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Steven Finn is back in the England team for Thursdays first Investec Test with Sri Lanka at Headingley - and by the looks of it, he is bowling fast... Ben Stokes was on the receiving end of this absolute brute of a ball in the nets on Wednesday; the England all-rounder floored and clearly shaken by the delivery.The Durham man, who was hit on the helmet, initially looked stunned but clambered to his feet and exchanged a smile and a handshake with the Middlesex fast bowler, who is back in the team after missing the World Twenty20 with injury.Stokes later tweeted: Bowlers union is a myth@finnysteve. Finn replied: I blame the wicket. Length ball that jumped.Watch England take on Sri Lanka in the first Test at Headingley from 10am on Thursday, live on Sky Sports 2. You can also keep up-to-date with all the action by following our live blog on skysports.com/cricket and catch highlights and The Verdict on Sky Sports after each days play. 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Aaron Harrison scored a 22 points for Kentucky (6-1), which has won four in a row following a Nov. 12 loss to current No. 1 Michigan State. Julius Randle overcame a scoreless first half and added his sixth double-double in as many games with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Novak Djokovic has fired the most resounding shot in the volley of season-ending coaching changes Tuesday, announcing on Twitter that he has terminated his successful three-year relationship with Supercoach Boris Becker.The goals we set when we started working together have been completely fulfilled, Djokovic wrote. After thanking Becker, Djokovic added, On the other hand, my professional plans are now directed primarily to maintain a good level of play and also to maintain a good schedule and new goals for the new season.The awkward phrasing of his latter remarks might raise some questions about how the two men felt Djokovic ought to react to the decline in his game in the past few months of the year. But in his own Twitter response, Becker was nothing but gracious. Thank U! the 49-year-old six-time German Grand Slam champion wrote, We had the time of our life.Djokovics decision is the first signal he has sent that he feels a need to make some changes on the heels of a period during which he lost some key matches, including the US Open final, and the world No. 1 ranking. This after a nearly unbeatable start to the 2016 season in which he won his first French Open title, completing his career Slam.The No. 2-ranked Djokovic named Becker his head coach in December 2013. Becker guided the Serb to six of his 12 Grand Slam titles and 14 of his 30 ATP Masters 1000 titles.Becker became the youngest Grand Slam singles champion when he rode his booming serve to the Wimbledon title in 1985 at the age of 17 years, 227 days (a record later eclipsed by Michael Chang). He won Wimbledon three times, the Australian Open twice and added a US Open title as well.A former No. 1, Becker was also one of tthe most colorful and popular players of all time, and an icon in his native land.dddddddddddd But he suppressed that side of his personality during his three-year stint with Djokovic, developing a reputation as a fiercely loyal and self-effacing presence who sat stone-still in the player-guest box, often wearing a baseball cap and track suit, watching his protégé pick apart the likes of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray.Thus far, Djokovic has said nothing about the fate of the other coach who has been at his side for years, Marian Vajda.Pepe Imaz, a Svengali-like figure who subscribes to a peace and love philosophy, was an increasingly visible presence in Djokovics camp in recent months. Djokovic calls him an adviser.Djokovic can take some solace in knowing his 2017 season will begin in Australia, where he is a six-time champion (including the past two).While most of the major coaching changes have occurred in the WTA ranks, ATP No. 3 Milos Raonic also surprised some observers recently when he terminated his relationship with one of his coaches, former French Open champion Carlos Moya.These relationships come down to individual dynamics, Tennis Channel analyst Paul Annacone told ESPN.com. Annacone, who coached Federer for more than three years and Pete Sampras for more than five, added: Sometimes, they run their course and the relationship goes stale. Its just human nature.Its also human nature to want to make a change when things arent going exactly as hoped, and that was undoubtedly where Djokovic found himself at the end of the 2016 season. ' ' '