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The not-so-magnificent seven: Umpiring in the spotlight at Edgbaston
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Thursday, 01 August 2019 12:56
Everyone makes mistakes, but there were quite a few on the opening day at Edgbaston. Here's how ESPNcricinfo's ball-by-ball commentators recorded the comings and goings as a series of seven wrong decisions left the umpires red-faced1.1 Broad to Warner, no run, sprayed down the leg side, did Warner get a tickle on this? Bairstow was belting out a lone appeal,…
Pressure on BCCI to comply with National Anti-Doping Agency after Prithvi Shaw's suspension
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Thursday, 01 August 2019 10:52
The pressure has intensified on the BCCI to comply with National Anti-Doping Association (NADA) after Prithvi Shaw's positive drug test that led to a backdated suspension of eight months. The sports ministry of India has written a stern letter to the BCCI questioning its authority and its protocols in matters of dope tests, the Indian Express reported. The letter was…
Smith's magnificent return leads Australia's fightback
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Thursday, 01 August 2019 12:01
England 10 for 0 trail Australia 284 (Smith 144, Broad 5-86) by 274 runsSteven Smith finished the last Ashes series having scored 687 runs in seven innings so, really, there was little surprise that he began the next contest in similar vein. Except, of course, for everything that has happened since. He marked his return to Test cricket after 16…
FAQs on terbutaline, the drug that got Prithvi Shaw suspended
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Thursday, 01 August 2019 07:09
We've seen how the BCCI arrived at the decision to suspend Prithvi Shaw after being tested positive for a banned substance called terbutaline. We've also heard from the anti-doping manager about the processes involved in educating the players about anti-doping. But what exactly does terbutaline do to an athlete, and why is it banned?What is terbutaline?Terbutaline is classified as a…
Jofra Archer given chance to prove Ashes fitness in Sussex games
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Thursday, 01 August 2019 04:45
Jofra Archer will be given the chance to prove his Ashes fitness by playing in a T20 Blast game for Sussex this Friday, and a three-day Second XI game next week.Archer was named in England's 14-man squad for the first Test at Edgbaston, but was omitted from the final XI as he continued his rehabilitation from a side strain he…
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