his hands" again after disappointing IPL
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Monday, 23 November 2020 18:34
No matter how many "controllables" Cricket Australia have tried to control in the lead-up to a Covid-affected summer, how many biosecurity protocols, meetings with government or compromises with broadcasters, there will always be imponderables of sport that dictate how the season plays out.To the evident delight of Australia's cricketers and coaches returned from the IPL and currently quarantining in Sydney…
Trent Boult: Staying in bio-secure bubbles 'a big sacrifice'
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Monday, 23 November 2020 10:41
New Zealand fast bowler Trent Boult has joined the list of big names to voice concerns about life in bio-secure bubbles, saying such a lifestyle is going to play a "big role" in the way players plan their schedules as the international calendar picks up after IPL 2020. Boult is looking ahead to a busy New Zealand summer, having landed…
PCA response to Covid-19 vindicated by limited county job losses
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Monday, 23 November 2020 10:28
Measures designed to prevent widespread job losses within the county game would appear to have proven successful.There had been fears the financial ramifications of the Covid-19 pandemic would produce a record number of players leaving the game at the end of the 2020 season. But although 134 players were out of contract in October, all but 41 have now agreed…
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