Daily Express - 08.08.2019

Daily Express Thursday, August 08, 2019 57

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CRICKET: ASHES SERIES

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Main picture: NIKE HEWITT

made only one change in the

whole series, which was forced

on us by Simon Jones’ injury.

“For me, Archer comes in as a

straight swap for Jimmy

Anderson and the other 10

should be given the chance to

put right the missed

opportunities at Edgbaston.

“That includes Moeen Ali,

who seems to have been written

off by all and sundry. If he is

refreshed by the 10-day gap

between Test matches, I would

still pick him at Lord’s.

“I would wait until the squad

convenes on Monday and have

an honest conversation with

him. If the eyes are still a bit

glazed and the shoulders are

sunken, then Joe Root and

Trevor Bayliss have a decision

to make.

“But I wouldn’t be in any

hurry to drop the team’s leading

wicket-taker in Test matches

over the last 18 months.”

Stone, 25, suffered his

setback with Warwickshire and

sporting director Paul Farbrace

said: “It’s so disappointing. He

will have a scan and needs to

rest up.”

were questioning Stuart Broad

when he came back into the

side, but he stepped up – like he

has so often in the last 10 years

for England – and you can’t

question him now.

“These lads have come

back from adversity

before and the key is not

to panic. We’re back in

the same territory

as 2005,

where we

were

heavily

beaten in

the first

Test but

point of delivery, we know he

could be a real handful.

“Fingers crossed he makes an

impact, and it’s only natural

that people expect a lot of

him because he did so

well in the World Cup.

“But let’s not heap all

the responsibility on his

shoulders. As a team, as

a band of brothers,

England will be

hurting and

they have got

to step up.

“Don’t

ask

questions

of your

debutant –

ask them

of your

senior

men.

People

By Mike Walters

JUDD TRUMP has

reclaimed the world

No1 spot by knocking

Ronnie O’Sullivan off

his perch.

The world champion

returned to the summit

for the first time in six

years after advancing

to the International

Championship

quarter-final following

yesterday’s 6-2 win

against Joe Perry in

Daqing, China.

“It is always good

to be on top of the

world,” said left-hander

Trump, 29, after

recording two century

breaks and four

half-centuries.

“Anyone who says

they don’t want to be

world No1 is lying.

“It’s great to be on

top of your sport and

I am very happy.

“It is nice saying you

are No3 or No4 but

there’s no other feeling

like being No1.”

HECTOR NUNNS

SNOOKER

WORLD OF SPORT

WHO WANTED

COFFEE?:

Josh

Hazlewood

does the

honours for

Australia at

Worcester

Philadelphia on

Saturday. But Frampton

is still eager to land a

world title in his next

fight after he recovers

and if he is successful

then Warrington

will give him a

rematch of

their clash in

December.

Warrington

said: “I am

gutted for him

because I’d like to see

Carl go on and become

a world champion

again.

“A rematch with him

in a unification fight

would be fantastic.”

CHRIS McKENNA

Josh gives Frampton

welcome title break

JOSH WARRINGTON

has handed Carl

Frampton a boost after

his nightmare week by

offering him a rematch.

The IBF

featherweight

champion would

be ready to face

Frampton

again if the

Belfast fighter

can claim a

world title.

Frampton

suffered a big

blow this week when a

freak accident saw him

break his hand, which

ruled him out of a

comeback fight

against Emmanuel

Dominguez in

BOXING

1. Who emulated Lester Piggott’s 1965 feat by riding four winners in a day at
   Royal Ascot this year?


2. Which team achieved the second-highest successful run chase in
   World Cup history to beat West Indies by seven wickets at Taunton?


3. Which Brazilian woman has become the leading goalscorer in World Cup
   finals history?


4. Who was the top British golfer at this year’s
   US Open at Pebble Beach, finishing in a tie for
   third place?


5. Which county cricket club has the one-day nickname
   Spitfires?


6. Which Liverpool player was PFA Player of the
   Year in 1983?


7. In what year did Great Britain’s men last win the
   Olympic gold medal for hockey?


8. Which rugby team were the first Welsh winners
   of the Celtic League?


9. Which Premier League football team play at the Amex
   Stadium in Falmer?


10. What was different about the three extra Olympic discus, javelin
    and shot put events in 1912?

1

tackle

to

RATINGS

0-3 Oh dear

4-6 Small beer

7-9 So near

10 Sporting Seer

WARRINGTON

ta. 4 Justin Rose. 5 Kent. 1 Frankie Dettori. 2 Bangladesh. 3 MarANSWERS:

6 Kenny Dalglish. 7 1988. 8 Llanelli Scarlets. 9 Brighton. 10 Competitors used

both hands.

By Mike Walters

STEVE HARMISON has told
England’s flops not to pile too
much pressure on Jofra Archer

• and to “ask questions” of
  their senior citizens instead.
  Archer will make his Test
  debut against Australia at Lord’s
  next week after England’s
  dwindling reserve of fast
  bowling resources took another
  hit with Olly Stone ruled out
  through injury.
  Warwickshire prospect Stone,
  who made a promising debut
  against Ireland last month, has
  aggravated a back problem and
  will be out for at least a
  fortnight.
  With Jimmy Anderson (calf)
  and Mark Wood (knee) already
  crocked, speedster Archer will
  be cast as England’s magic
  bullet to remedy the crushing
  251-run first Test defeat at
  Edgbaston.
  Archer took 6-27 and reeled
  off a 93-ball hundred for
  Sussex’s second XI against
  Gloucestershire in a fitness test
  on Tuesday.
  But ex-England paceman
  Harmison, who took 17 Ashes
  wickets in the 2005 triumph,
  says Archer cannot shoulder the
  burden of trying to overturn the
  1-0 deficit alone.
  He said: “No disrespect to
  Gloucestershire 2nd XI, but
  Archer has been knocking over
  18 and 19-year-olds – which is
  great for his confidence, but we
  still have to make sure we don’t
  ask too much of him.
  “If he bowls from the Pavilion
  End, wicket-to-wicket and gets
  his wrist position right at the

Team will

be hurting

and have

to step up

CALM:

England

should

not panic

says

Harmison

Archer can’t do

it all on his own

Harmison points the finger

at England’s senior players

STOOPS TO

CONQUER:

Archer

showed his

pedigree

for Sussex

seconds

McGrath tipping another Aussie five-for

Australia’s 251-run victory in the

first Test, I’m happy to say I’ve

changed my mind. I’m ready to

make a prediction – and that

prediction is 5-0.”

❑ Mitchell Starc struck with his

fifth ball yesterday as the Aussies

reduced Worcestershire to 31-3 in

reply to 266-5 declared.

column, McGrath said: “At the

start of this series I refused to

make any predictions about the

final score.

“I just felt that everyone

expected me to say 5-0 and that

has become boring. After

GLENN McGRATH has reverted to

type – by forecasting an Ashes

whitewash after England’s first

Test blow-out.

Aussie nemesis McGrath has

made 5-0 predictions a standing

order in the past but he had been

more restrained with his prophecy

• until now. In his BBC Sport

PUNDIT:

McGrath

predicts

Australia

will rule