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Marcus Trescothick to retire at end of County Championship season
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Thursday, 27 June 2019 08:34
Marcus Trescothick is to retire from professional cricket in September after 27 seasons as a Somerset player.The 43-year-old former England opener has announced his decision following a disappointing start to the current County Championship campaign, which saw him left out of the team after scoring 88 runs in eight innings. But Trescothick remains available for selection and would like nothing…
With slim hopes alive, Sri Lanka run into their 2019 tormentors
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Thursday, 27 June 2019 08:10
Big pictureIt was only three months ago that Sri Lanka travelled the length and breadth of South Africa, only to be walloped 5-0 in the ODIs and 3-0 in the T20Is. Their bowlers were flayed all around while the batsman were repeatedly tormented by a fiery attack. Lasith Malinga struggled for impact and looked spent, grumpily berating his team-mates' attitude.…
Do South Africa have nothing to lose, or nothing to play for?
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Thursday, 27 June 2019 08:04
There is no real pressure. No way that they can choke. Far as South Africa are concerned, this could just be another match in a bilateral series. Will that free them up against a team they have routinely thumped over the last year? Of the last ten matches between these sides, South Africa have won eight. Even the two games…
Hathurusingha expects Sri Lanka's batsmen to step up
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Thursday, 27 June 2019 09:30
In both their wins so far, Sri Lanka's bowlers have bailed the batsmen out. Defending 187 against Afghanistan, then 233 against England, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Pradeep and company sent down intense spells, and prised points out of the closed fists of their opponents.Sri Lanka know, though, that if they are to make more of an impact at the World Cup…
Virat Kohli, Mohammed Shami knock West Indies out of World Cup
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Thursday, 27 June 2019 10:03
India 268 (Kohli 72, Dhoni 56*, Rahul 48, Roach 3-36, Holder 2-33) beat West Indies 143 (Shami 4-16, Bumrah 209, Chahal 2-39) by 125 runs India's bowlers nullified yet another middling batting performance, pounding West Indies' into the ground long before they could think about any reasonable comebacks. Having elected to bat, India were kept in check by some disciplined…
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