London, June 29 (Ians) Adding another feather to his cap, star batter Steve Smith on Thursday equalled Steve Waugh’s record of 32 Test centuries for Australia on Day 2 of the second Ashes 2023 Test against England at Lord’s.
Smith now has only Ricky Ponting, who has scored 41 centuries, in his sights on Australia’s all-time Test ton scoring charts. Moreover, playing his 174th innings in his 99th Test, Smith is the fastest to reach the 32-ton mark.
With this latest century, Smith has now equaled Jack Hobbs’ tally of 12 centuries in Ashes, placing them both in second position. The legendary Don Bradman continues to reign supreme at the top of the list with an impressive 19 centuries to his name.
Resuming his innings at 85, just 15 runs shy of reaching his second century at Lord’s, the right-hander batter unleashed a series of boundary shots upon the arrival of the second new ball.
Smith now has only Ricky Ponting, who has scored 41 centuries, in his sights on Australia’s all-time Test ton scoring charts. Moreover, playing his 174th innings in his 99th Test, Smith is the fastest to reach the 32-ton mark.
With this latest century, Smith has now equaled Jack Hobbs’ tally of 12 centuries in Ashes, placing them both in second position. The legendary Don Bradman continues to reign supreme at the top of the list with an impressive 19 centuries to his name.
Resuming his innings at 85, just 15 runs shy of reaching his second century at Lord’s, the right-hander batter unleashed a series of boundary shots upon the arrival of the second new ball.
- 6/29/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
London, June 8 (Ians) Australian batter Steve Smith on Thursday equalled former England captain Joe Root’s tally of scoring most centuries – nine – in Test cricket against India after he scored 121 on day two of World Test Championship final at The Oval, here.
Smith needed just two balls on day two’s morning session to go from his overnight score of 95 not out to breaching triple figures via successive flicks on half-volleys from Mohammed Siraj to reach his century. With this ton, he went past Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Matthew Hayden to score 31 Test hundreds.
When he got out for 121 after chopping on to his stumps off Shardul Thakur, Smith enhanced his excellent record at The Oval, now managing to score three Test tons at the venue. Only the great Sachin Tendulkar (11) has scored more Test hundreds in matches between India and Australia.
“When it comes to Test cricket, I don’t...
Smith needed just two balls on day two’s morning session to go from his overnight score of 95 not out to breaching triple figures via successive flicks on half-volleys from Mohammed Siraj to reach his century. With this ton, he went past Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Matthew Hayden to score 31 Test hundreds.
When he got out for 121 after chopping on to his stumps off Shardul Thakur, Smith enhanced his excellent record at The Oval, now managing to score three Test tons at the venue. Only the great Sachin Tendulkar (11) has scored more Test hundreds in matches between India and Australia.
“When it comes to Test cricket, I don’t...
- 6/8/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
London, June 8 (Ians) Australias premier batter Steve Smith on Thursday equalled former England captain Joe Root’s tally of scoring most centuries in Test cricket against India after he scored 121 on day two of World Test Championship final at The Oval, here on Thursday.
Smith needed just two balls on day two’s morning session to go from his overnight score of 95 not out to breaching triple figures via successive flicks on half-volleys from Mohammed Siraj to reach his 31st Test century.
When he got out for 121 after chopping on to his stumps off Shardul Thakur, Smith enhanced his excellent record at The Oval, now managing to score three Test tons at the venue. Only the great Sachin Tendulkar (11) has scored more Test hundreds in matches between India and Australia.
“When it comes to Test cricket, I don’t think anyone is close to him in this generation. His adaptability,...
Smith needed just two balls on day two’s morning session to go from his overnight score of 95 not out to breaching triple figures via successive flicks on half-volleys from Mohammed Siraj to reach his 31st Test century.
When he got out for 121 after chopping on to his stumps off Shardul Thakur, Smith enhanced his excellent record at The Oval, now managing to score three Test tons at the venue. Only the great Sachin Tendulkar (11) has scored more Test hundreds in matches between India and Australia.
“When it comes to Test cricket, I don’t think anyone is close to him in this generation. His adaptability,...
- 6/8/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Moving on from experiencing failure on a given day on the field hasn’t always been easy, with the confidence and spirit of athletes taking a huge hit, especially with feelings of pain, agony and sadness taking centre-stage in the mind and heart.
In Ipl 2023, Gujarat Titans left-arm pacer Yash Dayal encountered failure on-field when Rinku Singh hit him for five consecutive sixes in the final over to lead Kolkata Knight Riders to an improbable victory in Ahmedabad.
Visuals of a downcast Dayal on his haunches, with tears in eyes and being consoled by team-mates made for a sharp contrast with Rinku being celebrated by his playing mates. After the game ended, Dayal received tremendous support from the franchise in-person as well as on social media to overcome the heartbreak of not being able to defend 29 runs in the final over.
Now, former India batter Robin Uthappa revealed how the...
In Ipl 2023, Gujarat Titans left-arm pacer Yash Dayal encountered failure on-field when Rinku Singh hit him for five consecutive sixes in the final over to lead Kolkata Knight Riders to an improbable victory in Ahmedabad.
Visuals of a downcast Dayal on his haunches, with tears in eyes and being consoled by team-mates made for a sharp contrast with Rinku being celebrated by his playing mates. After the game ended, Dayal received tremendous support from the franchise in-person as well as on social media to overcome the heartbreak of not being able to defend 29 runs in the final over.
Now, former India batter Robin Uthappa revealed how the...
- 5/17/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
New Delhi, Jan 20 (Ians) Legendary India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has slammed the selectors over the non-selection of Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan for the first two Tests against Australia, saying cricketers should be judged solely for their on-field performances, not by their size or shape.
Sarfaraz has been a prolific run-getter in domestic cricket, especially in first-class matches. In the last two Ranji Trophy seasons, he has scored 1,910 runs in just 12 games, averaging 136.42.
On Tuesday, he scored another century, 125, against Delhi in a Ranji Trophy Group B match, making it the batter’s 13th first-class ton and third in the ongoing edition of the prestigious tournament, making people question why an India call-up eludes Sarfaraz.
“If you are looking for only slim and trim guys, then might as well go to a fashion show and find some other models and give a bat and ball in their hands and then improve them.
Sarfaraz has been a prolific run-getter in domestic cricket, especially in first-class matches. In the last two Ranji Trophy seasons, he has scored 1,910 runs in just 12 games, averaging 136.42.
On Tuesday, he scored another century, 125, against Delhi in a Ranji Trophy Group B match, making it the batter’s 13th first-class ton and third in the ongoing edition of the prestigious tournament, making people question why an India call-up eludes Sarfaraz.
“If you are looking for only slim and trim guys, then might as well go to a fashion show and find some other models and give a bat and ball in their hands and then improve them.
- 1/20/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
New Delhi, Jan 19 (Ians) Sussex have signed premier Australia batter Steve Smith on a short-term deal for three County Championship matches ahead of the 2023 Mens Ashes, which will be held from June 16 at Birmingham.
Smith will be available for selection for Sussex for their trips to Worcestershire (May 4) and Leicestershire (May 11), as well as a home game at The 1st Central County Ground on May 18, against his Australian teammate Marnus Labuschagne’s Glamorgan side.
At Sussex, Smith will be teammates with India’s veteran top-order batter Cheteshwar Pujara, who had earlier agreed to return to Sussex in October 2022 for the 2023 season.
“I am excited about joining Sussex for a few games in May and hopefully making a contribution to a successful season. I am particularly looking forward to working with the younger players in the squad and hoping I can provide some guidance to them,” said Smith in a media release.
Smith will be available for selection for Sussex for their trips to Worcestershire (May 4) and Leicestershire (May 11), as well as a home game at The 1st Central County Ground on May 18, against his Australian teammate Marnus Labuschagne’s Glamorgan side.
At Sussex, Smith will be teammates with India’s veteran top-order batter Cheteshwar Pujara, who had earlier agreed to return to Sussex in October 2022 for the 2023 season.
“I am excited about joining Sussex for a few games in May and hopefully making a contribution to a successful season. I am particularly looking forward to working with the younger players in the squad and hoping I can provide some guidance to them,” said Smith in a media release.
- 1/19/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Mumbai, Jan 14 (Ians) The national selection committee’s decision to include white-ball specialist Suryakumar Yadav ahead of upcoming red-ball specialists, especially Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan, has raised a lot of dust with some former players and fans blasting the selectors for their decision.
Former India opener and noted commentator Aakash Chopra is one of the first to react on the issue and said Sarfaraz Khan might feel cheated for not being picked in the squad for the first two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Series despite some good performances in domestic red-ball cricket.
The selectors on Friday evening named wicket-keeper-batter Ishan Kishan beside stylish batter Suryakumar Yadav in the 17-member Indian Test squad for the first two games against Australia, beginning on February 9.
Suryakumar, who has been in brilliant form in T20Is for India, has also been included. He made his first-class debut way back in December 2010 and has 5549 runs...
Former India opener and noted commentator Aakash Chopra is one of the first to react on the issue and said Sarfaraz Khan might feel cheated for not being picked in the squad for the first two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Series despite some good performances in domestic red-ball cricket.
The selectors on Friday evening named wicket-keeper-batter Ishan Kishan beside stylish batter Suryakumar Yadav in the 17-member Indian Test squad for the first two games against Australia, beginning on February 9.
Suryakumar, who has been in brilliant form in T20Is for India, has also been included. He made his first-class debut way back in December 2010 and has 5549 runs...
- 1/14/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
The phrase "Hand of God" made famous by Diego Maradona, in what is termed in a very loose way, somehow always seems to find itself blessing the legends of the sport. Messi, the champion footballer, was the one to receive it when most required at this World Cup. Argentina was one of the favourite sides not only because of the way they play the game of football but also because one wished Messi to win it for his immense contribution to the sport.
They did so in splendid style and richly deserved it.
Argentina’s success was a good example of the uncertainty that sports bring to the table. The football world was shocked when they lost their opening match of the World Cup to Saudi Arabia. Argentina, thereafter, needed to win both their matches to qualify. However, the loss put a shadow of doubt on their ability. Champions, they say,...
They did so in splendid style and richly deserved it.
Argentina’s success was a good example of the uncertainty that sports bring to the table. The football world was shocked when they lost their opening match of the World Cup to Saudi Arabia. Argentina, thereafter, needed to win both their matches to qualify. However, the loss put a shadow of doubt on their ability. Champions, they say,...
- 12/23/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Canberra, Dec 9 (Ians) Retired tennis star Ashleigh Barty has been awarded Australian sport’s highest individual honour for a second time.
At the annual Sport Australia Hall of Fame event on Thursday night Barty became the third person to win The Don Award — named after cricket great Don Bradman — multiple times.
Entering 2022 as the world No. 1, Barty in January became the first homegrown Australian Open singles champion since 1978.
Less than two months later, the three-time Grand Slam champion announced her shock retirement from tennis at the age of 25, reports Xinhua. “This year was certainly my most enjoyable Australian Open, result aside, that had nothing to do with it. It felt free. I played without consequence, I played like a little kid,” Barty said on Thursday night.
“In my eyes, there was no pressure. It was just about me trying to redeem myself, in a way, and playing how I’d...
At the annual Sport Australia Hall of Fame event on Thursday night Barty became the third person to win The Don Award — named after cricket great Don Bradman — multiple times.
Entering 2022 as the world No. 1, Barty in January became the first homegrown Australian Open singles champion since 1978.
Less than two months later, the three-time Grand Slam champion announced her shock retirement from tennis at the age of 25, reports Xinhua. “This year was certainly my most enjoyable Australian Open, result aside, that had nothing to do with it. It felt free. I played without consequence, I played like a little kid,” Barty said on Thursday night.
“In my eyes, there was no pressure. It was just about me trying to redeem myself, in a way, and playing how I’d...
- 12/9/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
By Yajurvindra Singh The popular belief of cricket being a batsman’s game is so true. The great Don Bradman, with a phenomenal average of 99.94, stands far above any pace bowler who has played the game. In India, Sachin Tendulkar has the distinction of being the superstar amongst the cricketers because of his brilliant exploits […]...
- 5/6/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Did you know that at least ten men of African descent were transported to Australia on the First Fleet?
Premiering October 17 on Sbs, documentary Our African Roots, from Chemical Media, is an exploration and an insight into Australia’s lost African history.
Presented by filmmaker and journalist Santilla Chingaipe, the documentary reveals how Australians of African descent have helped shape Australia’s history for more than 200 years – from the First Fleet to the Eureka Rebellion, and from the Anzacs to Don Bradman’s Invincibles.
The documentary forms part of Sbs’s Australia Uncovered strand. Producing with Chingaipe is director Tony Jackson.
Principal production investment from Screen Australia. Developed and produced with support from Film Victoria, in partnership with the Documentary Australia Foundation.
The post ‘Our African Roots’ (Trailer) appeared first on If Magazine.
Premiering October 17 on Sbs, documentary Our African Roots, from Chemical Media, is an exploration and an insight into Australia’s lost African history.
Presented by filmmaker and journalist Santilla Chingaipe, the documentary reveals how Australians of African descent have helped shape Australia’s history for more than 200 years – from the First Fleet to the Eureka Rebellion, and from the Anzacs to Don Bradman’s Invincibles.
The documentary forms part of Sbs’s Australia Uncovered strand. Producing with Chingaipe is director Tony Jackson.
Principal production investment from Screen Australia. Developed and produced with support from Film Victoria, in partnership with the Documentary Australia Foundation.
The post ‘Our African Roots’ (Trailer) appeared first on If Magazine.
- 9/29/2021
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
New Delhi, May 25 (Ians) Covid-19 pandemic may have put a stop to outdoor batting net sessions for most cricketers, but for nine-year-old Vighnaj Prejith, whose drives with back and across movement are being discussed even in English media as sign of Indias batting talent depth, it turned into an opportunity.
The little boy began playing cricket with his grandmother in their flat after getting hooked to cricket in 2019 a couple of months after watching Indian Premier League (Ipl).
"He would bat against my mother (the kid's grandmother) in the flat. After a month or two, I realised he was hitting good shots. We didn't know much about cricket, so I searched online to learn basics of cricket and imparted them to him. I got him a bat too," said father Prejith V told Ians from Thrissur in Kerala.
Vighnaj would get up at 4.45-5.00 a.m. and would practice batting...
The little boy began playing cricket with his grandmother in their flat after getting hooked to cricket in 2019 a couple of months after watching Indian Premier League (Ipl).
"He would bat against my mother (the kid's grandmother) in the flat. After a month or two, I realised he was hitting good shots. We didn't know much about cricket, so I searched online to learn basics of cricket and imparted them to him. I got him a bat too," said father Prejith V told Ians from Thrissur in Kerala.
Vighnaj would get up at 4.45-5.00 a.m. and would practice batting...
- 5/25/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
By Yajurvindra Singh
Cricket has always had the aura of being an elite sport that stood for values appreciated in different walks of life. This is precisely why it has been a popular game for so long. The players in white amid the village greens, or at the stadium, were looked up to as gritty warriors representing a community, village, city, or a country, all aiming to succeed.
The cricket stars who shone as knights in white armour were revered, loved and idolised from the game's inception to our present-day heroes.
The rules and the playing conditions over years were tweaked to make cricket more attractive and absorbing. Similarly, cricketers' innovation in the art of batting, bowling, fielding, and even field placements has kept the game in motion.
One marvelled at the way W.G. Grace mastered the defensive stroke as well as his lusty hits in front of the wicket.
Cricket has always had the aura of being an elite sport that stood for values appreciated in different walks of life. This is precisely why it has been a popular game for so long. The players in white amid the village greens, or at the stadium, were looked up to as gritty warriors representing a community, village, city, or a country, all aiming to succeed.
The cricket stars who shone as knights in white armour were revered, loved and idolised from the game's inception to our present-day heroes.
The rules and the playing conditions over years were tweaked to make cricket more attractive and absorbing. Similarly, cricketers' innovation in the art of batting, bowling, fielding, and even field placements has kept the game in motion.
One marvelled at the way W.G. Grace mastered the defensive stroke as well as his lusty hits in front of the wicket.
- 3/19/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
New Delhi, Jan 14 (Ians) The history of Indian tennis begins in the late 19th century, soon after it was established as a competitive sport in England. The sport quickly caught the imagination of the colonised just as much as it had of the colonisers. In those early years, Mohammed Sleem, the Fyzee brothers, S.M. Jacob and Ghaus Mohammed (whose genius was sadly curtailed by the Second World War) were the heroes tennis needed, claiming it for India.
After independence, a new set of players set the courts ablaze: Dilip Bose, Sumant Misra, Naresh Kumar and the dazzling Ramanathan Krishnan, who remains one of India's biggest icons. In the 1970s and '80s, Vijay Amritraj and Ramesh Krishnan established India as a regular on the international stage, until finally in the mid-1990s, Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi earned the country its first Grand Slam titles.
Today, tennis is deeply entrenched in India,...
After independence, a new set of players set the courts ablaze: Dilip Bose, Sumant Misra, Naresh Kumar and the dazzling Ramanathan Krishnan, who remains one of India's biggest icons. In the 1970s and '80s, Vijay Amritraj and Ramesh Krishnan established India as a regular on the international stage, until finally in the mid-1990s, Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi earned the country its first Grand Slam titles.
Today, tennis is deeply entrenched in India,...
- 1/14/2021
- by IANS
- GlamSham
Some of our regular readers might think that a review of a cricket game is a little out of our wheelhouse, and they wouldn’t be entirely wrong. As a North American publication, we tend to cover sports that resonate with our readers, so reviews for franchises such as FIFA and Madden tend to get the most attention. That being said, I was intrigued when I heard that a new cricket game would be coming out on consoles and PC and decided to have a go at it.
Before I begin though, I should note that those who are looking for an in-depth analysis of Don Bradman Cricket 17’s grasp on cricket should look elsewhere. While I do know the basic ins-and-outs of the sport (thanks to my father, who regularly watched cricket matches as I was growing up), I (frankly) am unable to provide the most comprehensive look at...
Before I begin though, I should note that those who are looking for an in-depth analysis of Don Bradman Cricket 17’s grasp on cricket should look elsewhere. While I do know the basic ins-and-outs of the sport (thanks to my father, who regularly watched cricket matches as I was growing up), I (frankly) am unable to provide the most comprehensive look at...
- 1/11/2017
- by Shaan Joshi
- We Got This Covered
Free Willy director Simon Wincer and writer David Williamson produced a captivating if cynical drama that one critic called ‘Rocky with hoofs’
Like so many great Australian traditions, Melbourne Cup week fuses a number of recreations dear to the national psyche – namely sport, gambling and the consumption of prodigious amounts of alcohol. Every year news stories report garbage-splattered carnage involving dolled-up men and women collapsing on each other and racehorse owners and trainers pocketing serious coinage from their four-legged investments.
Punters lap it up while the sport’s naysayers think of the Cup more along the lines of a profound national shame. The very line “a day of profound national shame” is delivered by a racing official in director Simon Wincer’s 1983 drama tracing the career of Australia’s legendary thoroughbred, Phar Lap, a national icon as beloved as jars of Vegemite or Sir Donald Bradman.
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Like so many great Australian traditions, Melbourne Cup week fuses a number of recreations dear to the national psyche – namely sport, gambling and the consumption of prodigious amounts of alcohol. Every year news stories report garbage-splattered carnage involving dolled-up men and women collapsing on each other and racehorse owners and trainers pocketing serious coinage from their four-legged investments.
Punters lap it up while the sport’s naysayers think of the Cup more along the lines of a profound national shame. The very line “a day of profound national shame” is delivered by a racing official in director Simon Wincer’s 1983 drama tracing the career of Australia’s legendary thoroughbred, Phar Lap, a national icon as beloved as jars of Vegemite or Sir Donald Bradman.
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- 11/7/2015
- by Luke Buckmaster
- The Guardian - Film News
After 31 years, the historian's annual evening of films about cricket history has been axed by BFI chairman Greg Dyke
For 31 years, the historian David Frith has mounted an annual evening of mostly black and white film about cricket's history at the British Film Institute. There, you could watch priceless film of players from An Hornby and Victor Trumper to Len Hutton and Don Bradman. Over the years, aficionados such as Harold Pinter and Peter O'Toole could be found mixing with players like Denis Compton and Steve Waugh in the audience. Last year, the BFI dubbed Mr Frith's archive evenings "unimprovable". This year they have been axed by BFI chairman Greg Dyke, who cites the wish to revitalise his programme. As the England XI in Australia struggle to reach totals Hutton once made on his own, and while players bicker and sledge in ways that Trumper – filmed in 1910 accepting a run-out...
For 31 years, the historian David Frith has mounted an annual evening of mostly black and white film about cricket's history at the British Film Institute. There, you could watch priceless film of players from An Hornby and Victor Trumper to Len Hutton and Don Bradman. Over the years, aficionados such as Harold Pinter and Peter O'Toole could be found mixing with players like Denis Compton and Steve Waugh in the audience. Last year, the BFI dubbed Mr Frith's archive evenings "unimprovable". This year they have been axed by BFI chairman Greg Dyke, who cites the wish to revitalise his programme. As the England XI in Australia struggle to reach totals Hutton once made on his own, and while players bicker and sledge in ways that Trumper – filmed in 1910 accepting a run-out...
- 12/8/2013
- by Editorial
- The Guardian - Film News
From Gordon Hill to the doyen of cricket umpiring, via one official sending off another and even a spot of Naked Gun
1) Gordon Hill
It's a touch hard to believe amid the bland pale-faced middle-management orthodoxy of today's referees, Gordon Hill did what no football official has done before or since – he made being the man with the whistle look cool.
Between 1966 and 1975 he was certainly the anti-establishment face of the establishment. He looked like a lost fifth Beatle (free-kicks were awarded from underneath a mop of hair and from behind a thick moustache), undid more buttons on his referee's shirt than was publicly decent and gave as good as he got with the players.
On one occasion Millwall's Eamon Dunphy complained at a robust tackle going unpenalised. "You would have avoided it last year," Hill told him. "You're fucking going, you are. Getting past it." His comfort with expletives...
1) Gordon Hill
It's a touch hard to believe amid the bland pale-faced middle-management orthodoxy of today's referees, Gordon Hill did what no football official has done before or since – he made being the man with the whistle look cool.
Between 1966 and 1975 he was certainly the anti-establishment face of the establishment. He looked like a lost fifth Beatle (free-kicks were awarded from underneath a mop of hair and from behind a thick moustache), undid more buttons on his referee's shirt than was publicly decent and gave as good as he got with the players.
On one occasion Millwall's Eamon Dunphy complained at a robust tackle going unpenalised. "You would have avoided it last year," Hill told him. "You're fucking going, you are. Getting past it." His comfort with expletives...
- 10/11/2013
- by John Ashdown
- The Guardian - Film News
In light of the current saga surrounding the future of Kevin Pietersen, and the ongoing fallout from Tony Greig’s Spirit of Cricket lecture (interpreted by some as an exercise in India-bashing), it seems a good time to look back on some of cricket’s most controversial moments. In this age of 24-hour rolling news and sensationalistic journalism, it can seem like an earth-shattering imbroglio every time a cricketer picks his nose. But which moments still touch a nerve with players and fans alike?
One caveat before we start. By ‘controversy’ we mean an event which caused a considerable divide in opinion, rather than something which simply got headlines. For that reason we’re not including incidents like Allan Donald’s epic duel with Michael Atherton in 1998; though that prompted many column inches, events like this are generally held as having a positive impact on the game, and are remembered...
One caveat before we start. By ‘controversy’ we mean an event which caused a considerable divide in opinion, rather than something which simply got headlines. For that reason we’re not including incidents like Allan Donald’s epic duel with Michael Atherton in 1998; though that prompted many column inches, events like this are generally held as having a positive impact on the game, and are remembered...
- 8/21/2012
- by Daniel Mumby
- Obsessed with Film
Karl Stefanovic has defended his 'drunken antics' at a recent book launch. The Today presenter, who introduced his colleague Richard Wilkins's new publication Black Ties, Red Carpets, Green Rooms at an event in Sydney last Thursday night, shocked onlookers by using inappropriate language during his speech. As he got up on stage, Stefanovic told a room of guests including Wilkins's fiancée and children: "I know three things about Richard Wilkins: great bloke, big hair, massive c**k. That's all I know. I know all the press are here, yada, yada, yada - but sometimes, like Tom Cruise in that film, you just have to say, 'What the f**k. "In the '80s you were the Don Bradman of rooting - seriously bro'. Most of us in the '80s walked into a bar and thought, 'I reckon I might be a chance with that (more)...
- 8/29/2011
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
England ended up 127 for two after a damp and cagey first day of play, with Jonathan Trott unbeaten on 58
Morning everyone. How are you feeling this morning? Palms a little moist? Brow a touch fevered? Thoughts about the respective merits of Tim Bresnan and Stuart Broad inexplicably dominating your inner monologue? It's time, at last. The 2000th Test, the 100th between England and India, and the most eagerly anticipated match in
this country outside of an Ashes series since the West Indies were in their pomp a whippersnapper's lifetime ago.
This being the proper start of the summer it's probably worth checking the weather. A quick look outside the window from the top floor of Guardian Towers eastwards across the cityscape shows a solid gray morass of cloud, stretching from here to eternity St John's Wood. We might not start on time but the weathermen say that we'll get plenty of play,...
Morning everyone. How are you feeling this morning? Palms a little moist? Brow a touch fevered? Thoughts about the respective merits of Tim Bresnan and Stuart Broad inexplicably dominating your inner monologue? It's time, at last. The 2000th Test, the 100th between England and India, and the most eagerly anticipated match in
this country outside of an Ashes series since the West Indies were in their pomp a whippersnapper's lifetime ago.
This being the proper start of the summer it's probably worth checking the weather. A quick look outside the window from the top floor of Guardian Towers eastwards across the cityscape shows a solid gray morass of cloud, stretching from here to eternity St John's Wood. We might not start on time but the weathermen say that we'll get plenty of play,...
- 7/22/2011
- by Andy Bull, Rob Smyth
- The Guardian - Film News
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