Live Report – England v Afghanistan

3:51 AM ET Danyal Rasool Welcome to ESPNcricinfo’s Live Report of England v Afghanistan. Here you can enjoy an in-depth coverage of the game via our correspondents and writers. (If the blog doesn’t load straightaway, please refresh the page) <inline1> Source: ESPN Crickinfo

June 18, 2019
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'Australia are not losing a game' – Alyssa Healy on women's Ashes

3:15 AM ET Alex Malcolm Australia women’s wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy has channelled Glenn McGrath in predicting Australia will not lose a game in the upcoming women’s Ashes series against England. Australia are the current women’s Ashes holders but retained them only after a drawn series in Australia in 2017-18. The women’s Ashes are determined under a points system which includes matches across all three formats. Four points are awarded for…

June 18, 2019
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'Australia still trying to find best XI' – Brad Haddin

Jun 17, 2019 Melinda Farrell Close Melinda Farrell is a presenter with ESPNcricinfo Australia’s search for their best starting XI this World Cup continues, according to assistant coach Brad Haddin. Australia are comfortably placed with four wins and a loss to India, but there’s a sense that a few of the wins haven’t been entirely convincing. Then, there’s also the absence of Marcus Stoinis – injured – that hasn’t helped…

June 18, 2019
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Paul Stirling's Championship best sets up Middlesex

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Glamorgan 112 for 3 (Labuschagne 51) trail Middlesex 410 (Stirling 138, Robson 107) by 298 runs Centuries for Paul Stirling and Sam Robson put Middlesex firmly in charge after two days of their Specsavers County Championship Division Two clash with Glamorgan at Radlett. Stirling hit a Championship career-best 138, his first four-day century in almost two years, while Robson’s 107 was his first ton…

June 17, 2019
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York welcomes home its county after 129-year absence

3:00 AM ET Paul Edwards at York Yorkshire 208 for 8 (Ballance 54, Miles 4-32, Hannon-Dalby 3-60) against Warwickshire The last time Yorkshire played at York Kent turned up with eight players, Bobby Peel took nine wickets and one of the spectators, Prince Albert Victor, a grandson of Queen Victoria, was later suspected of being Jack the Ripper. No crowd figure survives from that match played at Wigginton Road, 129…

June 17, 2019
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James Anderson defies glum forecasts to brighten Lancashire prospects

3:00 AM ET Jon Culley at Derby Lancashire 8 for 1 trail Derbyshire 153 (Anderson 5-18) by 145 runs Unlike Worcester, which pays a heavy price for its glorious proximity to the Severn, Derbyshire’s home ground can normally handle a deluge with few far-reaching effects. Last week’s downpours were exceptional, though. Spectators encouraged by a warm, drying wind to anticipate a prompt start arrived to see a huddle of Lancashire…

June 17, 2019
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Shakib, Liton the stars in Bangladesh's record chase

Play 01:06 Is Shakib Al Hasan the player of the World Cup? Bangladesh 322 for 3 (Shakib 124*, Liton 94*, Tamim 48) beat West Indies 321 for 8 (Hope 96, Lewis 70, Hetmyer 50, Mustafizur 3-59, Saifuddin 3-72) by seven wickets As it happened Shakib Al Hasan produced one of the great World Cup performances, stringing a domineering 124 not out to his two-wicket haul as he anchored Bangladesh’s highest…

June 17, 2019
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Can South Africa in a spin despite holding trump card in Imran Tahir?

Morkel: Tahir needs bowlers around him to step up (3:54) Albie Morkel previews South Africa’s game against Afghanistan on Saturday (3:54) 1:50 PM ET Do South Africa want a turning track at Edgbaston or don’t they? Against New Zealand, is spin an opportunity or a threat? On one hand, they have Imran Tahir, easily the most fearsome of the spinners in either squad – his average of 24.28 is at…

June 17, 2019
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Linsey Smith added to England squad for West Indies T20Is

1:53 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff England have called spinner Linsey Smith into their squad for three T20 internationals against West Indies. She replaces Bryony Smith, who made her ODI debut last week, in the 15-woman group. Linsey Smith has taken 11 wickets at 15.09 in her eight T20I appearances, having made her debut at last year’s Women’s WT20 in the Caribbean, where Mark Robinson’s side were beaten in the final….

June 17, 2019
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