West Indies legend Lara discharged from Mumbai hospital

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Mumbai (AFP) – West Indies batting legend Brian Lara was given the all-clear and discharged from a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday, a day after he was admitted because of chest pains. “He was discharged at 12:00 pm (0630 GMT).His condition is normal,” hospital spokesman Parag Dhurke told AFP. Lara was rushed to hospital on Tuesday in India’s financial capital where he is currently working for Star Sports, the official broadcasters of the ongoing cricket World Cup. The 50-year-old Trinidadian underwent an angiography “as a precaution”, Dhurke said.”His health is good,”…

Australia hammers England at Lord’s

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Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. Such is the eternal universality of Shakespeare’s insights, that Malvolio’s musings in Twelfth Night could easily apply to the Australian captaincy instead. If that was the case, then Aaron Finch would certainly fall into the third of those categories. Incidentally, Malvolio’s preceding line is “be not afraid of greatness” and that neatly epitomises Finch’s attitude after having the role thrust upon him last November following Steve Smith’s year-long ban and the struggles of his immediate successor…