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Stuart Broad was critical of England’s “worst” bowling display for a number of years and wants more from “generational talent” Harry Brook with the bat after the tourists plummeted 2-0 down in the Ashes series following successive eight-wicket defeats.England’s bowling attack – one that roughed up Australia on day one of the Perth Test a fortnight ago – were regularly short and wide for the first part of their hosts’ first innings in Brisbane, with Broad lamenting a lack of “problem solving” and “communication”. Vice-captain Brook, meanwhile, played a loose drive off pink-ball maestro Mitchell Starc on the opening evening…
Australia v England | Second Ashes Test | Day Four England have vowed to spend less time practicing and more time focusing on “training to dominate” as they embark on a mid-series Sunshine Coast getaway after going down 0-2 on their Ashes tour at the Gabba. Bazball masterminds Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes will take their charges on a healing trip to Noosa after England’s coach declared his side had “over-prepared” leading into the second NRMA Insurance Test they lost by eight wickets on Sunday. Given their unfamiliarity with the pink ball, England were criticised for sending none of their…
Australia v England | Second Ashes Test | Day Four England have vowed to spend less time practicing and more time focusing on “training to dominate” as they embark on a mid-series Sunshine Coast getaway after going down 0-2 on their Ashes tour at the Gabba. Bazball masterminds Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes will take their charges on a healing trip to Noosa after England’s coach declared his side had “over-prepared” leading into the second NRMA Insurance Test they lost by eight wickets on Sunday. Given their unfamiliarity with the pink ball, England were criticised for sending none of their…
Steve Smith bristled at the suggestion they have ‘history’, having never been dismissed by the England quick in a Test match Smith and Archer go head-to-head in spicy scenes Steve Smith and Jofra Archer have lit the fuse for a resumption of their heated rivalry as they head to Adelaide with the Englishman still to dismiss the prolific batter in Test cricket. Across the space of one lightning fast over from Archer during the frenetic closing stages of the second Test in Brisbane, the pair repeatedly exchanged pleasantries mid-pitch. “Bowl fast when there’s nothing going on, champion,” Smith said after…
Brendon McCullum has claimed his England side “overprepared” for the second Ashes Test, in which they fell to a thumping eight-wicket defeat by Australia at the Gabba.England headed into the second Test needing to show some fight after their two-day loss in the first Test in Perth, and while Joe Root did score his first century in Australia, England were roundly beaten as they could only set Australia 65 to win despite showing more resistance on day four in Brisbane. That total was chased down inside 10 overs, giving the hosts a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. Prior to…
Australia cruised to an emphatic eight-wicket win over England in the day-night second Ashes Test in Brisbane on Sunday for an ominous 2-0 lead in the series. The hosts chased down the paltry target of 65 in just 10 overs, captain Steve Smith pulling Gus Atkinson for a huge six over square leg for the winning runs. Although not as humiliating as the two-day loss in the first Test at Perth, England were comprehensively outplayed in every department. “Great day. First two days were pretty even, game turned when we were able to extend to get the new ball under…
A disconsolate Ben Stokes questioned England’s mentality and demanded more fight from his side after they suffered another eight-wicket drubbing at the hands of Australia to go 2-0 down in the Ashes.Having lost inside two days in the series opener in Perth, England were well beaten again in Brisbane as they could set Australia only 65 to win despite showing more resistence on day four at The Gabba. The skipper himself led from the front, hitting a 36th Test fifty as he shared in a 96-run stand for the seventh wicket with Will Jacks that at least forced Australia to…
Australia v England | Second Ashes Test | Day Four Veteran paceman Michael Neser enjoyed the finest moment of his stellar 15-year career to help Australia to an eight-wicket humbling of England in the second NRMA Insurance Test at the Gabba. Victory in the pink-ball clash, achieved inside four days, gives Australia a two-nil lead in the five-match series – a position from which no England team has come back from to win the Ashes. But the result was almost overshadowed by a spicy confrontration between an extremely animated Steve Smith and Jofra Archer, who was bowling with express pace…
England succumbed to another humiliating eight-wicket drubbing in the second Ashes Test in Brisbane to trail 2-0 in the five-match series, despite showing a bit more fight on day four at The Gabba.Starting the day six down and still trailing Australia by 43 runs, the damage had already been done after a top-order collapse late on the third evening, but Ben Stokes (50) and Will Jacks (41) hung around to at least force the hosts to bat again. The pair showed patience and discipline – something few England’s batters have demonstrated so far this series – to add 96 for…
New captain Ashleigh Gardner and coach Matthew Mott have successfully steered the Sixers into finals, while one of their boldest pre-season calls has paid off Sydney Sixers skipper Ashleigh Gardner is confident her team’s thrilling last-ball win that sealed their spot in the WBBL|11 finals will steel them for a crack at an elusive third title. Defending 18 runs from the final over, Gardner’s first three deliveries went to the boundary but she responded superbly to ice a one-run victory, securing the Sixers’ first knockouts appearance since 2022.The close-fought nature of the table meant a loss would have seen them…