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Thursday, 15 August 2013
Big changes to super start on Monday - and CPAs say many Aussies may miss deadlines .. (audio)
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Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Walker confident of start in UCI BMX World Championship in Auckland
Olympic silver medallist Sarah Walker is confident she will be on the start ramp for next week’s UCI BMX World Championships in Auckland.
Walker still has her arm in a brace after suffering a hairline fracture of her radius after a crash racing in the United States recently.
The 25 year old plans to be back on her bike this week and is determined to compete in the world championships in her home country from 24-28 July.
“If it was not in New Zealand then I would probably consider skipping it because of the injury,” Walker said at a World Championship promotion at Sylvia Park at the weekend.
“This is the first time the worlds have been in New Zealand and most likely it won’t be back here while I am still competing. I’ve raced 10 straight years at the world championships and it would suck to miss the 11th one when it is here in New Zealand.”
BikeNZ’s BMX Coach Ryan Hollows said the fracture is healing faster than expected and medical advice confirmed that Walker should be able to compete.
“She won’t be 100 per cent but we are confident she will make it. The facture is healing quickly and Sarah is doing everything she can, with twice daily ultra-sound treatments.
“She is a very tough person. Sarah battled with a broken shoulder with little racing behind her and yet won a silver medal at London.”
Hollows is pleased with the development of the high performance squad after returning from training and racing in the USA.
“Sarah was finding some really good form so the crash was a pity. She will come in to the championships with no expectations and you just never know because she is such a talented rider.
“Kurt Pickard is starting find some outstanding form and the other guys are really developing well.”
The team leave for Queensland tomorrow where they will complete their final preparations on the Supercross track near Brisbane.
“The racing and training in the US was just what we needed. Of course there were no high ramps there, so the eight days in Brisbane will be plenty of time for the riders to dial in to the 8m ramp and big jumps ready for the championships.”
The team returns to Auckland on 25 July with their first official training session on the track at Vector Arena on Friday 27 July with elite racing starting the following day.
Work began today on building the ramp and track in Vector Arena and will be completed this weekend.
The Championships begin with the Challenge class (age group) on Wednesday 24 July and Thursday 25 July, with elite practice on Friday ahead of the time trial world title decided on Saturday 27 July and finals on Sunday 28 July.
The event has received the backing of Telecom, Major Events, Sport New Zealand, ATEED, Avanti Bikes, Avanti Finance, Pub Charity, Lion Foundation, Anchor, The Radio Network, Pullman Hotels, Tissot Timing and Santini.
Thursday, 11 July 2013
An erratic and entertaining start to the Ashes
My biggest worry going into the Ashes was that the anxious mood in the England camp would spill over into their play - and that is exactly what happened on an enthralling opening day at Trent Bridge. 
Australia's Peter Siddle hit top form to take his fourth five-wicket haul in 11 Tests against England
After winning the toss on a dry pitch, they looked tight and pressurised with the bat as they were bowled out for just 215 by Australia, who reached 75-4 at the close.
When England are at their best, they rely on the composure of their top order to lay a platform and the confidence of players such as Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell and Matt Prior to pile on the runs.
On Wednesday, however, every member of the team seemed to allow nerves to interfere with their performance and affect their shot selection.
Alastair Cook chased a wide ball, Jonathan Trott dragged onto his stumps, Jonny Bairstow played across the line and Matt Prior swatted a short ball to point.
Australia's Peter Siddle hit top form to take his fourth five-wicket haul in 11 Tests against England Of the frontline batsman, only Joe Root and Pietersen were really dismissed by decent deliveries, the former yorked and the latter drawn into playing at an away-swinger.
The Australian bowlers did manage to get the ball to move through the air, but not to any great extent.
Mitchell Starc overcame his early jitters to bowl reasonably well but the star was Peter Siddle, who once again ran in like a man possessed all day.
He is a wholehearted bowler who will give his all and it was a nice reward for him to end up with five wickets, one fewer than he managed on the opening day of the 2010-11 series in Brisbane.
Just as they were in the Lord's Test against New Zealand earlier this summer, England's batsmen's blushes were spared by the bowlers as Steven Finn and James Anderson ripped through Australia's top order.
The performance was all the more impressive given that Stuart Broad, who was struck on the shoulder while batting, was unable to play any part.
10-14 July: 1st Test, Trent Bridge
18-22 July: 2nd Test, Lord's
1-5 August: 3rd Test, Old Trafford
9-13 August: 4th Test, Durham
21-25 August: 5th Test, The Oval
England must hope that his bruise does not develop into a pull or a tear so that he can come back on Thursday and help them finish off the Australian innings.
The bland, dry surface is not the type of pitch we are accustomed to seeing at Trent Bridge, but it does betray England's desire to prepare wickets that will assist Graeme Swann.
We already know that the wickets at Old Trafford and The Oval will turn, so Australia may have to rustle up another spinner pretty quickly.
All in all, this was an erratic display from both sides, which made for an absorbing day of cricket.
The build-up was fantastic with the national anthems, the fireworks and the Red Arrows and the crowd really came to life when Finn was on a hat-trick in the evening session.
The feeling of that wall of noise echoing around the ground and shaking the stands was spine-tingling, and although it is not the traditional way to watch cricket in England, it is certainly very infectious.
Jonathan Agnew was talking to BBC Sport's Sam Sheringham Listen to Jonathan Agnew and Geoffrey Boycott's analysis of each day's play on the Test Match Special podcast.
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