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Australia have officially named Pat Cummins in their Ashes squad with the nation’s captain poised to make his comeback from injury in the third NRMA Insurance Test in Adelaide. Cummins is the only addition to the group that took a 2-0 series lead at the Gabba on Sunday night with veteran batter Usman Khawaja retaining his place in the now 15-man group as he pushes for his own return from a back injury. Australia squad for third Test: Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Brendan Doggett, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Michael…
Georgia ‘Wolf’ Wareham has been crowned the top player of WBBL|11 after taking her all-round game to a new level All-round class: The best of Wareham in WBBL|11 Melbourne Renegades star Georgia Wareham has been rewarded for a season of all-round dominance, crowned the Weber WBBL|11 Player of the Tournament. The leg-spinning allrounder, who also took out the BKT Golden Arm award for topping the wickets table, edged out Melbourne Stars’ Meg Lanning by one vote to win the award for the first time.In a tight top five befitting the evenness of this season, just five votes – awarded by…
Perth have little time to soak up Tuesday’s win as they dash across the country for a crack at making the WBBL|11 Final Alana King has vowed to keep bowling through the pain, as Perth Scorchers head to Sydney determined to overcome the odds and claim a spot in the Weber WBBL|11 Final. The Aussie spin star produced the game-turning moment on Tuesday as the Scorchers held off the Stars in the Knockout at the WACA Ground, deceiving Amy Jones to have the Englishwoman stumped when Melbourne were on the charge at 1-101 chasing 174.It sparked a collapse of 8-44…
South Africa were all out for their lowest-ever total in T20 cricket, scoring only 74 as India won the series opener by 101 runs on Tuesday.Hardik Pandya smashed an unbeaten 59 off 28 balls and India scored 175-6 after losing the toss. South Africa never got their chase off the ground and collapsed from 45-3 to 74 all out in 12.3 overs with India’s six bowlers getting at least a wicket each. South Africa’s previous lowest T20 total of 87 was also against India, in 2022. Twitter This content is provided by Twitter, which may be using cookies and other…
Melbourne Stars slumped from 2-101 to 9-145 as a fightback from Scorchers bowling unit secured a win for the hosts in the WBBL|11 Knockout Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Stars | WBBL|11 Perth Scorchers are through to the Weber WBBL|11 Challenger after a record opening stand between Katie Mack and Beth Mooney followed by an inspired fightback with the ball secured a 28-run win over the Melbourne Stars. Mack (52 off 39) and Mooney (45 off 38) put on 107 runs for the first wicket – a record in WBBL finals – to lay the foundation for the Scorchers in the…
Australia’s top young male players were on show in Perth over the past week with an eye on a place in the U19 World Cup squad South Australia have taken out the Under-19 Male National Championships title for 2025 after defeating Victoria Metro in the final on Monday. The iconic WACA Ground hosted the top age-group players in the decider of the tournament that was played at venues across Perth from December 1 to 8. The annual tournament gave the emerging cricketing talent in the country a platform to not just represent their state but also make their case to…
Nathan Lyon has been backed by Andrew McDonald to play a major role in the final three Ashes Tests despite Australia’s coach acknowledging home pitches and the pink ball are diminishing the value of spin bowling. England’s dismembering under lights at the Gabba, along with Lyon’s replacement Michael Neser more than holding his own in the day-time, vindicated the bold move to leave out the star off-spinner for only the second time in 14 years and 75 home Tests.Lyon admitted he had been “filthy” at the call to dump from the XI for a second consecutive day-night Test. McDonald insisted…
England speedster to return home this week following recurrence of a left knee injury during the first Test in Perth England’s faltering Ashes campaign has suffered another huge blow with fast bowler Mark Wood ruled out for the rest of the series with a knee injury. Wood missed England’s second Test defeat at the Gabba following a recurrence of a left knee injury during the series opener in Perth.The 35-year-old speedster had surgery on his left knee in March. England team management confirmed this evening he wouldn’t recover in time to be available for the final three Tests. “After extensive…
England’s hopes of launching an Ashes fightback have been hit by the news that fast bowler Mark Wood will miss the rest of the series due to a left knee injury.Wood, 35, has suffered a recurrence of the problem he sustained during the eight-wicket defeat to Australia in the first Test at Perth last month. The Durham quick subsequently sat out the eight-wicket loss at The Gabba in the second Test and will now play no part in the final three games either, the first of which starts at Adelaide Oval on December 17. Please use Chrome browser for a…
No room for complacency as the Sixers eye their first appearance in the WBBL final since 2022 Lauren Cheatle has called on the Sydney Sixers’ bowling attack to “own” North Sydney Oval, as they prepare for Thursday’s WBBL|11 Challenger final. The Sixers have returned to the finals for the first time since WBBL|08, qualifying in second spot via a one-run, final-ball win over Adelaide Strikers.Had they been defeated, they would have finished the season in fifth and missed out altogether and given the closeness of the top-end of the league, Cheatle said there was no room for complacency as they…