View image | gettyimages.com Australia are definitely back and looking for blood as they tighten their grip in the second test of this Ashes series. The Aussies look set to return with a vengeance after the horrid loss in the first test and the series could be levelled within four ...
Read More »Ashes Review: Day 2 Lords
View image | gettyimages.com Australia again emerged victorious on the second day of proceeding’s at Lords racking up a mammoth 566-8 declared and reducing England to 30-4 before skipper Alastair Cook and the flame-haired assassin Ben Stokes clawed back some respectability to finish the day on 85-4. After Australia finally ...
Read More »Australia fight back on the first day, full coverage of today’s cricket
Dear English cricket fans, never let the Aussies deceive you. The first test in Cardiff proved that England are back on the mend and can challenge Australia at this thrilling Ashes series. But today, in the first day at Lords Australia have proven why you should never smile at ...
Read More »Champions League T20 Cancelled
View image | gettyimages.com The Champions League T20 competition has been scrapped with immediate effect with organisers citing a lack of interest in the tournament for it being dis-continued. The tournament which featured side’s from some of the world’s leading T20 competitions has struggled to get off the ground with ...
Read More »1st Ashes Test: Cardiff – Day 4 Review
After posting 280 in their 2nd Innings, England had set Australia 412 to win which would be a record at Cardiff and also they have two days to take the 10 Wickets required to win the opening match of the Ashes series. Morning Session: Chris Rogers who’d given England a hard ...
Read More »1st Ashes Test: Cardiff – Day One Review
View image | gettyimages.com For cricketing fans across the world, the contest that enthralls the general public is back with the first day of the 2015 Ashes series in Cardiff and we at The Sports Lowdown will bring you the day’s action for each and every day at the test. All ...
Read More »Will Ryan Harris Retirement Affect Ashes Battle?
View image | gettyimages.com Despite the fierce contest that we are expected to witness over the next two months as England attempt to win back the Ashes on home soil, the retirement of Ryan Harris from cricket is a blow to the game and the contest and The Sports Lowdown ...
Read More »Key Ashes Battle: Bayliss vs Lehmann
View image | gettyimages.com Head-to-Head Trevor Bayliss Darren Lehmann Age 52 45 International Experience Sri Lanka Coach 2007-2011England Coach 2015-Present Australia Coach 2013-Present Greatest Achievements Runner-up in 2009 World T20Runner-up in 2011 World Cup Winning 2013/14 AshesWinning 2015 World Cup While this summer’s Ashes series will be decided by the ...
Read More »Key Ashes Battle: Cook vs Clarke
View image | gettyimages.com Head-to-Head Alistair Cook Michael Clarke Age 30 34 Test Matches 114 110 Runs 9000 8511 50s/100s 42/27 27/28 Best 294 329* If either England or Australia are going to triumph in this years Ashes series, then both sides are going to need their captains to be ...
Read More »Key Ashes Battle: Anderson vs Johnson
View image | gettyimages.com Head-to-Head James Anderson Mitchell Johnson Age 32 33 Test Matches 104 66 Wickets 403 291 5 Wicket Hauls 17 12 Best 7-43 8-61 If England or Australia are going to win this summer’s Ashes, they are going to need their leaders of the attack to ...
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