Mulder passes up chance to break Lara's test runs record by declaring 33 runs short of 400
The South Africa captain was on 367 not out in the second test against Zimbabwe and within sight of Lara's longstanding benchmark. But with his team on 626-5, Mulder declared after lunch.
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- New York Times
This England-India Test is not Bazball as we know it but it is no less intriguing for it
Everything about England's Test cricket in the three dizzying years since Rob Key urged supporters to strap themselves in and enjoy the ride has been about entertainment. 'We don't do draws' was the mantra of Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum as soon as managing director of England cricket Key threw them together in 2022 on a mission to redefine the longest form of the game. Advertisement But something different has been taking place at Lord's over the past three days. Something that has virtually disappeared under captain Stokes and coach McCullum with their high-octane style of play that quickly became known as Bazball. An old-fashioned, slow-burning but hotly-contested Test match that could easily end in parity after five long, sun-baked days and more than 30 hours of play at the home of cricket. Only one Test has resulted in a draw since Stokes and McCullum joined forces on the back of a particularly turgid period during which England had won only one game in 17 under a far more conservative management duo of Joe Root and Chris Silverwood. And that one draw was only because two days were lost to rain at Old Trafford when England were in a commanding position at a pivotal stage of the last Ashes series against Australia two years ago. The third Test of England's series against India, deadlocked at 1-1 after two of the five games, may buck that trend. It has been a throwback, three evenly-matched days so far in which India, remarkably, were dismissed for exactly the same score as England, 387, just 15 minutes before the close of the third day, creating a one-innings match with only two days left to get a positive result. Now England will have to try to score at their Bazball norm of more than five runs an over, unprecedented in more than 200 previous years of Test cricket before they came along, in their second innings if they are to have enough time to bowl India out and win. India, meanwhile, will need to dismiss England again by the close of the fourth day to give themselves enough time to force a win on Monday on a last-day pitch. It is the sort of situation that used to be commonplace before the success of short-form Twenty20 cricket revolutionised the game and threatened to turn Test cricket into an anachronism with no place in a modern, impatient sporting world. Advertisement A friend of mine with no interest in a sport that can last five days without a result once said to me, when I was a Test-cricket obsessed teenager many years ago, that 'cricket is a game that is never boring to people like you, it's only ever intriguing'. The point being that Test cricket devotees, those who are prepared to pay £175 for a day at Lord's, will always find something that interests them even on a slow day on a soporific pitch and with over- rates so slow in this game that fully 32 overs of the scheduled allocation have been lost over the first three days. And there has been plenty at Lord's to intrigue, fascinate and, yes, entertain Test cricket fans in a game still with as much potential to explode into life over the next two days as it has to peter out into that Bazball rarity of a five-day draw. Not least on a third day full of the ebbs and flows that seem destined to be a regular feature in this series between two of the powerhouses of the Test game. First came a relatively calm session of Indian progress interrupted on the stroke of lunch by a brilliant piece of fielding from Stokes that had India dangerman Rishabh Pant run out with a direct hit while trying to hurry his partner KL Rahul to a century. Then came a spell in which Rahul was dismissed just after reaching three figures and India were seemingly doing their best to throw away their position of strength with some madcap running between the wickets that resulted in four missed run-out chances for England. Best of all was a hostile and quite magnificent spell of fast bowling from the returning Jofra Archer, who marked his first Test in more than four years with the fastest spell he has produced for England, 11 successive balls over the 90 miles per hour mark, peaking at 94.1. After tea the Test went back to sleep again as Ravindra Jadeja guided India into an unexpected position of parity with 72 and Stokes put so much into his bowling that a message was sent onto the field by McCullum to tell him not to overdo it and injure himself. There was time for a bad-tempered finale that could lead to India captain Shubman Gill being fined for his angry reaction to England's attempts to delay the game. Advertisement England ensured there would only be time for one over in their second innings with some blatant time wasting that annoyed India and Gill before Zak Crawley — who repeatedly pulled away as the bowler prepared to deliver the third ball of the over — and Ben Duckett reached the safety of the dressing room two runs ahead without second innings loss. The intrigue now will come on the fourth morning when England have to decide whether they will risk defeat by trying to force the pace with ultra-attacking play and get far enough ahead of India to pressurise them on Monday. Or whether the grown-up version of Bazball will see England accepting they do not have enough time on another disappointing pitch that is hardly conducive to all-out attack and just try to ensure they do not go to Manchester for the fourth Test on July 21 2-1 down. Either way there will not be any complaints from Test devotees. This series will never be boring to them, only ever intriguing. 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Forbes
44 minutes ago
- Forbes
Quenton Jackson Inks Two-Way Deal With Pacers, Immediately Shows Value
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - DECEMBER 27: Quenton Jackson #29 of the Indiana Pacers dribbles against the ... More Boston Celtics during the second half at TD Garden on December 27, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Celtics defeat the Pacers 142-105. (Photo by) LAS VEGAS – Indiana Pacers guard Quenton Jackson is fast with the ball, crafty around the rim, and passionate on every play. It's a fun style, and Jackson has refined it in each of his three seasons in the NBA. It originally landed him a two-way contract with the Washington Wizards in 2022-23. Now, with the 2025-26 offseason underway, Jackson has signed his fourth two-way deal. This time, it's with the Pacers – he will return to the blue and gold for the third-straight season. The Pacers announced the signing earlier this week. Jackson received a qualifying offer and was a restricted free agent. He spent the entirety of last season on a two-way agreement as well, but he did more than the typical player signed to one of those deals. With Indiana banged up early in the campaign, Jackson became a needed rotation player on several occasions, appearing in 28 games in 2024-25. He started seven times. The California native averaged 5.8 points and 1.9 assists per game and scored in double figures six times. 'I rock with his passion and his energy, man. I think he does things the right way,' former Pacers center Myles Turner said of Jackson. 'He was able to come to this league and really make a difference. He worked his way up.' Indiana went 3-4 with Jackson as a starter last season, and he often took on challenging defensive assignments. His foot speed and fiery nature allowed him to hold up well in those matchups. 'What we've asked him to do is to play his game within our system. And the first thing you notice about him is just how hard he goes,' Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle said of Jackson. 'He's a combative defender. He's a rim attacker. He's going to bring intensity and competitiveness to the game.' Why did the Pacers want to keep Quenton Jackson? Based on his play last season, it's not hard to figure out why the Pacers wanted to keep Jackson. It's his last season of two-way eligibility, so it's a one-year contract. And just two days after putting pen to paper, Jackson got to hit the floor for summer league play. He proved why Indiana was right to re-sign him while showing more about what makes him valuable to the team. The blue and gold were taking on the Cleveland Cavaliers to open summer league play, and they were down big in the first half. With 7:30 to go in the second quarter, Cleveland's lead was 16. Indiana needed Jackson, their most experienced player, to get them back into the game. Despite trailing by 13 at halftime, the two-way signee did exactly that. He had eight points with five minutes on the clock in the third quarter before driving for a dunk, hitting a free throw, and canning a three all within about 100 seconds. He finished two more times at the cup and pulled in a steal before the period ended. Indiana trimmed their deficit to two. In just 5:26 of third-quarter play, Jackson had 12 points, an assist, and that steal. The Pacers won those minutes by nine and were right back in the game. 'I think we just turned up the intensity,' Jackson said. 'Coming out of halftime, the message was [to] match their energy. Play with that attitude we know we have.' Indiana Pacers guard Quenton Jackson (29) goes to the basket between Cleveland Cavaliers forward ... More Jaylon Tyson (24) and center Tristan Thompson (13) in the second overtime of an NBA basketball game Sunday, April 13, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) Jackson and the Pacers kept pushing in the fourth quarter, taking the lead for the first time since the opening frame with 5:48 to go. Cleveland responded with 11 unanswered points, but that was nothing for Jackson and company. 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After getting a stop in the post in the third quarter, Jackson flexed in place during the action, proud of his defensive work. After a steal and layup a few minutes later, he let out a roar under the basket. He was pushing his team back into the game mentally. On a team full of strong-willed players, Jackson's vibe and attitude are contagious. 'He's a vibe leader… pushed and got the guys together and rallied dudes together off the court when he's not playing,' Yacob said. 'Coach (Lloyd Pierce) always says he's just a classic LA dude, just a good vibe dude that brings people together.' Jackson was in college when he realized he had a gift connecting people. He wants to bring his positive energy everywhere he goes – and that's often a basketball game. He came off the bench in the summer league opener and was able to be uplifting from the sidelines and on the court. 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'A lot of work has gone into it, but I can't just put all of it on me. A lot comes from the trust of my teammates, the coaching staff, front office, all of that. So I'm forever grateful.'
Washington Post
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- Washington Post
14-man Springboks suppress Italy with 7 tries
GQEBERHA, South Africa — South Africa smothered Italy 45-0 with only 14 men at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium and swept their two-test rugby series on Saturday. No. 8 Jasper Wiese was sent off in the 22nd minute for head-butting Italy prop Danilo Fischetti. His first international red card spoiled the chance to play with his younger brother Cobus, who made his Springboks debut in the second half.
