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CRICKET: Player sending-off to be introduced

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Cricket is set to introduce sending-off for the first time next year, while the sizes of bats are to be limited. Umpires will be given the power to eject players from a game for serious disciplinary breaches.

MCC World Cricket Committee member Ricky Ponting explained that sanctions needed to be implemented. “We’re talking about a significant change to lower-level cricket because it has got completely out of hand down there,” the ex-Australia captain said.

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