the mclaren f1 driver oscar piastri visited ahead of this weekend's austrian grand prix, while ricky pontinghitewash win in 2007, also showed his support. bowler mitchell starc says his side are pretty motivated by the prospect of taking a 2—0 series lead on english soil. it is not lost on us the opportunity that we do have, some of us it is the fourth trip here, coming off the back of 2019 when we retained ashes but missed out on winning it the, the carrot is there. certainly for the wider group of players and staff that had been so close, or have been here and lost a series as well, it is certainly incentive to continue the way we are going, and we are not looking too far past just this week. elsewhere in cricket — zimbabwe recorded the second—biggest margin of victory by runs in a one day international on monday, thrashing usa by 30a runs in harare in a world cup qualifying match. zimbabwe cruised to a total of 408 for the loss ofjust six wickets in their 50 overs, thanks largely to sean williams�* 174 off 101 balls. usa struggled immediately in their reply — opener steven taylor was out

ricky ponting said... robinson took five wickets in the match.he phraseology, but still, some might say that's a bit more like it. meanwhile, england have added teenage leg spinner rehan ahmed to their squad for the match at lord's next week. he's coverfor moeen ali, who injured his finger in the first test. if picked the 18—year—old would become the youngest england player to play in a men's ashes series. scotland have won two out of two in qualifying for the men's world cup, beating the uae by 111 runs in bulawayo today. captain richie berrington's 127 was the foundation for their innings of 282 for eight in 50 overs. the second scotland centurion in as many matches. the uae were never really in the chase, with safyaan sharif taking four wickets, including the final two in the space of three balls. scotland are joint top of their group, looking good for a place in the tournament's super six stage. brendan rodgers says he understands why some celtic fans felt angry at him leaving the club for leicester four years ago, but wants to change their o