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England’s dismal Ashes series defeat was confirmed as Australia sealed a 82-run victory on the final day of the third Test in Adelaide.After comfortable wins in Perth and Brisbane, the result gives Australia an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series after just 11 days of cricket, equalling the shortest period in which the Ashes have been decided in the last hundred years. Having begun Sunday on 207-6, England showed fight as Jamie Smith (60), Will Jacks (47) and Brydon Carse (38 not out) gave Ben Stokes’ side hope, but Mitchell Starc (3-62) moved Australia to the brink of victory…
Star spinner will play no further part in the third Test after hurting his right hamstring while fielding on day five Lyon leaves field with hamstring injury after diving save Australia’s push towards Ashes glory in Adelaide took a sour turn when their returning spinner Nathan Lyon suffered a hamstring injury while fielding during the third Test’s fifth day. Lyon evoked memories of his calf injury at Lord’s in 2023 when he made a diving stop on the fine-leg boundary on Sunday and then pulled up lame, clutching at the top part of his right leg. The 38-year-old immediately limped…
Harmanpreet has been impressed with Vaishnavi and Kamalini and believes the time is right to try and blood some younger players in India’s squad with the next edition of the T20 World Cup less than six months away. “Our end goal is the next T20 World Cup in next six months and before that we want to play a lot of T20 cricket,” Harmanpreet said. “From tomorrow it’s going to start and some new players in the team, it’s the right time to give them a fair chance to understand how we have to go in the next World Cup.…
The Big Bash returns to Canberra on Monday as the Thunder host the Heat fresh off their record-breaking win Match facts Who: Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat What: Match 9, KFC BBL|15 Where: Manuka Oval, Canberra When: Monday, December 22. Bat flip at 6.30pm AEDT, first ball at 7.15pm AEDT How to watch: Channel Seven, 7plus, Fox Cricket, Kayo Sports Listen: ABC, SEN Radio. Listen in standard and real-time with no delay to live play via Cricket Radio on the CA Live app. Find out more here Buy tickets: Tickets are on sale here Live scores: Match Centre Highlights, news and reactions after the…
Sanju Samson trusted over Shubman Gill When India announced their squad for the Asia Cup in August, the biggest talking point was the return of Shubman Gill, not only as an opener but also as the team’s newly appointed vice-captain. However, across the 15 matches he played after his comeback, Gill struggled to make a meaningful impact and looked far removed from the batter who had enjoyed a prolific run in recent IPL seasons. In those 15 games, the 26-year-old scored 291 runs at an average of 24.25 and a strike rate of 137.26, without registering a single half-century. Eyebrows…
Josh Philippe’s huge batting partnership with marquee international signing Babar Azam inspired the Sixers to victory in the Sydney Smash Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers | BBL|15 Marquee man Babar Azam has hit form as Josh Philippe came agonisingly close to a first BBL century in the Sydney Sixers’ 47-run defeat of rivals the Sydney Thunder. The perennial heavyweights had been staring down the possibility of a 0-3 start to the summer before Philippe (96) and Azam’s 140-run stand kickstarted their season on Saturday night. Set 199 runs for victory, the Thunder were left to rue a collapse of 3-17…
Michael Atherton believes “England have blinked” in terms of their Bazball approach to batting as they stare at an Ashes series defeat with two Tests to play.England were beaten inside two days in the series opener in Perth and suffered another eight-wicket drubbing in the second day-night Test in Brisbane before being slightly more competitive in the third Test in Adelaide. Ben Stokes notched his slowest Test fifty on day three, off 159 balls, while Zak Crawley’s 102-ball half century on day four was the second-slowest of his England career. Image: Zak Crawley struck his slowest Test fifty on day…
Michael Atherton believes “England have blinked” in terms of their Bazball approach to batting as they stare at an Ashes series defeat with two Tests to play.England were beaten inside two days in the series opener in Perth and suffered another eight-wicket drubbing in the second day-night Test in Brisbane before being slightly more competitive in the third Test in Adelaide. Ben Stokes notched his slowest Test fifty on day three, off 159 balls, while Zak Crawley’s 102-ball half century on day four was the second-slowest of his England career. Image: Zak Crawley struck his slowest Test fifty on day…
After going 18 innings in T20 internationals without a 50, Shubman Gill will miss the home T20 World Cup Test and one-day captain Shubman Gill has been omitted from India’s 15-member squad for next year’s home Twenty20 World Cup, while keeper-batter Ishan Kishan returns. Gill has gone 18 innings in T20 Internationals without a 50 and missed Friday’s match against South Africa with a foot injury. Sanju Samson has impressed in the limited opportunities and made a breezy 37 as Abhishek Sharma’s opening partner replacing Gill in Ahmedabad. Kishan was recalled after he led Jharkhand’s successful campaign in the Syed…
Marnus Labuschagne’s credentials as one of the world’s premier fielders received another boost following a day of magic at the Adelaide Oval. The latest entrant to Labuschagne’s list of classic catches was his one-handed pluck at slip that ended another torrid Test for England’s Ollie Pope. Fielding at second slip in his white floppy hat, Labuschagne was closer to the batter than he normally would be as balls hadn’t been carrying through to the cordon as well as they were on day one. SCREAMER! Labuschagne’s legendary slips catch Pope fended at a Pat Cummins delivery and Labuschagne threw out his…