Warne died aged 52 on Friday Tributes have poured in for Shane Warne, the legendary Australian bowler, who has died aged 52. Warne suffered a suspected heart attack and his management company said he had been found unresponsive in his villa on the Thai island Koh Samui on Friday. The spin bowler took 708 Test […]
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A dismal Ashes tour gets worse for England The England and Wales cricket board (ECB) have launched an investigation after police were called to England’s team hotel in Hobart to break up an early morning drinking session between players and staff. A video, which was reported by the Sydney Morning Herald, shows both England and […]
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Every aspect of England’s tour down under was a disaster One England cricketer refused to take part in a ‘skin-fold’ test – a way of measuring body fat percentage – during the 4-0 humiliation in Australia this winter, accusing the staff of fat-shaming, the Telegraph reports in expose on a shambolic Ashes tour. This was […]
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Australia now lead England 2-0 in the Ashes Jos Buttler’s resilient innings came to an end when he trod on his own stumps as England fell to defeat against Australia in the second Ashes test. The wicketkeeper batsman was dismissed after scoring 26 runs from 207 balls, with the Three Lions’ hopes of batting out […]
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Another batting collapse costs Joe Root’s team. England’s hopes of a remarkable turnaround in Brisbane were crushed as Australia tore through their batting lineup, cruising to a nine-wicket victory in the first Ashes Test. After the heroics of captain Joe Root and Dawid Malan on day three had given their side hope of a miraculous […]
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“At least my teammates like me, d***head.” Tim Paine has attracted criticism after his war of words with Indian batsman Ravi Ashwin during the final session of a gruelling Test match. The Australia captain has been known to indulge in some bold sledging in the past. He was once caught by the stump mics saying […]
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