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Cricket’s Tetris calendar is a recipe for player burnout and fan apathy

T20 series between South Africa and New Zealand highlights schedule that is increasingly hard to keep up with

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Your Guardian sport weekend: World Championship darts final, Ashes and Afcon

Here’s how to follow along with our coverage – the finest writing and up-to-the-minute reports

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First-over destroyer Mitchell Starc deserves place among Australia’s greats

Kerry O’Keeffe has called the veteran left-armer ‘one of the most underrated cricketers Australia have produced’, and the figures back him up

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Morning Mail: Coalition’s secret net zero talking points, huge solar project proposed, Zelenskyy wary of new peace plan

A leaked briefing shows MPs are being coached on how to argue case for energy switch

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The case of cricket and a custom-made diplomatic row over missing handshake

#Handshakegate between India and Pakistan reflects a sporting history dotted with moments when the clasp of palms stood for something

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England v India: fifth men’s cricket Test, day four – as it happened

Joe Root and Harry Brook hit centuries but India fought back to set up a tantalising finish on day five

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Your Guardian sport weekend: Lord’s Test, Wimbledon finals, Euro 2025, Tour de France and much more

With the Lions’ final warm-up too, it’s another action-packed weekend of live writing and fine reporting

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‘Unlike any cricket ground in the UK’: the London oasis every player should visit

The HAC Cricket Club is rich in history and exemplifies the sport’s ability to endure upheaval and adapt

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Hats off to the county cap, the players’ headwear with a mystical symbolism

Bowlers for bowlers? Not quite, but county cricket’s capping traditions are rich, varied – and wonderfully idiosyncratic

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‘I never wanted to work indoors’: Andy Ward on 40 years as a cricket groundsman

Andy Ward tells Simon Burnton that he is happy to leave the long days behind after 40 years after at Leicestershire

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New Zealand v England: third men’s cricket Test, day two – as it happened

Will O’Rourke wiped out England’s middle order in just eight balls as New Zealand took total control in Hamilton

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England thrash New Zealand by 323 runs: second men’s cricket Test, day three – as it happened

Joe Root made his 36th Test century as England crushed New Zealand inside three days to seal a fine series victory

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The life of a cricket groundskeeper: ‘It’s hard – but I’ve seen the world’s best players’

Gary Barwell, head of sports turf at Edgbaston, has seen his workload grow but is grateful to be kept off social media

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England v Pakistan: second women’s ODI abandoned due to rain – as it didn’t happen

England are still 1-0 up in the series after the second ODI was washed out at Taunton

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Behind the scenes at Wisden: 161 years old and still going strong

The Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack remains a bestseller and headline-grabber, because it acts as the conscience of cricket

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New Zealand public embrace chance to set Test record straight against Australia

Opening match in Wellington is a sellout and the challenge of welcoming their noisy neighbours is capturing the imagination

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England bowl India out and need 399 to win second Test – as it happened

Over-by-over report: Hosts are still favourites but will be way of England, who need another 332 to secure a famous victory in Visakhapatnam

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Memories of 2012-13: England’s most impressive away series this century

India have won all 14 home Test series since this 2-1 defeat, making the tourists’ achievement all the more remarkable

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‘A bucket-list thing’: England’s women relish first Test in India for 18 years

The women’s game has been transformed since Charlotte Edwards’s side braved infested hotels en route to defeat in 2005

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‘Fun, engaging, quick’: indoor cricket could be due for a global revival

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Cricket World Cup 2023: all you need to know about this year’s event

From the intricacies of net run rate to the weather at the venues and the likely winners, here’s our essential lowdown

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England v Australia: Ashes fifth Test, day one – as it happened

England were all out for 283 with Australia losing just one wicket before stumps to take an edge from day one

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The Ashes 2023: England v Australia, first Test, day three – as it happened

England closed on 28 for two, a lead of 35, after wickets tumbled on a rain-affected third day at Edgbaston

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The Ashes first Test, day one: England declare on 393-8 against Australia – as it happened

Joe Root struck a superb century before Ben Stokes declared at Edgbaston, with Australia easing to stumps at 14-0

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County cricket: Surrey pull off biggest Championship run chase since 1925

Dom Sibley hit the slowest County Championship century in history as Surrey made 501 to beat Kent and roar clear at the top

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