“The focus has moved to doing well in Australia, England [so] that we’ve kind of let playing spin, which was always a strength, fall back a little bit,” says new assistant coach
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Somerset sweat on Tom Banton after twisted ankle during football warm-up
In-form batter comes out with runner in key Championship clash after warm-up injury
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Leach four-for consigns Pakistan to historic innings defeat
Salman Agha and Aamer Jamal both scored fifties but could not prevent England’s march to victory
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Cartwright’s heroics lift Western Australia to first victory of the season
The home side were facing the prospect of a third defeat before Cartwright and Ashton Agar iced the chase
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Settled Australia vs tentative India as fabled rivalry resumes
India are grappling with a minor personnel crisis, meaning they will need to rely to some extent on fringe players. Cummins and Co will be looking to exploit that
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Abrar, Jamal and Ghulam called up for second Test against Bangladesh
Shaheen Shah Afridi, who left the side after the first Test following the birth of his son, also rejoins the Pakistan squad
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Alyssa Healy: ‘Not here to defend the title, here to win it’
“We know what the other nine are going to throw at us. We see it as an opportunity to showcase a brand of cricket we like playing”
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Sam Curran ‘a bit gutted’ to be overlooked as Stokes’ Test replacement
Allrounder fears he might not ‘fit the mould’ in Brendon McCullum’s England regime
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South Africa bowl in second T20I, bring in Lizaad Williams; West Indies unchanged
Visitors left Nandre Burger out after his three overs cost 47 in the first T20I, with teenager Kwena Maphaka retaining his place