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Marnus Labuschagne’s credentials as one of the world’s premier fielders received another boost following a day of magic at the Adelaide Oval. The latest entrant to Labuschagne’s list of classic catches was his one-handed pluck at slip that ended another torrid Test for England’s Ollie Pope. Fielding at second slip in his white floppy hat, Labuschagne was closer to the batter than he normally would be as balls hadn’t been carrying through to the cordon as well as they were on day one. SCREAMER! Labuschagne’s legendary slips catch Pope fended at a Pat Cummins delivery and Labuschagne threw out his…
Zak Crawley says no one in the group would ever criticise the nature of his England team-mate Harry Brook’s dismissal after the batter was out reverse sweeping in the third Ashes Test.England slipped to the brink of a series defeat on Saturday as they finished the fourth day in Adelaide on 207-6 in their second innings, still needing 228 more runs to pull off a record chase of 435 to win. What appears to be an inevitable defeat on Sunday will mean England have lost the first three Tests of the five-match series, securing Australia the most comfortable of victories…
Australia v England | Third Ashes Test | Day Four Zak Crawley has a habit of getting underneath his opponents’ skin. At Lord’s earlier this year, India captain Shubman Gill angrily told him to “grow some f*****g balls” when he successfully turned two overs of play before stumps into one. Pat Cummins, perhaps wary of Crawley’s reputation, or maybe just because his side were well on top in this Test, kept his cool when the opener pulled off a similar trick before lunch on Saturday at Adelaide Oval. The Australia captain offered words but retained his toothpaste-commercial grade smile as…
It’s no small thing to have almost 900 Test wickets returning to your team for a potentially series-deciding contest. And the genius of Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon came through precisely when Australia needed it most across day four of this third Ashes Test in Adelaide. Australia v England | Third Ashes Test | Day Four As the last vestiges of Bazball were swallowed up by the late afternoon shadows that stretched across the Adelaide Oval, it was Lyon, a one-time apprentice groundsman at this famed venue, who drew the plaudits of the crowd after his final-session heroics left Australia…
Australia v England | Third Ashes Test | Day Four A trio of Nathan Lyon blows in the fourth day’s final hour have left Australia just four wickets from completing an Ashes annihilation in Adelaide’s third NRMA Insurance Test. Just as quickly as England raised hopes of their greatest last-ditch heist in an era that has given them several, Lyon ripped them away as he clean bowled captain Ben Stokes in a devastating 17-ball late burst that yielded him 3-7. By stumps, the visitors had stumbled to 6-207 and still 228 runs away from their target of 435, a fourth-innings…
England are on the brink of an Ashes series defeat inside 11 days’ play after they stumbled to 207-6 in pursuit of a Test-record 435 to win the third Test in Adelaide.Ben Stokes’ side actually enjoyed the better of much of day four, only for three wickets to fall in the final hour’s play to see Australia firmly back on top. Nathan Lyon (3-64) did the damage, bowling Harry Brook (30) and the England captain for five, before Zak Crawley (85), who had played nicely, was stumped – three wickets falling for 17 runs in the space of six overs.…
Despite being at her full force on the pitch, Lizelle Lee is already working hard to make it big in her post-playing career of choice On December 13, Lizelle Lee was living out a dream as the Hobart Hurricanes lifted their maiden WBBL title in front of home fans at the Bellerive Oval. Two days later she was laying the building blocks for realising another, officiating at the Female Under-19 National Championships on New South Wales’ Central Coast. Lizelle Lee officiating an Under-19 Female National Championships match // Brad Ryan Lee had declared her ambition to be a top international…
The West Indies have avoided the follow on but plenty of work still remains if they are to close the gap on New Zealand in Mount Maunganui Kavem Hodge has scored an unbeaten century in an anchor role as West Indies dug in with the bat again on the third day of the third Test against New Zealand. Hodge was 109 not out at stumps in Mount Maunganui on Saturday with Anderson Phillip on 12 and the tourists at 6-381, having avoided the follow on as they replied to New Zealand’s 8-575. They achieved that goal even without first Test…
The Renegades and Hurricanes are both searching for their second win of the season as they meet in Geelong Match facts Who: Melbourne Renegades v Hobart Hurricanes What: Match 8, KFC BBL|15 Where: GMHBA Stadium, Geelong When: Sunday, December 21. Bat flip at 6.30pm AEDT, first ball at 7.15pm AEDT How to watch: Channel Seven, 7plus, Fox Cricket, Kayo Sports Listen: ABC, SEN Radio. Listen in standard and real-time with no delay to live play via Cricket Radio on the CA Live app. Find out more here Buy tickets: Tickets are on sale here Live scores: Match Centre Highlights, news and reactions after the…
Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne have both taken extraordinary left-handed slips catches this Ashes, but which was better? Two left handed stunners, two massive Ashes moments – but which catch was better? Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne have taken some blinders in their time but these slips grabs will be hard to top when the duo’s best Test catches are ranked. So we want to know which you think was the better catch. Before you vote, watch both catches, consider the circumstances, and make your choice.Alex Carey, the wicketkeeper who had the best view of both catches, says there was…