SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2013 SPORTS Johnson takes magnificent 7 to scar England

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ADELAIDE, Australia: Scoreboard at the close on the third day of the second Ashes Test between Australia and England at the yesterday: Australia 1st innings 570 for 9 declared (M. (Broad), 8-135 (Swann), 9-135 (Anderson), 10- Clarke 148, B. Haddin 118; S. Broad 3-98) 172 (Panesar) England 1st innings (overnight 35 for 1): : Johnson 17.2-8-40-7 (2nb, 1w), b Johnson 3 Harris 14-8-31-0, Lyon 20-5-64-1, Siddle 14-4- Michael Carberry c Warner b Watson 60 34-1 (1nb, 1w), Watson 3-3-0-1 Joe Root c Rogers b Lyon 15 c Bailey b Siddle 4 Australia 2nd innings: 72 Chris Rogers c Haddin b Anderson 2 Ben Stokes lbw b Johnson 1 David Warner not out 83 Matt Prior c Haddin b Johnson 0 Shane Watson c Carberry b Anderson 0 b Johnson 0 Michael Clarke b Panesar 22 c Clarke b Johnson 7 Steve Smith not out 23 James Anderson b Johnson 0 Extras (b1, lb1) 2 Monty Panesar b Johnson 2 Total (3 wkts; 39 overs) 132 Extras (lb3, w2, nb3) 8 Fall of : 1-4 (Rogers), 2-4 (Watson), 3- Total (all out; 68.2 overs) 172 65 (Clarke) Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Cook), 2-57 (Root), 3-66 Bowling: Anderson 7-1-19-2, Broad 6-0-19-0, (Pietersen), 4-111 Swann 9-3-31-0, Stokes 7-3-20-0, Panesar 10- (Carberry), 5-117 (Stokes), 6-117 (Prior), 7-117 0-41-1.

Rain ends New Zealand hopes of first Test win ADELAIDE: Australian Michael Clarke rolls on the ground after dropping England batsman Monty Panesar on the third DUNEDIN: Rain scuppered New Zealand’s chances only to be caught by Shannon Gabriel. day of the second Ashes Test match yesterday. —AFP of completing a first test win in over a year yesterday The 24-year-old Rutherford, who immediately ADELAIDE: Wrecking ball Mitchell Johnson laid favorite hunting ground in where England dle-stump for a second attempt at a hat-trick. as the opening match against West Indies at dropped his head after he hit the ball, trudged off to further scars on England’s battered psyche with have not won since 1978. Playing a lone hand for England, Ian Bell sur- University Oval in Dunedin ended in a draw with the ringing laughter from the West Indian fielders, one a stunning seven- haul that skittled the Only months after returning home from vived the hat-trick ball and a review for lbw to hosts just 33 runs shy of victory. Light rain started of whom yelled ‘what a shot’, as he departed for 20. tourists for 172 and put Australia in complete England in ignominy after a third straight Ashes raise his half-century with an elegant cut falling just before the tea break with Ross Taylor on McCullum hit a four on the first he faced, control of the second Ashes test after the third defeat, Australia’s turnaround has been little through point for four, and number 11 batsman 16 and Corey Anderson on 20 having consolidated but his aggression was his downfall when he mist- day yesterday. The red-hot Queenslander short of astonishing, and the principal architect Monty Panesar showed courage under fire to New Zealand’s chase for 112 runs following a spec- imed a sweep off Shillingford and Ramdin had time unleashed a withering spell of pace bowling at has been the man selectors snubbed for the help his partner add 37 for the 10th wicket. tacular top-order collapse sparked by Shane to take an easy catch to dismiss him for nine. The Adelaide Oval to take three wickets in his second northern series. Following nine wickets and a Johnson eventually bowled Panesar for two Shillingford. The hosts were on 79 for four at the end chatter amongst the West Indians increased over after lunch, then cleaned up the tail before man-of-the-match performance to rout England to bring an early tea and leave Bell stranded on of the game when it was abandoned at 1810 local markedly as they sensed the possibility of a remark- tea to leave England 199 runs short of avoiding in the series-opener in Brisbane, Johnson’s 7-40 72 and England reeling. England paceman (0510 GMT) after off-spinner Shillingford had threat- able victory, knowing that only three other sides in the follow-on. was the best Ashes haul in over 100 years at James Anderson captured two quick wickets in ened to run through the side and seal a remarkable cricket history had won a test after being forced to With the luxury of a further two days’ play, Adelaide Oval and featured two hat-trick opener Chris Rogers and Shane Watson but comeback victory on the final day. follow on. Anderson and Taylor, who scored a career- Australia captain Michael Clarke sent his bats- chances that ultimately went begging. Warner and Clarke steadied the ship with a 61- Shillingford reduced New Zealand to 44 for four best 217 not in the first innings, settled the home men in to give his bowlers a rest and fired by an Needing 371 to avoid the follow-on, England run partnership. Clarke was bowled by Panesar in the 16th over and had the visitors sniffing the pos- side’s nerves and appeared to be well set to achieve unbeaten 83 from opener David Warner, they staggered to 116-4 at lunch, then walked into a for 22 with a delivery that turned sharply and sibility of becoming just the fourth side to achieve victory in the final session before the rain came. “We pushed the lead to a mammoth 530 runs. fire storm after the break as Johnson kicked off would give plenty of encouragement to victory after being forced to follow on. “Little bit dis- were still very confident that Ross and Corey would Australia will make England sweat in the field one of the great spells of Ashes bowling by Australia’s spinner Nathan Lyon. Steven Smith appointed but we can’t do anything about the put together a partnership to win and we had some until close to lunch on day four, which is forecast removing test debutant Ben Stokes leg before (23 not out) added another 67 with Warner weather,” New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum very good batters to come as well,” McCullum to be a sweltering 32 degrees Celsius, before wicket for one, confirmed on review after initially before stumps. said in a televised interview. “We played some excel- added. “We can still improve, but overall I thought it their bowlers push for the win on a pitch show- given not out. Four balls later, Johnson had Matt England have not surpassed 179 runs in an lent cricket but credit to the West Indies, they was a pretty good test by us.” West Indies’ second ing ample turn and reverse swing. Prior caught behind by fellow wicketkeeper Brad innings in the series and Bell could barely con- responded very well. “To score 500 after being asked innings had ended about 20 minutes before lunch “We want to get them back out there in the Haddin for a duck to continue his miserable series ceal his displeasure with his team mates. to follow on was a fine effort, but I thought we with New Zealand capturing their final four wickets field and keep cooking them a bit,” Johnson said. then sent the crowd of 36,000 into delirium when “Obviously it’s another disappointing perform- played some excellent cricket and were only 30 runs for the addition of 64 runs with Darren Bravo top “It’s probably going to be a day five wicket out he bowled Stuart Broad with the next ball. ance, really,” he told reporters through gritted away from winning a test match.” scoring with 218 in their second innings of 507. there tomorrow. You could see the amount of teeth. “You can’t afford in test matches, certainly “It was a good comeback from us, though the spin the two spinners out there were getting NO EXCUSES the first innings you have, to get bowled out for SHILLINGFORD SPELL weather did play a part,” West Indies captain Darren and that variable bounce has definitely come in Graeme Swann fended away the hat-trick under 200 if you’re going to win anything. “In Shillingford, who had opened the bowling with Sammy said. “I think coming from India and only and they got the ball to reverse really early, so ball, but the fired-up Johnson later took the that dressing room, there’s going to be no excus- Tino Best as the pitch offered variable bounce and having a couple of days to get ready really showed it’s good signs for us.” No team has ever made spinner’s wicket when he slashed an edge to the es. It’s just not good enough. “We need to make some turn, gave the hosts a real scare when he in the first two innings of the match. “The way we more than 418 in a fourth innings chase, and slips where Clarke clinched a brilliant catch. sure we put that right, and we’ll have an oppor- ripped the top off the host’s . He had fought as a team, credit must go to Darren Bravo to England, improbably, are staring at a 2-0 deficit Johnson then bowled paceman James Anderson tunity second innings to at least show people Peter Fulton caught by wicketkeeper Denesh put the team into a position where we are happy in the five-test series ahead of a trip to Johnson’s for another first-ball duck, pegging back his mid- we’re going to show some fight.”—Reuters Ramdin for three on the first ball of the final over with the draw.” New Zealand have not won a test in before lunch, then did more damage after the break. more than a year, having now drawn six and lost four was caught at leg slip by Narsingh of their matches since McCullum took over the cap- Deonarine for six before was dis- taincy in late 2012. The second game of the three- Ducks shoot down Blackhawks missed in exactly the same fashion as in the first match series starts at Wellington’s Basin Reserve on innings, trying to hit a boundary down the ground Dec 11.—Reuters

CHICAGO: Nick Bonino and Kyle for Vancouver. Antoine Vermette and Palmieri scored in the shootout to David Moss responded for the SCOREBOARD help the Anaheim Ducks beat the Coyotes. Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Friday DUNEDIN, New Zealand: Scoreboard at stumps on the fifth day of the first Test between night, sending the defending Stanley AVALANCHE 3, FLAMES 2 New Zealand and West Indies at University Oval in Dunedin yesterday: Cup champions to their third consecu- Maxime Talbot scored the tying New Zealand 1st innings 609-9 dec (R. (Chanderpaul), 5-307 (Deonarine), 6-363 tive loss. Bonino matched Jonathan goal and set up the go-ahead score 54 Taylor 217 n.o., B. McCullum 113, H. (Ramdin), 7-453 (Bravo), 8-491 (Shillingford), Toews’ goal in the first round of the seconds later in the second period to Rutherford 62, P. Fulton 61; T. Best 3-148) 9-507 (Best), 10-507 (Sammy) tiebreaker, and Palmieri beat Antti propel Colorado over Calgary. West Indies 1st innings 213 (S. Chanderpaul Bowling: Southee 29.1-4-101-2, Boult 35-11- Raanta with a backhand after Jonas Colorado tied the game 1-1 by capital- 76; T. Southee 4-52, T. Boult 3-40) 81-2 (1w), Wagner 30-3-112-3 (2nb), Hiller stopped Patrick Sharp at the izing on a mistake by Calgary goal- West Indies 2nd innings (overnight 443-6) Anderson 14-2-29-1, Sodhi 49-7-155-2, other end. Hiller then made another tender Karri Ramo, who had played K. Edwards lbw b Sodhi 59 Redmond 5-1-18-0 save on Patrick Kane to give Anaheim superb until that point. Ramo was K. Powell c Southee b Boult 14 New Zealand 2nd innings the win after it lost its previous two playing the puck behind the net, and D. Bravo b Boult 218 P. Fulton c Ramdin b Shillingford 3 games in a shootout. Corey Perry and his soft backhand pass intended for TJ M. Samuels c & b Southee 23 H. Rutherford c Gabriel b Shillingford 20 Ryan Getzlaf scored in regulation for Brodie was intercepted by John S. Chanderpaul lbw Wagner 1 A. Redmond c Deonarine b Shillingford 6 the Ducks, and Hiller finished with 23 Mitchell. Mitchell zipped a pass to N. Deonarine c Watling b Anderson 52 R. Taylor not out 16 saves. The three-game losing streak Talbot who had an empty net to shoot D. Ramdin b Sodhi 24 B. McCullum c Ramdin b Shillingford 9 for the Blackhawks is their worst regu- at. The goal at 18:00 was the first goal D. Sammy c Sodhi b Southee 80 C. Anderson not out 20 lar-season stretch since February CALGARY: Blair Jones No 19 of the Calgary Flames chases for Talbot in 16 games since being S. Shillingford c Taylor b Wagner 15 Extras (b1, lb3, w1) 5 2012. Jamie McGinn No 11 of the Colorado Avalanche during an NHL acquired Oct. 31 from the Philadelphia T. Best c Taylor b Wagner 3 Total (4 wickets; 30 overs) 79 game at Scotiabank Saddledome on December 6, 2013. —AFP Flyers for Steve Downie. Talbot made a S. Gabriel not out 0 Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Fulton), 2-15 (Redmond), HURRICANES 5, SHARKS 3 terrific play on the same shift as the next month or so with a strained lead in the final 10 minutes of regula- Extras (b4, lb7, w5, nb2) 18 3-31 (Rutherford), 4-44 (McCullum) Elias Lindholm had a goal and two Avalanche took the lead for good. He Total (all out; 162.1 overs) 507 Bowling: Best 8-1-26-0, Shillingford 15-5-26- assists to lift Carolina over San Jose. groin. McElhinney made 20 saves in tion. The Canucks earned their fourth muscled defenseman Chris Butler off his first shutout since Feb. 5, 2011, win in five games while the Coyotes Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Powell), 2-135 4, Gabriel 5-1-16-0, Deonarine 2-0-7-0. Jordan Staal, Eric Staal, Riley Nash and the puck with an aggressive forecheck (Edwards), 3-178 (Samuels), 4-185 Match drawn. Jay Harrison had Carolina’s other while with the Anaheim Ducks. suffered their third loss in four out- and took the puck to the net, drawing goals. Cam Ward made 22 saves for Foligno and Umberger each also had ings. Higgins scored after he kicked Ramo toward him before sliding the the Hurricanes in his return to the line- assists and Ryan Johansen added two the puck away from Phoenix center puck to a wide open PA Parenteau, up after sitting out Carolina’s previous assists to stretch his points streak to Mike Ribeiro in the Vancouver zone who made it 2-1. Rookie Nathan two games. The Hurricanes have won four games. and then raced down the left wing MacKinnon scored his sixth goal to three games in a row. Justin Braun, and beat Coyotes goaltender Mike round out the scoring for Colorado. Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Tommy CANUCKS 3, COYOTES 2, OT Smith with a quick shot to the far side. The Avalanche bounced back after Wingels scored for the Sharks. Joe Chris Higgins scored at 3:41 of Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo getting routed 8-2 on Thursday night Thornton extended his point streak to overtime to give Vancouver a victory made 37 saves for the win and Smith in Edmonton. Kris Russell and Matt eight games with an assist in the first over Phoenix. Vancouver squeaked stopped 29 shots in defeat. Jason Stajan scored for Calgary, which had period. Backup goalie Alex Stalock out the win after squandering a 2-0 Garrison and Henrik Sedin also scored won two straight. —AP made 30 saves and San Jose lost con- secutive games in regulation for the first time this season. NHL results/standings RED WINGS 3, DEVILS 1 Detroit 3, New Jersey 1; Carolina 5, San Jose 3; Columbus 4, Minnesota 0; Anaheim 3, Chicago 2 (SO); Colorado Johan Franzen and Tomas Tatar 3, Calgary 2; Vancouver 3, Phoenix 2 (OT). scored third-period goals and Detroit beat New Jersey. 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