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Dec 2020
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Thunder's glory and Jaffna's rise from t...

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Sydney Thunder bowler Hannah Darlington on Big Bash glory, future Australia selection and barefoot circles.

Are England's coded messages from the dressing-room to the captain a vision of cricket's future or an underhand tactic that needs to be stamped out?

The northern city that bore the brunt of Sri Lanka's civil war sets out to discover its first international cricketer.

And reaction to Australia's comprehensive men's one-day series victory over India.

Photo: Sydney Thunder lift the WBBL Trophy (Getty Images)

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