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Matt Parkinson, not Jack Leach, can spin England to Ashes victory this summer A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size During the 2017-18 Ashes England’s spinners neither offered control nor took a clump of wickets in a spell. One of the biggest questions after England were hammered was: who would be England’s frontline spinner come the 2021-22 Ashes? Fast-forward to May 2021 and it seems that Jack Leach will...

01:02 EDT, 11 May 2021 New details have emerged of how an undercover police operation investigating the alleged abduction of former cricketer Stuart MacGill helped gather the damning evidence needed to make four arrests. The retired spin bowler was allegedly confronted outside his unit on Sydneys lower north shore on April 14, forced into a vehicle and taken 60 kilometres to Bringelly in western Sydney. MacGill was allegedly held against his will after becoming embroiled in an alleged $660,0...

06:08 EDT, 10 May 2021 12 shares Cricket star Stuart MacGill was held against his will for four hours after becoming embroiled in an alleged $660,000 cocaine rip-off, according to court documents. The retired leg spinner has made a nine-page statement about his alleged ordeal which was tendered in court on Monday along with a statement by his girlfriend Maria OMeagher. Police allege MacGill was kidnapped after unwittingly introducing an acquaintance, known only as Sonny, to Marino Sotiropoul...

Baggy green tail-enders: Every run counts A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size “It’s not how, it’s how many.” Bowlers really do win matches. But sometimes, they do so with the bat. Even a genuine bunny can play a vital role in extending a lead, reducing a deficit, turning a poor score into a respectable one, or forcing a draw. Each run scored by a tail-ender has the same worth as one scored by a recogn...

Cricket star Stuart MacGill was allegedly ordered to pay $150,000 or his toes would be cut off with a pair of boltcutters during a kidnapping ordeal where he was threatened at gunpoint. He was confronted by two men in Cremorne, on Sydneys north shore after 8pm on April 14, forced into a Honda with a gun waved in his face. MacGill was driven 75km away to deserted shack at Bringelly, in southwest Sydney, where he was allegedly beaten and threatened.   Cricket star Stuart MacGill was allegedly o...

Crime by Mark Morri Premium Content   One of the men charged over the extraordinary kidnapping of Stuart MacGill ­demanded the former Test cricketer pay him $150,000 because he blamed him for ­introducing him to a man - who turned out to be a drug dealer - who ripped him off in the sale of 2kg of cocaine, police will allege. Stuart MacGill and his partner Maria OMeagher are co-owners of Aristotle’s Greek restaurant at Neutral Bay. Picture: Instagram ...

Stuart MacGill: ‘He threatened to cut off my toes’ Stuart MacGill told police a mystery man with bolt cutters threatened to cut off his toes if the 50-year-old did not pay a $150,000 ransom to his captors. Crime by Brenden Hills Premium Content Subscriber only A mystery man armed with bolt cutters threatened to cut off the toes of cricket legend Stuart MacGill during an ordeal where he was kidnapped in the wake of a botched cocaine deal. Four...

Stuart MacGill: ‘He threatened to cut off my toes’ Stuart MacGill told police a mystery man with bolt cutters threatened to cut off his toes if the 50-year-old did not pay a $150,000 ransom to his captors. Crime by Brenden Hills Premium Content Subscriber only A mystery man armed with bolt cutters threatened to cut off the toes of cricket legend Stuart MacGill during an ordeal where he was kidnapped in the wake of a botched cocaine deal. Four...

03:13 EDT, 6 May 2021 Cricket star Stuart MacGill and his girlfriend have put on a united front in a cryptic message to their restaurant customers just a day after her brother was charged with kidnapping and assaulting the sporting legend.  We look forward to seeing you all soon at Aristotles Neutral Bay, MacGill and Maria OMeagher wrote beneath a photograph of the pair together. The message was posted to the social media accounts of the Greek restaurant Ms OMeagher owns and MacGill manages,...

Crime by Mark Morri, Josh Hanrahan and Lachlan Leeming 6th May 2021 10:33 AM Premium Content   Terrified former Test cricket star Stuart MacGill hid out in a nondescript motel for nearly a week in fear of his life after allegedly being abducted at gunpoint by members of an accused crime syndicate. The former spin wizard booked himself into the motel rather than return to his north shore home near where he was grabbed off the ...