The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 28,085 - Mar 19 2020

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According to the law, short leg is a supporter ALLY
Bat in centre of Oval, Dickie Bird once blowing his top VAMPIRE
Boatman's place: long stop SEAL
Caught in time — setback in an area ACRE
Clears area for cricket practice NETS
Clue for the l-last to bat TAILENDER
Cover with solid pace, injecting velocity to avert century PAVE
Does run-out cause a lot of noise? RESOUND
Double curve saw one out with a maiden at midwicket SWANNECK
Extra: a run made without referring to the score BYEAR
Facing the bowler this time, always or not at all INNOWAY
Field one inside silly mid-on DOMAIN
Fielder caught several balls in a row COVER
Fielding position in the news? POINT
Forgot to run? Lent a googly UNLEARNT
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Go up and face bowler here INCREASE
Guardian etc in revolt over intro­duction of spinning as part of training PRESSUPS
Hostility from bowler (perhaps Ellison) initially HATE
Perhaps cricket is popular cult INSECT
Players scored with no-balls CASTRATED
Renovated pitch put back to accommodate English date TARTEDUP
Report of Boatman will get to Sri Lanka, perhaps ISLE
Rescue part of wicket before being dismissed BAILOUT
Review of batsman's role losing most fans in the north BOREAL
Sermon about English losing initially in a familiar way HOMELILY
Starts to play yorkers later on: now this holds things up PYLON
Thorpe's boundaries risked losing all, even being abrupt TERSE
Unlawfully, get Sri Lanka's opener out for a duck TEAL
Upset, or excite, a run down severely EXCORIATE
Wickedly excited yell about boundary EVILLY