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@cricket With T20WC24 being hosted in the States We will get Team USA for sure so that will be a new qualifier, but what's terning in Africa? emergingcricket.com/news/ugand…

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Do these guys we've stop finding stuff to complain about?

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Cricket Umpiring in Japan: Interview with Sagir Parkar

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Pat Cummins looks set to miss Australia’s ODI tour of South Africa due to his fractured wrist and instead return for the series against India ahead of the World Cup in October.

The World Cup could be Cummins’ last time captaining the ODI side, with the quick to determine after the tournament whether he can continue juggling the role with bowling duties and the Test captaincy.

Cummins injured his left wrist diving in the field on day one of the fifth Ashes Test at The Oval but played on before beginning his ongoing recovery.

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Via: https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/australia-news-pat-cummins-set-to-be-fit-for-odi-world-cup-despite-wrist-fracture-1391247

Cummins set to be fit for ODI World Cup despite wrist fracture Marnus Labuschagne has been dropped from the one-day squad; Tanveer Sangha and Aaron Hardie included

Strong squad, what would be your XI?

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Probably the key part:

“[W]e face the real prospect of losing important Test and BBL cricket matches from Queensland to interstate venues during the pre-Olympic displacement from the Gabba and hold a reasonable fear that a suitable solution to enable continuity of matches in Brisbane may not meet our needs or expectations,” they wrote.

“...We are preparing ourselves for a worst-case scenario where cricket could face the loss of access to the Gabba for potentially greater than seven years during the period of demolition, construction and post-Games return.”

Hence their public demands for an Allan Border Field redevelopment before the bulldozers move in at Woolloongabba. It would be, they argue, the “most efficient, cost-effective, and timely option” for the sport.

Poor old England wiped out by the weather.

I almost feel sorry for them. Yeah, nah, not sorry.

We lost the toss (again!), and were sent in by England.

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Come on Aussie!

We lost the toss and are having a bat first.

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Somebody smarter than me want to get this bot ported so that we can get matches automatically generated here?

https://twitter.com/everyday_vet/status/1675800586414071810

Australian Navy Mobilises HMAS Adelaide To The Thames For Possible Evacuation Of Our Cricketers

If you leave your crease before umpire calls "over" you're out.

Bairstow needs to work on his match awareness. I'm betting it wasn't a one off.

Also, Broad is a dick.

Anyway you look at it, Starc put it down. McGrath is dreaming.

England won the toss and elected to bowl under overcast skies at Lords.

• Khawaja is a rock
• Captain Cummins has nerves of steel
• All without Labushange or Smith firing

One for the ages!