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Daily Mirror
8 hours ago
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- Daily Mirror
British Lions beat Australia to win first Test with controversial star too hot to handle
AUSTRALIA 19-27 BRITISH & IRISH LIONS: The tourists produced a superb victory with Tom Curry superb before the Wallabies produced two late tries to put a gloss on the scoreline - as the Lions record in Brisbane went to NINE straight wins Tom Curry proved too hot for the Wallabies as the Lions got off to a winning start – but they were made to sweat by the proud Aussies. The tourists got the job done against a side ranked sixth in the world with Curry playing out of his skin before tiring but the hosts never threw the beach towel in. Their two late scores put a gloss on the scoreline but were reward for a second half when they made Andy Farrell's men defend like dogs to protect their lead. Curry, whose selection ahead of Wales flanker Jac Morgan was slammed, turned in a world class hour scoring a try and hounding the Aussies to distraction. Tadhg Beirne, the Ireland blindside, was another who justified his selection as was No.8 Jack Conan as the entire starting back row turned in a power-packed display. Finn Russell, in his first Lions Test start, ran the game in the first half when the Lions sprinted to a 12 point lead before being taken off with 13 minutes left. Marcus Smith replaced the Scot and skipper Maro Itoje ordered the England man to kick a penalty shortly with seven minutes and the game in the bag. The message from the captain was the Lions were here to win and not play pretty rugby, and in Brisbane they did the first and not much of the second. The Lions have never lost a Test match in Brisbane and they were not in the mood to lose that record here. Fans starved of a tour four years ago, when the trip to South Africa went on behind Covid-slammed closed doors, turned up in their droves in Queensland. The bars on Caxton Street, on the walk from central Brisbane to the ground, were heaving with punters making the most of their chance to see the Lions in action again in the flesh. But the Lions have been on Easy Street so far on this trip down under, with five wins out of five on Aussie soil, against line-ups that would not make top four in the Premiership. But this was supposed to be the game when the Wallabies, coached by master tactician Joe Schmidt, caught an under-cooked touring team on the hop. That plan did not last long as the Lions motivated by the Sea of Red in the stands and in the streets, motored to a 17-5 lead at the break. And it could have been more. From the off they targeted the Aussie rookie No.10 Tom Lynagh, son of Wallaby rugby royalty Michael, but try telling that to Ellis Genge and Dan Sheehan who both ran straight into him early on. The Lions were not great in the first half, but they did not have to be, but still managed two scores from centre Sione Tuipulotu and flanker Curry. Russell was calling the tune, involved twice in the lead-up to Tuipultu's score and it was his long pass that put his Scottish midfield in under the posts. That was 10-0 to the tourists but the Aussies hit back, on 28 minutes, when Hugo Keenan contested a high ball but got stripped by home wing Max Jorgensen and he sprinted over to score. Keenan, had been unfit at the start of the tour, and ill during it and looked off the pace as did wing James Lowe who kicked aimlessly before the break. Curry then put the Lions back in control, driving over after Sheehan's quick tap and the England man repaid the favour shortly after half-time when he put the hooker Sheehan over in the corner. But Australia never go away, and they have plenty of ticker, and on the hour thought they grabbed their second try Joseph Suaalii went over but was done for not releasing. But they got one when replacement back frow Carlo Tizzano burrowed over from short range to close it to 12 points. Smith landed his three-pointer before Tate McDermott clawed another try back for the never-say-die hosts but the Lions won handily.
India Today
5 days ago
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- India Today
West Indies 27 all-out: 2nd lowest Test total after Starc's six, Boland's hat-trick
July 14 proved to be a dramatic day of contrasts in Test cricket. At Lord's, India and England battled through a gripping contest, with Ben Stokes's men eventually prevailing in the third Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. The visitors showed grit and resistance, stretching the match deep before falling to a resilient English side — six years to the day after England's iconic 2019 World Cup Indies 27-all out: Full scorecardIn stark contrast, thousands of miles away in Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies offered little fight against Australia in the series finale of their three-match Test series. Chasing 205, the hosts collapsed for just 27 — the second-lowest total in Test history, the lowest in 70 years, and the worst-ever in a day-night Test. Mitchell Starc, playing his 100th Test, ripped through the top order with three wickets in his first over and finished with six. Scott Boland added a hat-trick, as West Indies were completely dismantled under lights. Unlike the resilience shown by India in London, the West Indies folded without resistance, overwhelmed by Australia's pace attack in a one-sided TEST TOTALS 26 - NEW ZEALAND AGAINST ENGLAND IN AUCKLAND IN 195527 - WEST INDIES AGAINST AUSTRALIA IN KINGSTON IN 202530 - SOUTH AFRICA AGAINST ENGLAND IN GQEBERHA IN 198630 - SOUTH AFRICA AGAINST ENGLAND IN BIRMINGHAM IN 1924During the course of the wreckage, Starc joined the 400-wicket club in his 100th Test while Boland became the 10th Australian bowler to take a hat-trick in the longest format of the game. West Indies captain Roston Chase conceded that the recurring theme of batting failures was hard to digest."Heartbreaking to be in a position like this. It has been recurring for the whole series, makes it all the more disappointing. It is quite easy to assess - the bowlers kept us in all along, batters never really clicked," he WEST INDIES WERE BUNLDED OUT FOR 27Mitchell Starc unleashed a devastating spell. He ripped through the top order, snaring three wickets in his first over — including first-ball scalp John Campbell — and claimed the fastest-ever Test five-wicket haul in only 15 balls. He finished with jaw-dropping figures of 6 for 9, becoming the fourth Australian to reach 400 Test if that wasn't enough, Scott Boland joined the carnage. Introduced after the tea break, he bowled a sensational hat-trick, dismissing Justin Greaves, Shamar Joseph, and Jomel Warrican in successive deliveries to reduce West Indies to 26 for 9. The hosts eked out a single run thanks to a misfield, narrowly avoiding cricketing was the lone batter (11) who managed to go past the five-run mark in the innings. Head coach Darren Sammy was gutted as he watched West Indies batters walk back to the pavilion at some pace. Australia wrapped up the innings with a 176-run victory, sealing a 3–0 series sweep.- Ends
The Irish Sun
06-07-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Joe Schmidt gives brutal Wallabies reality check ahead of test series against the British and Irish Lions
AUSTRALIA boss Joe Schmidt has delivered a blunt reality check for his side ahead of the test series against the British and Irish Lions. 2 Australia head coach Joe Schmidt gave a damning verdict about his side after Saturday's narrow win over Fiji 2 Schmidt's side face the Lions in two weeks in the first of a three-test series And the Despite the game being their first outing since the turn of the year, the New Zealander admitted he expected more from his side. He said: 'We haven't been together for six months, and to have five trainings and to be seamless would be an expectation I'd hope for rather than believe would immediately happen. 'Now we have another short run to improve on what we saw today.' read more on rugby Schmidt highlighted several key areas that require urgent attention if they are to pose a serious challenge to the Lions before He added: 'There are probably a myriad of things. 'I don't think we quite got rewarded for our scrum - I thought it was really good. "We didn't get reward for our lineout, but they are things that we are working hard on. Most read in Rugby Union "We got pulled back for two forward passes, that's a skill execution thing that I think we need to take responsibility for and be more accurate with. 'If you put those four things together, you are already in a much stronger position to at least control the result.' Andy Farrell wants end to social media 'nonsense' after son Owen's Lions call When the Wallaby boss was further pushed on his confidence ahead of the Lions series, he wasn't exactly brimming with confidence. Joe stated: 'I'm not really a confidence sort of person, there's no real confidence, but there is a quiet resolve.' Meanwhile, the Lions also underwhelmed in a tight clash against the But it was less than convincing against a side - missing a slew of
The Hindu
17-06-2025
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- The Hindu
WTC 2025-27 Schedule: Full list of series, fixtures, dates and venues for next World Test Championship cycle
Days after South Africa lifted the World Test Championship (WTC) mace after beating Australia at Lord's, the next cycle of the WTC is set to begin. The 2025-27 WTC cycle will kickstart with Sri Lanka hosting Bangladesh in two Test matches. The upcoming championship retains its format of each team playing six series in total—three at home and three away—of varying lengths. To adjust for the unequal number of matches played by each team over the course of two years, the standings are based on PCT (percentage of points won). A total of nine teams will take part in the competition, with the final two locking horns in the summit clash—to be held in 2027. Though Afghanistan, Ireland and Zimbabwe are also Test-playing nations and will feature in a number of Tests between 2025 and 2027, they will not compete in the 2025-27 WTC. England will play the most number of matches (21) in the upcoming WTC cycle, followed by Australia (20) and India (18). Here is the full list of fixtures for WTC 2025-27: WTC 2025-27 SCHEDULE SRI LANKA 2 Tests vs Bangladesh (Home) - June 2025 2 Tests vs West Indies (Away) - June 2026 2 Tests vs India (Home) - August 2026 2 Tests vs Pakistan (Away) - November 2026 2 Tests vs New Zealand (Away) - January 2027 2 Tests vs South Africa (Home) - February 2027 BANGLADESH 2 Tests vs Sri Lanka (Away) - June 2025 2 Tests vs Pakistan (Home) - March 2026 2 Tests vs West Indies (Home) - October 2026 2 Tests vs South Africa (Away) - November 2026 2 Tests vs England (Home) - February 2027 2 Tests vs Australia (Away) - March 2027 AUSTRALIA 2 Tests vs West Indies (Away) - June 2025 5 Tests vs England (Home) - November 2025 3 Tests vs South Africa (Away) - September 2026 3 Tests vs New Zealand (Home) - December 2026 5 Tests vs India (Away) - January 2027 2 Tests vs Bangladesh (Home) - March 2027 WEST INDIES 2 Tests vs Australia (Home) - June 2025 2 Tests vs India (Away) - October 2025 2 Tests vs New Zealand (Away) - November 2025 2 Tests vs Sri Lanka (Home) - June 2026 2 Tests vs Pakistan (Home) - July 2026 2 Tests vs Bangladesh (Away) - October 2026 ENGLAND 5 Tests vs India (Home) - June 2025 5 Tests vs Australia (Away) - November 2025 3 Tests vs New Zealand (Home) - June 2026 3 Tests vs Pakistan (Home) - August 2026 3 Tests vs South Africa (Away) - December 2026 2 Tests vs Bangladesh (Away) - February 2027 INDIA 5 Tests vs England (Away) - June 2025 2 Tests vs West Indies (Home) - October 2026 2 Tests vs South Africa (Home) - November 2026 2 Tests vs Sri Lanka (Away) - August 2026 2 Tests vs New Zealand (Away) - October 2026 5 Tests vs Australia (Home) - January 2027 SOUTH AFRICA 2 Tests vs Pakistan (Away) - October 2025 2 Tests vs India (Away) - November 2025 3 Tests vs Australia (Home) - September 2026 2 Tests vs Bangladesh (Home) - November 2026 3 Tests vs England (Home) - December 2026 2 Tests vs Sri Lanka (Away) - February 2027 NEW ZEALAND 2 Tests vs West Indies (Home) - November 2025 3 Tests vs England (Away) - June 2026 2 Tests vs India (Home) - October 2026 3 Tests vs Australia (Away) - December 2026 2 Tests vs Sri Lanka (Home) - January 2027 2 Tests vs Pakistan (Away) - March 2027 PAKISTAN 2 Tests vs South Africa (Home) - October 2025 2 Tests vs Bangladesh (Away) - March 2026 2 Tests vs West Indies (Away) - July 2026 3 Tests vs England (Away) - August 2026 2 Tests vs Sri Lanka (Home) - November 2026 2 Tests vs New Zealand (Home) - March 2027
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First Post
29-05-2025
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- First Post
India A to play against Australia, South Africa at home in 2025; India women face Australia before World Cup
The BCCI on Thursday announced the Australia women's, Australia men's A and South Africa men's A team tours of India. read more Abhimanyu Easwaran has been named the captain of India A squad for England tour. Image: PTI The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday announced that the Indian women's cricket team will be playing against Australia at home ahead of the 2025 ODI World Cup. The ICC Women's ODI World Cup 2025 is scheduled to take place in India from September 26 to November 2. The Indian cricket board also shared the upcoming tours by Australia men's A team and South Africa men's A team to India in September-December 2025, featuring a total of 10 matches across multiple formats. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD AUSTRALIA WOMEN'S TOUR OF INDIA - 3 ODIs The Australian Women's team will tour India for a three-match One Day International series, serving as crucial preparation ahead of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025. The series will be played at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. Australia Women's Tour of India No. 1 2 3 AUSTRALIA MEN'S A TEAM TOUR OF INDIA The Australian Men's A team will tour India for a series featuring both multi-day and limited-overs cricket. Australia Men's A Tour of India No. 1 2 3 4 5 SOUTH AFRICA MEN'S A TEAM TOUR OF INDIA The South African Men's A team will also tour India for an extensive series featuring both multi-day and limited-overs formats in Bengaluru. South Africa Men's A Tour of India No. 1 2 3 4 5 The two multi-day matches will take place at the BCCI Centre of Excellence, while the three one-day games will be held at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
