Owner taken to court after dog was left so neglected vets had no option
A cruel pet owner let his elderly dog's fur to get so matted it hurt her to be stroked, the RSPCA has said.
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Head century crushes England's hopes as Australia eye Ashes win
ADELAIDE, Dec 19 : Travis Head proved England's nemesis once again as he scored his second century of the Ashes to carry Australia toward a seemingly inevitable series triumph on day three at Adelaide Oval on Friday.
'We trained too much': McCullum blames England's training overdose for Ashes loss
BRISBANE, Dec 7 : England's preparation for their second Ashes test may have been a case of too much training and not enough freshness, head coach Brendon McCullum said after his side slumped to another demoralising eight-wicket loss to Australia on Sunday.
England not standing up under pressure in Ashes, says Stokes
Dec 7 : England's Ben Stokes lamented his team's failure to stand up in pressure moments after defeat by Australia in the second test at the Gabba on Sunday but the captain refused to concede the battle for the urn is over.
Method or madness, batting approaches could decide Ashes
The contest between England's dialled-down "Bazball" approach and Australia's more methodical batting could determine who prevails in the Ashes series beginning in Perth on Friday.
England cricket captain Ben Stokes defends his team’s lack of matches ahead of the Ashes
PERTH: England cricket captain Ben Stokes has defended his side’s lack of warm-up matches as the team prepares for the first Ashes test against Australia in Perth beginning Nov. 21. England is looking to break a 14-year winless run in Australia.
England face searching Ashes questions after India series thriller
LONDON: England suffered an agonizing six-run loss to India at the Oval on Monday as one of the most dramatic Test series of recent times ended in a 2-2 draw. Their next major red-ball assignment is a five-match Ashes series away to arch-rivals Australia — where England have gone 15 Tests without a win — starting in November. Here are some of the key issues that emerged from England’s rollercoaster contest with India and what they mean for their quest to regain the Ashes “Down Under.” What England gain from having Ben Stokes in their side was never more evident than when their inspirational captain missed the fifth Test with a shoulder injury — a fresh worry following his history of hamstring trouble. The 34-year-old all-rounder was the most threatening member of England’s attack against India, taking 17 wickets at 25 in 140 overs — the most he has bowled in a series. Stokes also looked back to his best with the bat, scoring 141 in England’s mammoth total of 669 in the drawn fourth Test at Old Trafford.
Gill run out leaves India flailing in key final test against England
LONDON :The rain-hit first day of the final England-India test saw only six overs bowled between lunch and tea on Thursday but that was enough for visiting captain Shubman Gill to throw away his wicket with a crazy run-out to swing the series further in the home side's favour.
India 72-2 at lunch v England on first day of key final test
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