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enrith has proved its status as an exporter of sporting stars at the highest level, with the city’s fingerprints all over a week of international success stories. He may have cut his teeth at Howell Oval, but Penrith junior Pat Cummins was the toast of international cricket on Wednesday morning when his unbeaten 44 helped Australia to a famous Ashes win over England at Edgbaston. Weary-eyed Penrith locals couldn’t stop
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talking about Cummins on Wednesday after his partnership with Nathan Lyon helped claw the Aussies to a stunning victory after England appeared to be in the box seat. After the incredible two wicket win, captain Cummins said it rated as the “number one” Test victory of his career. “What a wonderful Test match. Really hard fought,” he said. “It’s a pretty happy dressing room... it’s pretty satisfying.”
MORE MEDALS IN-FORM JESSICA FOX CLAIMS GOLD IN SLOVENIA
A few days earlier, some 1,750 kilometres away in Slovenia, Leonay’s Jessica Fox was also on top of her game, with the whitewater superstar winning K1 gold at the Ljubljana-Tacen World Cup. The Olympic champion put down a near-flawless run in the final (96.22 seconds) to claim the gold with a 2.69 second margin over Ukraine’s Viktoriia Us, with Germany’s Elena Lilik rounding out the podium in third (read more about Fox’s efforts on page 61).
Back home, St Clair export Paige Hadley was double checking her passport after being selected in the Australian Diamonds squad for the upcoming Netball World Cup, which will be played in South Africa. The Swifts star is expected to light up midcourt when Australia begins its campaign on July 28. To top it all off, five Penrith Panthers players took to the field for NSW in Wednesday night’s State of Origin clash against QLD.
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