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Posting Date Archive - 03/11/2022

Australia head into Afghanistan clash knowing the need to win big

Whoever takes the field for Australia will know what's at stake. A year on from winning this tournament in far less familiar surroundings, they are on the verge of being sent home prematurely from their own party

Ireland and New Zealand fully focused on Adelaide showdown

For Ireland, Friday's clash represents an opportunity to score yet at another upset. New Zealand, meanwhile, are taking things one game at a time rather than getting distracted by their likely qualification for the semi-finals

Reece Topley: Unsafe boundary markers exist purely for money

Topley was ruled out of the T20 World Cup shortly before the start of the tournament after tripping over one of the toblerone-shaped markers during a fielding practice

Fateh Singh pens Nottinghamshire contract extension

Singh impressed in the 2nd XI Championship in 2022, claiming 11 wickets and scoring 312 runs at 44.6, as well as scoring 107 runs and taking nine wickets in the Royal London Cup

Surrey hand Gareth Batty permanent head coach role after leading county to title in interim capacity

Batty stepped in to fill the void left by Vikram Solanki's departure at the start of 2022

Melbourne Renegades beaten again despite Chamari Athapaththu knock

Athapaththu made an unbeaten 75 for Renegades but they were comfortably overhauled by Hobart Hurricanes

Sussex bring in Jayden Seales to solve wicket-taking struggles

The West Indies fast bowler is set to be available for the first three months of the season

Melbourne Renegades enlist Andre Russell as Liam Livingstone replacement

Livingstone has been included in England's Test squad for the tour of Pakistan so will miss the start of the Big Bash

Shadab Khan shines as Pakistan fight back to defeat South Africa

The allrounder scored a blockbuster 22-ball 52 as he, Iftikhar Ahmed and Mohammad Nawaz combined to rescue Pakistan from 43 for 4 before picking up two key wickets to derail South Africa's chase

Keith Barker signs two-year contract extension with Hampshire

Since joining the club from Warwickshire, Barker has scored 1,438 runs and taken 138 wicket in 40 first-class appearances

Davina Perrin becomes youngest contract-holder as Katie George joins Central Sparks

Perrin is the first 16 -year-old to earn a full-time domestic deal, while George has moved from Western Storm after losing her central contract

Former Essex bowler Jahid Ahmed to give evidence before DCMS committee

Jahid, who is believed to be the first British-born cricketer of Bangladeshi heritage to play county cricket, claims he was bullied and discriminated against at Essex because of his ethnicity and religion

Aaron Finch won't play against Afghanistan if fitness risks compromising team performance

The Australia skipper suffered a hamstring injury during his side's win over Ireland, but will not rush back into action despite the must-win nature of Friday's clash

Yorkshire racism hearing to take place in public following Azeem Rafiq request

The ECB initially resisted the request. But, having contacted the witnesses in the case and been assured that the majority were content to give evidence in public if required, they relaxed their stance

WBBL08 match preview: Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat

Key match-ups, analysis, form, team news, weather forecast, tickets, TV and streaming information, odds, predictions and more ahead of the latest encounter in the 2022 Weber BBL

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