Andy Bull South Africa won every match they could afford to lose in this tournament and then lost the first one that they had to win. They were completely marmalised by New Zealand, who won the first semi-final by nine wickets. Finn Allen ripped through South Africa’s feared fast bowling attack, and hit an unbeaten…
Local media gleefully homed in on English pre-series predictions after Australia retained the urn having played just 11 days of cricket Jack Snape The sports sections of Australia’s major mastheads were on Monday largely dedicated to ridiculing pre-series predictions of an England Ashes victory, and announcing the end of the tourists’ now-compromised attacking philosophy. “Bazball…
Third Test, day two: England 213-8; Australia 371 Tourists trail by 158 after late Stokes and Archer stand Ali Martin at Adelaide Oval On a sweltering second day in the so-called city of churches, faith appeared to evaporate. Faith in technology, certainly, a sentiment shared by both sets of players. But for England there was a…
