Steve Smith and his Ozzie teammates were pretty chuffed with themselves after retaining the Ashes, but the celebrations have left a sour taste in many mouths.
As the dust settles on one of cricket’s greatest ever matches, Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow have opened up about what it felt like to be on the inside.
Ben Stokes played one of the greatest knocks test cricket has ever seen, and judging by his social media posts, he enjoyed it.
England are still on a high after their dramatic World Cup win, and they’re not about to let the Ozzie team forget it.
Two South Africans plying their trade over in Europe made the news this weekend, and then let’s also look at the Poms taking a battering in the Ashes.
When you’ve sent all of your criminals to a far-flung island, and they return years later to smash you in every sport under the sun, one must celebrate a dominant day in style.
It’s always a good laugh when you pop up on the big screen whilst at a sporting event. Unfortunately for this lady the laugh was mostly at her expense after she took a tumble live on air.
Whilst Johann Rupert usually keeps a pretty low media profile he recently sat down for a probing interview with the Financial Times of London.
Ah, Kevin Pietersen, things are looking a bit awkward for you. With a new book on the shelves, the timing of these allegations could have been better for him. For us, it’s perfect.
I think it’s safe to say that Kevin Pietersen is not South Africa’s favourite sportsman. Will you be reading his all-telling book?
England ratcheted up their third Ashes title in a row this weekend. Naturally, the chaps were in a fine mood to celebrate, and they did just that. At around 23h30, the players decided to move their celebrations on to the field.
If you have been wondering how the infamous test match series was started, then this is definitley the video for you.
Ricky Ponting and his team have every reason to feel decidedly morbid. Yesterday’s annihilation has brought a collective grumble from local newspapers that have likened the national side to a “toothpick trying to derail a speeding bullet train.” There have even been calls for Shane Warne to drop the commentary mic and grab the kookaburra. Desperate times.
Two cricket enthusiasts are following the Ashes a little more closely than the rest of us. They’re using the power of social media and ‘vlogging’ (video + blogging) to promote their series, ‘Two Pricks At The Ashes’, where they travel around the stadiums, chatting to sweary fans, parodying the players and soaking up the vibe. Stellar idea. [VIDEO]
I love Twitter. You know why? Because some sportsmen and women speak their minds instead of regurgitating cliche’s from the “Sportsmen and Women’s Book of Hackneyed Ways to Respond to Interviews”. KP once referred to the ECB as a bunch of muppets in a tweet. Now he is having a go at the Adelaide groundsmen ahead of Friday’s second Ashes test.
An American woman has unwittingly become the talk of the town on Twitter. Or should I say, the talk of thousands of Ashes followers. Of course we all know that the Ashes pits Australia against England in a 5-test match series; unfortunately this poor woman doesn’t even know what a wicket is. Tweedicament.
Rarely do I look forward to a sporting event more than the Ashes. What better than indulging in the fiery rivalry between JAFAs and POMs over 25 days of test match cricket?
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