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As far options go, there are two positions where the Blues have the most depth heading into the Ampol State of Origin series - fullback and lock. With regards to the men that lock the scrum, injury is the only thing preventing NSW from having six legitimate options. Isaah Yeo, Victor Radley and Cameron Murray probably lead the way right now, but lets not forget the proven deeds of Jake Trbojevic and Dale Finucane and the raw energy of Nathan Brown. The experts at NRL.com have had their say on w...

Slater, who reportedly flew to the Maldives with no way back to Australia after the ban was introduced, said fellow citizens stranded in India were being neglected by their government. “If our government cared for the safety of Aussies they would allow us to get home,” he wrote. “It’s a disgrace!! Blood on your hands PM. “How dare you treat us like this. How about you sort out [the] quarantine system. I had government permission to work on the IPL but I now have governm...

Former Test and Origin star Tony Williams is set to provide a huge boost for the new North American Rugby League competition after signing with the New York Freedom for the upcoming season. Williams, who represented Australia and Tonga at international level and played three Origins for NSW, is playing for the Windsor Wolves in the Ron Massey Cup after being released by Manly at the end of last season. The 32-year-old second-rower is the biggest name recruit yet for the fledgling NARL competiti...

LAHORE: Former Test fast bowler Sarfaraz Nawaz said the manner of Pakistan’s Twenty20 series win over Zimbabwe exposed several weak areas in the side as the team looks ahead to the World Twenty20 in India later this year. Pakistan won the three-match series 2-1 after beating the hosts by 24 runs in the final match on Sunday. Zimbabwe had stunned Pakistan in the second match of the series, winning it by 19 runs having lost the opener by 11 runs. The second match saw Zimbabwe rout Pakistan fo...

Dawn LAHORE: Former Test captain Intikhab Alam has expressed his surprise over the shocking 19-run defeat of Pakistan at the hands of a much weaker Zimbabwe in the second T20I in Harare and has urged the players to show consistency and the coaches to put together the best possible combination in view of upcoming T20 World Cup. Talking to Dawn after Pakistan’s humiliating defeat which leveled the three mat­ches series 1-1, Intikhab said the team lac­ked consistency and until it was not achi...

Inzamam says Babar has been lucky to win previous matches despite team facing middle-order crisis By Pakistan team captain Babar Azam. Photo: cricket.com.au Former Test cricketer Inzamam-ul-Haq says Babar Azam XI has been lucky to win matches in the recent past. Inzamam says the team had been facing a middle-order crisis but the team management failed to address the issue. Zimbabwe defeated Pakistan by 19 runs in the second fixture of the three-match T20I series at the Harare Sports Club.  ...

Former Test captain Intikhab Alam has expressed his surprise over the shocking 19-run defeat of Pakistan at the hands of a much weaker Zimbabwe in the second T20I in Harare. — AFP/File LAHORE: Former Test captain Intikhab Alam has expressed his surprise over the shocking 19-run defeat of Pakistan at the hands of a much weaker Zimbabwe in the second T20I in Harare and has urged the players to show consistency and the coaches to put together the best possible combination in view of upcoming T20...

Former Test vice-captain Travis Head is among five recent national representatives to be cut from Cricket Australias contract list for the upcoming season, which sees budding allrounder Cameron Green included among a cohort thats been pared back to its bare minimum. Green earns his place on the 17-man list – down from 20 players awarded deals last year – at the expense of fellow allrounder and Western Australia teammate Mitchell Marsh, while opener Joe Burns and the Test teams "Mister Fixit...

Robbie Farah (Wests Tigers great) Ryan Papenhuyzen. It will most likely be in the No.14 jersey, but he has shown he has everything you need to be a dangerous option in the last 15 minutes of each half. Give him half a chance and he is gone. Even though Harry Grant seems to have the inside running for the Queensland No.9 jersey, Reed Mahoney has been a standout performer in the opening weeks. He has been offering crisp service, running the ball when needed and his kicking game has improved subs...

Social Share London – Former Test captain Jason Holder has been named as one of Wisden’s Five Cricketers Of The Year, further bolstering an already mushrooming international profile and confirming his status as one of the world’s elite players. Cricket’s most respected and authoritative publication announced its prestigious list yesterday, with Englishmen Dom Sibley, Zak Crawley and Darren Stevens, along with Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan, joining Holder as the five most influential p...