Jos Buttler's magical summer continued as he sparked a night of T20 celebration at England’s favourite party ground. Edgbaston was at its raucous best as Buttler showed why he is the great British batsman for the Great British summer with England winning by 28 runs, their sixth victory in a row over the dismal Aussies. With the music blaring, the 24,000 strong crowd singing and the Hollies stand rocking, Buttler was the conductor of yet another symphony of extraordinarily clean-hitting from England with Jason Roy and Alex Hales joining in. His 61 from 30 balls had all the greatest hits. The launch straight back over the head for six, the scoop over the keeper for four, the tennis smash back down the ground for four among others. It was entirely in keeping with the cricket he has played all summer, full of vim, vigour, and individual expression that sets him apart as a modern entertainer as worthy of your time and money as Ed Sheeran or the Rolling Stones. Opening the batting he … [Read more...] about England beat Australia by 28 runs at raucous Edgbaston
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England vs Australia, only T20: live score and latest updates
27 June 2018 • 5:37pm England vs Australia, only T20: live scoreboard Match begins at 6.30pm (BST) Auto update On Off 5:37PM Hello Good afternoon and welcome to the match that the overwhelming majority of sporting fans forgot was even taking place tonight - the sole T20 between England and Australia. Banish thoughts of Germany being knocked out of the football World Cup and don't worry about whether Brazil will follow their path to an early exit. There is cricket to watch. Slap, bang, wallop T20 international cricket. Unsurprisingly after their 5-0 ODI whitewash over Australia, Eoin Morgan's side are favourites to triumph this evening and, based on those recent performances in 50-over cricket, they should. But is their a twist at the end of what has been a miserable tour for the Aussies? It seems a long time ago, but the last time these two sides last played each other in the shortest form of the game it was Australia who came out on top, … [Read more...] about England vs Australia, only T20: live score and latest updates
Australia’s Israel Folau banned for incident against Ireland
Australia full-back Israel Folau has been banned for one match for contact in the air during last Saturday's third Test defeat by Ireland.Rugby Australia announced the suspension had been imposed following a World Rugby disciplinary hearing on Wednesday.Folau was cited after a review of an incident in the ninth minute of the match in Sydney in which he and Ireland's Peter O'Mahony both jumped to try to catch the ball from a restart.Folau was deemed to have placed his left hand on O'Mahony as he started to descend, pulling the Irishman over. Folau was sin-binned for a similar offence later in the game.A statement read: "A World Rugby judiciary panel has handed Wallabies full-back Israel Folau a one-match suspension at a hearing in Sydney."The statement added that Folau will appeal but should the ban be upheld he will miss Waratahs' top-of-the-table Super Rugby clash with Melbourne on Friday. Australia were beaten 20-16 by Ireland to lose the series 2-1.- PA … [Read more...] about Australia’s Israel Folau banned for incident against Ireland
World title opportunity in Australia for Tigers quartet
Leicester Tigers' Super Series title-winning wheelchair rugby team have a strong representation in the Great Britain squad named for the GIO 2018 Wheelchair Rugby World Championships to be staged in Sydney in August. Muhammed Islam, Nick Cummins and Jamie Stead have been selected in a 12-strong squad with Gavin Walker, who will take on the vice-captain role throughout the tournament which takes place from August 5-10. Walker served as a firefighter for 10 years and has played for Tigers for a number of seasons, as well as representing GB at previous international tournaments including the Paralympics in Rio. Tigers' coaching staff will also be heading to Australia with head coach Darren Matthews and chairman/coach Rob Tarr joining Great Britain head coach Paul Shaw in assistant coaching roles for the tournament. Shaw said: “We’ve selected an exciting squad to take into the World Championships, I’m confident we can do something special.” Ranked fifth in the … [Read more...] about World title opportunity in Australia for Tigers quartet
England vs Australia live T20 score and wicket updates from Edgbaston
England face Australia in a one-off T20 this evening at Edgbaston. After winning the ODI series 5-0, England are looking to complete a clean sweep of limited-overs victories over the Aussies. The major talking point leading into the game is the decision to promote Jos Buttler to the top of the order after his sparkling form in the IPL and in the ODI series. Lancashire wicketkeeper/batsman Buttler struck a century to rescue England in the last 50-over game as they stared down the barrel of defeat at Old Trafford. You can keep up to date with all the action with our LIVE scorecard below. … [Read more...] about England vs Australia live T20 score and wicket updates from Edgbaston