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Will T20 cricket mutate or stagnate? Either way it should be fun finding out
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Not long after the second world war, in an attempt to discover more humane and peaceable functions for the frightening new toy of atomic power, the US government adopted a policy of deliberately radiating fruit. At th...
No pressure, Joe, but the future of Test cricket depends on this Ashes series
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At first glance it seems a minor oddity that the two longest-serving England men’s Test cricket captains of all time are the current one and the one before him. Every linen-shirted custodian of the Golden Age, every h...
England A tour opens up life-changing opportunities in women’s cricket
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With few call‑ups coming from beyond the contracted squad of 17, the England women’s team has sometimes felt like a closed shop since professionalism was instituted in 2014. That, however, could all change this winter...
County cricket: Warwickshire can pip Lancashire to title on final day – live!
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‘Batters’: Laws of cricket to be amended by MCC to use gender neutral term
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The MCC has officially amended the laws of the game to remove batsman and replace it with batter, asserting its belief that “the use of gender-neutral terminology helps reinforce cricket’s status as an inclusive game ...
County cricket finale: Warks on top in title battle and Essex thrash Northants – live!
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County cricket finale: Lancashire v Hampshire and four-way title fight – live!
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England pull out of next month’s men’s and women’s cricket tours of Pakistan
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England have called off next month’s men’s and women’s tours of Pakistan after New Zealand abandoned their visit over security concerns on Friday. The England and Wales Cricket Board spent the weekend deliberating and...
County cricket: Lancashire rout Somerset, Glamorgan v Gloucestershire – live!
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County cricket: Warwickshire v Hants, Yorkshire v Somerset and more – live!
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