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Cricket
‘Jonny will hate me saying this’: Root admits Lord’s stumping was fair
Jonny Bairstow was dropped from the England Test team this week, and has now had a big-name teammate admit his Lord’s stumping was fair.
- by Daniel Brettig
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Afghanistan’s women cricketers are in exile in Australia, unable to play. This is their plea
The cricketers want the game’s power brokers to fund formation of a team outside Taliban control.
- by Daniel Brettig
‘Gut wrenching’: South Africa’s choke puts India on top of T20 World
India had all the advantages in this World Cup, but it still took an extraordinary collapse by South Africa and a marginal umpiring decision to secure the trophy in Barbados.
- by Daniel Brettig
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Test cricket
At arm’s length: MCC members pay the price for Lord’s Bairstow fracas
Marylebone Cricket Club are custodians of cricket’s laws and CEO Guy Lavender says the Australians did nothing wrong despite the outcry over Jonny Bairstow’s stumping.
- by Malcolm Conn and Daniel Brettig
Chokers no more? South Africa break 32-year cup curse
Thirty-two years of World Cup hurt were wiped away in the couple of hours it took South Africa to hammer Afghanistan.
- by Daniel Brettig
Worst over ever: Ashes villain smacked for record 43 runs
England pace bowler Ollie Robinson had returned figures of 1-22 from 12 overs in a county match in England. Things got worse - in a hurry.
- by Tom Decent
Opinion
ICC Men’s World Cup
Who should follow Warner out of the losing T20 World Cup team?
Australia had just one player under 30 in the team that lost to India and missed the Twenty20 World Cup finals. What changes need to be made?
- by Malcolm Conn
Analysis
ICC Men’s World Cup
Drama and farce reign, but Australia didn’t deserve a World Cup semi-final
Afghanistan sealed Australia’s World Cup fate at 1.05am Caribbean time, but the defining moment of a failed campaign arrived well before then.
- by Daniel Brettig
T20 World Cup as it happened: Australia bow out of World Cup after Afghanistan seal thrilling victory over Bangladesh
Afghanistan and Bangladesh have played out a thriller at the T20 World Cup.
- by Tom Decent
Australia dumped from T20 World Cup but Afghanistan’s tactics under scrutiny
After losing to India, Australia missed the semi-finals when Bangladesh lost to Afghanistan in dramatic and controversial circumstances.
- by Malcolm Conn
‘Hypocritical’: Khawaja wants Australia to end Afghanistan ban, tips Warner reputation revival
Usman Khawaja believes David Warner will regain the Australian public’s love in retirement, much as Shane Warne’s image softened after his playing days
- by Daniel Brettig