Ahead of the start of the third Ashes Test between England and Australia at Edgbaston, here is a look at the past five meetings between the two sides in Birmingham.
2009
Rain ruined hopes of a result in the most recent match between the two sides at the venue. England had been in charge of the third Test after a building a first innings lead of 113 after rain had washed out most of the first day and all of the third day. But Michael Clarke’s unbeaten 103 on the final day ensured Australia batted out a draw.
2005
One of the greatest Ashes matches in the history of the sport as England won by just two runs. Australia, chasing 282 to win the second Test, had looked out of it at 220 for nine, but last pair Brett Lee and Michael Kasprowicz put on 59. But just as they were in touching distance of an improbable win, Kasprowicz gloved a Steve Harmison bouncer, which was caught by wicketkeeper Geraint Jones to give England the victory.
2001
Australia last triumphed in a Test series on English soil 14 years ago and they set their stall out here as they won the first Test in Birmingham by an innings and 118 runs. Adam Gilchrist, captain Steve Waugh and Damien Martyn all scored centuries, while Shane Warne took eight wickets with the ball as the Australians dominated.
1997
England had not beaten Australia in a competitive Ashes match, where the series had not been already decided, since 1986-87, but they won the first Test at Edgbaston by nine wickets. Nasser Hussain’s double hundred set up England for a first innings lead of 340 runs, and although out of form Australian captain Mark Taylor hit a hundred in the second innings it could not save the Australians.
1993
Michael Atherton’s first game as England game was the most memorable point of this fifth Test in 1993. Australia had already wrapped up the series before the match, but they cantered to an eight-wicket win here too, with Mark Waugh hitting 137 and spinners Tim May (seven) and Warne (six) taking 13 wickets in total in the match.
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One in four Americans don't plan to retire
Nearly a quarter of Americans say they never plan to retire, according to a poll that suggests a disconnection between individuals' retirement plans and the realities of ageing in the workforce.
Experts say illness, injury, layoffs and caregiving responsibilities often force older workers to leave their jobs sooner than they'd like.
According to the poll from The Associated Press-NORC Centre for Public Affairs Research, 23 per cent of workers, including nearly two in 10 of those over 50, don't expect to stop working. Roughly another quarter of Americans say they will continue working beyond their 65th birthday.
According to government data, about one in five people 65 and older was working or actively looking for a job in June. The study surveyed 1,423 adults in February this year.
For many, money has a lot to do with the decision to keep working.
"The average retirement age that we see in the data has gone up a little bit, but it hasn't gone up that much," says Anqi Chen, assistant director of savings research at the Centre for Retirement Research at Boston College. "So people have to live in retirement much longer, and they may not have enough assets to support themselves in retirement."
When asked how financially comfortable they feel about retirement, 14 per cent of Americans under the age of 50 and 29 per cent over 50 say they feel extremely or very prepared, according to the poll. About another four in 10 older adults say they do feel somewhat prepared, while just about one-third feel unprepared.
"One of the things about thinking about never retiring is that you didn't save a whole lot of money," says Ronni Bennett, 78, who was pushed out of her job as a New York City-based website editor at 63.
She searched for work in the immediate aftermath of her layoff, a process she describes as akin to "banging my head against a wall." Finding Manhattan too expensive without a steady stream of income, she eventually moved to Portland, Maine. A few years later, she moved again, to Lake Oswego, Oregon. "Sometimes I fantasise that if I win the lottery, I'd go back to New York," says Ms Bennett.
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ICC Awards for 2021
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Cricketer of the Year – Shaheen Afridi (Pakistan)
T20 Cricketer of the Year – Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan)
ODI Cricketer of the Year – Babar Azam (Pakistan)
Test Cricketer of the Year – Joe Root (England)
WOMEN
Cricketer of the Year – Smriti Mandhana (India)
ODI Cricketer of the Year – Lizelle Lee (South Africa)
T20 Cricketer of the Year – Tammy Beaumont (England)
