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England vs Australia 5th Ashes Test Day 4 Live Score: England Set Huge Target Of 384 For Australia
ENG vs AUS, 5th Ashes Test, Live: England could only add six runs from their overnight score of 389/9 as they were bowled out for 395 in their second innings at The Oval. Stuart Broad remained unbeaten on eight on his final Test appearance. Australia wll look to chase 384 with more nearly two days of play left. Earlier, Joe Root (91) and Jonny Bairstow (78) were both in superb touch during a fifth-wicket stand of 110 as they put Australia's bowlers to the sword. After stumps on Saturday, Stuart Broad made a shock announcement that he is retiring from cricket after the end of the Ashes. (Live Scorecard)
Kent’s Zak Crawley hits second-innings 73 in fifth Test against Australia at The Kia Oval and ends Ashes series with 480 runs
Kent’s Zak Crawley finished his fine Ashes series with a second-innings half-century in the final Test against Australia at The Kia Oval on Saturday.
Plummer wants sharper Proteas as Jamaica test approaches: 'It's not going to be easy'
Proteas coach Norma Plummer says they need to be sharper if they want to outsmart Jamaica in their Pool C encounter of the Netball World Cup on Sunday.
England Pace Great Stuart Broad To Retire After Fifth Ashes Test
England great Stuart Broad said Saturday he will retire from all cricket following the conclusion of the ongoing fifth Ashes Test against Australia at The Oval, describing his career as "a wonderful ride". The 37-year-old seamer, the fifth most successful bowler in Test history with 602 wickets, told Sky Sports after stumps on the third day: "Tomorrow (Sunday) or Monday will be my last game of cricket. It has been a wonderful ride and a huge privilege to wear the Nottinghamshire and England badge as much as I have."
England vs Australia, 5th Test, Day 3: Joe Root Leads Run-Spree As England Press For Ashes-Levelling Win
Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow combined for a sublime century partnership as England took a giant stride towards levelling the Ashes in the fifth Test at The Oval on Saturday. England, in a match they must win to square the series at 2-2, were 389-9 in their second innings at stumps on the third day -- a commanding lead of 377 runs. Root (91) and Bairstow (78) were both in superb touch during a fifth-wicket stand of 110, with the only sadness for a capacity home crowd the fact that neither Yorkshireman was able to complete an individual hundred.
Stuart Broad to bow out after Ashes as England take control of final Test
England put themselves in pole position for an Ashes-levelling win in the fifth and final Test, leaving Australia a record chase after another display of 'Bazball' bravado at the Kia Oval.
Japan prevail against Tongan challenge in scrappy test
TOKYO : Japan saw off a spirited Tongan side with a 21-16 Pacific Nations Cup victory at Hanazono Rugby Stadium near Osaka on Saturday that got their World Cup preparations back on track following a tight loss to Samoa last week.