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Month: May 2019

May 31, 2019 Pakistan / West Indies

You might want to think about bowling short at Pakistan

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May 30, 2019 England / South Africa

What score should we give that mad Ben Stokes catch?

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May 30, 2019 Extras

Let’s work out which player is going to throw a massive great wobbler at some point during this World Cup

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May 29, 2019 England

Let us tell you about England’s World Cup squad

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May 29, 2019 England

Channel 5 will not be showing highlights of the 2019 Cricket World Cup

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May 28, 2019 England

Let us tell you about Mark Wood from England’s World Cup squad

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May 28, 2019 Match report

What was it like to go and see Hampshire v Somerset in the 2019 Royal London One-Day Cup Final?

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May 28, 2019 England

Let us tell you about Chris Woakes from England’s World Cup squad

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May 27, 2019 England

Let us tell you about James Vince from England’s World Cup squad

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May 27, 2019 England

Let us tell you about Ben Stokes from England’s World Cup squad

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