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Australia's Maxwell quits ODIs to focus on T20 World Cup
MELBOURNE, June 2 (Reuters) - Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has retired from one-day internationals to focus on next year's T20 World Cup, the country's cricket board said on Monday. Maxwell took the decision to prioritise his preparation for the T20 World Cup, to be held in India and Sri Lanka, and his commitment to franchise leagues, Cricket Australia (CA) said in a statement. "I think back to right at the start I was picked ahead of my time and out of the blue. I was just proud just to be playing a couple of games for Australia. I thought I was just going to have that," the two-time World Cup winner said in the statement. "Since then, I have been able to go through the up and downs of being dropped, being brought back, playing in a few World Cups and being a part of some great teams." The 36-year-old has played 149 ODIs for Australia, scoring 3,990 runs at a strike rate of 126.7 - second only to Andre Russell's 130.22. Maxwell's 201 not out from 128 balls while battling cramps in a 2023 World Cup match against Afghanistan is considered the greatest knock in this format. Maxwell, who played the last of his seven tests in 2017, told the Final Word Podcast that the toll of 50-overs cricket, especially after a leg injury he suffered in 2022, affected his fielding ability during the Champions Trophy earlier this year. "I felt like I was letting the team down a little bit with how (the) body was reacting to the conditions," he said. "I had a good chat with (chairman of selectors) George Bailey and I asked him what his thoughts were going forward," he told the Final Word Podcast. "We talked about the 2027 World Cup and I said to him 'I don't think I am going to make that, it's time to start planning for people in my position to have a crack at it and make the position their own'." CA chief executive Todd Greenberg congratulated Maxwell for "one of the most exciting and influential one day international careers in the format's history". "Glenn's ballistic batting has lit up the cricket world and been one of the cornerstones of Australia's continued success in the 50 over game, including his heroic role in the 2023 World Cup triumph," Greenberg said.
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29 minutes ago
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Afternoon Update: mushroom cook gives evidence in murder trial; rightwing candidate wins Poland's election; and inside the mind of JoJo Siwa
Welcome, readers, to Afternoon Update. Erin Patterson has begun giving evidence in court today, telling the triple murder trial she had begun feeling some distance with her estranged husband's family before the alleged murders. Patterson, 50, has pleaded not guilty three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to poisoning her four lunch guests – relatives of her estranged husband, Simon Patterson – with a beef wellington served at her house in Leongatha on 29 July 2023. When asked what was not going well in her life in 2023, Patterson said: 'I had felt for some months that my relationship with the wider Patterson family and particularly Don and Gail perhaps had a bit more distance and space between us. We saw each other less. 'Partly it was a consequence of I no longer lived in the same town as Don and Gail,' she said. 'I'd come to have concerns that Simon was not wanting me to be involved too much in the family. Perhaps I wasn't being invited to so many things.' Follow our live blog for further updates. Karol Nawrocki wins Poland presidential election runoff in blow to Donald Tusk's government Joe Montemurro unveiled as new Matildas coach by Football Australia Queensland woman charged over daughter's murder dies in hospital Sydney airport's lost property auction puts weird and wonderful on the radar Six injured in Boulder, Colorado after man allegedly targets rally for Israeli hostages Thousands have gathered at the Mullewa recreation grounds in Western Australia's mid-west for the town's annual muster and rodeo. The event showcases traditional rodeo contests including bull riding, saddle bronc and barrel racing alongside live country music. 'Australians are the least optimistic in the world about AI, and we struggle to believe its rewards will outweigh the risks.' In a report released on Monday, The Business Council of Australia called for 'clear, practical and risk-based' regulation to encourage AI innovation. The report also noted Australia has 'AI anxiety', which the lobby group said could lead to over-regulation. Sign up to Afternoon Update Our Australian afternoon update breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what's happening and why it matters after newsletter promotion The US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, has demanded Australia increase its defence spending to 3.5% of GDP. Australia currently spends about $53bn a year on its defence budget, a figure that's expected to grow to an estimated $100bn by 2033-34. Anthony Albanese reiterated that Australia would make its own decisions on how best to invest in defence. At 22, singer and reality TV star JoJo Siwa has lived most of her life in the limelight. What's it like to be managed by your mother, run a billion-dollar business in your teens and be dismissed as 'the lesbian' by a Hollywood legend? Siwa unpacks it all. Today's starter word is: HIM. You have five goes to get the longest word including the starter word. Play Wordiply. If you would like to receive this Afternoon Update to your email inbox every weekday, sign up here, or start your day with a curated breakdown of the key stories you need to know with our Morning Mail newsletter. You can follow the latest in US politics by signing up for This Week in Trumpland.
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an hour ago
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Erin Patterson: Australian woman accused of triple mushroom murders gives evidence
SYDNEY, June 2 (Reuters) - An Australian woman accused of murdering three of her estranged husband's elderly relatives by serving them a lunch laced with poisonous mushrooms began giving evidence during her trial on Monday, in a case that has gripped the nation. Erin Patterson, 50, is charged with the July 2023 murders of her mother-in-law Gail Patterson, father-in-law Donald Patterson and Gail's sister, Heather Wilkinson, along with the attempted murder of Ian Wilkinson, Heather's husband, in a case that has gripped Australia. All four fell ill after a lunch of Beef Wellington, mashed potatoes and green beans, the court has heard. Prosecutors allege the accused laced the meal with highly poisonous death cap mushrooms at her home in Leongatha, a town of around 6,000 people some 135 km (84 miles) from Melbourne. Erin Patterson denies the charges, with her defence saying the deaths were a "terrible accident". Beginning her evidence towards the end of the day's session, Erin Patterson said on Monday her relationship with estranged husband Simon Patterson had been in difficulty shortly after they married in 2007. "We could never communicate in a way that would make each of us feel heard and understood," she told the court. She had also grown apart from Simon's parents, Donald and Gail, at the time of their deaths, she added. "I had felt for some months that my relationship with the wider Patterson family, particularly Don and Gail, had a bit more distance or space put between us," she said. Earlier on Monday the prosecution rested its case, following a month of evidence from witnesses, including relatives and medical, forensic and mushroom experts. Simon Patterson gave evidence earlier in the trial, characterising the relationship between him and the accused as strained at the time of the alleged murders. The trial, that began on April 29, has seen intense interest from Australian and international media, with podcasters, journalists and documentary-makers descending on the town of Morwell, around two hours east of Melbourne, where the trial is being held. Erin Patterson is expected to resume her evidence on Tuesday, when the trial continues.
