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Morne Steyn’s late penalty edged the Springboks to glory.

Morne Steyn’s late penalty edged the Springboks to glory.

Brisbane the only logical location for first France Test as COVID takes hold again A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size As soon as the NSW Government put Greater Sydney and the surrounding areas into a two-week lockdown, there was simply no way the Sydney Cricket Ground, or indeed Sydney itself could host the First Test of the France series. When the four eastern suburbs local government areas were initially l...

The second cycle of the World Test Championship begins next month. The upcoming edition of this tournament will also have nine teams.

Stuart Broad, right, has had immense success against Ross Taylor in the past (Anthony Devlin/PA) Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Ross Taylor hopes the insight he gained on how Stuart Broad operates during a county stint together three years ago pays off handsomely when New Zealand take on England in their two-match Tes...

Updated: May 31, 2021, 5:13 pm Trent Boult will almost certainly miss both Tests against England (Anthony Devlin/PA) Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up New Zealand coach Gary Stead expects Trent Boult to miss the upcoming series against England with a view to being fresh for the inaugural World Test Championship final aga...

May 10, 2021, 6:02 pm Ashley Giles will not allow England commitments to play second fiddle to a rearranged IPL if there is a fixture clash (Nick Potts/PA) Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Ashley Giles will not allow England commitments to play second fiddle to a rearranged Indian Premier League should star men like Be...

Wales head coach Wayne Pivac (David Davies/PA) Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Wayne Pivac says that Wales will not be getting ahead of themselves when his players face the penultimate test of a possible Grand Slam season. The form-book suggests Wales should encounter few problems against Italy in Saturday’s Guinness...

Sunil Gavaskar feels that Kuldeep Yadav will be dropped for the Day-Night Test in Ahmedabad as India are likely to field three seamers and two spinners.

James Anderson stars on final morning as England seal first Test win over India James Anderson was in outstanding form on the final day at Chennai (Alastair Grant/PA) James Anderson inspired England to a famous fifth day win over India in the first Test, paving the way for a 227-run victory with an astonishing spell of reverse swing in Chennai. Four days of hard-earned dominance had left the tourists on the cusp of an upset against opponents who had lost just one of their last 35 matches on hom...