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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…
Matt Renshaw and Jack Wildermuth both slammed centuries to guide Brisbane Heat to record BBL win Ripper Renshaw century puts Heat in prime position Matt Renshaw is back on the happy train, revealing frustration had started creeping in during the early part of the Ashes series before he was able to again close the door to any negative thoughts. Renshaw produced one of the most memorable knocks in KFC BBL history on Friday night when he struck 102 off 51 balls to guide the Brisbane Heat to a famous eight-wicket win over Perth Scorchers at the Gabba. In reply to…
Matt Renshaw and Jack Wildermuth’s tons led the Brisbane Heat to a record chase of Scorchers’ 257 with one ball to spare Brisbane Heat v Perth Scorchers | BBL|15 On a night when records tumbled, Matt Renshaw and Jack Wildermuth cracked remarkable centuries as the Brisbane Heat pulled off BBL’s greatest ever run chase in an eight-wicket win over the Perth Scorchers with one ball to spare. The Scorchers posted a franchise-record 6-257 in Friday night’s clash in front of 24,277 stunned fans at the Gabba, with Finn Allen (79 off 38 balls) and Cooper Connolly (77 off 37) doing…
The day started with England batting, fending off their final two wickets, with Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer at the crease still trailing by 158 runs. However, Archer’s knock of 51 off 105 showed more resilience alongside his skipper as the pair put up 106 runs for the ninth wicket, their highest in this Ashes series, offering England a glimmer of hope. Ben Stokes, pushing himself to the absolute limit in the searing Adelaide heat finally saw his resistance broken off a jaffa from Mitchell Starc, the 12th time the left-arm pacer has had the England skipper’s scalp in Ashes…