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Joe Root finally scored his maiden Test century in Australia on his fourth Ashes tour to guide England from a precarious 5-2 to 325-9 at stumps after a pulsating first day of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane on Thursday. Mitchell Starc became the most successful left-arm fast bowler in history as he claimed 6-71, but the opening sessions of the day-night contest were dominated by Root, who scored a masterful 135 not out. Number 11 Jofra Archer thrilled the travelling army of fans as he smashed a career-best unbeaten 32 off 26 balls with two sixes to provide some…
The countdown to the first 48-team World Cup begins in earnest on Friday as the draw for the 2026 finals takes place in Washington, with Donald Trump set to dominate much of the attention. The most logistically complex World Cup in history will be held across North America from June 11 to July 19, with 16 more teams added to the global showpiece, up from the 32 nations involved in Qatar in 2022. Friday’s ceremony, at the Kennedy Center on the banks of the Potomac River, will be a star-studded event but Trump will take centre stage. FIFA president Gianni…
Australia v England | Second Ashes Test | Day One After almost a fortnight of giddy anticipation, day one of this second NRMA Insurance Ashes Test lived up to the hype, as England’s batting giant Joe Root and Australia’s most diminutive fielder Josh Inglis produced a pair of unforgettable moments under the Gabba lights. It was another wild, see-sawing day, the third in as many through this Ashes series so far, during which both sides held the upper hand before England seized a late, dramatic advantage via an unbroken 61-run 10th wicket stand that took the score to 9-325. In…
India are all in a spin after losing a scarcely believable 20 coin tosses in a row in one-day internationals — at odds of more than a million-to-one. Stand-in captain KL Rahul admitted he was flummoxed at the run of bad luck that goes all the way back to the 2023 World Cup final in Ahmedabad, when Rohit Sharma was in charge. “I’ve been practising, but clearly it’s not working,” said Rahul after losing the flip again in the second one-day international against South Africa in Raipur on Wednesday. The odds against losing 20 consecutive coin tosses are 1,048,576 to…
Big centuries by Tom Latham and Rachin Ravindra put New Zealand firmly in control of the first Test against the West Indies with a lead of 481 at stumps on day three in Christchurch on Thursday. The pair put on 279 for the third wicket before Latham was out for 145. Ravindra followed soon after for 176. At stumps, Will Young was 21, Michael Bracewell was on six and New Zealand were 417-4 to go with their 64-run first innings lead. “If you asked what a perfect day looked like it would probably look something like that,” Ravindra said after…
Australia pace bowler Mitchell Starc said Thursday he could not be compared with Wasim Akram after he surpassed the Pakistani great as the leading left-arm pace bowler in Test history. Starc’s six-wicket haul on day one of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane gave him 418 Test wickets, four more than Wasim. “Wasim’s still a far better bowler than I am,” said Starc. “So as far as I’m concerned, he’s still the pinnacle of left-armers and certainly he’s right up there with the best bowlers to ever play the game. “It’s nice to be spoken of up around that, but…
Australia pace bowler Mitchell Starc said Thursday he could not be compared with Wasim Akram after he surpassed the Pakistani great as the leading left-arm pace bowler in Test history. Starc’s six-wicket haul on day one of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane gave him 418 Test wickets, four more than Wasim. “Wasim’s still a far better bowler than I am,” said Starc. “So as far as I’m concerned, he’s still the pinnacle of left-armers and certainly he’s right up there with the best bowlers to ever play the game. “It’s nice to be spoken of up around that, but…
England fast bowler Mark Wood has cast doubt on his availability for the third Ashes Test in Adelaide as he recovers from a knee injury.Wood was ruled out of the ongoing second Test in Brisbane after pulling up sore following Australia’s eight-wicket win in the series opener in Perth. The 35-year-old had a brace on his left knee during day one of the day-night Test at The Gabba on Thursday and told Australian television that he might not be fit until the fourth Test in Melbourne from December 26. “I think there’s a chance there [for the third Test in…
Sydney Sixers will be eyeing a fourth win on the trot and a confirmed finals berth when they meet the Melbourne Renegades on Friday Ashleigh Gardner admits she has been frustrated at a lack of fluency with the bat throughout Weber WBBL|11, but the Sydney Sixers skipper looks to be finding her rhythm at the right time as her club pushes for finals. Gardner struck 50 from 31 balls on Wednesday to help deliver a crucial win over the Melbourne Stars, leaving the Sixers one win away from confirming their first finals appearance since WBBL|08, and keeping them in the…
Mitch Marsh has failed with the bat as he makes a rare Sheffield Shield outing amid speculation he’s an outside contender for an Ashes spot Victoria v Western Australia | Sheffield Shield | Day 1 Mitch Marsh’s return to red-ball cricket has not produced results, with the Ashes outsider failing for Western Australia against Victoria in the Sheffield Shield. Marsh had been touted as a potential shock factor at the top of Australia’s order in the series against England. But his return to Shield ranks returned only nine runs, batting at No.3 for WA on Thursday’s opening day. WA struggled…