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England’s Alex Mitchell passes late fitness test to start against Italy

Scrum-half had to sit out training at start of weekFive uncapped players selected for Six Nations opener Alex Mitchell is a surprise inclusion in England’s starting XV to face Italy on Saturday after making a remarkable recovery from a leg injury and proving his fitness on Thursday morning. The Northampton scrum-half was forced to sit

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Tired and divided: how Yorkshire fans view the likely return of Colin Graves

Supporters of the county cricket club are nervous about the former chairman’s takeover, expected to be sealed on Friday It isn’t often that Yorkshire men and women bite their tongues when it comes to cricket. But the tumult of the last few years, Azeem Rafiq’s revelations of what the CDC called “a culture of discrimination”

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‘All at sea’: Alastair Cook says Sharma and India were baffled by positive England

‘They weren’t sure where to turn or what to do’Former England captain praises Hartley’s resilience Alastair Cook has said Rohit Sharma, the India captain, appeared to have no idea how to counteract England’s positive play during the first Test. As a result, Cook believes, the players “didn’t really know where to turn or who to

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