By PETER JACKSON

The World Cup man-power crisis engulfing Wales will force them to reconsider sending an SOS to Australia for Jake Ball.
The bearded lock, who departed shortly after giving Alun Wyn Jones a black eye in a training ground punch-up two years ago, has been shoved back into contention by Cory Hill’s abrupt departure as the sixth player to exit an ever-shrinking squad.
His decision to quit Wales hot on the heels of Jones’ Test retirement leaves only three locks standing out of the five picked last month among 54 World Cup contenders: Adam Beard, Will Rowlands and Dafydd Jenkins...