While some motoring terms have been around for donkey’s years.
England cricket captain Ben Stokes lost a number of “irreplaceable items” after his house was broken into by masked burglars while his family were inside.
Jason Gillespie is experiencing the chaotic nature of Pakistani cricket up close. Along with a player he was sacked from the team selection panel and replaced by a former umpire. Now the former quick is coaching the team when they play white-ball matches in Australia. “[It’s] one of those situations in which you just need to go with the flow,” Gillespie says.
Australia’s two biggest Test cricket rivals slumped to surprise series losses that were seismic for the sport’s traditional format and should provide valuable lessons for this summer and next.
The impending privatisation of franchises in The Hundred has potentially major ramifications for global cricket. But Cricket Australia is not budging on its stance.
England have moved a step closer to a delicious pairing at the top of the order with batsman Michael Pepper added to a squad that contains Phil Salt.
The notorious 1974-75 Ashes saw Australia’s pacemen terrorise the touring English batting order with a barrage of short-pitched bowling,precipitating the use of protective helmets for the first time.
Ben Stokes’ side scored 506 runs in 75 overs the last time they were in Rawalpindi,prompting drastic measures to create a turning wicket for Thursday’s third Test.
The first day in the Pakistani dirt was always going to be brutal for England,and it didn’t help that their bowling guru was playing golf at St Andrews,nor that they had so little time to prepare for a Test in such gruelling conditions.
Australian swing bowler Dan Worrall has earned comparisons to Jimmy Anderson as a pair of England legends push for him to be selected by Brendon McCullum ahead of next year’s Ashes tour.
Meg Lanning knows how to win Twenty20 World Cups,and she set out how Australia can claim a seventh title with the tournament starting for the Aussies on Saturday.