51 h. ago Pat Cummins ready to ‘take a few risks’ with rehab to be fit for first Ashes Test

Australia captain to miss white-ball series against IndiaStarc retires from T20Is as squad named for New ZealandPat Cummins is prepared to “take a few risks” and be “aggressive” in his recovery from a back injury to lead Australia in this winter’s Ashes series.Australia’s captain will be absent for their forthcoming white-ball series against New Zealand and India because of lumbar bone stress, a common injury among fast bowlers with intense workloads. Cummins remains upbeat about being able to take to the field in the first Test against England, starting on 21 November in Perth, and he says he will do everything in his remit to avoid missing out. “That would be devastating [to be sidelined for the series opener], so we’ll be doing everything we can to try to be right for that,” Cummins said in Brisbane on Wednesday. “It’s a big Ashes series. It doesn’t get much bigger, so I think you’re willing to take a few risks and be a little bit aggressive to try and play as many Tests as you c...

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6 d. ago Ashley Roberts sunbathes topless on holiday and flaunts her incredible figure in an array of skimpy bikinis on her sun

Ashley Roberts sent temperatures soaring as she shared a series of sizzling bikini-clad film snaps from her sun-soaked holiday in Turkey on Friday. 

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9 d. ago Coronation Street fans floored as they work out where they've seen Sienna actress before

Coronation Street paramedic Sienna made her debut this week as Asha’s supervisor and fans seriously recognise the actress

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2 w. ago Peter Andre's wife reveals the star 'worries' over parenting in honest admission

Emily MacDonagh married Peter Andre in 2015 and the couple now share three children together

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2 w. ago Coronation Street's Asha Alahan 'spiralling' as 'series of events' spark worrying turn

A series of horrific events spark a worrying turn for the trainee paramedic in the ITV soap

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2 w. ago Aussie cricket legend lifts the lid on how Sir Ian Botham was SAVED after he fell into crocodile

Australian cricket legend Merv Hughes has opened up on how Sir Ian Botham was saved after falling into crocodile-infested waters during a fishing trip to the Northern Territory.

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2 w. ago England’s Shoaib Bashir unfazed by Nathan Lyon’s opinion ahead of Ashes series

The spinner is currently recovering from surgery on a finger.

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3 w. ago Death row prisoner gauges out both his own eyes to delay execution

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Andre Thomas was sentenced to death in 2005, but his execution date was postponed due to his mental state.

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3 w. ago Australia unfazed by England’s aggression before Ashes, says Scott Boland

Fast bowler hoping for selection after Windies hat-trickHome Ashes series starts with Perth Test on 21 NovemberFast bowler Scott Boland says Australia will ignore any on-field aggression brought down under by England this summer, 100 days from the first Ashes Test in a tour that looks set to break records.England and India completed a thrilling drawn series last week across five Tests marked by tension between the two sides, prompting Indian captain Shubman Gill at one point to describe the hosts’ behaviour as not “what I would think comes in the spirit of the game”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Ricky Ponting reveals why he was 'worried' about Aussie cricket icon Shane Warne before the 2005 Ashes series

Ricky Ponting has revealed he was left feeling 'worried' about whether Australian cricket legend Shane Warne would be 'able to play' on the eve of the 2005 Ashes series.

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4 w. ago Glenn McGrath makes Ashes prediction and names key battle that will decide series

McGrath is convinced Australia will mow through England when they visit later this year

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