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SPORT ONLINE ❯❯❯❯ Award-winning Press sports scribe Tony Smith chimes in Two down, one more to go for Aust with his latest offerings from the world of football – that’s rugby, soccer and/or league. Online at press.co.nz from 11am. Michael Clarke’s Australians fin- ished off England in 11 overs yes- SCOREBOARD terday to win the second test by 218 HAVE YOUR SAY runs and take a 2-0 series lead into ❯❯❯❯ Want to have your say? , where they’re aiming to England 2nd innings Total: ...... 312 Comment on our sport stories regain with a third A Cook c Harris b Johnson ...... 1 Fall: 1 (Cook), 20 (Carberry), 131 at press.co.nz, go to The Press’ straight win. M Carberry c Lyon b Siddle ...... 14 (Pietersen), 143 (Bell), 171 (Root), 210 Facebook page or email us at England had been behind the J Root c Haddin b Lyon ...... 87 (Stokes), 255 (Broad), 293 (Swann), [email protected]. Please keep game at since dropping K Pietersen b Siddle ...... 53 301 (Prior), 312 (Panesar). emails to fewer than 250 words. three catches late on day one to let I Bell c Johnson b Smith ...... 6 : R Harris 19.4-3-54-3 (2w off the hook after taking B Stokes c Clarke b Harris ...... 28 1nb), M Johnson 24-8-73-1 (2w), P three quick . Australia M Prior c Harris b Siddle ...... 69 Siddle 19-4-57-4, N Lyon 26-7-78-1, ON THIS DAY recovered to make 570-9 declared, S Broad c Lyon b Siddle ...... 29 S Watson 6-3-6-0, S Smith 7-0-43-1. ❯❯❯❯ 1978 then took 7-40 G Swann c Clarke b Harris ...... 6 time: 445 mins. Overs: 101.4. In rugby league, France beat with some fearsome short-pitch J Anderson ...... 13 Result: Australia won by 218 runs Australia 11-10 in Toulouse to win bowling to skittle England for 172. M Panesar c Rogers b Harris ...... 0 Series: Australia lead the five-test the two-match series, the last Australia cruised to 132-3 in its Extras (1lb 4w 1nb) ...... 6 series 2-0 one the Kangaroos lost until second innings before Clarke November 26, 2005. France declared again, 10 minutes before stunned Australia in the first play on day four, and setting Eng- makes life easier for all the bowl- up side for Prior, his half century test in Carcassonne, winning land an improbable 531 to win. ers,’’ Clarke said. ended a run of three poor 13-10. ‘‘It’s not a surprise we’ve had ‘‘I thought the whole bowling innings in which he tallied just this success,’’ Australia attack did another fantastic four runs. Clarke said. job in this test match, so the other Monty Panesar was the last THE NUMBER ‘‘We’ve got a very good team guys deserve a lot of credit as man out, sparking celebrations in ❯❯❯❯ 284 that are at the top of our game at well.’’ Australia. England has won the The number of runs Australian the moment, so I’m extremely Australia needed four wickets last three Ashes series, including a captain Michael Clarke pleased.’’ on the last day to complete the win 3-0 win at home in August. has scored from four innings in Resuming on 247-6 yesterday, at the , but early Now they’re possibly only a test the first two Ashes tests. Clarke England was bowled out for 312. morning rain and the forecast for a away from losing the urn to an has scored two hundreds, with a (87) and storm caused some nerves. Australian team that hadn’t won a highest score of 148. He’s (53) prolonged the innings with a After the start of play by was test in 11 months until its victory averaging an impressive 71. 111-run third- stand on day delayed 10 minutes, in in the first test last four, and (69) batted pulled a six from Siddle on the month. defiantly until he was out hooking fourth ball of the morning to drag ‘‘What we can’t do is feel sorry (4-57) in yesterday’s England past 250. for ourselves,’’ Cook said. SPORTS rain-delayed session. But he was out trying the same ‘‘We’re 2-0 down, but that ‘‘On the first day we had an trick to the next ball, pulling doesn’t mean we can’t win [the BRIEFS opportunity, we let a few catches Siddle to at back- series].’’ go and they made us pay for that,’’ ward square leg to end a 45-run Meanwhile, Australia will take England captain stand with Prior as England the same 12-man squad to Perth. Woods pipped said. slipped to 255-7. ‘‘The National Selection Panel ❯❯❯❯ Tournament host Tiger Woods ‘‘The main difference was Aust- Prior passed his half century have selected the same squad of 12 was denied a sixth win of the year in ralia took their chances well. It’s and stroked boundaries in a 38-run for the Perth test,’’ national selec- sensational fashion when he lost the been a tough five days.’’ eighth-wicket partnership until tor John Inverarity said in a state- Northwestern Mutual World Mitchell Johnson was voted (6) edged Ryan ment yesterday. Challenge in a playoff with Zach player of the match for the second Harris to Michael Clarke at second ‘‘Another player could be added Johnson at Sherwood Country Club test in succession. He now has 17 slip. to the squad during the week in California yesterday. Johnson, who wickets for the series and is After failing to post more than pending review of conditions in had twice finished second to fellow primed for the third test at the 180 in its first three innings of the Perth. American Woods at this elite limited- WACA, where he revels in the series, Prior’s cover drive off ‘‘Nathan Coulter-Nile and Doug field event, sealed victory with a extra pace and bounce and has his Siddle took England past 300 in the Bollinger will be in Perth on rock-solid par at the 18th, the first career-best figures. ninth over of the morning. standby and training with the extra hole, where Woods lipped out ‘‘When Mitch bowls the way he But he was out next ball squad for the test match should with a five-footer to bogey. The duo did in that first innings, that hooking Siddle to Harris. On the they be required.’’ AP/Reuters had finished regulation amid high drama and sharp swings of fortune on 13-under 275, Woods parring the last for a two-under 70 and Johnson, who came from four strokes behind Mt Albert beats Boys’ High with four birdies in the last eight holes, closing with a 68. Defending champions Christ- Boys’ High for 172 in the 46th over. Jeffery 25; H Campbell 3-28, Donnell 2-27, church Boys’ High School were Boys’ High left-arm spinner Dhadwal 2-29). Whangarei BHS 122 off 48.2 overs (Extras McLaughlin’s drive beaten by 56 runs by Mt Albert Jeremy Benton took 4-33 from his 29; S Bishop 2-5, J Lawrence 2-11, C Ravi Grammar in their first match at 10 overs, while opening bat Anty 2-30) lost to Scots College (Wellington) ❯❯❯❯ the national secondary schools’ Burnett got 54 from 72 balls and 123-2 in 27.2 overs (Lawrence 55no, Ravi Scott McLaughlin was unable to 54no). overtake enough rivals to cap his cricket championships at Lincoln five fours. Otago BHS 203 in 49.2 overs ((M Williams 31, rookie season race as a V8 yesterday. K Brock 30, R Bayly 26; A Smith 4-43, A Davie Sheer joy: , left, and Michael Clarke of Australia celebrate winning the second test against England Mt Albert posted 228 for seven Mt Albert Grammar 228-7 (Aditya Dhadwal 2-24, M Hammond 2-20) lost to Lindisfarne Supercars driver with another 68, J Donnell 54, A Parikh 41; J Benton 4-33) (Hastings) 205-6 in 47.2 overs (D Thompson podium last weekend but still earned at the Adelaide Oval yesterday. Photo: GETTY IMAGES from their 50 overs then dismissed beat CBHS 172 in 45.2 overs (A Burnett 54, M 87no, M Hammond 63, extras 39). a pass mark from the motorsport team owner that has entrusted the 20-year-old Kiwi with a new HOCKEY challenge in 2014. Twelve months after McLaughlin sealed the second- tier Dunlop Series on the Sydney 500 street layout at the city’s Olympic Games precinct, the Christchurch- Black Sticks captain scores winner in her 200th game born, -based driver could not make the top three at the Brendon Egan women’s hockey player to bring up degrees Celsius, but the final New Zealand coach Mark Hager against the scrambling Chinese the experience in the future. [email protected] 200 caps, joining Suzie Muirhead result was retribution for the said it was nice to be defence. The Black Sticks were missing weekend, although that couldn’t ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●● ● detract from his performances in a and co-captain Emily Naylor. Black Sticks who lost 2-0 to China able to leave the tournament on a Sharland scored with just 15 the experience of Naylor, Katie Holden Commodore that now parks Kayla Sharland celebrated her Sharland made her debut for New during pool play. high. minutes left on the clock with a Glynn and Stacey Michelsen, with up to make way for a Volvo S60. 200th game in style for the Black Zealand in 2003 and has been a cor- Sharland’s 200th test will be one "It’s great to finish with two precision reverse stick shot from the latter two recovering from Sticks as they beat China 1-0 to fin- nerstone of the team in the to remember in what was her wins and we leave with a positive the top of the circle. knee injuries. ish fifth at the World League final midfield in recent years. side’s final game for the year. feeling after a tough start to the New Zealand will have mixed A massive year of hockey Another van Dyk in Argentina yesterday. While the game only provided "I’m very pleased we came tournament. emotions from the World League awaits the New Zealand side in ❯❯❯❯ Bianca van Dyk, 15-year old The Black Sticks captain scored one goal, the statistics told the away with a positive result. It’s a "We created a lot of chances and final tournament. They struggled 2014 with the World Cup, Common- daughter of Silver Fern legend Irene the winner late in the contest to story of New Zealand’s dominance nice way to finish the tour and while we only converted one, we in their pool games, losing all wealth Games, and Champions van Dyk, has been chosen for break the 0-0 deadlock and earn with 22 circle penetrations to four year for a young and improving didn’t give China many three fixtures, but fought back in Trophy on the horizon. netball’s national elite development New Zealand their second consecu- and 75 per cent of possession in team," she said. opportunities and once again classification play, winning their Meanwhile, the Junior Black camp this month. Bianca, from tive victory. China’s half. "I feel very privileged to have defended well.’’ final two games to finish fifth. Sticks men fought out a 2-2 draw Wellington, who says she has become It was a fitting way to cap off the The clash was again played in played 200 games for New Zealand The Black Sticks created their Hager was also able to blood against England in their second used to being referred to as ‘‘Irene’s milestone for Sharland, who testing conditions with and to come away with a win made share of opportunities, but several young players at the tour- group game of the Junior World daughter’’ says her dream is to one became just the third New Zealand temperatures approaching 40 it even better." could not convert in the first half nament, who will be better off for Cup in India yesterday. Fairfax NZ day play in the ANZ trans-Tasman championship and to make the Silver Ferns. GOLF Armstrong second ❯❯❯❯ Martin Dent, the English-born Australian marathon runner who was Every match counts, women told 28th in the London Olympic marathon, wonthe Kepler Challange The Canterbury women’s golf AT A GLANCE race in Fiordland at the weekend team knows only too well how clocking 4:33:37. He beat the winner important each individual game of the past three years Vajin is at their interprovincial tourna- ❯❯❯❯ CANTERBURY Armstrong 4:55:17 from ment starting today, but still 1 Elisha Crosbie (Russley), 2 Christchurch. Rowan Walker of received a timely reminder last Catherine Bell (Christchurch), 3 Australia, who won the 2012 week. Amelia Garvey (Kaiapoi), 4 Auckland marathon, was third in Canterbury missed out on the Fiona Gebbie (Coringa), 5 Kate 5:09:31 with another Christchurch semifinals at the national tourna- Turner (Rawhiti), Reserve: athlete Martin Lukes fourth in 5:16:21. ment last year on a countback Momoka Kobori (Rangiora) 14, 2011 New Zealand mountain running then the same thing happened to Manager: Rachel Thow/Kate champion Ruby Muir was the first the Canterbury men, at the North Johnstone woman in 5:45:02, from Whitney Shore Golf Club last week. ❯❯❯❯ CANTERBURY WINS Dagg 6:03:05, Jean Beaumont (UK) The message has been 1951, 1952, 1953, 1971, 1974, 6:21:09 and Dawn Tuffery 6:30:02. drummed into the women’s side 1988. this week that every single match ❯❯❯❯ CANTERBURY DRAW Hall’s second is crucial. Today: AM – v Southland, PM – Family ties: Mother and daughter Pauline, right, and Catherine Bell will be in The 14-team women’s tourna- v North Harbour opposing camps at the national interprovincial finals this week in Auckland. medal ment begins today at Auckland’s Tomorrow: AM – bye, PM – v Muriwai Golf Club and Canter- Aorangi mean beating teams similar in the Aorangi side, but the pair ❯❯❯❯ New Zealand Paralympian Adam bury are targeting a semifinal Thursday: AM – v Waikato, PM – strength such as North Harbour, won’t play each other. Hall (Wanaka) has won a silver medal spot. v Auckland Waikato and Northland. At No 1 for Canterbury is in the super-G on day two of the That means finishing in the FRIDAY: AM – v Northland With Turner at No 5, Canter- Elisha Crosbie. With Sylvie Wil- International Paralympic Committee top two of their tricky seven-team ❯❯❯❯ WINS bury have a strong lead-off liams leaving, there was a gap (IPC) North America Cup races being pool, which features back-to-back Women’s Interprovincial wins players with plenty of experience. and a possible lack of strength at Don’t miss the Kidz Biz feature held at the Copper Mountain Resort champions and title favourites list: 21 Auckland, 17 Bay of Fiona Gebbie too, at No 4 is the top of the order, but Thow in Colorado, USA. The result backs up Auckland. Plenty, 6 Canterbury, 5 enjoying strong form, while said Crosbie has grown hugely in The Press Good Living on Thursday Hall’s bronze medal winning ‘‘Every year it comes back to Wellington, North Harbour, 4 13-year-old No 3 Amelia Garvey is and expected her to be competi- performance from the previous day. individual games,’’ manager Waikato, 3 Hawkes Bay, 2 the side’s secret weapon. tive at No 1. December 12, to find out what’s on Rachel Thow said. Manawatu/Wanganui, 1 Aorangi/ ‘‘I think she’ll be a bit of a sur- ‘‘She loves a challenge and has ‘‘We actually talked about South Canterbury prise package for us,’’ Thow said. that ‘bring it on’ attitude. We and what to do these School Holidays! Kiwis draw that, we just can’t stress it to the ‘‘Very few opposition players think she’ll do pretty well in what ❯❯❯❯ The Junior Black Sticks Men came girls enough; even if you’re win- know much about her and she’s is a tough position.’’ from behind to draw 2-2 against ning or losing as a team, every six titles was 25 years ago in 1988. not overawed by the big Canterbury start the tourna- England in the world cup in New individual game is important Only No 5 and captain Kate occasion.’’ ment this morning against South- Delhi. 0-2 down at half time, the Kiwis because the competition is so Turner was alive the last time the Former Aorangi player Cath- land, a team they comfortably had Kane Russell converting a close.’’ Canterbury women won. erine Bell will play No 2 and will beat in the South Island penalty corner and Matt Rees-Gibbs Canterbury are the third most There was still a quiet confi- get a chance to play against her interprovincials, before a poten- getting the equaliser with two successful team in the national dence about making the old team tomorrow afternoon. tially tricky encounter against minutes to spare. tournament, but the last of their semifinals, though that would Bell’s mother, Pauline, plays in North Harbour this afternoon.