We knew the latest “The Last Stand” trailer was going to win us over from the moment it opened with Johnny Knoxville, Luis Guzman, and Matt Saracen shooting a slab of raw meat. From there on out, the trailer turns into one hilariously epic thrill ride. By now, you should know the basic premise for Jee-woon Kim’s English directorial debut.
Read MoreMarcus Trescothick may have suffered a premature end to his England career but he is determined to continue giving back to Somerset, the county where he has spent almost 20 years, expressing a desire to continue playing into his forties. Should he get there, then the life-enriching properties of sausages will have to be reappraised. The county circuit lost two old-stagers into their fifth decades in 2012, with the retirements of Mark Ramprakash and Robert Croft – both 42 when age finally caught up with them.
Read MoreWhile trying his best to ignore the chorus predicting him to be the first batsman to find his way out of the Australian Test team this summer, Ed Cowan is out to change a few perceptions. Chief among these is the view that he is a defensive batsman, a “one-pace plodder” good only for holding up one end while David Warner and others prosper. Cowan admits that at times over his first seven Tests he was unable to find the balance between attack and defence that allowed him to produce the compelling sequence of scores – 91, 4, 134*, 145, 10, 65, 145* and 109 – that vaulted him into the national team.
Read MoreMitchell Starc and Ben Hilfenhaus may both be included in a four-man pace attack at the Gabba after Australia’s captain Michael Clarke was greeted with a pitch maintaining its green tinge on Thursday. In the lead-up to the match, the Australians had indicated that the offspinner Nathan Lyon was likely to play in the first Test against South Africa, starting on Friday, but he is now no certainty.
Read MoreGraeme Smith says the supposedly leaked Australian game plan “dossier” and references in the media to their strategies for South Africa have served to “touch the motivation springs a little more” in his own side. The document purported to contain an analysis of each of South Africa’s likely Test XI and was published in local media on Thursday
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