The Ashes. England vs Australia. One of the oldest rivalries in sport. And it begins again on December 8. The Gabba will play host to the start of the 72nd series and the talk of the town is that Australia are likely to whitewash their opponents. The classic ‘weakest squad to ever tour Australia’ has […]
The Ashes. England vs Australia. One of the oldest rivalries in sport. And it begins again on December 8. The Gabba will play host to the start of the 72nd series and the talk of the town is that Australia are likely to whitewash their opponents. The classic ‘weakest squad to ever tour Australia’ has […]
The Ashes. England vs Australia. One of the oldest rivalries in sport. And it begins again on December 8. The Gabba will play host to the start of the 72nd series and the talk of the town is that Australia are likely to whitewash their opponents. The classic ‘weakest squad to ever tour Australia’ has […]
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Picture the scene – the Aussies have assembled in Brisbane, scanned their QR codes, donned their masks and sanitised their hands.
They roll into the nets for a final tune-up prior to their one-Test series against Afghanistan in November (a prelude to the Ashes). Tim Paine defends a rearing-length ball from a local net bowler (didn’t want to name one of ‘our’ boys) that crashes into his fingers, causing him to miss the Test.