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Pakistan terminate Haris Rauf’s central contract after fast bowler opts out of Australia tour | Cricket News
Pakistan have terminated Haris Rauf’s central contract after saying the fast bowler refused to tour Australia for a three-Test series in December and January. Rauf, 30, withdrew before the squad was announced, citing workload management and wanting to look after his body as the reasons, before subsequently playing four games in the Big Bash League…
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James Anderson: Will England bowler get back to his best in India after tough Ashes series against Australia? | Cricket News
As a retiring Stuart Broad was being celebrated at the end of the Ashes, his bowling partner James Anderson was being questioned. During a series in which England’s top Test wicket-taker of all time – seam bowling’s top Test wicket-taker of all time – mustered just five scalps in four matches at an average north…
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England bowler Reece Topley apprehensive ahead of World Cup after last year’s injury heartache | Cricket News
Reece Topley admits he has some trepidation ahead of the 50-over World Cup after injury robbed him of playing in last year’s T20 triumph in Australia. Seamer Topley was in England’s squad for the 2022 T20 World Cup only to damage ankle ligaments after a freak trip over a boundary cushion in a warm-up game…
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Former Scotland bowler Majid Haq allegedly racially abused while umpiring at Greenock Cricket Club
Former Scotland off-spinner Majid Haq was allegedly racially abused while he was umpiring a match at Greenock Cricket Club on Saturday, according to the lawyer representing the ex-player. Aamer Anwar appears for Haq and another former international Qasim Sheikh, with the pair last year claiming Cricket Scotland was “institutionally racist” as well as being “unfit…
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The Ashes: England bowler James Anderson has ‘no interest’ in retiring any time soon as he prepares to turn 41
England seamer James Anderson says he has “no interest in retiring” as he prepares to celebrate his 41st birthday on Sunday. Anderson, his country’s all-time leading Test wicket-taker with 690 scalps, headed into the fifth and final Ashes Test with just four strikes in the series at an average of 76.75. Talk before The Kia…
Read More The Ashes: England bowler James Anderson has ‘no interest’ in retiring anytime soon as he prepares to turn 41
England seamer James Anderson says he has “no interest in retiring” as he prepares to celebrate his 41st birthday on Sunday. Anderson, his country’s all-time leading Test wicket-taker with 690 scalps, headed into the fifth and final Ashes Test with just four strikes in the series at an average of 76.75. Talk before The Kia…
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Ireland defending resting bowler Josh Little for England Test – ‘A special occasion, not a pinnacle event’
Ireland have defended the absence of key seamer Josh Little for next week’s Lord’s Test against England, with the World Cup qualifying tournament in June and July taking priority. Little, who recently played in the IPL for Gujarat Titans before featuring in a white-ball series against Bangladesh, requested a break following his busy limited-overs schedule.…
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Women’s Ashes: England bowler Issy Wong relishes battle with ‘one of the best sports teams in history’
Issy Wong is rare to tackle an Australia side she rates as “one of the best sports teams in history” and believes the time is right for England to wrestle back the Women’s Ashes. The Southern Stars arrive this summer with a truly formidable reputation, having won each of the last four World Cup competitions…
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County Championship: Lancashire bowler James Anderson dismisses former England captain Sir Alastair Cook on return
Lancashire bowler James Anderson warmed up for this summer’s Ashes by claiming the prized scalp of former England captain Sir Alastair Cook in his first LV= Insurance County Championship appearance for 11 months. England’s all-time leading wicket-taker Anderson required just three balls to remove Nick Browne in the Division One clash before trapping fellow Essex…
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