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[ad_1] On July 27, 2018, a gifted young striker made her debut for the Matildas, replacing Sam Kerr in the fourth minute of stoppage time for the briefest of cameo appearances. Mary Fowler, just 15 years old, had not even made a professional league appearance at that point. Yet she was already being discussed in … Read more
[ad_1] Australia has produced a stunning comeback in Christchurch to clinch the second Test against New Zealand and complete a clean sweep of the Trans-Tasman Trophy series. Under immense pressure at 4-30 on Saturday in pursuit of 279 to win, wicketkeeper Alex Carey, all-rounder Mitch Marsh and Australian captain Pat Cummins produced superb performances with … Read more
[ad_1] Ireland finally won its first Test match on Friday when they defeated Afghanistan by six wickets in Abu Dhabi, ending a streak of seven successive losses. Captain Andy Balbirnie led from the front with an undefeated 58 as Ireland reached their modest target of 111 in the final session of the third day. Ireland … Read more
[ad_1] With a performance from Australia as phenomenal as the awful effort produced by the West Indies in Canberra, the hosts completed a clean sweep of the ODI series with a record-breaking performance. Exciting newcomer Jake Fraser-McGurk, who made 41 runs from 18 balls, and World Cup-winning wicketkeeper Josh Inglis led the Australians to the … Read more
[ad_1] Among the 20,025 spectators watching Will Sutherland’s international debut at the SCG on Sunday was sister Annabel, who had flown up from Adelaide earlier that day. The 22-year-old, currently representing Australia in the ongoing multi-format series against South Africa, had jumped on an earlier flight than her national teammates after being informed of her … Read more
[ad_1] Australian all-rounder Ash Gardner has won her second Belinda Clark Award, narrowly beating out superstar teammate Ellyse Perry for the coveted prize. During the Australian Cricket Awards in Melbourne on Wednesday evening, Gardner became the seventh cricketer to receive the accolade on multiple occasions, joining modern greats Karen Rolton, Shelley Nitschke, Meg Lanning, Beth … Read more
[ad_1] For the second straight day, England’s bowlers struggled on the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium pitch in Hyderabad as India forged to a 175-run lead with three wickets still in hand at the end of Day 2. India are 7/421 in their first innings, in response to England’s 246. It’s dire straits for the Poms, … Read more
[ad_1] Former Ireland and All Blacks coach Joe Schmidt is expected to be named the next Wallabies coach, finally putting the Eddie Jones saga behind Australian rugby. The New Zealand-born Schmidt was the mastermind behind Ireland’s ascendancy to the top of the rugby world guiding the nation to World No. 1 for the first time … Read more
[ad_1] Former Ireland and All Blacks coach Joe Schmidt is expected to be named the next Wallabies coach, finally putting the Eddie Jones saga behind Australian rugby. The New Zealand-born Schmidt was the mastermind behind Ireland’s ascendancy to the top of the rugby world guiding the nation to World No. 1 for the first time … Read more