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Ponting to join Australia’s coaching team

3 January 2017 0 comments

RICKY Ponting will join Australia as an assistant coach for their T20 series against Sri Lanka, teaming up with former team mates Justin Langer and Jason Gillespie. Langer will lead…

Club Spotlight – Sheffield Collegiate CC

3 January 2017 0 comments

…opposed to two men and his dog.” Root even made an appearance at Collegiate the day after England defeated Australia in the 2015 Ashes. He served the players drinks, and,…

Derek Pringle column – That old nemesis that you just can’t shake off

3 January 2017 0 comments

…deal with easily, the straight ones, more dangerous than they should be. Graham Gooch, Cook’s mentor at Essex, had a similar problem against Terry Alderman, Australia’s swing and seam bowler….

Martin Johnson column – Always trouble when the wags are in town

13 December 2016 0 comments

…winning the toss at the first Test in Brisbane, and making the worst insertion in Ashes history. Day one: Australia 364 for 2. Hussain had actually gone to the middle…

County archives – Derbyshire 1936

13 December 2016 0 comments

…He was to spend the following winter touring Australia with Gubby Allen’s MCC team. Copson was joined on that Ashes tour by Stan Worthington, one of four Derbyshire batsmen to…

Tristan Lavalette column – Enough is enough. Let’s stop Shielding the blame

13 December 2016 0 comments

…emotionally draining ball tampering saga. Still, Australia suddenly has a chance to build momentum against an out-of-form Pakistan side, who haven’t won a Test in Australia for 20 years. It…

Adelaide still in pink as England prepare for big Ashes turn-on

6 December 2016 0 comments

…Brisbane, it seems Australia is on a steadfast course to play England in a day-night Ashes Test next year. Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland clearly stated to ABC Grandstand his…

Martin Johnson column – Gloves labours lost – Or a comedy of errors

6 December 2016 0 comments

…pinpoint exactly when the primary attribute for a Test match wicketkeeper switched from holding catches to scoring runs, but it certainly applied when England won the Ashes in Australia in…

Fast man Thomas will give it all back to kids at Taunton

6 December 2016 0 comments

…the fact that I didn’t play a lot of games for South Africa also gave me the motivation to go onto places like Australia and Bangladesh and India, but in…

Ebony-Jewel Rainford-Brent

29 November 2016 0 comments

…against Australia and to retain the Ashes. Since her retirement, Rainford-Brent has established herself as a strong celebrity talent in the world of broadcasting. She has appeared as guest presenter…

Cook has much more to offer his young charges

16 November 2016 0 comments

…to go.” For my part, I hope Cook leads the team successfully for another 12 months, then takes England to Australia for the 2017/18 Ashes. It has been suggested that…

Top captains in numbers… but not necessarily in their rankings!

16 November 2016 0 comments

…total, 13 from 54, would surely have been better. Another mitigating factor is that Australia possessed one of the greatest sides in history during Atherton’s tenure as captain. They alone…

Martin Johnson column – Didn’t bat, didn’t bowl, didn’t field, but, hey, was I man of the series?

16 November 2016 0 comments

When it comes to the Ashes, it is not uncommon for both countries to turn to dry humour in times of crisis, and one of the wittier Australian crowd banners…

Action Replay – No winners, just losers, in Speed’s Super Series of 2005

16 November 2016 0 comments

…first match was played in 1877, but in 2005 the ICC took a giant leap of faith by pitting Australia against a ‘Rest of the World’ side in a Super…

County archives – Lancashire 1956

16 November 2016 0 comments

…wartime pilot, the great Australian all-rounder, Keith Miller, was able to put any pressure that existed during a Test match in its proper context. When imprisoned in Singapore, Edrich and…

Fans could pay the cost of Aussie fixture pile-up

8 November 2016 0 comments

…I started reporting for BT Sport on the first Test between Australia and South Africa at the WACA. Instead, it comes from my parents’ living room in Northamptonshire after suddenly…

Could Shane Warne become Australia’s coach?

8 November 2016 0 comments

Shane Warne recently took another step to cement his phenomenal cricketing legacy by pitching to be considered for the role of head coach for the Australian team in the upcoming…

Peter Hayter column – Praise England for having courage to go

8 November 2016 0 comments

…’desh would be called off on the grounds of security. Until that point, nothing much had improved, it was said, since Australia called off their two-Test tour there in October…

Graeme Swann: Sorry, but there’s no hope for us in India!

8 November 2016 0 comments

…If it’s hitting the stumps, it’s hitting the stumps. Deal with it batsmen, the game is all yours anyway! BT Sport is your new home for Australia’s home international matches…

Teenager Hameed to make England debut

8 November 2016 0 comments

…the second teenager to play Test cricket for England in 67 years; Ben Holliaoke appeared against Australia in 1997 at the same age, the only other teen to do so…

Derek Pringle column – Rousing speeches work but so does laughter

8 November 2016 0 comments

…words can be a potent tool. My personal favourite was allegedly delivered by Jacques Kallis during the halfway break in a one-day international against Australia in Johannesburg in 2006. South…

Nobody at fault for Hughes’ death, coroner’s inquest rules

4 November 2016 0 comments

(Photo: Getty Images) By Harvey Burgess A coroner’s inquest has ruled that no individual was responsible for the death of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes in November 2014. Hughes died of…

What can England expect from the India XI (Part 1 of 2)

1 November 2016 0 comments

…initially came into the side in late 2014 at number 6, but was swiftly promoted to opener for a Sydney Test against Australia – the change worked immediately for Rahul,…

Simon Sweetman column – Fagg’s amazing record stands unchallenged

31 October 2016 0 comments

…in 1938, now 68 years ago. In the same year, Len Hutton scored 364 against Australia. That record lasted for 20 years but has now been beaten five times. Fagg’s…

Search Results for "australia"

Ponting to join Australia’s coaching team

Club Spotlight – Sheffield Collegiate CC

Derek Pringle column – That old nemesis that you just can’t shake off

Martin Johnson column – Always trouble when the wags are in town

County archives – Derbyshire 1936

Tristan Lavalette column – Enough is enough. Let’s stop Shielding the blame

Adelaide still in pink as England prepare for big Ashes turn-on

Martin Johnson column – Gloves labours lost – Or a comedy of errors

Fast man Thomas will give it all back to kids at Taunton

Ebony-Jewel Rainford-Brent

Cook has much more to offer his young charges

Top captains in numbers… but not necessarily in their rankings!

Martin Johnson column – Didn’t bat, didn’t bowl, didn’t field, but, hey, was I man of the series?

Action Replay – No winners, just losers, in Speed’s Super Series of 2005

County archives – Lancashire 1956

Fans could pay the cost of Aussie fixture pile-up

Could Shane Warne become Australia’s coach?

Peter Hayter column – Praise England for having courage to go

Graeme Swann: Sorry, but there’s no hope for us in India!

Teenager Hameed to make England debut

Derek Pringle column – Rousing speeches work but so does laughter

Nobody at fault for Hughes’ death, coroner’s inquest rules

What can England expect from the India XI (Part 1 of 2)

Simon Sweetman column – Fagg’s amazing record stands unchallenged

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