Tag: Ashes
Reece Walsh dazzles as Australia too hot for England at Wembley
ENGLAND 6 AUSTRALIA 26 STEPHEN IBBETSON, Wembley Stadium, Saturday REECE WALSH sparkled on the Wembley stage as Australia deflated English hopes with an impressive victory…
First Test breaks home Ashes attendance record
The opener between England and Australia attracted the best ever attendance for an Ashes game in the UK. There were 60,812 at Wembley as the…
What can England expect from Australia?
It has been a long time coming and when the Kangaroos finally land on British shores for the Ashes series, it will be with a…
Australia boss Kevin Walters hits out at ‘very strange’ Super League rule
AUSTRALIA head coach Kevin Walters has hit out at Super League’s “very strange” green card rule. Ahead of the Ashes Test series which begins this…
Herbie Farnworth’s village roots and determination to down Australia
The boy from Blacko is a superstar in Brisbane but Herbie Farnworth would love nothing more than to defeat Australia. HE may have spent the…
Nathan Cleary sends warning to Australia and picks out England’s biggest threat
By JOSEPH SAUNDERS AUSTRALIA halfback Nathan Cleary has played down the Kangaroos’ favourites tag ahead of Saturday’s Ashes series opener against England at Wembley. The…
Wigan Warriors’ Harry Smith the big name omission as Shaun Wane names 19-man England squad
HARRY SMITH is the big omission as Shaun Wane names his 19-man squad to face Australia in the first Ashes Test on Saturday evening. The…
Player of the Series award created for Ashes showdown between England and Australia
THE Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) and the Rugby Football League (RFL) have announced the introduction of a new Player of the Series award for…
The Garry Schofield Column: My England line-up and prediction for Ashes opener
THE countdown is very much on for Wembley on Saturday – and even though I’m disappointed, although not surprised, by the omission of Jake Connor…