Kevin Pietersen's hopes of a second England chance have been dealt another blow after coach Peter Moores appeared to rule out the possibility while he is in charge of the national team.

Former Hampshire star Glenn Maxwell hit the second-fastest century in Cricket World Cup history as Australia beat Sri Lanka by 64 runs to book a quarter-final place.

Former Hampshire all-rounder Glenn Maxwell's World Cup heroics were not enough to earn him a place in Australia's Test squad for the Ashes series against England or a preceding tour of the West Indies.

Former Australia captain Steve Waugh has urged England to move on from Kevin Pietersen, believing the controversial batsman no longer merits a place in the side and brings too much baggage as well.

HE’S the former England cricket captain best known for his ability as an all-rounder.

EASTLEIGH manager Ben Strevens admitted wishing his side’s match against second-from-bottom Chorley was postponed after all.

Ben Strevens is hoping that Eastleigh will sign him some reinforcements as his injury crisis worsens.

EASTLEIGH warmed up for Saturday’s FA Cup tie at home to League Two Crewe Alexandra with a fourth successive victory at the Silverlake - thanks to three goals in ten first-half minutes.

MARCUS Barnes scored a stunning consolation goal as Eastleigh’s FA Cup run ended with a 3-1 defeat at League Two Crewe Alexandra.

Pictures from the Barclays Premier League clash between Manchester City and Southampton.

A fantastic game at St Mary's, but that is of no consolation to Saints, who ended up on the wrong side of a five-goal thriller.

JULIA Donaldson's beloved tale lends itself perfectly to a festive show with an appearance from Father Christmas and lots of lovely wintry scenes.

A CLOSE encounter with a menacing crocodile was not exactly what I had in mind for last night but, with panto, anything goes.

IT'S the ultimate fun bus.

TIMING is everything and the latest tour of We Will Rock You is certainly riding the revival wave created by last year's release of Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.

MAMMA Mia the stage show and movie are now a phenomenon almost on the scale of the band whose music they celebrate.

AFC BOURNEMOUTH have completed the signing of flexible attacker Lys Mousset from French side Le Havre for an undisclosed fee understood to be in the region of 6.5million euros. The 20-year-old, who was reportedly on the radar of Arsenal, Spurs, Sunderland, Southampton, Copenhagen and Monaco, has signed a four-year deal at the Vitality Stadium. A product of the revered Le Havre Academy that brought through the likes of Paul Pogba, Dimitri Payet and Lassana Diarra, Mousset scored 14 goals for the Ligue 2 outfit from wide and central attacking positions last season. Capped eight times at under-20 level by France, he appeared against England in the recent Toulon Tournament final and also attracted interest from Bristol City, Italian club Torino and Spanish top-flight side Sevilla. Mousset is Eddie Howe's third new arrival this summer following the permanent signing of midfielder Emerson Hyndman from Fulham and Nathan Ake's season-long loan from Chelsea.

BOURNEMOUTH manager Eddie Howe has been given the full backing of chairman Jeff Mostyn.

Sutton United's former Eastleigh manager Paul Doswell has no sympathy for Arsene Wenger following Arsenal's spectacular collapse against Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

Orchard Xmas Match at Bashley produced the best weights in the various Xmas matches that took place at the weekend. Doug Wright took 61 lb 8 oz of carp to 9 lb dapping bread to the far bank on the pole early before switching to pole and maggot in the closing stages to win from peg 37. John Pole finished second from peg 16 with 51 lb of small carp to the far bank on pole and maggot. Others M.Rowe 49 lb 14 oz, N.Cornwell 44 lb 4 oz and N.Fox 42 lb 12 oz.

ECHO fishing correspondent Mark Simmonds landed his fifth Amazon Red Tail over 100 lb when taking Black Spot at 110 lb from Teak Trees, Chang Mai in Thailand.

DAVE Malone is standing down as Winchester City’s director of football at the end of 2018.

AMBULANCE crews rushed to the scene of a football match in Hythe after a player was knocked unconscious.

GABI Taylor will make Hampshire tennis history when she makes her full Grand Slam debut tomorrow.

NEARLY a decade since the last sell-out tour, Les Misérables is touring again and is back at Southampton’s Mayflower Theatre.

INTERVIEW: By Hilary Porter

THESE pictures were snapped at a football tournament in Millbrook on November 7, 1999.

WHATEVER the long term future may hold for Saints, they have given themselves short term hope.

A NUMBER of schools are closing across Hampshire amid the coronavirus outbreak.

A SOUTHAMPTON school has been using its specialist equipment to produce Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the NHS.

MOST of us will be watching the game from the comfort of our settees – but one young Hampshire boy will lead the Three Lions out in Brazil.

New Liverpool signing Adam Lallana believes England's World Cup failure will make him mentally tougher.

A POLICE probe continues as part of efforts to catch a masked flasher.

A MAN used homophobic slurs and threatened to "spread coronavirus" towards two Southampton police officers after he broke a window.

A POPULAR Hampshire town market has began to make steps towards opening more stalls following their closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.

THE Eighties has never left our house.

X FACTOR and Strictly Come Dancing have come to mean it's nearly time for Father Christmas to fall down the chimney of TV addicts.

Dark Souls Remastered is the perfect opportunity to return to one of gaming’s most rewarding and memorable series.

Poignant, creepy and incredibly compelling Little Nightmares is one of this generations most unnerving and intelligent horror titles.

Mario Tennis Aces is a welcome return to form for the long-running arcade sports series.

AN UNDER-FIRE health trust has admitted it missed chances to intervene when a mentally ill Southampton man was in “crisis”.

A MAN who fell from a cruise ship and gouged his leg open on a propeller has been airlifted to hospital.

A SOUTHAMPTON man has been charged with attempted murder.

A WOMAN has been banned from the road for drug driving.

A SOUTHAMPTON charity has announced they are continuing their partnership with an upcoming marathon.

A HAMPSHIRE woman is set to run 12 half marathons in the space of a year after losing her grandson to stillbirth.

IT'S only rock n roll, but I like it.

AN Alresford couple are celebrating a milestone, 70 years of marriage this month.

MARIO Lemina wants to remain at Galatasaray beyond the end of the season.

THIS week I wanted to do something a bit different by revisiting two of my most memorable games since joining Saints back in 2016.