‘Too much criticism’: Carragher defends misfiring Salah, insists he must start against Sunderland
Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has leapt to the defence of misfiring forward Mohamed Salah.Salah has just 18 goal involvements across all competitions this season — his lowest at this stage of a c...
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'Khawaja's chance to retire with dignity' - Australian media
Over in Australia, the newspapers are beginning to react to Usman Khawaja being omitted from the home squad for Thursday's second Ashes Test in Brisbane. With Khawaja ruled out, batter Josh Inglis and all-rounder Beau Webster are set to battle it out for a place in the XI, with Travis Head at the top of the order after he scored a century as a stand-in opener last time out. The West Australian are excited about that move, telling us to "get ready to ride the Travis Head wave" and touting the South Australian as the successor to the attacking opener David Warner, who retired from Test cricket in January 2024.
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'A fearless hero for hapless England' - Robin Smith obituary
Robin Smith, who has died at the age of 62, was a fearless hero in a struggling England team, but had to battle his own demons after retiring from cricket.
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