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Ryana MacDonald-Gay has earned her place in England’s Women’s Ashes Test squad after making a successful debut in South Africa this month. MacDonald-Gay, the 20-year-old seam bowler, has played two ODIs and one T20I after making her international debut on England’s tour of Ireland in September. She impressed both captain Heather Knight and South Africa’s
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Adil Rashid retains his place as England’s premier spinner, with back-up likely to come from Root, Liam Livingstone and Jacob Bethell, who has been selected for his first major tournament, having last month been handed a two-year ECB central contract in recognition of his rapid rise to prominence. Rehan Ahmed, Rashid’s heir apparent, will travel
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Nathan McSweeney has spoken of his heartbreak at being dropped from the Australia Test squad after three matches against India but is determined to turn his mind towards pushing for a recall. McSweeney, who had never opened before playing for Australia A against India A in the game before the squad was selected for the
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Rinku Singh has been appointed Uttar Pradesh captain for the Vijay Hazare Trophy, India’s 50-over domestic competition, beginning on December 21. He takes over from Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who led UP at the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy that finished last week, where they lost to Delhi in the quarter-final. It’s the first time that Rinku will
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The Australian men’s domestic One-Day Cup will be named the Dean Jones Trophy in recognition of a player who “revolutionised” the limited-overs game. Earlier this year a campaign was launched across Cricket Australia’s digital platforms to identify a shortlist of players to name the tournament after with Jones, Michael Bevan and Andrew Symonds being the
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