More bad injury news for Jacob Bethell, who has suffered swelling in his right knee and will fly home from Australia on Saturday. Not clear yet whether he’ll be fit for South Africa Test tour. James Coles arriving tomorrow with Eddie Jack (cover for Josh Tongue).

🏏 England pick Liam Patterson-White ahead of Shoaib Bashir for the Test series in South Africa. More here by @richardgibsonDM
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We all knew about the sandpaper scheme, says Usman Khawaja. Explosive stuff...
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What a day at the @Vitality_UK 80th Anniversary Awards Lunch! 🥂

Thank you to the @HomeOfCricket for hosting a fantastic event and congratulations to this year's winners!

Also thanks to sponsors @JMFinnWealth @nvplaycricket, @MCCOfficial, Fullers and Borders Distillery 🙏

Exclusive: Jimmy Anderson is now expected to play county cricket next summer (not for Lancashire, obvs!) after changing his mind about retiring. Twelve counties have shown an interest, and it seems he has chosen which one to go for
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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿England player of the year Ollie Robinson told he could leave Sussex early as finances pinched the club last season
🦌Notts have shown interest
💰Compensation would need to be agreed to seal any move
🥾Northants received money for Saif Zaib

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Strong stuff from @OllieHolt22 on the Jimmy Anderson affair...

Bad news for Leicestershire fans. Their appeal against the points deduction for the pitch they prepared against Glamorgan has been rejected. So they (and not Essex) will play in Division Two next season.

🚨Ollie Robinson a target for Notts
💰Move would require compensation
💬No talks yet about cash
✍️Other deals have involved payments recently

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This year’s Peter Smith Award for outstanding presentation of cricket to the public goes to Danny Reuben, England men's media manager from 2016 until earlier this summer.

Thank you and congratulations, Danny 👏

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The 77th winner of the @nvplaycricket Young Men’s Cricketer of the Year is Middlesex and England Lions quick Naavya Sharma 🏆

Sharma takes the prize for superb performances in Middlesex’s Metro Bank One-Day Cup triumph, and 35 wickets in just nine Championship matches #CMCAwards

🏏 What have 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 learned from the 🇿🇦 v 🇦🇺 clash?
😓 SA bat deeper than Eng, despite no one averaging 40
⛰️ Cape Town turns. Can Eng rely on Bashir?
🎰 Aus decision-making a lottery - but there's time before Ashes
⛔️ Don't underestimate Renshaw or Inglis
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🚨JACOB BETHELL INTERVIEW
🩼3 months of injury disruption
⚱️Ashes hundred has him believing in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿win over 🇦🇺 in 2027
🏏Launches own bat range this week
✍️Signs big personal sports deal

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England star JACOB BETHELL opens up on the injury nightmare that sidelined him for three months, the unusual recovery methods that added 2cm to his legs... and his mission to reclaim the Ashes trib.al/05EFqxi

You may have missed it, but West Indies pulled off a very good eight-wicket win in the first Test against Bangladesh at Mirpur…

Kumar Sangakkara opens up on Ryanair 'race storm': Cricket legend reveals how 'rude' Dublin staff berated him and his wife before boarding - as he submits 2,000-word complaint to budget airline trib.al/pXiwYj9

South Africa win by 176 runs, with Harmer taking 6 for 16 - hell of a comeback after Australia reached stumps on day two at 300 for 4. That’s a 2-1 win for the world Test champions. Great series!

The only acceptable outcome in Cape Town today is the third tied Test.

🏏 What did 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 learn from the tri-series in 🇵🇰?
❓Has Banton ousted Bethell as Duckett's partner?
😵‍💫 Can Dawson and Rashid fit in the same team?
🧑‍🚀 Is there space for Curran?
🔢 What's the fast-bowling hierarchy?
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Have checked Wisden, and can confirm this is the most ebb and flow per session of any three-Test series in cricket history #AUSvsSA