No spinner for Australia on 'grassy' MCG pitch
Australia will not play a spinner in the Boxing Day Test on a Melbourne pitch stand-in captain Steve Smith described as “quite furry, quite green”.
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'England must stir themselves to find a Christmas miracle'
England must stir themselves and move on from investigations and social media videos if they want to avoid a potential 5-0 Ashes whitewash, writes chief cricket report Stephan Shemilt.
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Battle of the Sexes is the sequel no one wanted. Why is the BBC indulging such an ugly spectacle?
Comment: This week’s ‘Battle of the Sexes’ is a far cry from Billie Jean King’s trailblazing match 50 years ago – an unwanted sequel that’s a giant leap backwards for the sport
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The Jukebox Man can lead them a merry dance in vintage King George
The Harry Redknapp-owned chaser can foil a strong challenge from the all-conquering Willie Mullins yardThere is a case to be made for seven of the eight runners in what promises to be a memorable renewal of the King George VI Chase, but the horse with the most appealing profile going into the Boxing Day showpiece is Ben Pauling’s The Jukebox Man (2.30), …
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Bewildering and bewitching Newcastle seek solution to end chaos
Despite tactical flaws and a fixture pile-up, Eddie Howe still has a ‘glass half full’ attitude before Manchester United tripNewcastle supporters are starting to regard Eddie Howe’s team as an unreliable friend. Catch them on the right night and they invariably prove the life and soul of the thrillingly high-intensity party but, on other days, the …
‘A quick learner’: how Declan Rice went from Chelsea reject to Arsenal’s Rolls-Royce
Midfielder will be part of the conversation for a Ballon d’Or if he continues his ascent with trophies for club and countryDeclan Rice likes to call it “clean feedback”, which sounds like a euphemism for a bollocking, though he would probably say that is a misconception. Rather, it is part of the reason why Rice is being discussed as one of the best …
‘Am I allowed to hold it?’: behind the seams of the MCG’s Shane Warne exhibition
Pivotal items from the legendary leg-spinner’s career, including the ball of the century, make up the exhibit“I feel like a medieval pilgrim being ushered into a chapel to behold some holy relics,” whispers Tom Holland as we head deeper into the bowels of the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The historian and The Rest Is History Podcast co-host, his wife, …