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"Reliance Industries Limited bought a 49% stake in the franchise, which has produced five title-winning teams in The Hundred, from the England and Wales Cricket Board in January. The deal worth about 60m has now formally been completed and the name change aligns the side with four other teams under Reliance ownership: MI Cape Town in South Africa's SA20, MI Emirates in the United Arab Emirates' International League T20, and MI New York in Major League Cricket in the United States."

The 34-year-old, you see, has proven beyond all doubt over an 11-year international career that he is a terrible hindrance to his team. Since the Tamworth-born terror made his Test debut in December 2014 he has played in 76 of Australia's 107 Tests, of which they have won 39 (51%), while losing 24 (32%). Decent numbers, but it's when you strip him from the side that they really thrive, with 22 wins (71%) and just five defeats (16%) in 31 games.

Just beyond the boundary's edge, a cockatoo flew into the hole in a eucalyptus tree where it is nesting. Beyond that, the Swan River flowed. Galahs, chests as pink as those any number of Englishmen will be sporting in a couple of weeks' time, snuffled on the grass. Other birds flitted around the park, even those with less eye-catching plumage sporting eye-catching names: black-faced cuckooshrikes; willie-wagtails. Um, ducks.

Aasif Manzoor, a 32-year-old cricketer from Anantnag, a district in the south of Indian-administered Kashmir, was readying himself on Saturday morning to play a match in a star-studded tournament. Retired global stars, local cricket icons and up-and-coming players were all part of the Indian Heaven Premier League (IHPL), which organisers had billed as a spectacle that they promised would grip the troubled region and draw large crowds.

Austin's cricket club, Ferntree Gully, posted on Facebook on Thursday calling on people to put your bats out for Benny, replicating the gesture that followed Hughes' death. Dozens of other posts under the hashtag #batsoutforben have followed, highlighting the impact the incident has had on Australia's cricket community. Cricket Victoria's chief executive, Nick Cummins, was emotional in addressing media on Thursday.

A chaotically entertaining game characterised by batting that was either and mostly shambolic or sensational was eventually settled by a belated outbreak of calm. Daryl Mitchell's sober 78 not out, most notably assisted by Michael Bracewell (51), took a side floundering at 24 for three and set them on the path to victory, ultimately wrapped up by four wickets and with 13.2 overs to spare.

It is seen on village greens and in Test arenas alike. It is there at the start of the game, just after the coin toss, and it is there at the end when the final run is struck or wicket falls. According to research from the University of Dundee it should last between one-and-a-half and three seconds, just long enough to reassure both participants, but not so long as to feel overbearing.

Surrey have added India spinner Rahul Chahar to their squad for the last County Championship game of the season with the league title going down to the wire.

It's just after 3pm on a Friday and 22-year-old Sinelethu Yaso is in her happy place. Her spotless cricket whites pop against the synthetic green turf, while the upbeat rhythms of kwaito music waft on the breeze as she ambles in to bowl. Beyond the boundary, in the Makhaza area of Khayelitsha township, in South Africa's Cape Flats, laundry flutters on a wire fence and the September sun reflects off a corrugated-iron lean-to.

It is clear that Richard Tice neither believes in free speech nor understands the Christian gospel, since he thinks the archbishop of York should not interfere with international migration policies (Richard Tice hits back at C of E criticism of Reform immigration policy, 31 August). Does he plan to tell Christians the matters on which we are now allowed to express opinions? Michael Sanderson Elsecar, South Yorkshire

Temba Bavuma reaches a half-century with a sweep for two runs, making 53 off 64 balls, guiding South Africa’s innings in a composed manner.

James Fuller, 35, showcased his experience with impressive bowling figures of 4-34, playing a pivotal role in dismantling Surrey's innings that collapsed to 160.

The Premier League is demanding attention as the Football League's recent matches fade, with the spotlight on Liverpool v Bournemouth and Saturday’s top-flight fixtures.

Sixer Smash introduces over 600 licensed professional cricketers into an arcade-style mobile game, allowing fans to play as their favorite athletes and exchange Gems for $SCOR tokens.

Rabada is back, Dwarshuis does the job with a first-ball single, an edge poke past the keeper. Two runs to cover for David, who then crushes the pull shot along the ground but it's straight to the deep fielder.

Joe Root has yet again steered one behind square for four, exemplifying a supremely gifted athlete in complete control of his universe. His stroke combines precision and delicacy, often described with various verbs that capture the nuances of his batting style.

Have you ever seen the onearmed man running a bye to the keeper while 20,000 people leap and writhe and hold their heads and the one-armed man shouts in agony? This scene captures the surreal essence of a cricket match, where intense emotion exists even amidst a seemingly uneventful game.

Yashasvi Jaiswal struck his fourth test century against England and his sixth overall, leading India to a commanding 396 in their second innings.