20 Monday, January 29, 2018 SPORTS Curran Joseph Parker (file pic) stars in Australia defeat Parker turns down Fury’s sparring offer London he doesn’t come forward, and yson Fury offered to help he’s a lot taller. celebrates (Pic courtesy-independent.co.uk) Joseph Parker to prepare Parker claimed he will have forT his unification fight with a selection of sparring partners it back really well, but we balls as Australia lost their Anthony Joshua. that will resemble Joshua’s ngland finished their didn’t start well with the ball way. But the WBO heavyweight fighting style. testing tour of Australia BRIEF SCORE — been a bit of trend,” he When Tim Paine and champion has kindly rejected “So I think Kev [trainer onE a high yesterday with a said. “Again we lost threatened to the offer because he does not Kevin Barry] and our team thrilling 12-run win in England 259 (Root 62, Tye 5-46) in clumps and you can’t do snatch the match with a gritty think he’s the right person to have done some research and the fifth and final one-day beat Australia 247 (Stoinis 87, that. Our again wasn’t ninth- stand, Curran spar. we found guys that we think international in Perth. Curran 5-35) by 12 runs good enough, these lapses are came back into the attack and Fury told Parker that he that doesn’t have everything In the first match at the new happening way too often in clean-bowled the latter with would be his best possible Joshua has, but each of them Perth Stadium, the tourists set one-day .” his third ball. sparring opponent ahead of the have bits that we can see or Australia 260 to win in front balls remaining. Australia, thanks largely In just his third one-day heavyweight brawl on March help us prepare for what he of a record West Australian England, beaten 4-0 in a to who was international and his first of 31. brings. cricket crowd of 53,781. lopsided Ashes Test series, promoted to number three the series, the 22-year-old The self-proclaimed Gypsy “We want guys to come Despite resting frontline bounced back to claim the and made 87, looked to be then delivered the last rites by King, who has not boxed since forward and we can just smash bowlers and limited- series 4-1. cruising to victory on 189 for Paine for 34. November 2015, is intending to them, and for them to throw , and having The result continued the four. Curran finished with 5-35 get under Joshua’s skin ahead everything at us - the kitchen quick struggling dismal recent run of the But the loss of Stoinis, caught and also had two catches of his own return to the ring. sink - and just try and knock with illness, the tourists World Cup holders in one- at long-on off leg-spinner Adil dropped from his bowling, But Parker told Radio Live: us out. managed to defend their total. dayers and Australian Rashid, proved crucial. both by the normally reliable “Tyson Fury’s a great guy, but Parker explained that Fury Young seamer Tom Curran was again left Curran returned to the . with all due respect to him, I fight’s in a smarter way than was the match-winner with frustrated with both batting attack and removed Glenn Curran, named man of the don’t think it’s the right person Joshua because he doesn’t just five wickets as Australia were and bowling. Maxwell (34) and Mitchell match, was ecstatic with the to spar because he moves stand there and just absorb dismissed for 247 with 10 “We thought we’d pulled Starc (0) in the space of three result. (AFP) around well for a big guy and punches. (thesun.co.uk) Pakistan on top of the world Mount Maunganui, New Zealand New Zealand, in reply, were never inconclusive on whether the ball akistan laid claim to being the up with the run chase, and managed touched the grass, and after lengthy best side in the world 163 for six in their 20 overs. deliberations the third umpire ruled Pon Sunday after beating New Zealand The defeat followed a 48-run in favour of the on-field decision. in the series-deciding third Twenty20 loss in the second game, after New New Zealand managed to arrest match in Mount Maunganui. Zealand swept the one-day series and Pakistan’s brisk early run rate in the The 18-run victory gave Pakistan a won the first T20. middle of the innings before Amin come-from-behind 2-1 series win that The consecutive defeats, following ensured a competitive total at the will see them overtake New Zealand an unbeaten 13-match winning streak end. at the top of the world rankings. across all formats against the West The 28-year-old left-hander Captain Sarfraz Ahmed leapt with Indies and Pakistan, put a dampener smacked his 21 off the first delight after the final ball as Pakistan on New Zealand’s preparation for five balls in an over from pulled off back-to-back wins over next month’s triangular series with Ish Sodhi before the New BRIEF SCORE the hosts. Australia and England. Zealand spinner claimed the Batting first on a friendly wicket, Zaman was the architect at the wicket off his final . Pakistan 181 for 6 (Zaman 46, Pakistan reached 181 for six with start of the Pakistan innings with a Haris Sohail chipped in Sarfraz 29, Santner 2-24) beat Fakhar Zamanmaking 46 off 36 at the sharp 46 before being dismissed in a with 20 off 12 balls while New Zealand 163 for 6 (Guptill top of the innings. Umar Amin led a debatable decision when Tom Bruce Aamer Yamin, replacing the 59, Taylor 25, Shadab 2-19) by late charge that saw 58 runs scored in took a catch at ground level. injured , faced six 18 runs Pakistan teammates celebrate (Pic courtesy-AFP) the final four overs. Television replays were deliveries for his 15. (AFP)