Rob Smyth's Blog, page 15
January 29, 2025
Sri Lanka v Australia: first men’s cricket Test, day one – as it happened
Steve Smith and Usman Khawaja made unbeaten centuries as Australia reached 330 for 2 after winning the toss in Galle
Final XIs have been confirmed and it’s a case of ‘Come in spinner!’ as both sides plump for triple-threat spin attacks.
Australia XI: 1 Usman Khawaja 2 Travis Head 3 Marnus Labuschagne 4 Steven Smith (capt.) 5 Josh Inglis 6 Beau Webster 7 Alex Carey (wk) 8 Mitchell Starc 9 Mathew Kuhnemann 10 Nathan Lyon 11 Todd Murphy
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Sri Lanka v Australia: first men’s cricket Test, day one – live
Final XIs have been confirmed and it’s a case of ‘Come in spinner!’ as both sides plump for triple-threat spin attacks.
Australia XI: 1 Usman Khawaja 2 Travis Head 3 Marnus Labuschagne 4 Steven Smith (capt.) 5 Josh Inglis 6 Beau Webster 7 Alex Carey (wk) 8 Mitchell Starc 9 Mathew Kuhnemann 10 Nathan Lyon 11 Todd Murphy
Continue reading...January 28, 2025
England beat India by 26 runs in third T20 to keep series alive – as it happened
An outstanding bowling performance, led by Adil Rashid, gave England a stirring victory in Rajkot
2nd over: England 12-1 (Duckett 6, Buttler 1) A leg-stump inswinger is put away for four by Duckett. The sliding Washington got a touch on the ball but couldn’t stop it.
Phil Salt’s struggles continue. He smashes an off-cutter from Hardik straight to extra cover, where Abhishek takes a sharp catch with nonchalant ease. His weight wasn’t fully forward, possibly because the previous delivery was a sharp bouncer.
Continue reading...January 26, 2025
Fulham 0-1 Manchester United: Premier League – as it happened
Lisandro Martinez’s deflected shot gave Man Utd an ugly but important victory at Craven Cottage
Marco Silva and Ruben Amorim, friends off the pitch, embrace on the touchline. Time for action.
Sign up to United Writing. I dare you. I double dare you.
Continue reading...January 25, 2025
Liverpool 4-1 Ipswich, Wolves 0-1 Arsenal, Bournemouth 5-0 Nottingham Forest: Premier League – as it happened
Dango Ouattara scored a hat-trick as Bournemouth hammered Forest, while Riccardo Calafiori gave ten-man Arsenal a crucial win
Arsenal are without Martin Odegaard, who is unwell, but William Saliba and Myles Lewis-Skelly return.
Wolverhampton (3-4-2-1) Jose Sa; Doherty, Bueno, Agbadou; Nelson Semedo, Andre Trindade, Joao Gomes, Ait Nouri; Sarabia, Cunha; Larsen.
Subs: Johnstone, Hwang, Dawson, Rodrigo Gomes, Doyle, Toti Gomes, Bellegarde, Goncalo Guedes, Pedro Lima.
January 23, 2025
Australia pip England in rain-hit second T20 to win Women’s Ashes – as it happened
The hosts won a rain-affected thriller by six runs (DLS) to win the Ashes outright and move 10-0 ahead in the series
4th over: Australia 36-0 (Mooney 32, Voll 0) Beth Mooney is flying. She comes down the track to drive the new bowler Charlie Dean over mid-off for her sixth four. Dean moves over the wicket, so Mooney skips down to crash a drive between the two cover fielders. That’s a glorious stroke.
Mooney has 32 from 23 balls, Voll 0 from 2.
Continue reading...Australia v England: Women’s Ashes second cricket T20 international – live
4th over: Australia 36-0 (Mooney 32, Voll 0) Beth Mooney is flying. She comes down the track to drive the new bowler Charlie Dean over mid-off for her sixth four. Dean moves over the wicket, so Mooney skips down to crash a drive between the two cover fielders. That’s a glorious stroke.
Mooney has 32 from 23 balls, Voll 0 from 2.
Continue reading...January 22, 2025
India thrash England by seven wickets in first men’s T20 cricket international – as it happened
Jos Buttler and Jofra Archer were the only plusses as England were hammered in Brendon McCullum’s first game as white-ball coach
The left-arm quick Arshdeep Singh, an outstanding bowler in this format, will take the first over.
Phil Salt and Ben Duckett are ready to go. It’s time for episode one of the ECB’s new spin-off, Bazball Nights.
Continue reading...January 19, 2025
Everton 3-2 Tottenham: Premier League reaction – as it happened
Everton held off a late fightback from Tottenham to earn a crucial 3-2 win at Goodison Park
The Premier League table at the start of play
This is a cracking read on an underrated player who marked one of the all-time greats out of a Champions League final
Continue reading...January 18, 2025
Australian Open 2025: Rune sinks Kecmanovic in five sets, Keys beats jeered Collins – as it happened
Emma Raducanu and Iga Swiatek have completed their warm-ups on Rod Laver Arena and we’re about to get under way. But hang on, the second seed is have a word to the match official and seems to be concerned about a lack of towels. Well, I guess that sets the tone for what should be a heated clash in steamy conditions.
There is plenty of action on the court to keep us entertained but it can be easy to forget the impact that tennis can have on families in the present day, let alone across generations.
It’s been an odd experience. Esna died in 1966 so has always been an ethereal presence – a long-skirted woman with Princess Leia buns in an ageing photograph who my mother would chide me with when asking why I was so terrible at sport.
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