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'No fear' Ecclestone dreaming of her first World Cup title
Tournament's leading wicket-taker says if England play their best they can beat Australia in…
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Fleming on the dew factor: 'At no stage did CSK feel comfortable'
Coach says he is proud of how long they were able to stay in the game in conditions that activel…
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Shield final: Bancroft's unbeaten century puts WA in control
Bancroft shared a WA Shield final record 188-run stand with Whiteman, who made 85 from Cricket…
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Sightscreen issue delays start of Kingsmead Test by 35 minutes
Screens at both ends malfunctioned before a ball was bowled from Cricket news from ESPN Cricin…
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Tamim misses out as Bangladesh bowl; Rickelton and Williams handed debuts
Mominul Haque chose to make first use of the surface with three seamers at his disposal from C…
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Unchanged South Africa opt to bowl; Shrubsole returns for England
The experienced pair of Lizelle Lee and Sune Luus are making their 100th ODI appearance from C…
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Harshal Patel and Dinesh Karthik help Royal Challengers survive a scare
Kolkata Knight Riders bowlers fought really hard to defend 128, but it was not to be from Cric…
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Mitchell Marsh out of Pakistan tour but keeps IPL hopes alive
He will continue his recovery with Patrick Farhart in the Capitals squad in India from Cricket…
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West Indies opt to bowl against unchanged Australia in rain-curtailed World Cup semi-final
The match has been shortened to a 45-overs-a-side contest because of a rain-delayed start in mis…
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Moody blames early no-balls for Sunrisers' crushing defeat
"A no-ball wicket and a dropped catch [off a no-ball], and a total of six wides cost us thi…
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Samson, Padikkal, Hetmyer sound Royals warning
Become the first team to defend a total in IPL 2022 with Krishna's new-ball burst swamping S…
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Fantasy Pick: Make Rahane captain and Kohli vice-captain
Fantasy XI recommendations for the IPL 2022 game between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata…
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Pakistan bowl first against depleted Australia, Shaheen left out
Hosts hand ODI debuts to Mahmood and Wasim; Swepson and Ellis debutants for Australia from Cri…
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ICC Rankings: Laura Wolvaardt replaces Alyssa Healy as No.1 batter
Mithali Raj and Smriti Mandhana the only Indians in the top ten list of batters from Cricket n…
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Blair Tickner, Will Young star as New Zealand down Netherlands in the opener
Pacer picks four wickets on debut while the opener scored his maiden ODI ton from Cricket news…
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Ashton Agar ruled out of ODI series after testing positive for Covid-19
Australia's team physio also tests positive on the morning of the opening ODI; rest of the p…
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ICC CEO Allardice says discussions on 'to bridge the gap between women and men's prize money'
"We're not there yet, but we're on the journey to getting towards prize money parit…
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Injury cloud over Mitchell Marsh for IPL participation
Delhi Capitals have only seven overseas players in their squad, of which five weren't availa…
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Mitchell Marsh set to miss white-ball leg of Pakistan tour
Cameron Green will be his replacement for the opening ODI on Tuesday in Lahore from Cricket ne…
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Don't judge progress by 'one bad day', pleads England batting coach Marcus Trescothick
Joe Root in the firing line as England brace for inevitability of another series loss from Cri…
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Dunkley on England's comeback: 'Proud of ourselves in the fight'
"It's just a lot of belief in our change room and a lot of fight. We knew that we could…
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Zampa not worried about three-month break: 'There's definitely enough cricket before it gets real again'
"It's pretty rare for a cricketer these days to get three months off, so I'm really…
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McSweeney and Lehmann pull off drought-breaking win for SA
McSweeney made 99 not out and took 4 for 89, while Lehmann made 94, as SA chased down 326 on the…
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'The boys absolutely love him' - Pat Cummins praises interim coach Andrew McDonald
Interim head coach remains favourite to take over Australia men's coaching job full-time aft…
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Australia to tour Sri Lanka for all-format series after six-year gap
Series of two Tests, five ODIs and three T20Is will be played from June 8 to July 12 from Cric…
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WA to host Shield final after thumping Victoria by an innings
Lance Morris took four wickets and Joel Paris three as WA routed Victoria inside three days. The…
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Aussies at the IPL in 2022: Will there be a Warner revival and can Marsh keep T20 form going?
Generally they did not fetch the same sums as previous years, but there was still plenty of cash…
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SA qualify for World Cup semis after washout against WI
Only 10.5 overs of play were possible after a delay of more than four hours from Cricket news …
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Boucher disappointed South Africa 'went to sleep' after 'fear of failure'
The South Africa head coach says the batters lacked intent and belief from Cricket news from E…
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Lamb in for Dean as England bowl; Pakistan leave out Muneeba, Amin
Nahida Khan and Aiman Anwer came in for Pakistan while the fresh wicket at Hagley Oval prompted …
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Record haul from Rainbird all but ruins Queensland's finals hopes
Left-arm quick claimed 8 for 21, the greatest ever first-class figures for Tasmania, to bowl Que…
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Abdullah Shafique and Azhar Ali set Australia on the way to more toil
The second-wicket pair remained unbroken although Azhar was given a life at slip from Cricket …
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Brownlie added to New Zealand's coaching staff for Netherlands tour
He will work as batting coach in the absence of Luke Ronchi from Cricket news from ESPN Cricin…
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Guptill assures New Zealand will not be taking 'well-acclimatised' Netherlands lightly
"The only way these Associate Nations are going to get better is by playing against the Ful…
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Alex Carey and Cameron Green frustrate Pakistan with century stand
The pair was positive on the second morning, carrying Australia into a position of control on a …
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Aaron Finch: Australia's new coach will have to manage transition in limited-overs teams
The one-day series in Pakistan is a chance to assess some younger players ahead of the ODI World…
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Kane Richardson ruled out of Pakistan tour with hamstring injury
Uncapped left-armer Ben Dwarshuis has been added to a squad already missing a host of first-choi…
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India opt to bat; Poonam Yadav in for Meghna Singh
Bangladesh, meanwhile, slotted in top-order batter Murshida Khatun and medium-pacer Lata Mondal …
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KL Rahul's on-field decision-making is very instinctive - Shreyas Iyer
Iyer says he enjoyed playing under Rahul's captaincy in South Africa from Cricket news fro…
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Muneeba, Amin in for Pakistan, who opt to bowl; West Indies make three changes
Knight, Selman and Mohammed came in for West Indies in what will be a 20-overs-a-side contest …
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Unchanged Australia opt to bat, Pakistan bring in Naseem Shah for Faheem Ashraf
Even though batting-friendly conditions are likely, there is intrigue over the pitch as Lahore h…
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Pakistan and Australia hunt elusive 20 wickets in series decider
The visitors have named an unchanged side after toiling through 172 overs in Karachi from Cric…
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Unchanged Bangladesh bat in bid for series win
de Kock returns from illness; Parnell, Shamsi back too from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.co…
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Shane Warne's funeral takes place in Melbourne
The family were joined by around 80 guests including Mark Taylor, Allan Border and Michael Clark…
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Shaun Tait's agenda - getting Pakistan bowlers to 'show how good they can actually be'
"As far as being a fast-bowling coach for a team, this is as good as it gets, working with …
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Asia Cup to be held in Sri Lanka in August-September 2022
All five Asian Test teams will feature in the six-team T20I tournament with a sixth qualifier te…
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Bangladesh need repeat of team effort to win South Africa series
Host captain Bavuma says, "Sunday is a must-win game for us. We have to up our game in all …
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Shamilia Connell collapses on the field; incident helped West Indies 'regroup', says Stafanie Taylor
"She is a strong girl and we're backing her to get well soon," says Hayley Matthew…
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India taking inspiration for Australia contest from 2021 tour Down Under, not 2017 World Cup semi
Australia coach Mott says India have one of the best new-ball attacks and a dangerous lower orde…
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Money matters: South Africa's shiny eyes for the IPL isn't a question of greed or allegiance
Sporting careers can be short and unpredictable, even without a pandemic, and the players have e…
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Tahlia McGrath: 2017 World Cup defeat to India 'reshaped our values'
Recent success against India unlikely to matter in Saturday's contest in Auckland, says star…
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Bangladesh's chance ot break new ground in South Africa
Can Tamim Iqbal's men win their first ever ODI in SA, or will Temba Bavuma's team hold o…
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'Will put everything into next week' - Pat Cummins confident Australia's bowlers can go again
After 172 overs in the field in Karachi, recovery will be vital ahead of the deciding Test fro…
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Cummins gives Australia vital lift after epic Babar-Shafique stand
Pakistan's third-wicket stand extend to 228 before it was broken on the stroke of lunch fr…
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Dean's hundred puts Victoria back on track after early problems
The home side had been 4 for 110 in reply to Tasmania's handy first-innings total from Cri…
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'Enjoyment and passion' drive Hafeez as he continues playing to 'inspire and help youngsters'
Lack of biobubbles at DPL "was one of the reasons I signed the contract," Pakistan vet…
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McDermott and Wade in the runs but Victoria strike back late
Offspinner Todd Murphy impressed in his just second first-class match from Cricket news from E…
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Hanuma Vihari, Abhimanyu Easwaran among seven Indians signed up by DPL teams
Pakistan veteran Mohammad Hafeez and Zimbabwe allrounder Sikandar Raza are also in the mix fro…
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Australia declare early on fourth day to leave target of 506
Pat Cummins called his team in for a second time after 25 minutes of play from Cricket news fr…
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DPL: Prime Bank hit hard as Mithun and Raja travel to SA to train with main team
With eight of their players on tour, the team coach says putting a decent XI on the field will b…
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Pat Cummins has a swing before Australia declare on 556
Debutant Mitchell Swepson helped add an unbroken 51 for the last wicket from Cricket news from…
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After trumping New Zealand, young Darcie Brown gung-ho about 'awesome challenge' against West Indies
But she isn't assured of a place in Australia's starting XI with Meg Lanning likely to c…
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England seek World Cup refresh as Kate Cross reveals difficulties of dealing with bubble life
"Still an element of that that might be getting a little bit overlooked from people outside…
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Kushagra and Nadeem lead Jharkhand to record total
The seventh-wicket pair put on 166, the third successive century partnership of the innings fr…
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Experiencing Covid after-effects, Gardner feels 'pretty lucky' after allround show against New Zealand
NZ bowling coach Oram says heavy loss against Australia their first "blip" of the tour…
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Usman Khawaja passes 150 to keep Australia on track for huge total
Nathan Lyon chipped in with a handy 38 before he was Pakistan's only wicket of the session …
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Pucovski to return from his latest concussion in Victoria's 2nd XI
The batter continues his comeback from the latest concussion he suffered last month from Crick…
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Faf du Plessis unveiled as RCB's new captain for IPL 2022
This is the first time du Plessis has been entrusted with leadership responsibilities by an IPL …
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'Board will decide when to give me rest' - Shakib to tour South Africa after all
Latest update comes following sequence of meetings between the allrounder and BCB boss Nazmul Ha…
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Australia win the toss and bat; Faheem Ashraf and Hasan Ali return for Pakistan
Mitchell Swepson makes his Test debut for Australia on a surface expected to turn from Cricket…
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Strong winds expected as Australia look to treat warm-up loss to NZ as mere aberration
NZ haven't beaten Australia in an ODI since 2017 but cruised to a nine-wicket win in the Wor…
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With one eye on World Cups, Indian players begin work on enhancing fitness levels at the NCA
Atleast 25 players are in Bengaluru to establish their baseline fitness levels before the IPL ge…
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Teams unchanged as India opt to bat against West Indies, Mithali breaks World Cup captaincy record
India captain likely to replace Deepti Sharma at No. 3 on used Seddon Park strip from Cricket …
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Pakistan opt to chase, Lizelle Lee comes in for South Africa
South Africa leave out Lara Goodall; Pakistan bring in Ghulam Fatima in place of Anam Amin fro…
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Cricket Ireland to invest €1.5m in women's game; hands full-time contracts for the first time
Also announces extensions for head coach Ed Joyce, and home series against South Africa, Pakista…
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Imam: 'When we go to Australia, they don't make pitches consulting us'
"I didn't tell the curator to make a pitch according to me. It was the same for Austral…
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'The top order has to fire' - India think-tank wants more from batters at the top
Mithali Raj and batting coach Shiv Sunder Das say as much after failed chase against New Zealand…
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Sussex sign Cheteshwar Pujara for English summer
This will be Pujara's fourth county stint, and comes at a time when he's looking to forc…
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Knight calls for 'knockout mindset' from England players after second straight loss
She is, however, confident that the experience in the squad can help them bounce back from Cri…
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Anisa Mohammed: 'At no point I thought West Indies would lose'
Offspinner backs West Indies to run for World Cup title after motivation on winning "two ga…
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Emotional Wellington marks 'pretty special' Australia comeback with tribute to idol Warne
She has been out of the national frame after a bright international debut, and is gung-ho about …
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Mitchell Swepson in line for Karachi debut as Australia consider spin twins
Queenslander could become first specialist Australia legspinner to debut in Tests since Bryce Mc…
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Will Pucovski could play again this season despite ongoing concussion concerns
The 24-year-old has already returned to club cricket, and will work with Victoria to see if he c…
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WA to face NSW in March Cup final after thrashing Victoria
D'Arcy Short made a half-century after WA's bowlers cleaned up Victoria for 143 despite …
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'Player safety is the most important thing' - Nigar Sultana upset at having to play in wet Dunedin
The Bangladesh captain calls the conditions, especially when they were fielding, "not good&…
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Wet outfield wipes out morning session on fourth day
Although the sun was out there was no play to push the Test further towards a draw from Cricke…
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Wade, Silk and Siddle combine to help Tasmania thrash Victoria
Australia's limited-overs captain Aaron Finch fell for a first-ball duck in a rare domestic …
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Shane Warne dies: full coverage
All the stories and reaction following the death of one of the game's greatest from Cricke…
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South Australia bat out rain-affected draw with Queensland
Jake Lehmann made 102 in the first innings and Liam Scott took 5 for 46 but South Australia opte…
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Imam-ul-Haq and Azhar Ali relentlessly march on
A minute's silence was observed before play in memory of Shane Warne and victims of the terr…
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'The excitement is very telling' - cricket boards, ICC and ACA rally behind Australia's historic tour of Pakistan
Former Australia allrounder Watson also played a key role in Australia's eventual trip fro…
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Pakistan field two quicks and opt for first strike as Hazlewood returns for Australia
Australia have named just the one specialist spinner in their XI, Nathan Lyon, while Pakistan ha…
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Pakistan's absences give Australia chance to start strongly
Both sides were still mulling the balance of their attacks as rain hit the build-up from Crick…
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Renshaw reels off half-century for Queensland on rain-reduced day
Brendan Doggett made two late breakthroughs for South Australia with only 72 overs possible at t…
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Lizelle Lee to miss South Africa's opening World Cup game
She is serving pre-tournament quarantine because of her delayed arrival after the birth of her f…
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WWC warm-ups: Ecclestone and Shrubsole dismantle South Africa, Fatima Sana's four-for helps Pakistan edge Bangladesh
Half-centuries from Marizanne Kapp and Fargana Hoque go in vain in their respective matches fr…
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Bangladesh return to senior pros as they eye T20 reboot against new-look Afghanistan
Both teams are coming off a lean trot in T20Is, but the visitors like the format, while the host…
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Harmanpreet credits team psychologist for bringing her out of her 'shell'
"After that I got clear ideas, those things really helped me in the last two-three games,&q…
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'It's about ticking off facing pace bowling' - Steven Smith prepares for recovery from concussion
Says Australia's spirits remain high despite an online threat against Ashton Agar from Cri…
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WWC warm-ups: West Indies no match for all-round India, Devine-Kerr-Bates show overpowers Australia
Smriti Mandhana leads Indian batting effort again, just two days after retiring hurt when she wa…
