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Ominous Kohli Sets Off Alarm Bells Early but Had Time to Be Watch- Like She Has Been, Australia Ful

Ominous Kohli Sets Off Alarm Bells Early but Had Time to Be Watch- Like She Has Been, Australia Ful

38 SPORT MONDAY NOVEMBER 26 2018 Teenage leggie stars in title win

ELIZA SEWELL move in-form batter Amy Jones to have England 2-30 in A TEENAGE leggie from the fifth over. Mortlake has helped deliver Her first was lbw, the Australia its fourth World T20 ball drifted in and cramped title as the Aussies thumped Lauren Winfield, clipping the old foe England at North top of her back pad before the Sound. English batter played it square. Nineteen-year-old Georgia Lanning picked up the pad clip Wareham shone under the from cover and prompted the bright lights of Sir Vivian Rich- review, with the vision sup- ards Stadium in Antigua, tak- porting the ’s view. ing 2-11 and throwing down the A ball later the teenage leg- stumps to claim a magnificent gie spun her way between the run out. bat and pad of Sophia Dunk- The Australians defied ley. It was a great length, on leg some shocking errors in the stump and Dunkley fell over field to restrict England to 105 herself trying to get a bat on it. on a slow pitch. And she also took a solid Player of the tournament catch on a night when her made an import- teammates were making it ant 22 off 20 balls to start Aus- look all too hard. tralia’s innings but it was Healy was continuing her captain Meg Lanning and ex- awesome form with the bat – plosive young gun Ashleigh pulling and cutting fours – put on a show for Indian fans in the showdown against Australia at the SCG last night Picture: GETTY Gardiner who steered Austra- until she was bowled for 22. lia home. There were sniggers from The Aussies struggled to British journalists during the score off the English spinners week that if Healy didn’t fire Ominous Kohli sets off alarm bells early but had time to be watch- like she has been, Australia ful. Lanning batted with a had no chance. BEN HORNE rang out throughout his order, and after a stumble summer, but the all-round steely resolve. She played some It turns out her 22 off 20 innings and when he smashed through the middle overs, Adonis was left looking for beautiful shots, including a sig- balls gave the Aussies momen- VIRAT Kohli turned the the third-last ball of the match Kohli iced the match like he so somewhere to hide last night nature cover drive for four, but tum and a solid base to chase. Sydney Ground into for four to seal the deal he often does. when he took the ball for the for the most part, the skipper And it gave her teammates an New Delhi last night as the raised both arms triumphantly and Ed fifth over. simply dug in for her side. opportunity. Indian master fired an as he sprinted down the wicket Cowan last night took very Stoinis was pummelled for A big hitting cameo from But we have to talk about ominous warning at Australia to an eruption in the stands. different sides of the ongoing 22 runs before the hook came No. 3 Gardner – she hit three Healy’s work behind the ahead of the Test series. Already reeling from the argument over as out from captain Finch. sixes on her way to 33 off 36 – stumps. Australia was desperate to suspensions of the Australian opener The first ball was a dot, but was important. She had her glasses on, but take some momentum and and , the Aussies continues to battle form issues then Sharma jumped on him Gardner also took 3-22. she had an absolute stinker. confidence into the Tests after last night found out exactly heading into the first Test. with a front-foot pull for six The world’s No. 1 ranked She spilled an early caught be- a sketchy white-ball summer, what they’re up against this Test great Shane Warne over long-on, before turning team finally has a trophy to hind chance off but in the end it was King summer as a record 37,339 slammed as a the strike over for fellow show for it. It is Australia’s first when England opener Danni Kohli who exploded with a crowd of mostly Indian “disgrace” for refusing to open destroyer Dhawan to take major title since 2014. Wyatt was on 11 and missed a match-winning 61 off diehards marched like an army with Finch for tomorrow’s over. Wareham. Wow. stumping. A run out went 41 balls in the final T20 at a from Central Station to Moore Sheffield Shield clash against Dhawan had a look at a It’s hard to believe Ware- missing when she watched a sold-out SCG painted royal Park. Queensland, when Australian wide before exploding with six, ham is only 19. Or perhaps her pinged fling just miss instead of blue. Australia bombed a chance coach has four, four to finish the pain. performance can be explained crouching behind the stumps and Glenn to win its first ever T20 series flagged that’s where he will bat might have only by her status as a young inno- and taking off the bails. Maxwell had tightened the against India as the campaign him against India. made 27, but the wicketkeeper cent. Perry claimed her 100th screws with the ball to set up a ended 1-1 following a washout But former Test opener stood out among his On a night when the Aus- T20I wicket and Gardner thrilling finish as Australia in Melbourne, and now belief Cowan took the opposite view teammates for his poise and tralians’ fielding went from bad moved to equal highest wicket tried to defend 6-164, before rises in camp Kohli that the on ABC Grandstand last night rhythm. to worse, Wareham showed taker of the tournament with the most feared batsman in the Indians can win a Test summer and claimed Langer must bat The opening onslaught the oldies how it’s done. Run- figures of 3-22, her 10 scalps world Kohli destroyed Andrew Down Under for the very first Finch (28) at No.5 for the from Dhawan and Sharma put ning in from mid-wicket, she equalling that of West Indies Tye in the 16th and 20th overs time. Tests. 67 runs on the board in under swooped on a ball, lined up a pace bowler Deandra Dottin. to seize India a dominant six- Shikhar Dhawan (41 off 22) Australian X-factor Marcus six overs, but cunning spinner single stump, for that’s all she And of course there was wicket win. and Rohit Sharma (23 off 16) Stoinis has proven a game- Zampa clawed them back into could see, and hit it flush to re- Wareham. Cheers of ‘Kohli, Kohli’ set the tone at the top of the breaker with the ball this the contest. Recalled Handscomb sticks with ‘quirky’ style has heard of the recent Test series has been the key to his return (yourself) for Australia you were also included all the criticism of his quirky against Pakistan in the UAE. to form. can’t think about that ... all of in Justin Langer’s extended batting technique, but the mid- But Handscomb was named Handscomb will lead Vic- us are playing to win games for squad. dle order batsman has vowed in Australia’s 14-man group to toria in its Shield clash with our state,” Handscomb said. Finch will play his first to stick to his guns after earn- face India after a run of good Queensland starting at the “If I get an opportunity (at Shield game of the season at ing a recall to the Test squad. form for Victoria. Gabba tomorrow. Test level) I’ll just go out there . The right-hander’s tech- He has worked with former But he’s not looking at the and bat the way I bat ... if I “He’ll be fine, he’ll get what nique was picked apart in the Test opener to match as an opportunity to score runs then happy days.” he needs,” said Handscomb. media during a lean spell that make some minor tweaks to lock down a spot in Australia’s Handscomb’s Victoria “And if he does open the saw him dropped during the his approach at the crease, but middle order. teammates Aaron Finch, Mar- batting for Australia he’ll be last Ashes series then left out maintains a change in mindset “In terms of positioning cus Harris, Chris Tremain and ready to go.” Peter Handscomb

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