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Geoff Lemon

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35 hours ago

Steve Smith on top again after he resumes Ashes rivalry with Jofra Archer | Geoff Lemon

As Australia’s batting linchpin helps hosts pull away, England’s premier paceman is yet to get him out in a Test

Jofra Archer versus Steve Smith in 2019 is already Ashes folklore. The atmosphere at Lo…

8 days ago

Why the needless mystery from Australia over Cummins and Khawaja for second Test? | Geoff Lemon

Mixed messages over captain Pat Cummins’s potential return to bowling in the Ashes are a curiously dismissive attitude towards the paying public

You could speculate about whether Cricket Australia de…

13 days ago

Dire not fire: England’s Ashes confidence seems misplaced after two days | Geoff Lemon

Ben Stokes’s side had been more bullish than past teams to tour Australia, but history implies another belting is coming

As an Australian, even one lacking in cricket parochialism, it’s flat to sit ar…

14 days ago

Travball 1-0 Bazball: Head’s big numbers add up to a damning zero for England | Geoff Lemon

Australia’s bold call as replacement for creaking Usman Khawaja in second innings set up a Test-winning 69-ball ton, the second-fastest in Ashes history

In short, England tried to play a certain style…

15 days ago

Australia v England: Ashes first Test, day two – live

Start in Perth: 10.20am local/1.20pm AEDT/2.20am GMT
Day one report | Ashes top 100 | Series omens | Mail Geoff

The Ashes opened with Mitchell Starc putting Australia in a position of strength while …

Starc showed Australia they didn’t need the Big Three – the Big One would do | Geoff Lemon

With no Cummins and Hazlewood, Boland off the boil and Doggett on debut, the veteran quick notched a career-best seven for 58 to dominate the opening stanza in Perth

When an Ashes series finally begin…

31 days ago

Australia keep options open with Ashes squad selection containing few surprises | Geoff Lemon

The line-up for the Perth Test appears to be locked in after a question at the top of the order was answered and the dominoes tumbled further down

In the end, there were few surprises. Even the most …

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