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• 2019: the year the Australian public bought into women's sport | Megan Maurice

  29-12-2019 18:00
  
  Women’s sport made huge strides this year towards breaking down the barriers that have kept it from taking its rightful place in the Australian sporting landscapeAs AFLW star Erin Phillips fell to the ground clutching her knee on 31 March 2019, the record crowd of 53,034 held their breath. As she was taken off the field on a stretcher, the crowd rose as one to applaud her, while teammates and opponents alike flocked to give her their well wishes.It seems every year there is huge growth in
  
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• Joe Root blames England’s Test defeat on slow start and new-ball malaise

  29-12-2019 17:22
  
  • England captain frustrated at letting South Africa off the hook• Fourteen members of Test squad have gone down with illnessJoe Root looked a few pounds thinner than when he last addressed the press and a little less cheerful. For the second time in three Tests this winter he was confronted with the unwelcome yet justifiable question: where did it all go wrong?“The first innings with bat and ball,” was his response. “We got them to 111 for five in good conditions to
  
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• Joe Root blames defeat on ‘slow start and failure to deal with new ball’

  29-12-2019 17:22
  
  • England captain frustrated at letting South Africa off the hook• Fourteen members of Test squad have gone down with illnessJoe Root looked a few pounds thinner than when he last addressed the press. And a little less cheerful. For the second time in three Tests this winter he was confronted with the unwelcome yet justifiable question: where did it all go wrong?“The first innings with bat and ball,” was his response. “We got them to 111 for five in good conditions to
  
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• South Africa win first Test by 107 runs after new ball leads to England collapse

  29-12-2019 14:25
  
  • Day three: South Africa 284 & 272, England 181 & 268
  • Rabada takes four wickets as South Africa take 1-0 series leadTo the relief of a nation, whose cricket has been in crisis, South Africa defeated England by 107 runs at Centurion. In fact England did not lose this match on the final day. It was their batting on the second afternoon and their bowling on the third morning that gifted the initiative to the South Africans, who held their nerve and discipline thereafter. The wi
  
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• South Africa beat England by 107 runs to take 1-0 series lead – as it happened

  29-12-2019 13:57
  
  Live updates from the fourth day at SuperSport ParkThe Spin: sign up and get our free weekly cricket email
  And feel free to email Tom here or tweet him here 12.57pm GMT Some feedback, inevitably; some Bairstow and Foakes chat, inevitably: Maybe we should look at the England wicketkeeper issue like a school exam multipule choice question,” writes Dan Hunt. “Pick one of the following three to bat at No 7 for England in a Test series. Your selection will also keep wicket for the side: A
  
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• Sportwatch: A-League top-of-table clash, W-League, Big Bash - as it happened

  29-12-2019 10:48
  
  A-League: Sydney FC 2-1 Melbourne CityW-League: Sydney 2-0 Adelaide; Brisbane 2-1 Newcastle 9.48am GMT Big Bash - End of Innings: Strikers 6/155 (20)They resort to seven different bowlers in the end, the Renegades, but you have to say, the Strikers have perhaps butchered that early platform, losing wickets steadily and failing to capitalise on Salt’s fifty. Rashid Khan cleared the rope twice late on in a 16-ball 25-run cameo, but this is definitely a getable score for the Renegades. Over t
  
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• Sportwatch: A-League top-of-table clash, W-League, Big Bash and more – live!

  29-12-2019 09:25
  
  Updates on a busy day of sport across AustraliaAny thoughts? Get in touch on email or tweet @rrjparkinW-League: Sydney FC 2-0 Adelaide United; Brisbane Roar 2-1 Newcastle Jets 8.25am GMT 42 min: The loss of fullback Grant - remarkably his first red card in eleven seasons - has seen a tactical adjustment for the home side. The versatile Paulo Retre slots in at right back, and Luke Brattan drops to the solo anchor role, with Ninkovic and Baumjohhann coming a little more centrally. 8.20am GMT 38 mi
  
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• Australia win the Boxing Day Test by 247 runs – as it happened

  29-12-2019 08:19
  
  Nathan Lyon’s 4-81 helps Australia wrap up victory inside four daysTom Blundell’s 121 proves in vain for New ZealandPeter Siddle retires from international cricket7.19am GMT Here’s your match report: Related: Australia crush New Zealand at MCG to secure series7.03am GMT Well, that was comprehensive. Australia dominant across all four days of this MCG Test despite Tom Blundell’s rearguard century today and a couple of awkward partnerships. This has been an extremely disapp
  
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• Australia crush New Zealand at MCG to secure trans-Tasman trophy

  29-12-2019 08:17
  
  Australia beat New Zealand by 247 runs in MelbourneHosts take unassailable 2-0 lead into the final Test in SydneyAustralia are one win away from their first perfect Test summer in six years after wrapping up the trans-Tasman trophy with a 247-run flogging of New Zealand. Nathan Lyon bowled Australia to victory on Sunday’s fourth day of the second Test at the MCG, giving them an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.If they win at the SCG, it will mark the first time since the 201
  
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• Australia win the Boxing Day Test by 248 runs – as it happened

  29-12-2019 08:03
  
  Nathan Lyon’s 4-81 helps Australia wrap up victory inside four daysTom Blundell’s 121 proves in vain for New ZealandPeter Siddle retires from international cricket7.03am GMT Well, that was comprehensive. Australia dominant across all four days of this MCG Test despite Tom Blundell’s rearguard century today and a couple of awkward partnerships. This has been an extremely disappointing tour from New Zealand who arrived with such hope but will trudge to Sydney with their tail betw
  
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• Sportwatch: W-League, A-League, Big Bash League and more – live!

  29-12-2019 07:54
  
  Updates on a busy day of sport across AustraliaAny thoughts? Get in touch on email or tweet @rrjparkin 6.54am GMT W-League: Goal! Sydney FC 2-0 Adelaide United (Ibini)90 + 1 min: Oh my. That’s some strike from Princess Ibini! Adelaide allowed the Matilda too much space outside the box and she let fly from long range. No chance for Sarah Willacy in the Reds goal - and their stout resistance has finally been put to bed. 6.52am GMT Evening all! I hope this finds you well, between the (presume
  
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• Australia win the Boxing Day Test by 248 runs – live!

  29-12-2019 07:54
  
  Nathan Lyon’s 4/81 helps Australia wrap up victory inside four daysTom Blundell’s 121 proves in vain for New ZealandPeter Siddle retires from international cricket6.54am GMT Tim Paine: “Batters applied themselves on day one... James Pattinson started the rot today and we all shared the load.” “We’re playing well but we need consistency, all the guys stepping up, not just one or two contributing, and that’s starting to happen.” 6.52am GMT Kane WIlli
  
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• South Africa v England: tourists need 376 to win first Test on day four – live!

  29-12-2019 07:53
  
  Live updates from the fourth day at SuperSport ParkThe Spin: sign up and get our free weekly cricket email
  And feel free to email Rob here 7.57pm GMT Hello. The secret of eternal youth is not yoga, serums, goji berries or even a generous swig of Cognac every morning. It’s being an England cricket fan. You heard. If you want to feel truly alive, and experience the kind of extreme emotions usually reserved for teens and twentysomethings, just support this team. Ecstasy, rage, amusement, bewi
  
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• Peter Siddle retires from international cricket after 67 Tests and 221 wickets

  29-12-2019 00:56
  
  Indefatigable Australian seamer was part of the team that whitewashed England in 2013-14 and is the last Australian to take a Test hat-trick Australia v New Zealand, day four - livePeter Siddle has retired from international cricket, ending a 67-Test career.The Australian seamer was expected to formally announce the decision on Sunday after informing Australian team management of the call. Related: Meet Peter Siddle – the shih-tzu-stroking, penguin-loving Aussie hardmanContinue reading...
  
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• Australia v New Zealand: Boxing Day Test, day four – live!

  29-12-2019 00:03
  
  Updates from the fourth day of play at the MCGAny thoughts? Email or tweet @collinsadam 11.03pm GMT We have just received word from the Australian camp that Peter Siddle has called time on his 12-year international career. What a gem of a bowler he has been.
  Peter Siddle has retired from international cricket, effective immediately. The end of a fantastic Australian career, claiming 221 wickets in 67 Test Matches across 12 years. And one birthday hat-trick. #AUSvNZ pic.twitter.com/WOL1HxTwP7 10.
  
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