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Posting Date Archive - 18/08/2019

CHAMPIONSHIP DIGEST: Catch-up with Sunday's action from around the country

The Cricketer rounds-up all the events of the opening round of red-ball fixtures as the ball dominated

Jofra Archer "lived up to the hype" on Test debut, says Joe Root

SAM MORSHEAD AT LORD'S: Though Archer did not get his name on the honours board in the pavilion - as he had hinted at in a tweet prior to the game - his arrival in this series had a seismic effect

ASHES PLAYER RATINGS: Ben Stokes stars for England as Marnus Labuschagne shows his fight

SAM MORSHEAD AT LORD'S: A quite brilliant second-innings century, part rearguard, part artillery. Stokes is England’s Mr Reliable at present. Perhaps underused with the ball

Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes give a golden summer at Lord's the ending it deserves

SAM MORSHEAD AT LORD'S: Ticket-holders arrived expecting to see yet more history, and that is the result of the insanity that came before - the ricochet and the super over, the 38 all out and the atomic collision between Steve Smith and Jofra Archer

James Vince fails to win the fight against his better instincts to leave England hopes hanging in the balance

NICK HOWSON AT THE KIA OVAL: The Hampshire captain delivers another innings to flamboyance and class which ends in frustration. Will it be enough to convince the selectors again?

Tim Paine's DRS problem and the importance of Jos Buttler...ASHES TALKING POINTS

Since Buttler returned to England’s Test side in 2018 for the series against Pakistan, no Englishman has accrued more runs

Loughborough Lightning continue improvement to remain third in KSL

Mignon du Preez continues her impressive run of form with a fine 38 including a six to secure a third win in four

Western Storm maintain winning run by easing to Thunder victory

Smriti Mandhana guided the visitors home with a fine half-century at Chester as Storm made it six wins out of six

Danni Wyatt hits second-fastest KSL century to inspire Southern Vipers

The Vipers remain well in the hunt for a place at finals day after their third win of the competition at Arundel

Cricket continues to sleepwalk towards a concussion crisis after the mistreatment of Steve Smith

NICK HOWSON: The Australia batsman was ruled out of the second Test a day after his horror blow on the fourth afternoon at Lord's

"Right decision was made," says Steve Smith after being ruled out of remainder of Lord's Test

The decision to rule him out of the fifth and final day came after further examination on Sunday morning, with Smith having woken up feeling groggy and with a headache

Tymal Mills likely to miss remainder of T20 Blast season

Mills had been enjoying an excellent season in the competition, taking seven wickets in seven games, while conceding his runs at just 6.52 runs per over

Steve Smith ruled out of final day at Lord's through concussion

The Australian batsman was struck on the back of the neck by a sharp delivery from Jofra Archer on Saturday afternoon while unbeaten on 80

MCC member thrown out of Lord's pavilion for breach of new code of conduct after abusing Steve Smith

SAM MORSHEAD: Smith was walking through the Long Room after being dismissed for 92 in Australia's first innings when he was targeted by the unidentified member. It is believed to be the first time an MCC member has been ejected

Booing of Steve Smith "unwelcome and incorrect," says Australian Cricketers' Association

On his return to the crease, Smith was greeted by a standing ovation from the vast majority of the Lord’s patrons, though a smattering of pantomime boos remained

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