Cricket Updates August 18 2017

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Ireland 240/7 & 477/6 v Netherlands 173/4 & 375/10 *
England 514/8 v West Indies 0 *
England 514/8 v West Indies 0 *
Chepauk Super Gillies 90/1 * v Lyca Kovai Kings 136/9
Loughborough Lightning v Yorkshire Diamonds 86/2 *

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    *Matt Walker to join England coaching staff for T20 tri-series
    Matt Walker, the Kent coach, is to join the England management team for the T20 tri-series involving Australia and New Zealand in February

*Cook double-century leaves West Indies with no place to hide
Alastair Cook and Dawid Malan sleepwalked their way to significant personal milestones on the second morning at Edgbaston, although they might as well have been batting in the nets

*Frantic finish as 15 counties still retain Blast dream
The final night in the NatWest Blast group stages leaves just about every county involved in an extraordinary dash to the line

*Lehmann calls for help from former players in open letter
In an open letter, Darren Lehmann called on all stakeholders in Australian cricket - most pointedly past great cricketers - for any advice that would help turn around what has been a disappointing year for the national side

*Steyn moves from Cobras to Titans
On his last leg of rehabilitation from a shoulder surgery, Dale Steyn is "two or three weeks away" from returning to competitive cricket

*SL need two wins against India for direct World Cup entry
Two wins for Sri Lanka will leave West Indies outside the top eight even if they win their remaining six matches before the September 30 cut-off

*Starc out, Faulkner and Christian in for India series
Also, Tim Paine was preferred as wicketkeeper in the T20 side ahead of Matthew Wade for the tour that will run from September 17 to October 13

*Khawaja, Agar set for Test comebacks in Bangladesh
Captain Steven Smith has also indicated that Australia's No. 6 position - between Glenn Maxwell and Hilton Cartwright - will be based on pitch conditions

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