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Jofra Archer ruled out of entire IPL 2021

The decision was taken on Friday by the ECB
Rassie van der Dussen lined up as Rajasthan Royals replacement

Franchise currently bottom amid injury and absence of three England squad members
South African sports minister warns CSA of 'defunding' and 'derecognising'

The board could well be stripped of its status as the game's governing body in the country if the minister does intervene
ICC mulls regular Test matches for non-WTC Full Members and Associates in next FTP cycle

Full Members outside the WTC have been pushing for a more formalised "second division" for the WTC
Pakistan bowl, hand Arshad Iqbal debut; Brendan Taylor leads Zimbabwe in absence of Sean Williams

Pakistan replaced Haider Ali with Asif Ali, while Zimbabwe were also without Craig Ervine
Sri Lanka openers circumspect after Bangladesh declare on 541

Lahiru Thirimanne survived a close chance before lunch on the third day
Travis Head and Matthew Wade lose Cricket Australia contracts, Cameron Green included

Joe Burns and Mitchell Marsh have also been cut with the list trimmed to 17 compared to last year's 20
Olly Stone's pace rocks Essex to send Ashes signal

Warwickshire quick leads fightback after Alastair Cook impersonates Gower
Axar Patel rejoins Capitals squad after three weeks in medical care facility

He is back to full fitness and participated in his first team training session on Friday
Lewis Hill posts another fifty but Somerset make Leicestershire struggle

Craig Overton claims three wickets for visitors, but Somerset go three down early in reply