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Tom Latham and Devon Conway earned a unique place in Test history when their 192-run second innings partnership paved the way for New Zealand’s declaration at 306-2 on the fourth day of the third Test against West Indies.Latham made the declaration at drinks in the third session with New Zealand leading by 461 runs. New Zealand earlier had bowled out West Indies for 420 in reply to its 575-8, a first innings lead of 155. At stumps after 16 overs the West Indies were 43-0 with Brandon King (37) and John Campbell (2). They will start the last day needing…
Chris Jordan’s best-ever BBL figures and Nikhil Chaudhary’s blitz saw the defending champions romp past the Renegades in Geelong Melbourne Renegades v Hobart Hurricanes | BBL|15 Nikhil Chaudhary and Chris Jordan have had their best BBL games and Ben McDermott also fired in Hobart’s seven-wicket mauling of the Melbourne Renegades. The Hurricanes’ win in Geelong on Sunday night with 37 balls left took the defending champions to the top of the KFC BBL|15 ladder. It was the perfect response to last week’s loss to the Melbourne Stars at the MCG. Hobart will end their tricky three-game road trip on Boxing…
England’s bid to regain the Ashes is over after three comprehensive defeats in the first three Tests of the five-match series in Australia, but where did it all go wrong for Ben Stokes’ side?Poor planning and preparationArguably the sorest spot for most followers of this England Test team, not just the so-called “has beens”. Stokes would later apologise for his choice words when taking on former England greats like Sir Ian Botham, Geoffrey Boycott and Michael Vaughan who had challenged the team’s preparation ahead of the Ashes, saying ‘I got the words I said completely wrong’. But the damage had…
Australia v England | Third Ashes Test | Day Five England coach Brendon McCullum concedes he got his side’s preparation for the Ashes wrong, while Pat Cummins expressed his surprise at how Bazball lost its bite during the third NRMA Insurance Test. McCullum labelled Australia as “formidable” opponents whose bowlers have stepped up to a level beyond what he had previously seen after England fell to their third straight defeat in the series. But the architect of an England’s Test resurgence based on an aggressive method showing increasing signs of being unsustainable has ruled out any squad additions for the…
Australia v England | Third Ashes Test | Day Five The returns of Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon might both have been triumphant ‘one-and-done’ appearances as Australia now weigh up the risk-reward equation of pushing their captain in pursuit of an Ashes whitewash. Cummins admitted his side had claimed major satisfaction at dismantling Bazball and proving criticism of their ageing side wrong after romping to their third straight win of the NRMA Insurance series on Sunday.”Winning 3-0 is hugely satisfying for many reasons,” the fast-bowling skipper told reporters. “But particularly because … a lot of the chat before the series…
With the Ashes series decided before Christmas, the Bazball autopsy is certain to be thorough. Were England deficient technically? Tactically? Mentally? Or perhaps all of the above? Well, according to the England leadership, a larger factor than both the batters’ shot selection or bowlers’ lines and lengths was their side’s inability to “seize the key moments”.What makes a moment? It’s a subjective term, but it’s effectively a passage of play that could last a full session or a single ball. They’re the mini-battles and periods of time that determine the outcome of the match. Captain Ben Stokes said after the…
Brendon McCullum has accepted responsibility for not getting England’s Ashes preparation right after his side lost the third Test and succumbed to a series defeat to Australia in just 11 days of cricket..Australia completed an 82-run victory over England in Adelaide on Sunday – following eight-wicket wins in Perth and Brisbane – to retain the Ashes and equal the shortest period in which the historic contest has been decided in the last 100 years. England’s tour schedule, which included just one warm-up fixture against their own England Lions development squad, raised concerns before the series and came under more scrutiny…
Ben Stokes says England’s Ashes defeat “hurts” and “sucks” – but insists he wants to continue as captain.Stokes cut a disconsolate figure at the post-match presentation as Australia clinched an unassailable 3-0 series lead inside 11 days with an 82-run victory on the final day of the third Test in Adelaide. But he vowed the team would not give up over the final two Tests and reaffirmed his own desire to fight on as captain when the focus turns to the longer-term ramifications of failure. Asked whether the loss would cause him to question his commitment to the England job,…
‘Australia batted, bowled and fielder better than us’: Stokes Amid the extended phony war build-up to this Ashes, the warnings were there for England – if only they were willing to heed them. They came from respectable figures, too. England greats, and great Australian opponents, among them. But across three Tests – and a record-equalling few 11 days – England’s struggles seemed to move from those of misadventure to those of muddled minds, eternally in search of the miracle that ultimately revealed itself to be little more than a mirage. That their helter-skelter Bazball approach in Perth had been swapped…
Australia v England | Third Ashes Test | Day Five After months, if not years, of Bazball chest-beating that promised England’s best chance of contesting the urn down under in 15 years, Australia put the final touches on a familiar home Ashes Test script on Sunday in Adelaide. A potentially serious hamstring injury to Nathan Lyon helped raise hopes of a fourth-innings miracle as England’s valiant lower order led by embattled duo Jamie Smith (60) and Will Jacks (47) got them far closer to their target of 435 than the 20,643-strong final-day crowd had expected. But three late strikes from…