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    I was on books of EFL club’s youth teams… now I’m in England squad for major tournament in completely different sport

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    TO most players, a shock promotion to No 3 in the England batting line-up for a crunch match would be a huge change.But perhaps not for Jamie Smith – as he dropped a promising football career to become one of cricket’s most exciting prospects.Jamie Smith has raced up the England batting order to become No 3 for Saturday’s Champions Trophy opener against AustraliaCredit: GettySmith will bat one up from Test legend Joe Root in the ODICredit: GettyEngland are gambling by elevating the powerful hitterCredit: GettyTest legend Joe Root has been moved down to No 4 due to Smith’s rise up the order for Saturday’s Champions Trophy opener against Australia.It will be only the second time the big-hitter has come in first wicket down in professional 50-over cricket.Not only that, the 24-year-old will also take the gloves from Phil Salt, who will continue to open the batting alongside Ben Duckett.But it’s nothing too dramatic for Smith – not compared to the major decision he made aged 15.READ MORE IN SPORTHe was a highly-talented central midfielder for League Two club AFC Wimbledon.And indeed as a kid football dominated his thoughts… until he became the first person in his family to play cricket.Surrey CCC rated Smith so highly at the smaller-ball game that they picked him for their Under-17s when he was just 12.The wicketkeeper-batsman revealed how it all began.Most read in CricketSmith faces a big task behind the stumps and with the batCredit: GettyCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITSHe once told the Mail: “No one in my family played cricket. “I was pushed into a holiday camp with my local club, Sutton – something my parents did to keep me busy.”England legend’s son, 16, hits new career milestone with incredible century as dad watches on as his coachHowever, he confessed: “I didn’t really want that to be the case, but I knew with my cricket that I had something a little bit special. “I wasn’t naive. When you’re growing up, people push you for a reason.”They’re putting you in higher teams, because they can see a talent in you.‘It was getting to the point where football and cricket were overlapping too much. “Going on pre-season tours with Surrey in March meant missing things. Doing both wasn’t sustainable.”However, Smith revealed choosing cricket was partly down to a brutal self-assessment of his chances at football.He said: “Walking into a contracts meeting with Wimbledon at the end of the season, knowing how the contracts worked, I was never going to get one. READ MORE SUN STORIES”Everyone had their little percentage score for attendance and mine was 56.”Now, however, that’s a figure he’d love to match for England at cricket, where he averages an impressive 42 in Tests and a modest 22 in ODIs.England cricketer Smith was a youth footballer with AFC WimbledonCredit: Getty More

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      Chelsea owner Todd Boehly splashes £40m on brand new team as he expands business empire

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      CHELSEA owner Todd Boehly has plunged into cricket by paying £40million for a 49 per cent stake in Trent Rockets.The team competes in The Hundred, which is a short-form 100-ball event that started in 2021.Todd Boehly has purchased 49 per cent of the Trent RocketsCredit: GettyThe Nottingham-based side won the tournament in 2022Credit: GettyBoehly has been in talks with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) since October when the first round of bidding ended.The Chelsea chief extends his portfolio to cricket alongside fellow Blues director Jonathan Goldstein via business Cain International.They have entered a period of exclusivity with Nottinghamshire CCC, who will retain a controlling (51 per cent) stake in the franchise.American Boehly, who led a consortium which bought Chelsea for £4.25billion in 2022, has stakes in many other teams including baseball’s LA Dodgers.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLTheir deal will take proceeds from the eight-team Hundred sell-off to around £500million, with one side still to go under the hammer.Other investors include three IPL franchises, an IT entrepreneur, a consortium of cricket-mad tech tycoons and the owners of Birmingham City, who include NFL legend Tom Brady.The money will be shared by the recreational game, the 18 counties and MCC.Meanwhile, England play their final ODI in India tomorrow with Mark Wood insisting they need more time to fire under Brendon McCullum.Most read in CricketBEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERSEngland have lost six matches out of seven in India since McCullum took charge of all formats.Fast bowler Wood said: “Some of the guys are starting under a new coach. It takes time. The Test team was in a different place to the white-ball team.”Bizarre moment Enzo Fernandez gives fan his shorts after Chelsea clash… but supporter SNIFFS themBatsman Tom Banton, called up for the injured Jacob Bethell, could play his first match for England since 2020. More

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      Man Utd owners the Glazers and Chelsea director in race to buy another team in £650million league

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      MANCHESTER UNITED owners the Glazer family and Chelsea chief Jonathan Goldstein are in the race to buy one of The Hundred cricket teams.The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) are looking for investors in the league.Bids of over £100m have gone in for London SpiritCredit: GettyThe Glazers are thought to be keen on one of the clubsCredit: GettyJonathan Goldstein, left, appears keen ahead of the second round of biddingCredit: GettyThe Hundred, which is a short-form 100-ball event that started in 2021, has eight clubs that are valued at a combined £650million.With the opening round of bidding slamming shut this week, The Telegraph claim the ECB are “delighted” with the amount of interest.Over 100 offers have supposedly been placed for the eight teams.Capital-based sides London Spirit and Oval Invincibles have attracted proposals worth between £120m and £140m.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLDeloitte and The Raine Group are in charge of the bidding war.The latter played a key role in the sale of Chelsea to Todd Boehly in 2022 and in Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s investment in Man Utd this year.And with the investment bank involved, chiefs from both clubs have come forward for cricket.Goldstein, who is Boehly’s business partner, has reportedly asked for further information on the second round of bidding. Most read in CricketFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSAnd the Glazers, excluding Joel, have also come to the crease in recent weeks.It is not clear which one of the eight teams the family, who are still hated among Man Utd fans for using massive loans to purchase the club for £790m in 2005, want to buy.Awkward moment BBC legend leaves co-star ‘blushing’ after cheeky ill-timed comment live on air in England cricket clash But they could be competing against India’s richest family, the Ambanis, who have an eye on London Spirit.The valuations from the first round of bidding are for 100 per cent of the teams.ECB chiefs will sell their 49 per cent stake in each, with the cash raised set to be pumped back into the cricket.The other 51 per cent will be given to the host counties.They will then have the choice of what to do with their share.Surrey reportedly wantto keep their 51 per cent stake of the Oval Invincibles.But other counties could be open to selling their entire share.The Hundred teamsBirmingham PheonixLondon SpiritManchester Originals Northern Superchargers Oval InvinciblesSouthern BraveTrent RocketsWelsh Fire More

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      Hated ex-Newcastle owner Mike Ashley set to buy iconic sporting venue and could slap Sports Direct branding on it

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      CONTROVERSIAL ex-Newcastle owner Mike Ashley is tipped to buy Headingley and slap Sports Direct branding on Yorkshire’s iconic cricket stadium.Days after being linked with a bid for League One strugglers Reading, Ashley is expected to purchase the famous Test venue for £23million.
      Headingley has been home to Yorkshire CCC since 1891 and hosting England cricket internationals from 1899Credit: Getty
      Mike Ashley might put in Sports Direct branding if he buys HeadingleyCredit: PA
      The Mail say financially-stricken Yorkshire County Cricket Club have agreed to sell Headingley to the businessman, including naming rights for 10 years.
      Ashley will reportedly fend off interest from the Rajasthan Royals and ex-club chairman Colin Graves to clinch the deal.
      It’s understood he’s close to a sale and lease-back arrangement – meaning Yorkshire could clear their debts.
      The club are still reeling from being accused of of institutional racism by their former spin bowler Azeem Rafiq two years ago.
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      But Ashley’s money would enable the club to pay £15.9m owed to the Colin Graves Trust.
      The Walsall entrepreneur, 59, owned Newcastle from 2007 to 2021, before finally bowing to years of hostility from Toon fans by selling the club to a Saudi consortium.
      Ashley is the chief executive of Frasers Group Pls, formerly Sports Direct International.
      And it’s thought branding from that latter chain could adorn Headingley, which has hosted Yorkshire since 1891 and England Tests from 1899.
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      The Mail believe Yorkshire are thought to have agreed an option to buy back the ground at a fixed price.
      But before then, if the sale goes ahead, the county will play there as tenants – paying rent of around £1m a season. More

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      BBC pundit and ex-England cricketer’s retirement party backfires after prank leaves her with huge bruises on her face

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      ALEX HARTLEY was out legs before wicket at her retirement party – when a prank involving an octopus backfired bruisingly.The BBC pundit and ex-England cricketer, 29, blames herself for “two massive bruises on my forehead” as she celebrated on a night out.
      Popular presenter Alex Hartley thought nothing could go wrong from a cuddly jape with an octopus as she celebrated retiring from playingCredit: Twitter @@bbctms
      Alex reveals her unexpected injuries following her partyCredit: Twitter @@bbctms
      The ex-spinner played ODI and T20 cricket for England from 2016-2019Credit: Getty
      Alex was suckered by her own stunt as she was pictured grinning with her eyes shut in the back of a bus – while a fluffy octopus sat round her neck.
      The former spinner – a hero of England’s 2017 women’s World Cup glory – explained how she made a right tentacle out of herself.
      The one-day star told BBC Sport: “I stuck two octopuses to my head. Pretending it was my hair, I was flicking it around.
      “They were on there for about 20 minutes..
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      And as another photo showed two purple bumps on her head, Alex added: “Then I looked like that. I’ve got two massive bruises on my forehead.”
      But although Alex’s octopus antics cost her a double dent on her head, they left her squids in with fans.
      One posted: “Bet she’s a right laugh on a night out.”
      Another urged: “Please don’t change. You have such a great vibe.”
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      “Love this,” said a third, and “You made me smile so it was worth it,” claimed a fourth.
      Her jape also proved to be a potential hit for sea-life sales as one observer revealed: “I want to buy an octopus now.”
      But another fan warned: “Always be mindful of a sticky wicket, when the octopus is in play.”
      Hartley had earlier announced she was quitting playing on the BBC’s No Balls Podcast, which she hosts with England fast bowler Kate Cross.
      Having already decided to focus on her mental health, she said of her retirement “I can’t believe it – I feel so good.
      “I’m going to really miss it, I’m going to be really sad but it’s so right.
      “I’ve loved it, I’ve hated it, but I am really proud of what I’ve achieved. It’s everything that I’ve ever wanted to do.”
      The pundit says she ‘covered it well’ as she hid her bruising following her unorthodox octopus encounterCredit: Twitter @@bbctms
      The spinner was a star of England’s 2017 World Cup final win vs IndiaCredit: PA
      Hartley quit playing cricket this month after featuring for Welsh Fire in The Hundred, including here at Headingley vs Northern SuperchargersCredit: Getty More

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      ‘Neville can replace Crawley’ – Fans in awe of Man Utd icon’s cricket skills as he and Carragher face Broad in the nets

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      FANS have been left in awe at Gary Neville’s cricket skills as he and fellow pundit Jamie Carragher were put through their paces by England legend Stuart Broad. The bowler is a huge Nottingham Forest fan and was at the City Ground for their friday night clash against Newcastle.
      Stuart Broad gave the football pundits a lesson on cricketCredit: Sky Sports
      It turned out that former youth cricketer Neville had lost very few of his skillsCredit: Sky Sports
      Given his connections to the Tricky Trees, Sky Sports recruited Broad to get Neville and Carragher out of their comfort zone with some top-level cricket.
      The pair took to the indoor crease with Broad sending down some thunderbolts in their direction.
      Decked out in full cricket gear, both Neville and Carragher initially struggled to get to grips with the challenge, with the former Liverpool defender at one point quipping of his rival: “This is worse than his Valencia moment!”
      But the longer the challenge went on, the clearer it became that there was a quality gap between the pundits.
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      And Neville, the former opening batsman for his local cricket club Greenmount, impressed both Broad and Sky Sports viewers.
      One wrote on Twitter: “Think Nev can open in place of [Zak] Crawley.”
      Another viewer went with a similar theme as they said: “Neville can’t be worst then Crawley being honest.”
      While another fan said: “[Neville is] a much better batsman than a manager.”
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      Other tweeters dug out an old newspaper headline from the Bury Times which showed a young Neville alongside Australian opener Matthew Hayden as they clocked up a century apiece for Greenmount.
      The former Manchester United full-back managed to respond impressively to some of Broad’s fierce bowling, smacking the ball back towards the bowler on multiple occasions.
      But Carragher struggle to connect with most of Broad’s balls and even had his wickets taken out on one occasion.
      Broad, 36, declared Neville the winner at the end of the challenge.
      A fun day for England’s cricketer would however finish with a duff note as his beloved Forest side conceded a late penalty to lose against Newcastle.
      Bowler Broad is England’s second highest wicket taker in test cricketCredit: Sky Sports
      Neville was happy with his superior performance compared to CarragherCredit: Sky Sports More

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      ‘I’ve been in his position’ – Kevin Pietersen defends Cristiano Ronaldo claiming Man Utd ace has ‘constant lies written’

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      ENGLAND cricket legend Kevin Pietersen has defended Cristiano Ronaldo over the Manchester United star’s explosive interview with Piers Morgan.The Portuguese star, 37, has caused shockwaves at Old Trafford after a number of bombshells.
      Kevin Pietersen has launched a fierce defence of Cristiano RonaldoCredit: Getty
      The Portuguese star has been blasted after his bombshell interview with Piers MorganCredit: Reuters
      He hit out at United for “betraying” him and making him feel like a “black sheep” as well as blaming him for everything going wrong at the club.
      The striker revealed he does not respect manager Erik ten Hag and blasted the club’s lack of progress since Sir Alex Ferguson left in 2013 – the last time they won the title.
      And he also claimed that the club “doubted” him after he informed them that the reason he arrived late of pre-season was because his baby daughter was in hospital through illness.
      Now Pietersen, who infamously had a fallout with both the ECB and his England team-mates following the 2013/14 Ashes series that led to his career prematurely ending, has waded in by stating that he “sympathises” with Ronaldo “having been in a similar position”.
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      Pietersen tweeted: “I’ve watched this CR story and having been in a similar position, I sympathise with him.
      “People have NO IDEA what it’s like to have constant lies and speculation written about them all the time.
      “People having breaking points. Very easy to blame him but before you do, think…”
      Morgan has also revealed that Ronaldo, who missed training for Portugal today ahead of the World Cup, approached him to do the interview.
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      He said: “He’s been thinking about this for a while.
      “I think it’s no secret that he’s felt a build-up of deep frustration about what’s been happening at United over the last year.
      “He felt it was time to speak out. He knows it was going to be incendiary, he knows this is going to rattle some cages, but he also feels that he should be doing this.” More

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      Harry Kane performs the toss for The Hundred clash before he and Tottenham team-mate Matt Doherty have a go

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      TOTTENHAM striker Harry Kane performed the coin toss ahead of The Hundred clash between London Spirit and Manchester Originals.He then joined Spurs team-mate Matt Doherty as the pair showed off their cricket skills.
      Harry Kane alongside Eoin Morgan for the coin tossCredit: PA
      Kane and Tottenham team-mate Matt Doherty then took part in a six hitting challengeCredit: Getty
      Both Kane and Doherty impressed in the challenge, getting significant height and distance on their battingCredit: Getty
      The footie stars attended cricket clash off the back of a barnstorming start to the Premier League campaign.
      Both featured in Spurs’ opening day 4-1 demolition of Southampton.
      However, neither managed to get in among the goals to open their Prem account for the season.
      Instead, Kane and Doherty took part in the coin toss ahead of The Hundred cricket match, before trying to show off their batting skills.
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      The pair took on a six hitting challenge ahead of the big game.
      Doherty in particular was impressive, getting significant height and distance with his batting.
      Kane and Doherty weren’t shy to hide their biases as they sported Spirit uniform.
      Spurs are back in action next weekend against London rivals Chelsea.
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      The table toppers will be hoping to claim the scalp of one of their biggest rivals early on to make a statement of their intent.
      Spurs are on a 15-year trophy drought, with their last cup lift coming in 2008.
      Ledley King was the captain to lift the then Carling Cup.
      Kane is yet to win silverware in his football career. His earliest opportunity will be at the Qatar World Cup in November-December with England. More

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      Man Utd boss Ralf Rangnick watches England play West Indies in Barbados but fans convinced he’s not just on holiday

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      RALF RANGNICK was a surprise guest at England’s cricket match against the West Indies in sunny Barbados. The Manchester United interim boss was pictured in the stands on day four of the Second Test – but some fans reckon the trip could be for business rather than pleasure.
      Rangick pictured in Barbados alongside GreenidgeCredit: Twitter @windiescricket
      Rangnick, 63, was pictured alongside legendary West Indies former opening batsman Sir Gordon Greenidge.
      With Manchester United out of the FA Cup so not in action this weekend, and next week being an international break, the German found himself with some spare time on his hands.
      He was a “special guest” at the Kensington Oval while holidaying in Barbados alongside Greenidge, 70, with United not in action again until April 2.
      Although after the West Indies cricket team posted the picture to their Twitter account, some reckoned Rangnick could have a secret mission on the agenda.
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      United’s owners the Glazer family have been rumoured to be interested in moving into cricket by purchasing a team in the new UAE Twenty20 League.
      Avram Glazer has been snapped speaking to Dubai’s Sport Council chairman Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed in the Middle East.
      And Rangnick’s attendance at a cricket match, albeit an international one, has fuelled further rumours.
      Club legend Gary Neville slammed Avram Glazer last week for jetting to Dubai to discuss cricket soon after United crashed out of the Champions League.
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      Rangnick was appointed interim boss at Old Trafford in December after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked.
      He’s set to move into a consultancy role in the summer when a new permanent manager is set to be hired.
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