News about Ross Taylor

British homeowners are being put off installing environmentally-friendly heat pumps by the high cost which has not reduced over the past decade, a study found today. Researchers said the systems only play a 'marginal role' in heating UK homes - and installation numbers remain low compared to traditional, fossil fuel-based systems. An average air source heat pump costs about £10,000 while a ground source one is £20,000, the academics estimated - figures which have hardly changed since 2010. Ground source pumps incur far higher installed costs than air source versions because of the extra costs of trench excavation, borehole drilling and pipework. The study by the University of Edinburgh and Imperial College London said the high costs mean ambitious Government targets for installations are set to be missed.

LAWRENCE BOOTH: England will employ a sledgehammer and a scalpel as they look to wrap up their first whitewash of West Indies in a full Test series for 20 years. The sledgehammer comes in the form of Mark Wood, who - according to Ben Stokes - 'has it in the tank' to reach 100mph after a bone-shuddering performance at Trent Bridge that left all-rounder Kevin Sinclair with a broken arm, ruling him out of today's third Test at Edgbaston. And the scalpel denotes England's more forensic approach with the bat as Bazball enters its next phase.

Veteran Australian opener David Warner will close the curtain on his illustrious, if not chequered Test cricket career with a farewell match on the ground where it all started on January 2, the SCG

For 20 countries, including Australia, the Bali 'tourist tax' is expected to be scrapped. Following the Covid pandemic, the Indonesian government introduced the $50-per-person fee to raise funds and discourage "cheap tourists." However, Sandiaga Uno, the country's Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, seems to have reversed, meaning that the 15 countries that provide the most visitors to the island will be exempted.

A major earthquake has struck a popular Indonesian tourist hotspot. After forming in the Java Sea, the 7.1 magnitude earthquake wreaked havoc on Bali at around 5.55 a.m. AEST on Tuesday morning. According to Geoscience Australia, it occurred northeast of Denpasar, at a depth of 514 kilometers. According to the Bureau of Meteorology, there is currently no tsunami threat to Australia.

The Black Caps put up a slew of resistance to reach 202 for three runs in their third innings, 24 behind after being asked to follow Ben Stokes. Robinson, on the other hand, pounded Nicholls' outside edge and clipped it after 35 minutes of the first session. The catch was attempted at third slip but Harry Brooks juggled it, but England was still ahead by four runs. Kane Williamson had overtaken Ross Taylor as his country's best Test run-scorer earlier this week, clipping a boundary off James Anderson in the first over the day.

PAUL NEWMAN: He has changed England's Test team from no-hopers to buccaneering pioneers on a quest to entertain and save the grand old format from extinction last year, along with captain Ben Stokes. But how has Brendon 'Baz' McCullum, who had no previous first-class coaching experience before succeeding Chris Silverwood, let alone international, done it and how did he get here? As McCullum prepares to coach England in his native New Zealand in a two-Test series, cricket journalist Paul Newman examines the man's origins and what makes him tick.

Tim David, Australia's top-order batsman for the T20 World Cup, looms as Australia's x-factor for the T20 World Cup. The 26-year-old hasn't dropped out of first-class cricket, which is surprising. He also has big shoes to fill after being named Steve Smith (pictured right). In their first pool match at the SCG from 6 p.m. on Saturday, Australia, the reigning T20 World Cup champions, face New Zealand.

Tanieka Monti (left) and her partner had flown to Bali for a romantic getaway (right, stock photo). When she said she was disappointed by tourists behaving badly, the Victorian-local was enjoying the exotic sights and culture. 'I can't abide one thing, and that is rude Australians,' she posted on Facebook. 'I've caught myself giving the death stare and expressing to groups of Aussies how rude it is to talk to people the way they are,' he said.