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Cricket Australia bans star turned coach for 20 YEARS over shocking allegations about his behaviour with a female star

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Cricket Australia has banned a former Sri Lankan Test star from holding any position with Australian cricket for 20 years after he was found guilty of inappropriate behaviour.

Wednesday, Sep 18

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Essex are fined £100,000 for systemic racism and discrimination over a nine-year period after investigation by English cricket's new regulator

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RICHARD GIBSON: Essex were fined £100,000 on Wednesday after admitting to a charge of racism they failed to address between 2001 and 2010.

Harry Brook promises England will channel the spirit of Bazball and 'have some fun' against Australia in ODI series as he makes his English captaincy debut

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Harry Brook has promised his England team will go out and have fun today against Australia, although the levels of enjoyment the last time these Ashes rivals met in Nottingham are unlikely to be reached.

Tuesday, Sep 17

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Jamie Smith is named England's wicketkeeper against Australia, with limited-overs captain Jos Buttler set to lead from the field under incoming all-format coach Brendon McCullum

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RICHARD GIBSON: Jamie Smith will keep wicket against Ashes rivals Australia this month in a sign that England view him as a long-term bet across all three international formats.

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Stop killing cricket, pleads LAWRENCE BOOTH: It's time for the powers-that-be to end meaningless T20s in the cold and wet, no play on Lord's Saturday and sky-high ticket prices

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LAWRENCE BOOTH: You might think it impossible to rob England v Australia of its lustre, but then you probably weren't in Southampton last Wednesday, or in Manchester on Sunday.

Monday, Sep 16

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Jimmy Anderson 'emerges as a shock target for unnamed Major League Cricket team' after England retirement in '£135,000 deal' that could see him play a T20 match for the first time in over a decade

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The bowler (left), who is England's all-time leading Test wicket taker with 704 scalps - at least 100 more than anyone else - retired at the start of the summer after the first Test against West Indies.

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One of Australia's greatest sportswomen takes Ian Thorpe to task over his controversial call on the Olympics

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Thorpe, watching on as the nation's superstar women's freestyle quartet took gold in the relay, was effusive in his praise as they took the top step of the podium for a fourth successive Games.

Sunday, Sep 15

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Harry's in a hurry: New England ODI captain Brook tells acting coach Marcus Trescothick his plan to take down Aussies in ODI series just MINUTES after final T20 is washed out

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RICHARD GIBSON: Harry Brook will captain England for the first time later this week - and highlighted his enthusiasm for the job by texting acting coach Marcus Trescothick.

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Gloucestershire win first T20 title in their history as they thrash Somerset by eight wickets, before sharing emotional celebration with club president David 'Syd' Lawrence after his MND diagnosis

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Two southpaws delivered the knockout blows as Gloucestershire became Twenty20 champions for the first time courtesy of the best bowling performance in the history of finals days.

Saturday, Sep 14

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Jacob Bethell claims he's thrilled to bat alongside big-hitter Liam Livingstone ahead of England's T20 decider against Australia

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RICHARD GIBSON: Jacob Bethell has spent his life surrounded by ­impressive role models and his latest helped him through a ­statement second England appearance.

Friday, Sep 13

Liam Livingstone smashes stunning 87 to lead England to three-wicket win over Australia and level T20 series

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LAWRENCE BOOTH IN CARDIFF: Livingstone provided a soundtrack of fours and sixes, hitting 87 off just 47 balls as England set up a decider on Saturday in Manchester.

Thursday, Sep 12

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Teenage son of Ashes-winning captain takes 11 wickets to bowl Somerset to stunning last-gasp win over Surrey in County Championship thriller

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LAWRENCE BOOTH: Archie Vaughan and Jack Leach spun Somerset to a sensational last-gasp victory over defending champions Surrey at Taunton to throw the title race wide open.

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Ben Stokes gives England a fitness boost ahead of tour of Pakistan as he bats for over an hour after Durham's victory against Lancashire

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Test captain Stokes showed signs that his recovery is on schedule by batting for more than an hour at his county headquarters.

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Cricket superstar Usman Khawaja reveals why he'd choose his baggy green over his copy of the Quran - and why marrying a non-Muslim was the best thing he could've done

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The veteran opening batter often reads Islam's holiest text to get life lessons and even makes notes in his copy - but he didn't hesitate to answer when asked to compare it to his cricketing cap.

Wednesday, Sep 11

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England suffer disappointing 28-run T20 defeat against Australia as Travis Head fires the visitors to convincing win in series opener

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LAWRENCE BOOTH AT THE UTILITA BOWL: England's white-ball reset got off to an underwhelming start last night against Australia in the Southampton gloom on Wednesday evening.

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Essex handed huge County Championship points penalty after using a bat that was too BIG in clash with Nottinghamshire earlier this season

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Khushi failed an on-field test with a bat gauge at Trent Bridge on April 6 and was charged with a breach of English cricket's code of conduct following a three-day investigation by the cricket regulator.

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Teenage son of former Ashes hero takes SIX WICKETS in only his second game of first-class cricket

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The teenage son of a former Ashes-winning captain took six wickets in the County Championship this week in only his second game of first-class cricket. He also scored 44 runs with the bat.

Tuesday, Sep 10

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England prepare to unleash their boy from Barbados, Jacob Bethell, against Australia as new white-ball era begins with talented trio hungry ahead of T20 debuts in exciting clash

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AADAM PATEL IN SOUTHAMPTON: Bethell, Jordan Cox and Jamie Overton will make their T20 debuts at the Rose Bowl tonight in a side captained by Phil Salt.

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Jamie Smith shone in his debut Test summer after surprise inclusion as England wicketkeeper - but the 24-year-old admits he must be sharper on DRS calls going forward

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RICHARD GIBSON: Prior to his Test debut in July, Smith had not previously used DRS so he has had to get used to the extra responsibility.

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Dan Lawrence is AXED ahead of England's Test tour of Pakistan next month... while Chris Woakes is handed shot at away redemption as he is named in Ben Stokes' 17-man squad

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RICHARD GIBSON: Dan Lawrence has been axed for England's tour of Pakistan next month following his underwhelming return to Test cricket.

Monday, Sep 9

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BUMBLE ON THE TEST: Jayaball is here to stay after shock Sri Lanka win, don't be too hard on England - and the outrageous price for cheese on toast at the Oval!

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DAVID LLOYD: We have heard plenty about Bazball over the past couple of years, but Sri Lanka tore into England with some Jayaball on the final day at the Oval to pick up their only Test win.

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England star Gus Atkinson rested for Australia ODI series following quad issue as Olly Stone takes his place

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RICHARD GIBSON: Gus Atkinson has been ruled out of England's one-day internationals against Australia despite him bowling in the fourth innings of the eight-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka.

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Ollie Pope admits England 'shot themselves in the foot' during third Test defeat to Sri Lanka as stand-in captain says they 'weren't good enough with the bat'

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Pope, deputising as Test captain due to injury to Ben Stokes, agreed his team 'weren't up to it,' after relinquishing the advantage of a 62-run lead at the match's halfway point.

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England are taking shape under Bazball 2.0 after series wins over West Indies and Sri Lanka - but summer victories are only small steps to bigger and greater tests, writes NASSER HUSSAIN

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NASSER HUSSAIN: The end of this Test summer series is a time for calm reflection. In cricket, it's important not to get too up when you're doing well. Equally, not too down when you're not.

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England suffer EMBARRASSING defeat by Sri Lanka by eight wickets thanks to Pathum Nissanka's unbeaten century - as hosts' 100% summer record ends

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LAWRENCE BOOTH AT THE OVAL: From that moment, only Smith covered himself in anything remotely resembling glory, hitting 67 to stall England's second-innings collapse.

ENGLAND TEST SUMMER PLAYER RATINGS: Gus Atkinson showed he belonged at this level, but which star must do better? And who has done his selection chances more harm than good?

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In light of the 2024 Test summer concluding, Mail Sport's LAWRENCE BOOTH has rated the performances of all of England's players below.

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Sri Lanka legend Muttiah Muralitharan admits he's 'definitely' WORRIED about the future of Test cricket - as he claims his record haul of 800 wickets in the format is unlikely to be beaten

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EXCLUSIVE BY LAWRENCE BOOTH: Sri Lanka legend Muttiah Muralitharan believes his record haul of 800 Test wickets is unlikely ever to be beaten.

Sunday, Sep 8

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BUMBLE ON THE TEST: Josh Hull looks to be a real find - but the Dan Lawrence experiment has failed

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Sri Lanka seized control on day three of the third Test, cruising to 94-1 before bad light stopped play on Sunday.

NASSER HUSSAIN: Dan Lawrence deserves to be given more chances by England but he could do with a dose of Alastair Cook's patience

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NASSER HUSSAIN: Dan Lawrence has been batting in the unfamiliar position of opener, and people may ask whether he has done his long-term prospects harm in the process.

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England's bid for first perfect Test summer in 20 years in tatters as humiliating loss to Sri Lanka looms, but Paul Collingwood denies any 'complacency' has crept in

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RICHARD GIBSON AT THE OVAL: England are plunging towards an embarrassing defeat to Sri Lanka that would made a mockery of their bid for a perfect Test summer.