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Ollie Pope: ‘If the pitches in India spin from ball one we won’t complain’

The England vice-captain is ready to step up if Ben Stokes suffers an injury and has learned from his previous struggles in India As a survivor from England’s 3-1 defeat in India three years ago, the pandemic tour in which they were spun out and then some, Ollie Pope could easily view the impending reunion

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ParalympicsGB’s ‘deep concern’ over downgrading of disability minister

ParalympicsGB has written an open letter to Rishi SunakDave Clarke calls on PM to ‘deliver on promises’ ParalympicsGB has published an open letter to the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, expressing “deep concern” over the government’s decision to abolish the role of minister of state for disabled people. In a sign of the organisation’s new determination

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Draper misses chance of first ATP Tour title after Adelaide final loss to Lehecka

British No4 beaten 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 by Czech world No32Draper will have to recover quickly for Australian Open Britain’s Jack Draper missed out on a first ATP Tour title, losing to Jiri Lehecka in the final of the Adelaide International. The 22-year-old finished last season by making his maiden final in Sofia, where he was

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Cult of Ange lives on in north London but is he all that different? | Ewan Murray

Straight-talking Australian has hit ground running with Spurs although he is showing frustration at some lines of questions Had Ange Postecoglou not been hired by Celtic, a broader audience may never have witnessed his epic spat with Craig Foster from 2006. Postecoglou, then a national youth coach with Australia, took serious exception to Foster’s line

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Borthwick’s revolution starts now and case to start Smith is overwhelming | Robert Kitson

Getting through the World Cup was the first priority but England need to unleash a new wave of players in Six Nations Nothing stands still in top-level rugby. It might be only 11 weeks since England were gazing down at their World Cup bronze medals under the Friday night lights in the Stade de France

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