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Australia v England | Third Ashes Test | Day One Alex Carey delivered his finest Ashes performance while Usman Khawaja seized an extraordinary career lifeline to lift an Australian team once again in this Ashes series shorn of one of its regular stars. In the absence of the unwell Steve Smith, Carey’s emotional hometown hundred and Khawaja’s highest score on these shores in almost two years underpinned an otherwise stuttering first-day batting effort on an Adelaide Oval pitch that holds few demons. The hosts reached 8-326 at stumps, short of the knockout blow Pat Cummins would have hoped for after…
Alex Carey’s superb century led Australia to 326-8 as a spirited England bowling display kept the tourists’ faint Ashes hopes alive on the first day of the third Test in Adelaide.Trailing 2-0 in the five-match series after heavy defeats in Perth and Brisbane, England’s hopes of making an unlikely comeback suffered a further blow when returning Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss to earn the home side first hit in batting-friendly conditions. However, Ben Stokes’ side defied the baking heat and seemingly flat surface at the Adelaide Oval to take regular wickets, with only Usman Khawaja (82) – called…
One-time Test opener to sit out the February tournament Joe Burns, the former Australian cricketer who masterminded Italy’s fairytale qualification to their maiden T20 World Cup, will miss the tournament after being dropped by the Italian Cricket Federation amid contractual wrangles. Burns captained the side who booked a maiden T20 World Cup berth in July through European qualifiers, setting up the nation’s tournament debut in India and Sri Lanka from February 7. However, the federation said Burns will not be a part of the World Cup squad, with South African-born Wayne Madsen to lead the side instead. “Although preliminary contacts…
Cricket Australia would not oppose BBL clubs changing their names or colours if sold in a privatisation process, but say mass rebranding is unlikely Todd Greenberg has flagged it is possible some Big Bash team names and colours could change if the league is privatised, but insists a mass overhaul of club branding is unlikely. Cricket Australia bosses met with state associations on Wednesday in Adelaide, with the sale of clubs the chief talking point. As things stand, CA and the states have agreed to pursue the opportunity for privatisation, with an eye to move quickly and be close to…
The Stars open their BBL|15 campaign at home against the defending champions, who are one from one this season Match facts Who: Melbourne Stars v Hobart Hurricanes What: Match 5, KFC BBL|15 Where: MCG, Melbourne When: Thursday, December 18. 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 match:…
Players, officials and fans gathered as one before the start of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide to the pay their respects to the 15 innocent victims killed in last Sunday’s shooting in Sydney Hey true blue, can you bear the load? Australian artist John Williamson penned the lyric in his famous song True Blue some 43 years ago. But as Williamson sang at Adelaide Oval on Wednesday ahead of the third Ashes Test, his lyrics assumed fresh poignancy. Williamson’s latest performance of True Blue came on a day when the first funerals were to be held for the 15…
Usman Khawaja recalled to bat in place of Steve Smith, who is unwell and out of the third Test Smith leaves Adelaide Oval before toss Steve Smith has been sensationally ruled out of the third Ashes Test with a recurrence of the superstar batter’s inner ear issues sidelining him on Wednesday morning. Usman Khawaja has been recalled and will bat at No.4 in a dramatic last-minute twist for the home side as a devastated Smith departed Adelaide Oval 20 minutes before the toss, won by Australia who opted to bat first. Australia XI: Travis Head, Jake Weatherald, Marnus Labuschagne, Usman…
Australian batsman Steve Smith is set to be ruled out of the third Ashes Test against England in Adelaide.Usman Khawaja is in line to replace Smith, who captained Australia for the first two Tests. The third Test, which England must win to have any chance of regaining the Ashes, starts at 11.30pm UK time. More to follow…This is a breaking news story that is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh this page for the latest updates. Sky Sports brings you live updates as they happen. Get breaking sports news, analysis, exclusive interviews, replays and highlights.…
Australian batsman Steve Smith has been ruled out of the third Ashes Test against England in Adelaide.Usman Khawaja replaces Smith, who captained Australia for the first two Tests. Smith’s absence was confirmed by returning captain Pat Cummins at the coin toss, which Australia won and chose to bat first, in the 30 minutes before play started. “Steve’s been feeling a little bit unwell the last couple of days. He came and gave it a crack this morning but didn’t think he was going to be up for this one,” said Cummins.”So he’s headed off home but pretty lucky we’ve got…
Stars’s hat-trick hero Haris Rauf is back in the Big Bash and aiming to take the side to its maiden title win The biggest-ever contingent of Pakistani internationals has added plenty of star power to BBL|15, but one of them is relishing a homecoming. Haris Rauf’s ties to the league and the Melbourne Stars go back in time longer than his international careers. It was a sensational breakthrough season for the Stars in 2019-20 that set the stage for his call up to the Pakistan side. Rauf is now back in green for his fifth season with one goal –…