Six Nations: Four ways England can spoil France party
It is 67 years since a Wales team travelled to Colombes on the north-west edge of Paris and denied the hosts a Grand Slam.
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Jones cooks up England recipe to try and ruin France’s grand slam party
One glance at the team sheets tells you everything about the contrast between France and England ahead of the final round of the 2022 Six Nations championship. Les Bleus’ selection these days is as reassuringly consistent as the à la carte menu at a Michelin-starred restaurant. England, on the other hand, resemble a microwaved stew made up of whatever leftovers the head chef can still find in the fridge.
India's pace revolution: The fast bowlers have joined the home party now
"To win a Test match you need to take 20 wickets" - that is something we have heard multiple times over the years, with the likes of Steve Waugh making it a point to stress that it's the bowlers who win a team Test matches. It's not that India didn't have great fast bowlers earlier, but cricket is a team game and individual brilliance can make you win battles (small passages of play), but not the whole war. Things started changing for the better towards the turn of the century when India started winning abroad regularly and also maintained their stranglehold at home. Indian spinners made touring batsmen dance to their tunes on dust-bowls to remain a formidable force at home. Indian pacers used to bowl with the red cherry just to take the shine off the ball and make it ready for the spinners to go for the kill. In the process if the pacers used to get any wickets, then it would be considered a bonus. Touring batsmen who were adept at playing spin, used to be successful with the willow. But things are changing. The trend over the last few years has been one of Indian pacers joining the party that is India enjoying prolonged long spells of Test wins at home. The two Test series win vs Sri Lanka recently was India's 15th consecutive Test series win at home. Let's analyse this closely, taking the Tests India have won over the last few years as the benchmark. The first period we considered was from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2016. In this time period Team India won 16 of 18 Tests played at home, with 2 draws If we look at the overall number of wickets taken in Test wins from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2016, the numbers tell us that the pacers took 68 wickets, while the spinners took 242 wickets.
Jamie George: Silencing French fans key to England spoiling Grand Slam party
Jamie George insists England intend to mute France’s Grand Slam celebrations by making the type of start that will turn the Paris crowd against their team.
'My behaviour was totally out of order' – Robert Milkins faces fine after birthday party turns sour at Turkish Masters
Robert Milkins faces disciplinary action from snooker chiefs after a boozy VIP birthday bash turned sour at a ceremony to launch the Turkish Masters in Antalya. The Word No. 44 lost 5-4 to former UK holder Ding Junhui from 4-1 up on Tuesday at the inaugural event less than 48 hours after he was apparently rushed to his hospital to have his stomach pumped due to excess boozing, according to The Sun.
'No pryo, no party!' - Manchester United's fans loved cancelling Man City's 2018 title party
Sunday's trip to the Etihad Stadium will no doubt evoke fond memories for Manchester United's supporters from the time that they forced Manchester City to put their Premier League title celebrations on hold.
'Not there to spoil Rangers' party' - Aberdeen manager Jim Goodwin solely motivated by own side's need for three points at Ibrox
Rangers are welcome to their balloons, commemorative white shirts and everything else they have in store at Ibrox this afternoon to mark 150 years since the club were founded.
Watch: Sri Lanka's Lasith Embuldeniya Stuns Virat Kohli With A Beauty, Spoils 100th Test Party
The stage was set for Virat Kohli. It was his 100th Test. He was long due for a hundred, close to two and half years to be precise. There was a massive build up with the who's who of Indian cricket sending in their best wishes. The former India captain was presented a special cap by head coach Rahul Dravid minutes before the first Test against Sri Lanka in a short felicitation ceremony in the presence of the Indian squad. It didn't take long for Kohli get into business. When Mayank Agarwal was trapped in front by Lasith Embuldeniya, Kohli didn't even wait for the India opener to make his way towards the dressing room. He charged in. He meant business.