Chris Barrett

Chris Barrett

Chris Barrett is a Sports Writer with The Sydney Morning Herald.

Cricket

Warner in strife over pub stoush

Chris Barrett and Chloe Saltau An altercation between David Warner and England's Joe Root in a Birmingham nightclub was triggered by the Australian opener's belief that the Yorkshire batsman was using a fake beard to impersonate...

Cricket

Warner in hot water for swing at rival

David Warner.

Chris Barrett and Chloe Saltau David Warner had to be dragged away from an early-morning altercation with Joe Root in a Birmingham nightclub after the Australian opener threw a punch at the English batsman.

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Warner's Ashes blow

Chris Barrett David Warner's immediate Test future is in serious jeopardy despite being spared an early flight home from England.

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Hughes out to exorcise his ghosts

Australia's Phillip Hughes watches his shot.

Chris Barrett Phil Hughes had a time he would rather forget on his first Ashes tour four years ago, dropped after two Tests having turned up there just out of his teens, off the banana farm and the subject of...

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First blood to England as Aussies fall short at Lord's

Michael Clarke

Chris Barrett A calamitous run-out has driven a stake through Australia's hopes of taking an early lead in the one-day international series against England, with the hosts capitalising to win the first match by 15...

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England's bowlers are 'gettable', declares Warner

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Chris Barrett, London David Warner has set the scene for today's second one-day international at The Oval by claiming England's celebrated bowling line-up is "gettable" and even suggesting the opposition pacemen looked...

Australia set England modest target

Shane Watson

Chris Barrett, London AUSTRALIA have set England a target of 252 to win the second one-day international at the Oval, enjoying a mixed outing with the bat after being tied down for a long period when the scorer was barely...

Cricket

Australia's grim tour of England ends in another defeat

Michael Clarke

Chris Barrett in Manchester If this was indeed some kind of preview for next English summer, the Ashes will not be pretty viewing.

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