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Australia has one hand on the Ashes urn and an unsung hero is owed some credit after responding to his Mitchell Starc has still got it. As Australia secured a 2-0 lead in the Ashes with a relatively comfortable 275-run win in Adelaide,
December, 2021
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21 December
Australia ace pink ball test to extend Ashes lead
Australia thrashed England by 275 runs in the second Ashes test in Adelaide to go 2-0 up in the five-match series.
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21 December
Twenty-year-old South Australian dies from meningococcal disease
The young man is one of 12 cases of the deadly disease in South Australia so far this year – more than double from a year earlier.
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21 December
George Bailey’s tough decision and other thoughts from the second Test
The Adelaide Test is done and dusted and this has to go into the record books as something unique. I don’t think there’s ever been a Test player, let alone a Test captain, have to withdraw from a Test on the morning of the match because they might be infected …
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21 December
Irate Joe Root rues England’s Ashes mistakes and missed chances after going 2-0 down with Second Test loss
Joe Root was scathing of the repeat mistakes made by his England team in their Ashes Second Test defeat in Adelaide, and called on them to show the spirit of Jos Buttler’s futile rearguard from the start of Tests,
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21 December
Taking on Bass Strait two-handed
Forty sailors on 20 yachts are set to compete in the inaugural Two-Handed Division on December 26. The entrants hail from Queensland, NSW, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.
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21 December
England was brave, but selecting a team to avoid an Ashes drubbing is easier said than done
Australia won the Adelaide Test by 275 runs to take a 2-0 lead in the Ashes, and for all England’s misfires at the selection table, it is difficult to see drastic improvement from their alternatives.
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21 December
Australia secure thrilling Adelaide victory to take 2-0 Ashes lead
Australia has taken a 2-0 lead in the Ashes series, with young seamer Jhye Richardson claiming his maiden five-wicket haul in Test cricket to help Steve Smith’s side secure a 275-run victory.
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20 December
Our Call Of Jos Buttler Standing On His Stumps
Jos Buttler put together one of the great rearguard actions in the second dig at Adelaide to frustrate Australia on their quest for a 2-0 Ashes lead. But it came crashing down at the start of the last session when Buttler stood on his stumps facing the bowling of Jhye …
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20 December
Aussies twist the knife with dominant victory over England in second Ashes Test
Australia have overcome a stubborn knock from Jos Buttler to crush England by 275 runs in the second Ashes Test and take a two-nil series lead. Set 468 runs to win, the tourists were bowled out for 192 with some 21 overs remaining on Monday’s final day of play at …