Few people knew the late great Andrew Symonds like Steve Fitzsimmons. In 1989, when a ‘big gangly fella’ arrived at All Saints on the Gold Coast and picked up a cricket bat, almost everyone knew this 13-year-old was destined for greatness. Symonds’ dad, Ken, had been employed at the newly-founded school and moved his family … Read more
Daryl Mitchell hit a sublime 190 as New Zealand amassed 553 before England started to fight back on a free-scoring second day of the second Test at Trent Bridge. Taking advantage of a docile pitch and lackluster England bowling, Mitchell pummelled his way to his highest Test score. Watch Australia’s Tour of Sri Lanka. Every … Read more
Australia walks away with the T20 series trophy over Sri Lanka but the hosts claimed a morale-boosting win in the final match ahead of Tuesday’s first ODI. It’s a sour note to end the series on for Australia, but there were many strong performances across the board, including from Aaron Finch, that will have coach … Read more
Bulldogs enforcer Tevita Pangai Junior has told Canterbury-Bankstown teammates he remains committed to his three-year contract at Belmore despite the threat of a major overhaul of the blue and white roster. That hasn’t stopped supercoach Wayne Bennett picking up the phone to check Pangai’s pulse about his erratic form. Pangai Junior told some of his … Read more
The England and Wales Cricket Board has been plunged into fresh turmoil with the sudden stepping down of chief executive Tom Harrison as part of a major overhaul following a slump in Test results. Since the turn of the year, managing director of men’s cricket Ashley Giles, head coach Chris Silverwood and Test captain Joe … Read more
AFL 360 co-host Mark Robinson has delivered a passionate plea for Essendon coach Ben Rutten to promptly address his “broken” system and unite his “vanilla” playing group. In a nine-minute segment on Fox Footy’s AFL 360 on Monday night, Robinson suggested the Bombers were “reviewing all aspects” of their football department and the club was … Read more
Canterbury premiership-winning player Braith Anasta has named his candidates to replace Trent Barrett, while taking aim at the club’s recruitment and believes the Dogs have “lost their DNA”. Anasta said it’ll be tough for the next coach to “have much trust” in the club after Barrett fell on his sword on Sunday night, less than … Read more
Michael Clarke has opened up on his relationship with Andrew Symonds on Tuesday morning in a touching tribute following the all-rounder’s death over the weekend. Clarke had taken time away from his regular co-hosting duties on The Big Sports Breakfaston Monday after Symonds’ passing but was back on air on Tuesday. “A tough couple of … Read more
Trent Barrett has quit as Bulldogs coach following the club’s disastrous start to the season. The Bulldogs issued a statement on Monday confirming the embattled coach had “stood down”, effective immediately. “We would sincerely like to thank Trent for all of his hard work and effort over the past 18 months in what has been … Read more
Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum was named the coach of England’s Test side on Thursday, with a brief to shake the team out of its deep malaise. McCullum will leave his job in charge of Indian Premier League franchise Kolkata Knight Riders to take charge of a red-ball side that has fallen to bottom … Read more