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Beauden Barrett has usurped Aaron Cruden to become the All Blacks starting fly-half in the Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Cup-opening Test against the Wallabies in Sydney on Saturday.Barretts brilliance in guiding the Hurricanes to their maiden Super Rugby title forced coach Steve Hansens hand, earning the versatile star promotion from the world champions bench.Cruden has been relegated to the bench, along with Julian Savea, who has struggled badly for form this season and was also benched by the Hurricanes during the Super Rugby finals.Barretts just been so good that you want him on the park for 80 minutes, not just 40 or 50, Hansen said.Hes really forced our hand and said, youve just got to pick me.Israel Dagg, the 2011 Rugby World Cup fullback, has been rewarded for his return to form, taking over the No. 15 jersey from Ben Smith, who replaces Savea with Waisake Naholo on the other flank.Openside flanker Sam Cane returns after overcoming concussion issues to hold out Ardie Savea, who will again come off the bench.Ardies been in outstanding form and so has Sam, and we just see them as a really good combination at this stage, Hansen said.Regular hooker Dane Coles is a big loss for the All Blacks as he sits out the match after failing to recover from a rib injury suffered when leading the Hurricanes in their finals series.Chiefs hooker Nathan Harris takes Coles place in the front row alongside veterans Wyatt Crockett and Owen Franks.In the midfield, Ryan Crotty and Malakai Fekitoa will line up as expected after injury ruled out George Moala, who was vying with Fekitoa for the outside centre role.Chiefs prop Kane Hames has also been drafted onto the bench in place of the crocked Joe Moody, giving him the chance to make his international debut.Like Barrett, halfback TJ Perenara has been rewarded for excellent form for the Hurricanes, replacing Tawera Kerr-Barlow as reserve halfback behind Aaron Smith.Hansen brought his troops to Sydney several days earlier than usual ahead of the match at ANZ Stadium, and he said the decision had paid dividends.This week has been about getting our preparation and attitude dead right, Hansen said.Theres an expectation this group will bring real intensity, physicality and a high level of skill execution come Saturday.Hansen said his side had to earn the right to retain the Bledisloe for the 13th consecutive year.Both teams will be desperate to get their hands on it which will create added pressure, Hansen said.Its about embracing that pressure and taking it on.All Blacks: Israel Dagg, Ben Smith, Malakai Fekitoa, Ryan Crotty, Waisake Naholo, Beauden Barrett, Aaron Smith, Kieran Read (capt), Sam Cane, Jerome Kaino, Samuel Whitelock, Brodie Retallick, Owen Franks, Nathan Harris, Wyatt Crockett. 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The England & Wales Cricket Board has announced that it will be doubling its investment in Chance to Shine, the cricket charity that was founded in 2005 to address the decline of the sport in state schools.Following a decade of pioneering work in the grassroots game, during which time more than 3 million schoolchildren have been introduced to cricket, the ECB yesterday announced that, from October 2017, at least ￡2.5m will be donated annually to Chance to Shine, with a further ￡500,000 to be made available for matched funding.According to Luke Swanson, Chance to Shines chief executive, the extra investment will targeted on primary schools, with the aim of reaching an additional 200,000 children a year. This places the charity right at the heart of the ECBs game-wide strategy, as spelt out through their framework, Cricket Unleashed, to inspire more people, especially families, to get involved with cricket.When we work in primary schools, we have the opportunity to introduce the game to every child irrespective of background, gender or parental involvement, said Swanson. In a primary school, cricket has the chance to reach the whole community, and give kids of all backgrounds the chance to play together.Matt Dwyer, the ECBs director of participation and growth, said that the timing of the announcement was designed to maximise the opportunity that the sport has in the coming years to reconnect the sport with its public. With the Champions Trophy and Womens World Cup coming up on home soil next year, followed by the mens World Cup and the Ashes in 2019, the drive to attract new players and supporters begins now.It is not just about seeingg cricket survive, its about seeing cricket thrive for generations, he said.dddddddddddd As a game we are very much focused on inspiring that next generation, and taking cricket to classrooms and playgrounds across the country.We believe cricket is uniquely placed to enrich the lives of young people, whether that be through the development of nine of the 10 fundamental movements skills, the fact that we are the only sport that incorporates our values into the official rules of the game, or the fact that cricket can deliver so many in-class curriculum outcomes.Cricket has the ability to inspire kids in our communities in a way like no other and we will do that together with Chance to Shine.The funding boost was announced by Colin Graves, the ECB chairman, during Chance to Shines annual awards dinner at Lords on Wednesday evening, following a coaching session at St Mary and St Peters Primary School in south-west London, attended by the England batsman, Sam Billings.Every career starts at the bottom level so its fundamental that these kids get the chance to play many sports, especially cricket, said Billings. In many schools around the country its football dominated, cricket is not on the curriculum.Certainly in Bangladesh with England we had this conversation. I think its about a 50/50 split in terms of who went to state and independent schools, and club cricket plays a massive role too in getting that relationship right. Club cricket was a great benefit to me growing up but again, it starts with the schools. ' ' '