9 hours ago Virat Kohli fined for barging Australia debutant Sam Konstas in Boxing Day test

Kohli clashed shoulders with the Australian youngster in Melbourne

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12 hours ago Sam Konstas makes debut to remember as Australia edge India on day one

Fourth Test, day one: Australia 311-6Teenager makes fearless 60 but Bumrah strikes lateIt has been a tour of polygraphic variation for India’s Test team. Down and out to begin in Perth, becoming ascendant by the end. Back to the bottom in Adelaide, dragging themselves out of trouble in Brisbane to finish the draw there on a high. But starting the fourth Test in Melbourne, right in the series at 1-1, was the first time the Indians have looked completely at a loss.It’s not that nobody has ever batted aggressively in Tests. Gilbert Jessop, David Hookes, Sanath Jayasuriya, Rishabh Pant, most of England’s current lineup – plenty have had their shot. It’s not that nobody has ever played a scoop shot to Jasprit Bumrah in a Test – ask Joe Root, who soon found it didn’t work out so well. Continue reading...

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21 hours ago Boxing Day Test 2024: Australia vs India fourth men’s cricket Test, day one – live updates

Updates from the Boxing Day Test at the MCGStart time in Melbourne is 10.30am AEDTAny thoughts? Get in touch with an email1st over: Australia 0-0 (Konstas 0, Khawaja 0) There’s a real good lip curl from Konstas on the close-up cam, waiting for Bumrah. The crowd hushes in anticipation and sighs as he leaves the ball. A big jerky action, shouldering arms over the top of the ball and pulling his bat around to face back down the pitch.Plays and misses at the next one, a pearler that goes away off the pitch. Bumrah doing heaps early. Draws another leave third ball, but the fourth and the fifth are lovely. Beaten, beaten again, both times drawing Konstas into the defensive shot before seaming past the edge. Perfect seam position, upright then scrambling away. Continue reading...

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23 hours ago EastEnders' Michelle Collins fears fans want her ‘dead and gone’ after Christmas cliffhanger

EastEnders' Cindy Beale was left for dead on Christmas Day with her fate still unknown, the incident happened after her affair with Junior Knight was revealed at the Queen Vic

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34 hours ago I spent a week working, exercising and relaxing in virtual reality. I’m shocked to say it finally works | Ed Newton

Bar some glitches, I think a tipping point has been reached – except when it comes to virtual gigsI’m writing this from a room that’s slowly orbiting the Earth. Behind the floating screen in front of me, through a giant opening where a wall should be, the planet slowly spins, so close that it takes up most of my field of vision. It’s morning in Australia to my right; India and the first hints of Europe are dotted with lights up and to my left. The soft drone of the air circulation system hums quietly behind me.I spent a week doing everything that I could – working, exercising, composing – on my virtual reality headset. This was the year virtual reality threatened to go mainstream, with prices becoming more attainable and Apple entering the market, and so I wanted to see how far VR has come since I first tried it in the mid-2010s, when the main experiences on offer were nausea-inducing rollercoaster simulators. I used a recent model from Meta, called the Quest 3, and the conclusion w...

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