The rush of wickets that made this innings defeat possible was the boiling of water that has grown steadily hotter for an ageing and patched-up Test batting order for some considerable time.
There were no other takers for a £10,000 handicap to be run at Mackay in Queensland, Australia on Friday other than members of Lachie Manzelmann’s stable
How Australia rated in their innings and 31-run humiliation by South Africa in Gqeberha.
The Australian author of Love and Virtue says her nationality didn’t give her pause when she wrote the script, but Ang Lee’s ‘perfect’ 1995 film didThe summer Diana Reid spent writing her film adaptation of Sense and Sensibility, she found herself having some oddly formal conversations down at the pub.
The Australian author used only about 25 lines from Jane Austen’s first published novel for her screenplay, inventing most of the dialogue herself. To be able to mimic that very distinctive voice, Reid had to dive headfirst into studying Austen’s rhythm and sentence structure.“I got so immersed in the language it infected my own speech.
I would be describing someone I just met, and I’d be like, ‘Oh, he was most amiable!’” Reid says, laughing. “It was a kind of insanity.” Continue reading...
Australia continue their second innings as they try to avoid losing to South Africa on day five of the second Test. Follow along live.
Jennifer Kent’s debut feature flopped in local cinemas – but it soon became a global hit.
As the new official lifestyle outfitter, Boss is bringing a chic, sleek new look to the tournament in 2027.
As locals continue to grapple with the violent attack on Helen Haines, towns across north-east Victoria are turning to an iconic Australian bird to show solidarity.
As Australia’s Test batting woes deepened in South Africa, Kurtis Patterson and Sam Konstas sent selectors timely reminders. Could they be back in the baggy green soon?
The Silver Ferns gain a 2-0 lead over Australia in the Constellation Cup.
Michael Cheika might just be the busiest bloke in Australian rugby. Having helped lead the Roosters to an NRL title, this is how he plans to turn the Waratahs around.
The landscaping project has beaten 26 others from around Australia to take out the prize.
Australian sprint champion Jake Doran has been charged with a child sex offence in Queensland.
Australia's batting line up crumbles in Gqeberha as South Africa takes control of the second Test match.
Australian coach Andrew McDonald gave a telling response when asked to sum up his side's batting performance in the second Test.
Australia's batting line up crumbles in Gqeberha as South Africa takes control of the second Test match.
Marnus Labuschagne’s Test career is again hanging by the slimmest of threads after he was out twice in a single humiliating day for Australia.
Sydney FC have blocked young gun Akol Akon from going to next month’s under-17s World Cup. It’s tempting to frame the Sky Blues as the villain, but that would be wrong.
Australia have a big job ahead of them as they try to stave off humiliating defeat on day four of the second Test at St George’s Park. Follow along live.
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Point Of Law, winner of the Bahrain Trophy in the royal silks in July, earned a ‘golden ticket’ for next month’s big race after triumphing on his Australian debut
Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has warned against Australia following the United States’ path of political violence.
Doctors have amputated both of Helen Haines legs after the Australian lawmaker was hit in an apparent deliberate attack. The suspected driver involved in the attack has appeared in court.
Australia’s cricket selectors took the soft option to drop Nathan Lyon to recall Scott Boland, according to Darren Berry, and it has backfired spectacularly.
House prices have fallen across every Australian capital city for the first time in 15 years and had their steepest quarterly fall on record.
Updates as the Proteas host Australia at St George’s ParkPlay start time in Gqeberha is 9.45am local/6.45pm AEDT/8.45am BSTAny thoughts? Get in touch with an emailAlright, friends, we’re set for a big one. Day three in Gqeberha saw the biggest turnaround in a Test match since … well, the previous one in this series in Durban.
Is Temba Bavuma the Matt Renshaw of South Africa? Many are saying it. That was quite an astonishing day’s cricket, and it leaves the hosts more than 400 runs in the lead, while the visitors have already lost Nic Maddinson for his second duck in three hits, and Scott Boland is going to resume this morning having been the nightwatch in the late gloom.For Australia today, the task is simply to bat and bat and bat.
Try to eat up as many overs as possible, while keeping the runs going in order to whittle down that deficit from the imposing proportions that it has now. Do they have the technique and temperament to go long? If they can wipe out day four, then day five won’t pose as much threat, and a draw will mean the visitors at least have the series trophy locked up.
But if South Africa’s bowlers can sustain some damage in the way Australia’s couldn’t, trouble looms. Continue reading...
So-called terramation will become legal in NSW, with several MPs revealing they want their own bodies turned into soil after they die.
As she is inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame, Lisa Sthalekar says authorities must find a way to schedule women’s cricket in the peak of summer.
NextDC plunge adds to sector woes as Nvidia holds talks over injecting capital into Firmus after failed IPO
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explicare.deStudy identifies ‘circadian depression’ as affecting nearly a quarter of more than 11,000 participantsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian researchers have identified a new subtype of depression – termed “circadian depression” – linked to disruptions in the body’s internal clock, which they believe is less responsive to traditional antidepressant treatments.In a study published in British Journal of Psychiatry, involving clinical and genetic data from 11,380 Australians with mostly severe and recurrent depression, researchers identified circadian depression as affecting nearly a quarter (23%) of participants.
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South Africa captain Temba Bavuma hits a career knock to put the Proteas on top of Australia in the second Test.
Dan Brettig and Adam Collins analyse how this Test series may just have flipped the script.
Guenther Steiner shot to fame on F1's Netflix doco Drive to Survive, and he's bringing his sweary humour Down Under for a speaking tour.