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Hazlewood squares morning session with late strike
http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/99005/hazlewood-squares-morning-session-with-late-strike

Boundaries and bounce were the theme of the morning session at the WACA in Perth. Opting to bat, England racked up 91/2 with Mark Stoneman leading the way through an unbeaten 48.

There were thirteen boundaries scored off the bat by England's batsmen while two more flew off the turf and over wicketkeeper Tim Paine to the boundary. That bounce was the only serious threat for the batsmen once they got in with the pitch offering limited lateral movement.

Stoneman, early in his innings, fended at few awkward short ones and was lucky that it didn't go anywhere close to a catching fielder. But Australia also tried the full ball as a weapon against Stoneman, who got going by picking boundaries off such balls.

Alastair Cook, playing in his 150th Test, though did not last long enough to see the biggest threat from the pitch exposed. He fell for 7, missing a full and straight one from Starc in just the fifth over of the day.

That early breakthrough did little to deter Stoneman or James Vince, who found the going a lot easier. And after seeing off the pace threat unscathed, the two managed to put pressure on Lyon as well by sweeping and coming down the track. Steven Smith tried chopping and changing the attack in a bid to force a mistake and it worked splendidly for Australia just before the Lunch break.

Hazlewood replaced Starc late in the session and provided the breakthrough. Vince and Stoneman had put on a positive 63-run stand and made run-scoring look increasingly easy. However with just nine minutes to go for the break, Vince (25) played a half-push against Hazlewood and ended up nicking behind the wicket yet again.

England had the better morning of the two sides but Australia just about managed to negate some of that advantage through that late strike.

Brief Scores: England 91/2 (Mark Stoneman 48*, James Vince 25; Josh Hazlewood 1/18, Mitchell Starc 1/30) vs Australia
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AUS 662/9 decl

ENG 403, 218-all out (72.5 Ovs)

Australia won by an innings and 41 runs
 
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Dan C said:
AUS 662/9 decl

ENG 403, 218-all out (72.5 Ovs)

Australia won by an innings and 41 runs
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Wrecked. Did you guys see the ball Starc got Vincent with? Crazy. Hit the crack and went like a leg break.
 
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Wrecked. Did you guys see the ball Starc got Vincent with? Crazy. Hit the crack and went like a leg break.
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Was a magic ball, Vince was looking good till, boom! Ball hit crack.

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Smith will be the last of great Aussie test players.
Test cricket will die but very slowly.
 
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India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd T20I

IND 260/5 (20.0 Ovs)
SL 172-all out (17.2 Ovs)

Tough one to chase :whistling:
 
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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11965274
Otago Volts bowler Warren Barnes reveals new protective bowling mask

Warren Barnes caught the eye at Seddon Park today – and not because of his three wickets.

The Otago Volts fast bowler was charging in while wearing protective headgear, specifically designed to protect him in his follow-through.

The contraption is part helmet and part mask, with Barnes' face partially covered, and the crown of his head well protected – an important distinction for the 25-year-old due to his unique follow-through.




Barnes's bowling action sees him follow-through with his head down and eyes off the ball after he has released his delivery, and Otago Volts coach Rob Walter explained that Barnes felt that his action left him vulnerable to a line-drive hitting him on the head.

Walter and Barnes combined to design the headgear, which Barnes had worn once before this afternoon's Twenty20 clash.

Barnes is one of the quickest bowlers on the New Zealand domestic scene, and has proven to be a handy asset in short-form cricket. The former Auckland seamer is a late bloomer who could push for higher honours if he can avoid injuries, which have plagued his career to date.

Thus, the added protection is a sound choice, and the extra safety was a smart decision against the big-hitting Northern side, who splayed 12 sixes in their imposing total of 212-9.

Anton Devcich (42 from 21), Daniel Flynn (47 from 26) and Daryl Mitchell (41 from 24) shone for the hosts, while Brett Hampton hit some of the biggest sixes seen in recent times at Seddon Park on his way to 44 from 20 balls.

Fellow Volts seamer Neil Wagner nearly faced the same danger Barnes was hoping to avoid, with the Black Caps test bowler having a Mitchell shot clatter into his leg.

In Otago's turn at bat, Wagner then accidentally returned the favour, with a straight drive clanging his batting partner Brad Wilson in the thigh.

Fortunately, the only lasting damage was to Wagner's figures, as he went for 1-33 from three overs, while Barnes finished with the repetitively pleasing figures of 3-33 from three.

Otago could only muster half ND's total in response, rolled for 106 to lose by 106 runs
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Somehow Australia managed to get bowled out on a very flat MCG pitch and England are actually doing well in this dead rubber.

Australia 327
England 423/8
Cook 206*
 
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Most hundreds among Test captains:

25 Graeme Smith
19 Ricky Ponting
15 Allan Border/ Steve Waugh/ Steve Smith

Most runs in Tests in 2017:

1305 Steve Smith
1140 Cheteshwar Pujara
1128 Dean Elgar
1059 Virat Kohli
1031 Dimuth Karunaratne
1003 Dinesh Chandimal

Most wickets in Tests in 2017:

63 Nathan Lyon
57 Kagiso Rabada
56 R Ashwin
55 James Anderson
54 Ravindra Jadeja
52 Rangana Herath
 
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Pope's 8 for 35 lifts Australia into semi-finals
http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8368/report/1116922/

In what was the match of the tournament thus far, Australia defended 128 in style in Queenstown to progress to the semi-finals of the Under-19 World Cup, leaving England shellshocked in the process. England had bowled out Australia cheaply and were cruising at 47 for 0 before Lloyd Pope's legbreaks dismantled England to 96 all out.

On an afternoon when both sides ensured the fall of wickets outpaced the quota of morning and afternoon arrivals at the neighboring airstrip to Jon Davies Oval, Pope's top-quality bowling ripped open the game for Australia.

His 8 for 35 nailed England's batsmen in an unbroken spell that drew batsmen out and had them driving and defending from the rough. Even better was captain Jason Sangha's swift reflexes and catching at slip that accounted for the big wicket of opener Tom Banton after he had raced to a 53-ball 58, eating away more than a third of the target before the lunch break.

Banton's attempt at a cheeky reverse sweep resulted in him gloving the ball to Sangha, who initially flinched to his left, only to quickly change tack and dive right to complete an outstanding one-handed catch. This left England wobbly, but still in control at 71 for 4. In his next over, Pope once again beautifully induced Finlay Trenouth into the drive, only to have him nicking to Sangha again. Standing a touch wide, the Australia captain rose with the bounce and leapt high to complete another stunning catch as Australia went into the lunch interval a boisterous lot. At 79 for 5, England were under pressure to suddenly make a match of this.
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