Australian North set to be England selector  BBC

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Updates from the latest round of Championship games Sign up for The Spin newsletter | Mail Tanya or post BTLAs some possibly cheap wickets arrive at Hove in the form of Leicestershire, Ali ponders an England return for Ollie Robinson.1 Durham 71 Continue reading...

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BAN  ESPNcricinfo

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Former Australia batter has worked at Durham since 2018New selector expected to have final say on squadsMarcus North, the former Australia middle-order batter, has emerged as the leading candidate to become the new England men’s selector, with an official announcement expected in the coming days.The 46-year-old has worked as director of cricket at Durham since 2018 and was among those interviewed for the equivalent role with England four years ago – only to miss out to Rob Key in the final stages of the process. Continue reading...

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BAN vs PAK Cricket Scorecard, 1st Test at Dhaka, May 08 - 12, 2026  ESPNcricinfo

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Handled the ball. Obstructing the field. Timed out. These aren’t the dismissals you train for; they’re the ones that remind us that cricket isn’t just physical, it’s deeply legalistic, curving around intent and interpretation as much as technique.

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Chasing down a mammoth score unshackles the batsmen.

If the stroke makers keep their nerve to the end, it is a spectacular occasion that is enjoyed by the cricket crowd as boundaries are intermingled with the "will they/wont they" nervous tension of a record run chase.

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Rohit Sharma was the first man to hit 250 in a one-day international when he smashed 264 in the fourth ODI against Sri Lanka in 2014. Rohit beat the previous record of 219 made by fellow Indian Virender Sehwag against West Indies in 2011.

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Chris Gayle hit the fastest century in World Twenty20 history as West Indies crushed England by six wickets in Mumbai in 2016. Where does Gayle sit on the list of all time fastest centuries?

In Test cricket, Brendon McCullum broke the joint record of Viv Richards and Misbah with a 54 ball century against Australia in the 2nd Test in 2016.

AB de Villiers took 31 balls to smash the fastest century in one-day internationals.

In T20s, Namibia’s Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton set a new world record with the fastest ever century, taking just 33 balls to reach triple figures and fire his nation to victory over Nepal in 2024.

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Ricky Ponting and James Sutherland, take note. This story is representative of a growing phenomenon in Australian cricket. It was penned by a typical Australian fan who hits out hard at its current team’s lack of sportsmanship and the resulting drop in interest to follow cricket.

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