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"Pat Cummins Told Me Not To Bat, But...": Nathan Lyon On Decision To Play On Day 4 Of Lords Test

Australian cricketer Nathan Lyon was told by his skipper Pat Cummins not to bat with a significant calf strain in the ongoing second Test against England but the veteran spinner ended up doing that to "support" his teammates. Lyon, playing in his 100th consecutive Test, is suspected to have torn his right calf while running to catch a ball on day two of the second Ashes Test at Lord's. But on Saturday, he hobbled onto the batting crease and helped Australia add 15 runs to increase their lead to 370 runs.

East Kilbride boss takes signing spree to 17 with double swoop

East Kilbride boss Mick Kennedy has added two fresh faces to his squad - taking his summer signing spree to 17.

East Kilbride boss hopes prospective signings in crowd 'liked what they saw' as he seeks to boost squad

Mick Kennedy hopes prospective signings watching on in the stands were just as impressed as he was by East Kilbride's performance against Queen of the South.

New East Kilbride goalkeeper a 'critical' signing for boss Mick Kennedy

Goalkeeper Chris Truesdale became East Kilbride’s 15th signing of the summer and boss Mick Kennedy says his long-term pick between the sticks will be “critical” for Kilby this season.

"Surprised Us How...": Australia Coach On England's Tactics vs Scott Boland

Australia men's coach Andrew McDonald revealed on Thursday that, while he anticipated England to be aggressive in the opening Test of the Ashes, the way they handled pacer Scott Boland "surprised" his squad. Before the series, Boland has 33 wickets at an average of 14.57 and an economy rate of 2.32 from eight Tests. The hosts, on the other hand, threw him off his length from the start at Edgbaston, including through Joe Root's lap shots. The right-arm seamer averaged 5.65 runs per over and took only two wickets in the match.

Andrew McDonald Credits 'Subcontinent Journey' For WTC Triumph

They might have failed to conquer the 'Final Frontier' on their last tour of India, but Australia head coach Andrew McDonald feels their "sub-continent journey" helped them get the World Test Championship mace. Having missed out due to over-rate penalties in the 2019-21 cycle, Australia on Sunday became the first team to win ICC world titles across formats when they defeated India by 209 runs in a lopsided WTC Final at The Oval. "You can string down series in isolation, you can talk about the subcontinent journey where we went from Pakistan to Sri Lanka into India," McDonald told reporters.

Warner showing good signs ahead of Ashes: Australia coach

Australia head coach Andrew McDonald has backed openers David Warner and Usman Khawaja to rebound in the Ashes after the pair managed only four runs in partnership during the World Test Championship final win over India.

Australia keep faith in expensive Starc's wicket-taking ability

LONDON : Mitchell Starc may have leaked runs in the World Test Championship final against India but his wicket-taking ability is crucial to the balance of the Australia pace attack heading into the Ashes series against England, coach Andrew McDonald said on Monday.

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"Pat Cummins Told Me Not To Bat, But...": Nathan Lyon On Decision To Play On Day 4 Of Lords Test

East Kilbride boss takes signing spree to 17 with double swoop

East Kilbride boss hopes prospective signings in crowd 'liked what they saw' as he seeks to boost squad

New East Kilbride goalkeeper a 'critical' signing for boss Mick Kennedy

"Surprised Us How...": Australia Coach On England's Tactics vs Scott Boland

Andrew McDonald Credits 'Subcontinent Journey' For WTC Triumph

Warner showing good signs ahead of Ashes: Australia coach

Australia keep faith in expensive Starc's wicket-taking ability