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Smith tags Kohli comments 'completely wrong'

Play 03:02 ‘Saying we do it consistently, that’s complete rubbish’ Steven Smith has challenged Virat Kohli‘s suggestion that Australia broke DRS protocols repeatedly in the second Test in Bengaluru, describing some of Kohli’s post-match statements as “disappointing” and “completely wrong”. Kohli, speaking ahead of the third Test in Ranchi, stood by his claims while remaining elusive about what those claims actually constituted. After the Test, the BCCI made a complaint…

March 15, 2017

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Back to the cricket after a week of controversy and change

Match facts March 16-20, 2017Start time 0930 local (0400 GMT) Play 03:50 Chappell: Will be quite a turnaround if Australia pick Maxwell Big Picture Is a week a long time in cricket? Not really. Not unless the match is being played on Venus, where a day lasts for nearly eight Earth months and a week would thus drag on for almost five of our years. Probably explains why day-night cricket…

March 15, 2017

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Kamran Akmal returns to Pakistan ODI and T20I squads

Play 00:48 Kamran Akmal bound for the Caribbean Kamran Akmal has been recalled to the national team after three years while Ahmed Shehzad, who had been overlooked for a year, made a return to the T20I and ODI sides for Pakistan’s tour to the West Indies. Azhar Ali, who had been captain of the 50-over side as recently as January, has been dropped. The selection committee, headed by Inzamam-ul-Haq, also…

March 15, 2017

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Starc injury renews focus on front-foot law

March 15, 2017

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Mitchell Starc heads home from India with injury despite an enormous amount of research into his workload and management © Getty Images Mitchell Starc is perhaps Australian cricket’s most prized asset. His bowling action, fitness and workload are all managed with the utmost precision by Cricket Australia’s extensive team performance and sports science divisions. His appearances in the IPL have been duly limited. And at 27 he is at the…

Henry signs up for Derbyshire Blast campaign

March 15, 2017

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Matt Henry has played 30 ODIs and six T20 internationals for New Zealand © Getty Images Derbyshire’s new T20 coach, John Wright, has made his first contribution to the club’s NatWest Blast campaign by identifying New Zealand quick Matt Henry as an overseas signing. Henry is expected to be available for the duration of the T20 Blast in July and August. Henry is a regular in New Zealand’s white-ball squads…

Bengal win thriller, Jharkhand clinical in victory

March 15, 2017

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File photo – Shreevats Goswami’s 74 at the top helped Bengal chase down Maharashtra’s target of 319 with one ball to spare © AFP A last-over thriller saw Bengal chase down Maharashtra’s target of 319 to complete a four-wicket win at Delhi’s Feroz Shah Kotla. Half centuries from opener Shreevats Goswami (74 off 88 balls), Anustup Majumdar (66 off 59 balls) and Sudip Chatterjee (unbeaten on 60 off 51 balls)…

Voges, Doherty and Hartley opt for retirement

March 15, 2017

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Xavier Doherty was at his most effective for Australia in ODIs © Getty Images If it isn’t quite Chappell, Lillee, Marsh, the simultaneous retirements of Adam Voges (37), Xavier Doherty (34) and Chris Hartley (34) from Australian domestic ranks will leave a major hole in terms of experience and character in the game down under. All three elected to announce their exits from the game on the eve of the…

South Africa aim to exploit injury-hit New Zealand

Match Facts March 16-20 2017Start time 11.00am local (2200GMT) Play 01:09 Moonda: Matt Henry might get into the XI Big Picture As you were, then. Sort of. Four days of cut-and-thrust set things up for a fascinating fifth day in Dunedin. Then it rained. It’s done that quite a lot in New Zealand this summer. The good news, however, is after a wet and windy build-up the forecast for the…

March 15, 2017

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