England have suffered a shock defeat to Sri Lanka but, four years on from a disastrous campaign, they remain one of the teams to beat at cricket's World Cup.

Michelle Steele and Dennis Mitchell were hit with a string of charges, under the Australian Rules of Racing, following a Racing NSW inquiry into alleged horse cruelty and mistreatment at the Australian Turf Club's Mounted Security Division.

Sledging can be humourous, but St Kilda crossed the line with their targeting of Marc Murphy.

In a peculiar departure, great slabs of the history of this Test match were written not by the winners, but by losers whose defeat was not even particularly honourable in the end

Yulia Efimova will race during the weekend in Sydney as part of an Australian trip that also includes scouting for a potential coach.