England farewells its great, blond, Ashes foe
Warne enchanted a generation of cricketers across the globe and was arguably more feted in England than at home. He possessed an aura that could bend any game to his will.
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Russian sporting stars are tainting Vladimir Putin, but they will still pay a price for his actions.
FIFA boss can’t ignore Russian invasion
Gianni Infantino speaks six languages but last week, remarkably, he could not find one to make himself sound convincing.
Angry Anderson prays it’s not over
James Anderson has admitted that he was angry and frustrated about being dropped from England’s Test squad for the tour to the West Indies.
DeChambeau mentor adds fuel to Saudi fire
Rumours are intensifying about Bryson DeChambeau defecting to the Saudi Arabia-funded Super Golf League.
IPL’s million-dollar man takes different path to riches
The price paid by Mumbai for an unheralded all-rounder shows how short format is offering new pathways to the top.
Stern Langer may just be what England need
Justin Langer inherited a cricket team broken, bruised and in need of strong direction … until it wasn’t. Now England could need exactly the heavy hand which cost him the Australian coaching job.
Formula One puts an end to taking knee
The Black Lives Matter protest was adopted after Lewis Hamilton pushed for F1 to take action, but not all drivers supported it.
An odd time to dump Anderson and Broad
England’s selectors have initiated a reset on Joe Root’s leadership by omitting its two greatest bowlers who have not always danced to the captain’s tune.
Local hopefuls lacking for top England job
The search for a highly successful English coach for the national team goes on.
US-born face of the Games
Eileen Gu was born in San Francisco, learnt to ski at Lake Tahoe, but she will compete for China at the Beijing Olympics.
Divided, distracted, uncoached – and desperate for golf
England’s tour was the most chaotic Ashes mission of modern times. The bowlers were grumpy with the batting line-up; in the dressing room the batsmen were made to watch footage of their dismissals | Here’s how it all unravelled
England’s hierarchy passing the buck
The day after one of the most embarrassing capitulations ever, Chris Silverwood insisted he was the right man to lead England into the future
How Djokovic’s Melbourne martyrdom threatens global health
This does seem an extraordinary sentence to write about a tennis player but with the dispute finally over and Novak Djokovic out of Australia, the issue now is about his long-term impact on world health.
After another abject, humiliating loss, this can’t go on – time for big change
England have not mastered the art of batting, not by a long way, but they have mastered the art of the collapse. They make it look so easy. After this latest episode, they might apply for a trademark.
Uphill battle for Raducanu
Emma Raducanu has moved on quickly from a defeat last week after returning to the practice courts in Melbourne over the past few days.
How do you create a martyr? Aussies have a blueprint
Australia’s leaders look like bullies pandering to, and scared of, public opinion. Anti-vaxxers can now argue that, if you give the state authority over our bodies, it will abuse that power.
Locker room divided on Djokovic
Opinion in the locker room has fluctuated ever since Novak Djokovic announced he had been granted a medical exemption.
Khawaja’s innings an echo of Waugh
For Usman Khawaja a comeback Test after an absence of two years has arrived as an unexpected pleasure.
Wood shows the spirit England lack
Mark Wood has netted only six wickets at 32 apiece in this series, but three of them have been big fish — Labuschagne twice, and Steve Smith once.
England players fighting for their careers
England’s crushing Ashes defeat is set to end a number of careers, but a smooth transition towards a new era is going to be difficult.
Full backs step to the front
The days when no one wanted to be a full back like Gary Neville are long gone. The top flight’s thoroughbreds now roam the flanks.
Root’s class and dignity shines bright in the gloom
With standards at an all-time low, England are lucky to have the model batsman in their own dressing room.
Players want Root to stay and Silverwood to go
The managing director of English cricket is to fly Australia ahead of the SCG Test to conduct an inquiry into the disastrous tour.
Why England needs its miracle man
The one change Ben Stokes needs to make so he can take on the England captaincy without it breaking him.
The Root cause for concern
Somehow a better balance has to be struck in England’s domestic game. The white-ball rebalance has gone too far
A magnificent hour to end second day
There cannot have been an English journalist present not appreciating the burden this immensely talented and likeable young man is carrying.
All roads lead to coach in Ashes blame game
The misreading of pitch conditions and odd selections have presaged two awful performances in the opening Tests.
Poor cricket, management and decision making
England’s two year plan for the Ashes has been thwarted by injury but so poor has been their thinking, it may not have mattered.
Australia exposes lame England
Australia’s out-cricket had been sharp and hungry; their bowling disciplined and imaginative. What a contrast to England.
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