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18 hours ago

Australia v England: Ashes second Test, day three – live

Hosts seek to build on 44-run first-innings lead at the Gabba
Play starts in Brisbane at 2pm local/3pm AEDT/4am GMT
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Steve Smith looked ominously go…

42 hours ago

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

Tourists resume on 325-9 after Root century and late burst
Play starts in Brisbane at 2pm local/3pm AEDT/4am GMT
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Mitchell Starc might’ve had Ben …

3 days ago

The Spin | Pink-ball wizard: batters on facing ‘devastating weapon’ Mitchell Starc

Dawid Malan ‘smiles at the memory’ of taking on Australia’s relentless fast bowler under the lights

That tall, fast and slim kid, sure bowls a mean pink ball.

Leading into Thursday’s crucial second Tes…

10 days ago

The Spin | First-over destroyer Mitchell Starc deserves place among Australia’s greats

Kerry O’Keeffe has called the veteran left-armer ‘one of the most underrated cricketers Australia have produced’, and the figures back him up

When I close my eyes at night, Mitchell Starc is at the to…

24 days ago

The Spin | Why the first ball of the Ashes is both an end and a beginning

From Zak Crawley hitting Pat Cummins for four to Rory Burns’ duck, it is seen as a tone-setting prophecy

You always remember the first. Senses heightened, clammy palms, not quite knowing where to look…

31 days ago

The Spin | Times are bleak for Pakistan cricket but Test game offers hope of salvation

Pakistan are suffering in short-form cricket but the WTC and its two-year cycle could work in their favour

Pakistan have a new captain. This, admittedly, evokes the same response as learning Watford h…

34 days ago

35 days ago

New Zealand v England: third men’s cricket one-day international – live

  • Over-by-over updates, 1am GMT start, 2pm local

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Aha, a message drops from the Guardian’s Simon Burnton, fresh from a date scone.

“Morning/afternoon/whatev…

38 days ago

The Spin | Sophie Devine’s impact on women’s cricket should be measured in more than statistics

The New Zealand legend played with joy and fun, but was also a true fighter who spanned eras in the women’s game

As the Women’s World Cup has progressed, sanding down the edges and turning up the four…

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