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England to play Sri Lanka despite referee's positive Covid-19 test

Match referee for England’s T20 series against Sri Lanka self-isolating after a positive Covid-19 test… but Eoin Morgan’s men will play the same opponents on Tuesday as no players on either team are close contacts Match referee Phil Whitticase tested positive on Friday after taking a PCR test Whitticase was told to self-isolate immediately for 10 days after the positive […]

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Richmond coach lost for words after horror show

Richmond coach Damien Hardwick has found it hard to explain his team’s dramatic recent form slump, but insisted his “very proud” players were still hungry to win a historic three-peat of flags. Hardwick must be one of very few people who can detect that hunger, though. Fresh from registering their lowest score in 60 years against the battling Saints last […]

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Blues slam racist ‘disgrace’

Carlton officials have slammed a “vile” racist message sent to star on-baller Zac Williams via social media on Monday night. The racially vilifying comment, sent from a profile which was found to be fake, was immediately reported to the AFL Integrity Unit. It came after video on social media lead to Williams copping a one-week suspension for an off-the ball […]

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MCG gets double-banger in Covid change

An MCG double-header will be the latest instalment in the Covid-impacted AFL season. Fremantle will play a “home” game against Carlton at the MCG on Saturday night, hours after Melbourne take on GWS at the same ground. The AFL was blocked from moving the game to Tasmania by the state government, which was the Dockers’ hope. “Personally, I like the […]

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IPL pits stars against national tours – but might just be perfect World Cup preparation

Australia and some of its biggest stars, including Steve Smith and David Warner, could benefit from the chaos created by a rescheduled Indian Premier League despite mass withdrawals from the rapidly approaching white-ball tour of the West Indies. Chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns and white-ball captain Aaron Finch have both warned that replacement players selected for the West Indies and […]

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‘Confronting’: Langer fronts up to dressing room disharmony

Australia coach Justin Langer has moved to mend relationships with the dressing room, promising his players he will address their concerns after receiving frank feedback over his coaching style. The coach and his charges held “confronting” discussions last week at a camp on the Gold Coast ahead of the team’s departure for the West Indies to address concerns raised at […]

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