Liam Brickhill

England cut Warne's run short

Shane Warne was never shy of uttering a word or two in an English batsman’s ear during his playing days, but it appears the English have finally found a way to silence him

25-Feb-2013•Liam Brickhill

Khawaja the bright spark on a dull day

On a rain-truncated first day at the SCG, it was a stop-start innings from Test debutant Usman Khawaja that made the headines in Australia

25-Feb-2013•Liam Brickhill

Neil Johnson is a yogi ... or is he?

In this internet age, there can often be a viral element to newsgathering

25-Feb-2013•Liam Brickhill

East Asia-Pacific Under-19 talent heads to Queensland

Maroochydore Cricket Club on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast will be the next stop on the road to the Under-19 World Cup for Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Fiji, Japan and Indonesia

25-Feb-2013•Liam Brickhill

A Boxing Day showdown looms

Australia stumbled upon the right bowling formula for conditions in Perth, writes Vic Marks in The Guardian , but Melbourne will be another matter and a specialist spinner will be needed in Sydney

25-Feb-2013•Liam Brickhill

Cork to dance on ice

He was never known for twinkle-toed elegance on the field, but Dominic Cork is following in the footsteps of other former England cricketers Darren Gough, Mark Ramprakash and Phil Tufnell in signing up for a dancing-themed reality TV show

25-Feb-2013•Liam Brickhill

Colly, you just caught the Ashes

Australia were desperate for a good start to the third Test in what amounts a must-win game for them, but the pressure seemed to get the better of the hosts' top order on the first day

25-Feb-2013•Liam Brickhill

The <i>other</i> Simone Callahan

A woman who shares the same name as Shane Warne’s long-suffering ex-wife Simone Callahan has been receiving plenty of undue attention from the tabloid press following news of Warne’s relationship with socialite Liz Hurley

25-Feb-2013•Liam Brickhill

Roach causes a stir before the WACA

Eoin Morgan has earned a reputation for ice-cool innings under all sorts of pressure on the field for England, but his reaction to an unexpected visitor during a pre-Test dinner with his England team-mates may have dented that aura somewhat

25-Feb-2013•Liam Brickhill

Who will win at the WACA?

What does it take to win at the WACA

25-Feb-2013•Liam Brickhill

'A bunch of Clydesdales'

We are only two Tests into the Ashes, but already the debate over where Australia have gone wrong has begun in earnest

25-Feb-2013•Liam Brickhill

Rose Bowl is the fans' favourite

Lord’s may be the home of cricket but it appears that it is things other than majesty and history that appeal to the modern cricket fan; Hampshire’s Rose Bowl ground has been named the best international venue in an independent online survey of

25-Feb-2013•Liam Brickhill

Selections reflect Australia's desperation

Australia's problems extend deeper than an inability to find a spinning replacement for Shane Warne, says Simon Hughes in The Telegraph

25-Feb-2013•Liam Brickhill

From weak link to lynchpin

Day two belonged almost entirely to England as Alastair Cook led the batting with another 'herculean' innings after Andrew Strauss's early departure

25-Feb-2013•Liam Brickhill

England top the 'positives' count after Brisbane draw

While the first Test at Brisbane fizzled out into a tame draw with batsmen from both sides cashing in, there can be no doubting the statement of intent set out by England's trio of second-innings centurions and this was reflected in the English press

25-Feb-2013•Liam Brickhill

Hussey and Haddin punish England

The Brisbane Times , unsurprisingly, focussed on Mike Hussey and Brad Haddin's record-breaking partnership, with Jamie Pandaram suggesting that Australia will be "determined to finish off the wounded Poms".

25-Feb-2013•Liam Brickhill

The return of Mr. Cricket dominates the back pages

The momentum in the first Test at Brisbane swung back and forth between England and Australia in enthralling fashion on day two, and Michael Hussey - whose battling 81 helped Australia out of difficuly - featured heavily in the media dissection of

25-Feb-2013•Liam Brickhill

Countdown to Ashes draws to a close

In The Guardian , Frank Keating evokes memories of a youth spent following England's Ashes tours to Australia on wireless sets tuned to the BBC's world service on the eve of the first Test at Brisbane.

25-Feb-2013•Liam Brickhill

Hauritz's axing part of Australia's new outlook

As they look to stem the decline in their supremacy on the world stage, Australia aren't willing to settle for mediocrity in their players anymore, writes Peter Roebuck in the Sydney Morning Herald .

25-Feb-2013•Liam Brickhill

The worst Aussie side for 30 years?

Former England coach Duncan Fletcher, who took England on two Ashes tours to Australia, believes the current Australian team is the worst in 30 years

25-Feb-2013•Liam Brickhill

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