REECE TOPLEY harvested incredible wickets and finished with England’s best numbers of all time in one day of international cricket. The left-hand 6ft 7in took 6-24 as England crushed India’s 100 runs at Lords in their second 50th race. Topley’s historic stature is a tribute to the perseverance of aContinue Reading
Pat Cummins, captain of the Aussie test team invade Sri Lanka with full force But the 2nd round of testing teams have not been locked. Becoming the Australian Test cricket captain isn’t easy – just ask Pat Cummins. Australia’s hardships in the subcontinent are well known. And the captain offeredContinue Reading
New Zealand will host India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and England this summer, the NZC announced on Tuesday (June 28) the women’s team will host Bangladesh before traveling to South Africa for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. New Zealand will host England in a day and night Test inContinue Reading
Mitch Swepson performed two tests in Pakistan twice. But it is finally certified for Sri Lanka. Nathan Lyon, spinner, is a “big fan” of new international Matt Kuhnemann. who found himself closer to the Sri Lanka trials than when he got there following an injury at Ashton Agar. Lyon insistsContinue Reading
The Warriors are set to announce the club will spend all of the 2022 season based in Australia. Sources inside the NRL have revealed to Stuff that the club’s plan to base themselves in Redcliffe, northern Brisbane, for the entire season has been approved by the organisation’s CEO Andrew AbdoContinue Reading
cA dogged unbeaten century from West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite and Jermaine Blackwood’s 102 blunted England on day three of the second Test in Barbados. Brathwaite batted all day, combining with Blackwood for a stand of 183 as the hosts ground their way to 288-4 at the close, trailing byContinue Reading
There are few sports where the agony is as protracted as that of the cricket team on the wrong end of a thumping in a five-Test series. A knockout from a football, rugby, tennis or tiddly-winks tournament is instant. Golf is done in a maximum of four days, two ifContinue Reading
England face a defeat in the second Ashes Test after Captain Joe Root fell in the final of the fourth day against Australia in Adelaide. Root proved to be the last ball of the day behind Mitchell Starc, closing England 82-4. It was a bitter blow to the hopes ofContinue Reading
England’s hopes evaporated and they suffered a nine-goal defeat from Australia on the fourth day of the first Ashes Test in the gabba. After a third-day rematch of optimism, England gently lost their last eight goals in 77 races in the morning practice, including the departure of Joe Root 89Continue Reading
England begin their race to win back the Ashes from Australia when the first test starts in Brisbane on Wednesday. Joe Root’s squad aim to become the first England team to win under since 2010-11, while the Australia holders, now led by Pat Cummins, only need a draw to keepContinue Reading