
Amid scenes of delirium unwitnessed in South London since the unforgettable summer of 2005, England’s cricketers reclaimed the Ashes on a tumultuous fourth afternoon at The Oval, as Australia’s brave resistance – led by a century of incredible mental fortitude from Michael Hussey – was unpicked, wicket by wicket, minute by minute, until, at 5.47pm, [...]
August 24, 2009 | Posted in
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After a devastating day of cricket, Australia is staring down the barrel of another 2-1 Ashes defeat. What happens next will be a comeback worthy of champions, or the fall of a cricketing superpower. In the fifth and deciding Ashes Test at the Oval, the Australians crumbled for a meagre 160 all out, in response [...]
August 22, 2009 | Posted in
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Mitchell Johnson and Ben Hilfenhaus claimed five England wickets for 20 runs in the space of 44 balls in a thrilling final hour of the second day at Headingley, as Australia built on the batting efforts of Marcus North to surge towards a stunningly comprehensive Ashes-squaring victory. North’s 110 from 206 balls, coupled with 93 [...]
August 9, 2009 | Posted in
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Australia was fighting to keep alive its hopes of winning the Ashes series Sunday, slumping to 88-2 at stumps on the fourth day of the third test to trail England by 25 runs. Shane Watson was 34 not out and Michael Hussey unbeaten on 18 at Edgbaston after England had totaled 376 and then dismissed [...]
August 3, 2009 | Posted in
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Ricky Ponting resisted the temptation to bowl in friendly conditions caused by a six-hour rain delay as Australia attempt to fight back from a 1-0 Ashes deficit in the third Test. Ponting won his first toss of the series and batted – a reverse of his costly decision here four years ago – and it [...]
July 30, 2009 | Posted in
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In his last Test at the home of cricket, Andrew Flintoff broke England’s 75-year Lord’s curse with his first five-wicket haul since the Ashes-clinching Oval Test of 2005. It was, unquestionably, a performance that will enhance his already mythical status within English cricket, but more pertinently for now, delivered England to a 1-0 series lead heading into [...]
July 20, 2009 | Posted in
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