Fletcher misses India’s World Cup match against UAE

Fletcher was attending his father-in-law's funeral in Cape Town while India thrashed the United Arab Emirates

Fletcher was unable to watch India pummel the United Arab Emirates since he was attending his father-in-law’s funeral in Cape Town

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India head coach Duncan Fletcher was not present to watch his side dominate the United Arab Emirates by nine wickets since he travelled to Cape Town to attend his father-in-law’s funeral.

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South Africa vs West Indies 2nd Test Day 2: Rain ruins majority of second day

Heavy rain led to a large portion of the second day being abandoned

Heavy rain led to a large portion of the second day being abandoned

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Despite the South African fans having the opportunity to watch batsman Faf du Plessis make another Test century, their hopes of watching more entertaining Test cricket were dashed when heavy rain ruined a majority of the second day of the second Test in Port Elizabeth.

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Hughes ‘was a fascinating player to watch’, says Michael Atherton

Atherton described Hughes as "a kind of classic Aussie batsman from the Outback really, with a rustic technique but with a desire to hit the ball and play aggressively"

Atherton described Hughes as “a kind of classic Aussie batsman from the Outback really, with a rustic technique but with a desire to hit the ball and play aggressively”

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Former England captain Michael Atherton has announced that Australia batsman Phillip Hughes “was a fascinating player to watch”.

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Clarke in a race against time to be fit for UAE tour

"we will be monitoring his progress over the next week before deciding when he can return to training and playing"

“We will be monitoring his progress over the next week before deciding when he can return to training and playing”

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Australia captain Michael Clarke is currently in a race against time to be fit for the national team’s upcoming tour of the United Arab Emirates, where they will face Pakistan next month.

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