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🏏 Cricket Roundup: How NZ clinically targeted SA, previewing IND-ENG, & the role reversal in Chinese cricket.
NZ beat SA by 9 wickets to reach the final.
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Sarthak Dev on the joys of school cricket rivalries, at the highest & lowest levels.
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Tanya Aldred on the curious gender reversal of cricket in China – the women’s team are treated as the national team, while the Men are a joke.
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🔒 Will Macpherson on how laminated bats are reducing the cost of entry to cricket in the UK.
🗞️ Quick News: PAK’s latest problem, the Iranian conflict is affecting WC prep, & a Journalists’ Honours Board.
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Danyal Rasool on PAK’s odd ODI selection choices, which seem to be a result of T20 World Cup anger. Players are complaining about Mike Hesson having too much control, while Sarfaraz Ahmed has been approached for the red ball coaching role.
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The Men’s CWC League 2 fixtures have been postponed because of the Iranian conflict affecting airspace, while Katya Witney reports on how the UAE’s shutdown affects ENG-W’s already poor World Cup preparation.
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Akshay Ramesh reports on a new Journalists’ Honours Board at Wankhede.
📺 A/V: The different kinds of batters.
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