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Ruben Trumpelmann has shown this need only be the start

NICK FRIEND: For a country with five cricket grounds, though, to compete for so long on this stage is an achievement in itself

Eoin Morgan lauds Jos Buttler's century: "Without that unbelievable knock, we'd have been nowhere"

The England captain shared a 107-run partnership with Buttler to help England rebuild their innings against Sri Lanka and was full of praise for his opener's "unbelievable" performance

Pakistan maintain unbeaten record with comfortable Namibia victory

Babar Azam made 70 and Mohammad Rizwan recovered from a slow start to end unbeaten on 79 as one of the competition’s frontrunners earned their fourth consecutive win

DCMS chair Julian Knight calls for Yorkshire board to resign over Azeem Rafiq case

He had already confirmed on Tuesday his intention to call the club’s chairman, Roger Hutton, before his panel

Ashes Chronicles – Part 2: Bedser carries struggling England as Close has a nightmare in 1950/51

HUW TURBERVILL: Alec Bedser still could not disguise his disappointment nearly 60 years later. "We picked the worst squad that had ever been selected. If we’d picked a decent side we would have won the Ashes"

Government figures step into Azeem Rafiq case, as Sajid Javid says "heads should roll" at Yorkshire

The ECB is currently reviewing the report into Rafiq’s allegations, having only been sent an unredacted copy in late October, but Javid also had a word of warning for the governing body as it deliberates action against the county

Fixtures confirmed for ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier

The 10-team event forms the final qualifier for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup, with the top three teams advancing to the tournament in New Zealand in March 2022

Sharafuddin Ashraf replaces Asghar Afghan in Afghanistan squad

Left-arm spinner Ashraf was among the squad’s reserves; he made his debut for Afghanistan seven years ago against Zimbabwe and played the most recent of his nine T20Is in March

Bangladesh's top-order failings ensure World Cup woes continue

ELIZABETH BOTCHERBY: Bangladesh were the architects of their own destruction against South Africa, with powerplay wickets, out of form openers, and a flaky top four reducing the Tigers to their 24th defeat in 32 T20 World Cup outings

South Africa demolish Bangladesh to keep semi-final hopes alive

The Proteas bowled their opponents out for just 84 before completing their chase inside 14 overs to pick up a valuable two points and boost their net run rate to 0.742

T20 World Cup 2021 match preview: New Zealand v Scotland

Team news, likely XIs, form guide, players to watch, odds, TV and streaming information, weather forecast, umpire appointments and everything else you need to know

Michael Gough in isolation after breaching bio-secure protocols

Gough had previously overseen fixtures in the competition between Australia and South Africa, New Zealand and Pakistan and the first-round tie between Netherlands and Namibia

02/11/2021 | The Cricketer | News | Men's T20 World Cup 2021 |

Former Kent and England bowler Alan Igglesden dies aged 57

The seamer represented his country on seven occasions, dismissing Steve Waugh among his six international victims, and took 693 wickets across all formats

T20 World Cup 2021 match preview: India v Afghanistan

Team news, likely XIs, form guide, players to watch, odds, TV and streaming information, weather forecast, umpire appointments and everything else you need to know

Injury concern for Tymal Mills as fast bowler hurts quad

The England pace bowler and death specialist pulled up after the third delivery of the 14th over and left the field without completing his over

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