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It’s a crisp late August evening in Brisbane and a father of three serves another round of foaming cups from his mobile beer truck. He looks out over his slightly greying beard and surveys Perry Park in front of him, where the final of football’s Queensland Cup is taking place. Fans of the Gold Coast Knights and Brisbane City clubs rarely recognise the man pouring their drinks. Although the Gabba is only a few kilometres away, featuring there in the Ashes in a few months time feels a world away for Michael Neser. But the fire of Neser’s “dream” still…
Indian cricketer Smriti Mandhana and music composer Palash Muchhal called off their wedding on Sunday, almost a month after pictures of their proposal went viral on the internet. Initially, the couple unexpectedly postponed their November 24 wedding and later announced that they were calling it quits. Ending days of speculation that had been brewing since the postponement, Mandhana, who rarely addresses her personal life publicly, confirmed the development through an Instagram story. “Over the past few weeks, there has been plenty of speculation around my life, and I feel it is important for me to speak out at this time,”…
We’ve been here before…England 2-0 down in an away series and fans fearing Australia legend Glenn McGrath’s unwavering prediction of a 5-0 whitewash. That fate, suffered most recently in 2013/14, was avoided in 2017/18 and 2021/22 by draws in Melbourne and Sydney respectively but in this fast-forward era of Test cricket (the first two Ashes clashes have often accelerated quicker than Lando Norris’ McLaren) draws hardly happen. England may have to win a game to avoid the sweep. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Sky Sports’ Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain react to England’s defeat in…
We’ve been here before…England 2-0 down in an away series and fans fearing Australia legend Glenn McGrath’s unwavering prediction of a 5-0 whitewash. That fate, suffered most recently in 2013/14, was avoided in 2017/18 and 2021/22 by draws in Melbourne and Sydney respectively but in this fast-forward era of Test cricket (the first two Ashes clashes have often accelerated quicker than Lando Norris’ McLaren) draws hardly happen. England may have to win a game to avoid the sweep. They need three wins from three for a series victory. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Sky Sports’…
Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood will miss the entirety of The Ashes through injury but captain and fellow seamer Pat Cummins is poised to return for the third Test against England in Adelaide from December 17.Hazlewood, 34, sat out Australia’s victories in Perth and Brisbane with a hamstring issue and is now being troubled by an Achilles problem with the paceman working to be fit for the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka in February and March. Baggy Greens head coach Andrew McDonald said on Tuesday: “[I feel] really flat for [Hazlewood], a couple of setbacks that we…
We’ve been here before…England 2-0 down in an away series and fans fearing Australia legend Glenn McGrath’s unwavering prediction of a 5-0 whitewash. That fate, suffered most recently in 2013/14, was avoided in 2017/18 and 2021/22 by draws in Melbourne and Sydney respectively but in this fast-forward era of Test cricket (the first two Ashes clashes have often accelerated quicker than Lando Norris’ McLaren) draws hardly happen. England may have to win a game to avoid the sweep. They need three wins from three for a series victory. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Sky Sports’…
Arshad Nadeem was the man of the hour on Monday morning when he allowed the audience to be part of history as they witnessed him launch his javelin to claim gold at the National Games. It was not lost on the 28-year-old that the crowd of a few hundred was delighted by his very presence at the PNS Karsaz ground, his throws the cherry on the top as they got to see an Olympic champion in action before their very own eyes. A robust lineup of track and field events crescendoed with the start of the men’s javelin, headlined by…
Smith and Archer go head-to-head in spicy scenes There was a telling exchange between Stuart Broad and Brendon McCullum in the aftermath of England’s second Test defeat. Broad, the 604-wicket ex-Test quick turned Channel Seven pundit, suggested to his former coach that Jofra Archer’s fiery fourth-innings effort was “great theatre” but that the energy and intensity he saved for that burst was needed “every single spell”. McCullum accepted the premise of the observation before pointing out: “I used to have to have those conversations with you sometimes as well, Broady.” It is of course doubtful Bazball’s architect would have needed…
Get everything you need to know as the Perth Scorchers and Melbourne Stars battle it out in the WBBL|11 Knockout Match facts Who: Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Stars What: Knockout, Weber WBBL|11 Where: WACA Ground, Perth When: Tuesday, December 9. Bat flip at 7pm AEDT (4pm AWST), first ball at 7.45pm AEDT (4.45pm AWST) How to watch: Channel Seven, 7plus, Fox Cricket, Kayo Sports Listen: ABC, SEN Buy tickets: On sale Monday December 8 from 10am local time for club members and 12pm to the public in each market, buy here Live scores: Match Centre Highlights, news and reactions after the…
After England’s two-day pummelling in Perth was followed by a four-day drubbing in Brisbane – where they have still not won a Test since 1986 – Michael Atherton looks at where they went wrong and what positives they can take ahead of the third Ashes encounter in Adelaide from December 17…There are times where you have to fight hard to earn the right to be attacking and aggressive. That is not being defensive at all. I do not want to see England going back to being a defensive team who go into their shell and won’t chase targets, so having…