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McCullum praises ‘tough lad’ Brook

Brendon McCullum brushed off concerns that his job was on the line heading into the third Test against Australia. Photo: AFP LONDON: England head coach Brendon McCullum is impressed with white-ball captain Harry Brook for his deft handling of a recent controversy and leading the team to a series victory in Sri Lanka ahead of […]

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Australia four wickets from Ashes glory

Australia spinner Nathan Lyon celebrates dismissing England captain Ben Stokes. Photo: AFP ADELAIDE: An unrelenting Australia were four wickets from retaining the Ashes at close of play in the third Test on Saturday as England clung to the dying hope that they could chase a record 435 to save the series. England clawed their way […]

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England Ashes dreams on life-support

Alone at the helm: England’s Ben Stokes reacts after Jamie Smith was given out in a another Snicko controversy. Photo: AFP ADELAIDE: A pumped-up Australia ripped through England’s fragile batting Thursday to leave the tourists staring down the barrel of a third Test defeat with their Ashes campaign on the brink, barring a miracle. At […]

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Carey hits ton to lead Australia fightback

Alex Carey celebrates his hundred at Adelaide. Photo: AFP ADELAIDE: A composed Alex Carey slammed a majestic 106 on his home ground, and Usman Khawaja hit a defiant 82 on Wednesday to put Australia in the driving seat of the third Ashes Test against England. Batting after captain Pat Cummins won the toss as temperatures […]

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Khawaja defies career obituaries

Australia’s Usman Khawaja during practice ahead of third Ashes Test. Photo: REUTERS ADELAIDE: Usman Khawaja proved reports of his demise as an international cricketer were greatly exaggerated as he scored a defiant half-century on Wednesday on day one of the third Ashes test against England. Khawaja, who stitched together a crucial partnership with Alex Carey […]

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England face Ashes reckoning

England’s Ben Stokes ducks down on a ball by Australia’s Brendan Doggett. Photo: REUTERS ADELAIDE: The Ashes could be decided within days at an Adelaide Oval furnace where England’s hopes of wresting back the urn will fire anew or flame out entirely against a strengthened Australia.Trailing 2-0 after eight-wicket defeats in Perth and Brisbane, Ben […]

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Millions of Muslims will be expelled from Britain because of Muslim Home Minister! How will India be affected the most?

A new report in Britain has warned that under the current laws, about 90 lakh people, or 13 percent of the country’s population, may lose their British citizenship. This report has been released by two organizations named Runnymede Trust and Reprieve. According to the report, these laws especially affect people belonging to the Muslim community, […]

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England must change mindset to salvage Ashes: Johnson

England’s Ben Stokes celebrates after Gus Atkinson takes the wicket of Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne, caught by Jamie Smith. Photo: REUTERS Sydney: England need to alter their approach if they hope to claw their way back after their disastrous start to the Ashes series and avoid another drubbing, former Australia paceman Mitchell Johnson said. England were […]

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Ex-Eng captains unleash scathing verdict

CHANGE TACTICS: Michael Atherton before the match at Birmingham. Photo: REUTERS BRISBANE: England’s Ashes hopes have shifted from improbable to near-impossible after another eight-wicket hammering by Australia on Sunday, prompting criticism from former captains who believe Ben Stokes’s side have squandered their best chance Down Under.The tourists’ capitulation at the Gabba — their 15th defeat […]

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