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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…
Jacob Bethell’s 71 was one of the few highlights for the Lions as England’s second-string suffered a thumping innings defeat to Australia A in the unofficial Test at Allan Border Field in Brisbane.Less than 24 hours after the senior England side lost to Australia by eight wickets in the second Ashes Test down the road at The Gabba to slip 2-0 down in the Ashes series, the Lions were dismissed for 295 in their second dig and beaten by an innings and 127 runs. Bethell’s half-century on the penultimate day of the four-day fixture came off 154 balls and featured…
Victoria’s Fergus O’Neill’s 4-53 put paid to the England Lions’ hopes of a final-day draw at Allan Border Field despite Asa Tribe’s century England’s alarming lack of Ashes depth has been further emphasised, after their Lions side were flogged by an innings and 131 runs by Australia A in Brisbane. Fresh off the tourists’ heavy loss at the Gabba on Sunday leaving them 2-0 down in the Ashes, the Lions were humiliated 10 minutes down the road at Allan Border Field on Monday. After being bowled out for 166 on Friday, England’s batting managed slightly better in their second innings…
A Brisbane Heat star on the rise has been recognised for the outstanding start she has made to her career Left-arm quick Lucy Hamilton has capped a stellar season for Brisbane Heat by winning the Weber WBBL|11 Young Gun award. Hamilton led the Heat’s bowling attack at the age of just 19, taking eight wickets in a trying campaign for her side who ended the season without a win. Along the way, Hamilton added the wickets of Meg Lanning, Tahlia McGrath and Beth Mooney to her collection, furthering her claims for a spot in the national side in the not-too-distant…
A wealth of experience and an ability to adapt on the run rather than dwell on mistakes has Australia well placed to avoid letting England back into the series Australia v England | Second Ashes Test | Day Four Middle-order pair Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith believe a well-led, well-drilled Australian team has the confidence and experience to ensure recent history doesn’t repeat itself in the form of a dramatic comeback from England in the back-end of this Ashes series. It was just two years ago that Australia found themselves with a two-nil series lead over a Ben Stokes-led outfit…
Alex Carey’s performance behind the stumps in Brisbane has been hailed as one of the great Ashes wicketkeeping efforts. But one of the Australian team’s most fastidious trainers revealed the most eye-catching aspect of his star turn with the gloves – standing up to the stumps to Scott Boland and Michael Neser – is not something he has been bold enough to attempt away from the heat of battle.With the Aussies not picking Nathan Lyon for the second NRMA Insurance Test – the first time Carey has played a home Test without the off-spinner – the 34-year-old might have been…
Just four days before the National Games basketball event was set to tip-off, the Pakistan Basketball Federation (PBBF) was told the venue was gone. With teams arriving and no court to play on, the event itself was in jeopardy. “We arranged everything in almost two days,” PBBF secretary Yaqoob Qadri told Dawn, revealing a significant off-court challenge. “There were some people who don’t want the event to happen.” Yet, on Sunday, the roar of a packed crowd for the Army-Sindh clash at the North Nazimabad Gymkhana in Karachi was the definitive answer. Against a backdrop of administrative hurdles, the players…
Devine opens the batting to destructive effect Sophie Devine has urged her teammates and the Perth Scorchers fanbase to turn the WACA Ground into a hostile fortress when they take on the Melbourne Stars in Tuesday’s WBBL|11 Knockout final. The Scorchers surged up the table through the second half of WBBL|11, leapfrogging the Stars to claim the No.3 spot after the Melbourne club faltered in their final three matches. It hands Devine’s team the all-important home ground advantage and given the winner advances to the Challenger final in Sydney on Thursday, one fewer cross-country trip is another major boost. Perth…
Pakistan Army served a powerful reminder of their sporting prowess, seizing 12 gold medals across multiple disciplines as the National Games charged through a pulsating day of action. Their goldrush on Sunday was spearheaded by utter dominance in taekwondo and sharp shooting on the ranges. The clearest demonstration of authority came in the taekwondo Poomsae events, where Army fighters ruled the roost, clinching eight gold medals across age categories. Their women set the tone: Sana Sabir (Under-50), Naila (U-30), Mehar-Un-Nisa (U-40) and Zeena Sheraz (Under-20) all stood atop the podium. The men followed suit with Adil Hussain (U-30), Mohammad Mumtaz (U-40),…
With national gold on the line, the tension had given way to aggression, physical altercations to verbal spats and obscene gestures. The Sindh women’s netball team, however, rose beyond it to secure glory at the end of it all with a domineering 20-12 victory over Wapda in a fiesty final at the National Games on Sunday. It was a statement triumph; the provincial side overcoming their departmental opponents who have access to training all year round. “And yet, we beat them to win gold which makes this even better,” Sindh skipper Quratulain told Dawn. Teammates Kareema and Huma echoed Quratulain’s…