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Usman Khawaja has declared he is “100 per cent fit” and ready to play in the third Ashes Test in Adelaide next week, but remains unsure if he will be selected. Khawaja, who will turn 39 on day two of the third NRMA Insurance Ashes Test, said he remains unfazed about the swirl of conjecture about his playing future after Australia struck gold with the Travis Head and Jake Weatherald opening combination. The 85-Test veteran gave no indication of an impending retirement, downplaying Head’s comments that he had been lobbying to open before seizing his opportunity in Perth, and launching…
39-year-old quick Andrew Tye has made the move to Melbourne to continue his decorated Big Bash career in new colours Andrew Tye will reunite with long-time Perth Scorchers teammate Jason Behrendorff at the Melbourne Renegades this season after signing on as a replacement player for injured quick Tom Rogers. Tye, the BBL’s second most prolific men’s bowler of all time (161 wickets), couldn’t secure a new deal with the Scorchers during the off-season after featuring in six games last summer. The five-time BBL champions have pivoted to their next generation ahead of KFC BBL|15, with young guns Mahli Beardman (20),…
Experienced allrounder Michael Neser’s career is on the up again, with his Ashes starring role being followed by another stint in English cricket next year Michael Neser, fresh from starring in Australia’s second-Test triumph in the Ashes, has been snapped up for another county stint in England next season. The rejuvenated veteran allrounder, who’s helped push Australia to the verge of retaining the urn by taking his maiden Test five-for in the second innings of the win at the Gabba last week, will return to Hampshire for a second stint. Neser’s fantastic five breaks Gabba Test open The first-division south…
Katie Mack negotiated moves to two separate teams on either side of Australia for this summer and it could end up helping Perth to the WBBL title Katie Mack’s off-season of negotiations could prove the key to Perth claiming a second WBBL crown, with the opener’s career talks on track to pay dividends. One of the few professional players in Australian cricket not to contract an agent, Mack negotiated her own deals with not one but two separate teams in 2025. Firmly entrenched in ACT in 50-over cricket and Adelaide in the WBBL, Mack jokes that a “mid-life crisis” prompted…
Scorchers captain Sophie Devine was full of praise for two of her key weapons with the ball, as they prepare to tackle the star-studded ‘Canes Making inroads into the Hobart Hurricanes’ A-List batting line-up is going to be critical if the Perth Scorchers want to lift the Weber WBBL trophy for a second time. There’s Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Lizelle Lee opening the batting, Natalie Sciver-Brunt at first drop, followed by a middle-order of Nicola Carey, Elyse Villani, Heather Graham and Rachel Trenaman. All bar Trenaman have played at the highest level, Wyatt-Hodge is enjoying her best-ever Big Bash and Sciver-Brunt…
Elyse Villani’s noticed something special about the Hurricanes in Weber WBBL|11. The Hobart captain can’t quite put her finger on what it is – she just knows it’s right. A squad-building mission years in the making has finally clicked, with the Hurricanes the clear frontrunners throughout the tournament as they locked in their first appearance in a WBBL Final.Now, only the Perth Scorchers stand in the way of Hobart claiming their first women’s Big Bash title. “I do feel like it has been a journey, and certainly a lot of people have helped pave the way to help this current…
England Test legend James Anderson has been appointed Lancashire captain for next season’s County Championship at the age of 43. The country’s all-time leading Test wicket-taker made his first-class debut for Lancashire in 2002 and has continued to play for the county since his international retirement in 2024. He stepped in as skipper on an interim basis last season and will now lead the red-ball side in Division Two permanently, having signed a new one-year contract in November. “Captaining Lancashire for the first time last season was a huge privilege and I’m honoured to take on the role full-time heading…
Former England bowler Sir James Anderson has been named Lancashire’s captain for next season’s County Championship.The 43-year-old, England’s all-time leading Test wicket-taker, made his debut for the Red Rose in 2002 and has continued to play for Lancashire since his international retirement. He stepped in as skipper on an interim basis last season and will now lead the red-ball side in Division Two permanently having signed a new contract in November. “Captaining Lancashire for the first time last season was a huge privilege and I’m honoured to take on the role full-time heading into the new season,” Anderson said.”We’ve got…
Former England bowler Sir James Anderson has been named Lancashire’s captain for next season’s County Championship.The 43-year-old, England’s all-time leading Test wicket-taker, made his debut for the Red Rose in 2002 and has continued to play for Lancashire since his international retirement. He stepped in as skipper on an interim basis last season and will now lead the red-ball side in Division Two permanently having signed a new contract in November. “Captaining Lancashire for the first time last season was a huge privilege and I’m honoured to take on the role full-time heading into the new season,” Anderson said.”We’ve got…
Few have had a career trajectory like Jake Fraser-McGurk, who joined The Surge, Big Bash Podcast to look ahead to the new season and reflect on his IPL experiences Check out The Surge Podcast on Spotify and Apple. Jake Fraser-McGurk has been one of Australia’s most fascinating prospects for so long that it’s sometimes easy to forget he is only 23 years old. The pocket rocket is gearing up for his sixth KFC BBL season, the league in which he first put his name firmly on the map as a player for the future with some powerful hitting at the…