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Shane Warne makes a vast claim, needs Mitchell Stark dropped for 1st Test at Gabba

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Shane Warne wants out of form Mitchell Stark dropped, Former Australian spinner Shane Warne has completed a bold call of requesting the team management to drop Mitchell Stark when the crowds take on England at the Gabba in the first Ashes Test. Fans can buy Australia vs England Test Tickets from our website. Warne was dangerous of the left-arm seamer’s form in the shape up to the series after he struggled in the home series beside India and at the T20 World Cup. Shane Warne has said his concerns surrounding the form of Mitchell Stark as Australia continues their arrangements for the upcoming Ashes 2021-22 against England. Stark picked up only 11 wickets in four matches at an average of 40.72 against India earlier this year and his form at the T20 World Cup was also miserable, to say the least. Warne has long been dangerous of the 31-year-old and believes young Jhye Richardson should be named in the playing XI. Australia’s important wicket-taker in Tests, Warne said, “He had an un...

Australia vs England Tickets: England pace bowler Mark Wood wants to 'stick one up' Australia

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Mark Wood, England's fast bowler, says he'd like to "stick one up" Australia in the next Ashes series. Wood claimed the crucial wicket that sealed England's Ashes victory on home soil in 2015, but he has not faced Australia in a Test match in the six years since. Fans can buy Australia vs England Test Tickets from our website. It's one of the most important things I can consider. He stated that winning in Australia would be one of the most significant achievements of his career.  We'd won the Ashes at home, but going to the World Cup was important. "To come up against this 'baggy green' thing that people keep talking about," the 31-year-old remarked on the BBC's Project Ashes program. We'll be dressed in our baggy blues, and I'd love to stick one up their sleeve. The first of five Tests begin on December 8 in Brisbane. England is attempting to reclaim the urn that Australia won two years ago in a 2-2 draw in the United K...

All Blacks star Beauden Barrett backs coach Ian Foster for next Rugby World Cup, despite setbacks

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First-five All Blacks Beauden Barrett has defended under-fire coach, Ian Foster, maintaining that the criticism leveled at him following a disappointing season is unfounded. Barrett admits that if the All Blacks don't learn from their mistakes in 2021, there will be red lights, but he is certain that the team is in the best possible hands to guide them to a fourth Rugby World Cup title in 2023. Fans can buy Rugby World Cup 2023 Tickets from our website. Barrett has had plenty of opportunities to think on his 10th season with the All Blacks, one in which plainly not everything went according to plan. We might need to change a few things, become less predictable in our actions, and so on. We did point up a few flaws and fissures. If we don't learn from them, they'll be [concerning]. This season, the All Blacks were figured out, especially in the northern hemisphere, when they lost back-to-back tests to Ireland and France, leaving them reeling from their worst season in ...

Australia vs England Tickets: Ashley Giles hopeful Ben Stokes will be ready to face Australia in Ashes opener

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Ben Stokes is expected to be fit for the first Ashes Test against Australia on December 8 in Brisbane, according to England managing director Ashley Giles. In July, Stokes took an indefinite vacation from all cricket to focus on his mental health and rest a fractured finger. Fans can buy Australia vs England Test Tickets from our website. After England's first warm-up match against the England Lions was called off owing to weather, the Durham all-return rounder's to action has been postponed. Giles said: "I'm hopeful, and I'd always like to be confident," but "we have to treat Ben gently, as we would anyone else who hasn't had a lot of cricket under their belt." If he's ready to go, however, he'll be a difficult man to hold back. On Tuesday, England will play the England Lions in a four-day intra-squad match in Brisbane. Giles commented, "Ben seems to be doing fine, and it's nice to have him around." I'm sure Joe (...

RWC 2023 Tickets: Wallabies' Rugby World Cup chances hinge on imminent Giteau Law changes

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After a yo-yoing test season that provided a glimpse over both sides of the fence, how Rugby Australia changes the Giteau Law will influence the Wallabies' path to the France Rugby World Cup. Dave Rennie's team won seven of their 14 tests, with the Rugby Championship serving as the meat in a sandwich of Bledisloe Cup and Spring Tour misery. Fans can buy Rugby World Cup 2023 Tickets from our website. The first winless spring tour of Europe since 1976 and record losses to New Zealand don't make for nice reading. However, the fine print reveals an unprecedented corona varied bubble existence, as well as the fact that just three players were present in both the first and last test's starting 15 lineups. Hunter Paisami was one of them, although he was out for a long enough period that his successor, Samu Kerevi, was nominated for world player of the year. In addition to Sean McMahon, Quade Cooper, Tolu Latu, Will Skelton, Rory Arnold, and Kurtley Beale, the barnstormin...

Australia vs England Tickets: Tim Paine out of Ashes after taking an indefinite break from the game

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Tim Paine has taken an indefinite mental health break from cricket, which means he will be unavailable for the start of the Ashes and may have played his final Test match. Paine was scheduled to play in Tasmania's Marsh Cup match on Friday before joining the Australia team in Brisbane, but he pulled out on Friday morning after returning to play in the 2nd XI match against South Australia earlier in the week. Fans can buy Australia vs England Test Tickets from our website. Paine's manager, James Henderson, confirmed that [Tim Paine] is taking an indefinite mental health hiatus from cricket. We are very concerned about his and Bonnie's safety and will make no additional statements at this time. Tim Paine has notified Cricket Tasmania that he will be taking a leave of absence from all forms of cricket for the foreseeable future, according to a statement released by Cricket Tasmania. Over the summer, Cricket Tasmania will continue to provide professional and personal assi...

RWC 2023 Tickets: Eligibility change means Ireland could face a stiffer test at Rugby World Cup 2023

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World Rugby has relaxed its eligibility rules, perhaps making life more difficult for Ireland at the Rugby World Cup 2023. Tonga and Samoa are expected to benefit the most from the rule change, which would allow capped players to switch national allegiances after demonstrating a connection to the new country and having not played for that country for 36 months starting in 2022. Fans can buy Rugby World Cup 2023 Tickets from our website. For the Rugby World Cup 2023 in France, Tonga might call on Wallaby Israel Folau and All Blacks Malakai Fekitoa, George Moala, and Charles Piutau, while Samoa could call on Steven Luatua and Jeffrey Toomaga-Allen, among others. This should make the Pacific Island teams more competitive in France, where one of them – Tonga – will most likely be in Ireland's pool. Former Samoa captain Dan Leo has long advocated for the reform, therefore it came as a surprise when the referendum passed with 75 percent of the vote yesterday. According to World Rug...

Josh Ioane on Samoa’s detector for Rugby World Cup 2023

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Manu Samoa mentor Seilala Mapusua is savoring the expanded extent of ability available to him after World Rugby changed their qualification administers as of late and has recognized Josh Ioane as a potential objective for the RWC 2023. Fans can buy Rugby World Cup 2023 Tickets from our website. Different players like Steven Luatua, Ben Lam, Lolagi Visinia, George Moala, Jeff Toomaga-Allen, and Lima Sopoaga are currently additionally accessible for Manu Samoa after World Rugby cast a ballot to permit players to switch ethnicity following a three-year standdown from Test rugby. In the event that the All Blacks don't choose Ioane, Mapusua will contact the fly-half, who as of late joined the Chiefs from the Highlanders. You have folks like Josh Ioane, who have played one Test for the All Blacks, Josh has been playing some marvelous footy right now, and Mapusua told Stuff on Thursday. It's invigorating to potentially be a capable approach to that type of player. What's m...

England practice indoors as the danger of playing 1st Test without warm-up looms amid stormy weather

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On Thursday, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) shared a snapshot of the squad practicing indoors in Brisbane, despite the city's terrible weather. The weather has affected England's preparation for the Ashes, with the first of their warm-up matches beside the England Lions being rained out. Fans can buy Australia vs England Test Tickets from our website. The match between England and the England Lions at Peter Burge Oval in Brisbane's bayside suburbs was canceled on Wednesday and Thursday due to persistent rain and storms. With supplementary rain in the prediction for early next week, England's key players Joe Root and Ben Stokes could be forced to start the first Test without any match practice. Stokes particularly is greatly lacking match repetition, having not played any form of cricket since July. He last played a Test in March. The wet climate could also affect Australia’s arrangements, with a three-day intra-squad game scheduled for Peter Burge Oval fr...

How the Wallabies have proved themselves as Rugby World Cup 2023 contenders

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The Wallabies had a fairly successful year in 2021, with some promising and enthralling performances establishing their status as a potential Rugby World Cup contender less than two years before the sport's culminating championship. However, with only 50% of their matches won this year, they aren't nearly at the level where rugby fans would consider them anything more than a dark horse for the Rugby World Cup. Fans can buy Rugby World Cup 2023 Tickets from our website. The Wallabies, on the other hand, have proved this year that they're on their way back to their best, which is fantastic for rugby fans all over the world. Australia started their season with a three-match test series against France, which they won two out of three. The first two tests were settled by two points before the hosts won the third test in Brisbane by three. While the Wallabies suffered three straight losses to the All Blacks, holding the Bledisloe Cup on the other side of the Tasman for anot...

Australian bowling coach Cooley back with England ahead of Ashes

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Before the 2017 Ashes series, England has hired Troy Cooley as a consultant fast bowling coach. The 55-year-old Australian will assist the tourists' quicks in Brisbane under the leadership of elite pace bowling Coach Jon Lewis, according to the England and Wales Cricket Board. He will then aid England's second-string Lions seamers in a four-day encounter against Australia A, which begins on December 9. Fans can buy Australia vs England Test Tickets from our website. Cooley was England's bowling coach during their 2005 Ashes series victory, and he now works for Australia in a similar capacity. During the three-day intra-squad warm-up match that began in Brisbane on Tuesday, he joined the England and Lions players. "It's terrific to have someone with Troy's expertise and experience assisting our Ashes prep and also working closely with our Lions fast bowlers," ECB performance director Mo Bobat said in a statement. Troy's knowledge of what it takes ...

RWC 2023 Tickets: New Zealand coach Ian Foster 'I don't believe its all doom and gloom'

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Following back-to-back losses to Ireland and France, Foster has faced a barrage of criticism, with calls in the media for him to be removed by Canterbury Crusaders coach Scott Robertson. New Zealand coach Ian Foster feels that 2021 was a one-of-a-kind season and that there is no reason to be concerned merely because the All Blacks lost their final two European matches against Ireland and France. Fans can buy Rugby World Cup 2023 Tickets from our website. Following the 40-25 loss to France on Saturday, Foster has faced a barrage of criticism at home, with calls in the media for him to be sacked by Canterbury Crusaders coach Scott Robertson. I understand why people are frustrated because we lost two games, and it's difficult to explain the conditions in which we've found ourselves, said Foster, who is under contract until after the France Rugby World Cup 2023. I don't want to appear as if we're making excuses, but this has been a particularly trying year in many res...

Ben Stokes's comeback for England delayed as rain washes out the internal trial match

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Ben Stokes's reappearance will have to delay after day one of an inner test game between England squads was washed out two weeks before the initial Test of the Ashes series. Star all-rounder Ben Stokes's comeback onward of the first Test of the Ashes series will be late further after day 1 of an internal trial game between England squads was called off due to rain. Fans can buy Australia vs England Test Tickets from our website. Stokes had inwards in Brisbane on November 6 to begin 14-day isolation at a luxury Gold Coast resort with the first group of the England squad. The rest of the squad, with Jonny Barstow and Jos Buttler, arrived following a semifinal leaving at the recently-concluded ICC Men's T20 World Cup. On Tuesday, Stokes extended his contract with Brisbane's Redlands Cricket Club to play for England in a three-day tour competition against the Lions' second-string team for the first time since July. Unfortunately, he was not given the opportunity. ...

Usman Khawaja recalled to Australia’s squad for 1st Ashes Test

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The Ashes series begins on December 8 at the Gabba, where Khawaja grew up. From Dec. 1-3, Australia will hold an internal trial at a different Brisbane venue, allowing members of the successful Twenty20 World Cup squad to undertake a 14-day quarantine under various pandemic protocols. Fans can buy Australia vs England Test Tickets from our website. Usman Khawaja has been remembered to Australia's 15-man Test team, and he might face England in the Ashes series. The 34-year-old left-hander hasn't played for Australia since being dropped during the 2019 Ashes series, but he's been in good form for Queensland in domestic cricket and might compete with Travis Head for a middle-order batting position. The Ashes series initiates on December 8 at the Gabba, where Khawaja produced up. From Dec. 1-3, Australia will hold an internal trial at a different Brisbane venue, allowing members of the successful Twenty20 World Cup squad to undertake a 14-day quarantine under various pand...

RWC 2023 Tickets: Galthie's France 'building' for Rugby World Cup after All Blacks victory

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The teams will face again on September 8, 2023, at the Stade de France, in the tournament's first game. Former captain Fabien Galthie won his 20th game in command after taking over following the last Rugby World Cup, which Les Bleus have yet to win. Fans can buy Rugby World Cup 2023 Tickets from our website. The team has a communal belief in themselves. They don't get worked up over little matters. Gauthier told reporters after the record-breaking achievement, "It's vital to communicate that." We will not be changed by this win, and we will not mistake ourselves for someone else. It is our property. The group is growing. He said, "It's a passage, a step, our 20th match in our Ground." With usual skipper Charles Ollivon sidelined with a major knee injury, Galthie named scrum-half Antoine DuPont as captain for the three-match series. Earlier last month, DuPont's team defeated Argentina and Georgia. The All Blacks were pegged to two points wit...

Rugby World Cup 2023 Tickets: Rugby-Captain Hogg still searching for Scotland's best form

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  Rugby World Cup 2023 Tickets: Rugby-Captain Hogg still searching for Scotland's best form Scotland captain Stuart Hogg has urged his players to give it their all in Saturday's autumn international against Japan, who will be a far cry from last week's opponents South Africa in terms of playing style. Fans can buy Rugby World Cup 2023 Tickets from our website. In last weekend's 30-15 loss to the Springboks, Scotland was hammered and wounded by South Africa's power style, but the Japanese, as Hogg knows all too well, is all about pace, movement, and finesse. Hosts In a dramatic match in Yokohama that in many ways ushered in a new era for the side with younger players recruited, Japan defeated Scotland 28-21 to knock them out of the contention in the group stage of the Rugby World Cup 2019. That was a long time ago! On Friday, Hogg cracked a joke with reporters. We know Japan is a high-quality country that has been developing for a long time. We understand exact...

RWC 2023 Tickets: France host All Blacks in history-filled Rugby World Cup dress rehearsal

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Last December, when the draw for the Rugby World Cup 2023 was done on the posh side of Paris' former stock market, one match stood out: France vs. New Zealand. The result was taken speedily by Les Bleus coach Fabien Galthie and the financially interested, TV-figures-chasing organizers to hold the game as the tournament's curtain-raiser. Fans can buy Rugby World Cup 2023 Tickets from our website. The much-anticipated dress practice for 2023 initial will take place this Saturday at the Stade de France, with both squads in quite different situations. The All Blacks were robbed of possession, denied momentum, and deflated by a tenacious Ireland in Dublin last weekend. This week has been fascinating because when the All Blacks lose, the atmosphere isn't the best for the first few days. "Everyone is fairly sad and grumpy about it," said John Plumtree, the visitor's forward coach, on Tuesday. We'll be looking forward to Thursday and Friday by the time we ge...

RWC 2023 Tickets: France and New Zealand rivalry threatens major shake-up

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The Autumn Nations Series closes this end of the week and the penultimate game in Paris among France and New Zealand is the one everybody with a strong fascination with France Rugby World Cup 2023 has been hanging tight for. Fans can buy Rugby World Cup 2023 Tickets from our website. Saturday's experience at the Stade de France is a dress practice for when the hosts meet the three-time victors and enduring top picks indeed, in a similar arena, in the initial round of the competition on Friday 8 September 2023.  New Zealand comes into this match with satisfaction scratched following the misfortune to Ireland in Dublin, while France is yet to taste rout this fall, though against undeniably less vaunted resistance. Sentimentalism has gotten back to French rugby yet a success for Les Bleus in this installation interestingly beginning around 2009 isn't past the domains of creative mind given the vibe great element pervading through the crew. Notwithstanding, New Zealand seldom...

RWC 2023 Tickets: Fiji insider's Rugby World Cup warning for Wales and Australia ahead of 2023

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With the establishment of the Fiji Drua Super Rugby franchise and the return from the injury of Semi Radradra and Levani Botia, acting head coach Gareth Baber has warned World Cup opponents Wales and Australia that Fiji will be even more dangerous at the RWC 2023 event in France. Fans can buy Rugby World Cup 2023 Tickets from our website. Radradra, the brilliant Bristol Centre, and La Rochelle's "Demolition Man" Botia were absent from Fiji's 38-23 defeat by Wales in Cardiff last weekend when a European-based squad coached by Baber – who was filling in for head coach Vern Cotter, who was in New Zealand – came close to upsetting the odds. In the loss to Wales, winger Eroni Sau was sent off, and flankers Albert Tuisue and Eroni Mawi received yellow cards, reducing Fiji to 14 men for three-quarters of the game and needing to play with just 13 for the final 20 minutes. Fiji is in Pool C at the Rugby World Cup 2023, alongside Wales and Australia, as well as the winner...