Well provide the defining image of this match and this series. Imagine, in yourfinalact, your final delivery, to take the wicket to win the test match. Beyond even his dreams, but theres far more to tell about this final day. When travis head and steve smith were batting together, australias victory certainly seemed feasible, even after a lengthy rain delay. The wickets of chris woakes in this match and in this series have really changed things in englands favour. And moeen ali did his bit as the last day spin bowler, despite his groin injury. Now, obviously, remember, the series finished 2 2 so australia retain the ashes. They lifted the urn, but not with the full sense of celebrations theyd have wanted. But they played their full part. The fact is, the teams have been so competitive throughout the weeks, and thats whats revived this historic series. Well, stuart broad said he wanted to go out on top, playing on the biggest stage after a summer hes loved. Hes done just that in a serie
What this materials more means for the rest of the world. The consensus is that will be damaging not fatal for the United States. The reason china dominate the market is not because it is the only place where gallium and germanium exists, but because it is by far the cheapest place you can get them from. You dontjust dig them up from the ground, they are derived from a more complicated Reduction Process and china has that capability. So governments and businesses will have to rely on cheaper substitutes and alternative sources. It means prices will go up, it means some products might be less effective and some production right be delayed. 50 some production right be delayed some production right be dela ed. , delayed. So this sort of poses a bit of an delayed. So this sort of poses a bit of an existential delayed. So this sort of poses a bit of an existential thread i a bit of an existential thread for western industry. Finding a place for western industry. Finding a place for for west
evening. australia course will be confident and have a huge wave of support. england are in good form, they would have got confidence from a battling victory against colombia in their quarterfinal. there has been memories provoked at the rugby union world cup final 20 years ago, classic ashes series as well, i think this field might appear in terms of how special it will be. both teams had closed training sessions today and it will perhaps be a slight concern to england fans the only time sarina wiegman has experienced a defeat in charge of england was against australia earlier this year in a friendly, the toughest test hitting faces, but england will be favourites i think. australia head into their semifinal safter defeating england 2 0 away in a friendly back in april, ending the lionesses 30 match unbeaten run. that was a friendly game and yes we do take something out of it. but, at the same time, we are into knockout games in the world cup so it s a completely different game and i
bumper tv viewing figures especially as the matildas, as the australian team is known, had been playing. if excitement levels were high here they have only been intensified as a result of the extraordinary penalty shoot out victory that australia enjoyed over france in the quarterfinal at the weekend. there have been comparisons drawn in terms of viewing figures with that iconic gold medal performance by cathy freeman some 23 years ago at the olympics that were held here. and now of course they face their arch rivals, sporting rivals, anyway, england in the titanic semifinal on wednesday evening here. australia of course will be confident, they will have a huge wave of support. england are in good form, they will have got confidence about the battling victory against colombia in the quarterfinal, there are memories of the rugby union cup final 20 years ago and a classic ashes series, both
against two of the favourites. australia avoid an upset to make the knockouts of the women s world cup in style, at the expense of the olympic champions. a classic ashes series had a hollywood ending stuart broad, who announced on saturday his retirement from cricket, took the last two wickets in the final test match at the oval in london. it means the series is drawn 2 2, but australia retain the ashes. though broad will get the headlines, this was a team performance, asjoe wilson reports. stuart broad s celebrations may well provide the defining image of this match and this series. imagine, in yourfinalact,