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England have cancelled their scheduled Test in the West Indies and will instead prepare for the Women's Ashes with a number of red-ball matches in the UK 🏏 England have played just one Test - a heavy defeat against India at Lord's - since their last four-day meeting with Australia in January 2025.
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TMS PODCAST: Khawaja backlash continues & Bethell injury blow. @henrymoeranBBC reports from Australia ahead of England’s white ball series starting Friday. We hear from @root66 plus Mitchell Starc on “sandpaper-gate” 2.0. #bbccricket #AUSvENG bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0pmdj…
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We’ll have commentary on all England’s white ball games in Australia starting from 3am Friday morning. 5 Sports Extra & @BBCSounds. @MichaelVaughan & @TomMoodyCricket among our commentary team for the opening ODI. #bbccricket #AUSvENG
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England Test captain Joe Root was questioned about the latest revelations around Australia’s sandpapergate.
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Ben Stokes remembers his last trip Down Under all too well...
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Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg says there’s ‘no reason’ to reopen the sandpaper investigation. It follows Usman Khawaja’s call for the whole team to take responsibility for the 2018 scandal.
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TMS PODCAST: Khawaja’s “sandpapergate” revelations. Sir Alastair Cook. @philtufnell, Jason Gillespie & @GeoffLemonSport discuss what should happen next with Australia cricket. Plus reaction to England’s Test squad for South Africa. #bbccricket bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0pm64…
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England have opened the door for Brydon Carse to return to Test cricket, here's what Marcus North makes of the situation.
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Brydon Carse could return to England’s Test squad for the tour of South Africa 🏏 The fast bowler has been named in the Lions squad and could provide cover for Josh Tongue, who will miss the series opener for the birth of his second child.
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England name their Test squad for the tour of South Africa 🏏
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David Warner has released a video in which he says Usman Khawaja's recounting of the 2018 ball tampering scandal is "100% accurate". Khawaja has claimed the entire Australia team knew about the use of sandpaper in the match. The bowlers have consistently denied any knowledge.
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Usman Khawaja said he has "not thrown anyone under the bus" with revelations about the sandpaper scandal that engulfed the Australia team. In his autobiography 'Sabr', Khawaja claimed the entire team should take responsibility for the plot to use sandpaper on the ball against South Africa eight years ago.
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A mixed opening day of the Australia white ball tour for @englandcricket. A good win in their warm-up match inspired by wickets from the returning Rashid & Archer. But Josh Tongue ruled out of the tour with a toe injury. #bbccricket #WAvAUS bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/arti…
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Josh Tongue has been ruled out of England’s white-ball tour of Australia due to a left big toe injury. Tongue will return to the UK to undergo further assessment. The series starts on Friday with full commentary on 5 Sports Extra & @BBCSounds. #bbccricket #AUSvENG
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4 wickets for Adil Rashid as @englandcricket bowl out Western Australia for 159 to win their warmup match by 92 runs. @JofraArcher took 3/34 on his return to the side. bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scor… #bbccricket #WAvENG
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We’ll have full commentary of England’s white ball games in Australia starting on Friday 13th. 3 ODIs & 5 T20s on 5 Sports Extra & @BBCSounds #bbccricket #AUSvENG
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