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Hampshire sign Tabraiz Shamsi for final four Blast group games
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Thursday, 22 August 2019 05:42
Hampshire have signed Tabraiz Shamsi, the South African left-arm wristspinner, for the final four games of the Vitality Blast group stage.After a successful run thanks to the dual spin of Liam Dawson and Mason Crane, Hampshire's Blast campaign has been derailed by injuries to Crane and back-up spinner Brad Taylor, leaving them sixth in the South Group, and the signing…
Somerset set to sign Vijay, Northants swoop for Roach
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Thursday, 22 August 2019 06:29
Somerset are hoping to complete the signing of Murali Vijay for the final few weeks of the county season.Somerset are chasing the first Championship title in their history. They are currently second in the Division One table, just two points behind Essex, with the teams scheduled to meet in the final game of the season.The deal is expected to have…
West Indies bowl, hand debut to Brooks; India leave out Ashwin
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Thursday, 22 August 2019 07:04
Toss West Indies chose to bowl v IndiaWest Indies captain Jason Holder elected to bowl after the toss was delayed by half an hour due to rain and wet outfield in North Sound. The resulting damp conditions would not have affected India's plans, captain Virat Kohli implied, when he said he would have batted first anyway. Only 15 minutes of…
Sam Billings criticises 'completely brainless' county fixture list
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Thursday, 22 August 2019 07:30
Sam Billings has labelled the scheduling of a round of County Championship games halfway through the Vitality Blast season "completely brainless" after his Kent side was bowled out for 40 in their defeat against Essex."It's shocking, isn't it really?" he said. "For both sides. It doesn't help the quality of first-class cricket in England any which way. Twenty20 and first-class…
Australia yearn to take back control at Leeds
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Wednesday, 21 August 2019 09:21
"Take back control" has been a pretty loaded phrase in this part of the world ever since its co-option by Dominic Cummings and the Vote Leave campaign that successfully won Britain's EU referendum in 2016.It is also a highly relevant one to Australia's Ashes campaign, which began so brilliantly at Edgbaston but was stifled somewhat at Lord's, not only by…
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