Australia's O'Connor fit for England series and flyhalf battle
MELBOURNE : James O'Connor has declared himself fit to face England in next month's three-test series and fight for the Wallabies starting flyhalf position.
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Super Rugby shake-up on the cards as Australia mull over competition exit
Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan has potentially set the cat among the pigeons by revealing plans that the country may soon exit Super Rugby at the conclusion of next year's tournament.
Rugby-Blues brace for Crusaders challenge in blockbuster Super final
(Reuters) - An unstoppable force will meet an immovable object when the Auckland Blues take on the Canterbury Crusaders in the Super Rugby final at Eden Park on Saturday.
Blues brace for Crusaders challenge in blockbuster Super final
An unstoppable force will meet an immovable object when the Auckland Blues take on the Canterbury Crusaders in the Super Rugby final at Eden Park on Saturday.
Rugby Championship abandons home and away format
The Rugby Championship organisers have wound the clock back and adopted a mini-tour format for at least the next three years saying it will restore "rugby's traditional touring values".
Stuart Broad Reveals How Brendon McCullum Inspired England's Thrilling Test Win vs New Zealand
Stuart Broad says England coach Brendon McCullum inspired the dramatic second Test victory against New Zealand by telling his team to "run towards the danger". McCullum has revitalised England in union with new captain Ben Stokes and the improvement generated by the fresh regime's positive attitude has been remarkable. England had failed to win any of their previous five Test series, winning just one match from 17 prior to the current New Zealand contest. But after beating the Test world champions by five wickets for a second successive match, England will head to Headingley next week looking to complete a clean sweep.
ICC ODI Rankings: Imam-ul-Haq Surpasses Virat Kohli, Babar Azam Stays On Top
Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq has surpassed Virat Kohli to get to the second spot in the ICC One Day International Batter Rankings. The southpaw was earlier in third place in the rankings just below his captain Babar Azam and the former India skipper Virat Kohli. A brilliant performance in the home series has brought him four points clear of Kohli at number two, a career-best ranking for him. Imam inspired Pakistan to clean sweep West Indies 3-0 in the recent ODI series at home, smashing three half-centuries. His form was duly rewarded as he won the Player of the Series award and made a move on the latest rankings that were released on Wednesday. The 26-year-old jumped a massive 20 rating points to move in front of Kohli and now has a career-best mark of 815 rating points.
Cricket-England thriving under McCullum's positive approach, says Broad
(Reuters) - England's new coach Brendon McCullum has already had a telling impact on the side with players being urged to adopt an attacking mindset and to "run towards the danger", veteran bowler Stuart Broad said.