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Australia pace bowler Mitchell Starc said Thursday he could not be compared with Wasim Akram after he surpassed the Pakistani great as the leading left-arm pace bowler in Test history. Starc’s six-wicket haul on day one of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane gave him 418 Test wickets, four more than Wasim. “Wasim’s still a far better bowler than I am,” said Starc. “So as far as I’m concerned, he’s still the pinnacle of left-armers and certainly he’s right up there with the best bowlers to ever play the game. “It’s nice to be spoken of up around that, but…
England fast bowler Mark Wood has cast doubt on his availability for the third Ashes Test in Adelaide as he recovers from a knee injury.Wood was ruled out of the ongoing second Test in Brisbane after pulling up sore following Australia’s eight-wicket win in the series opener in Perth. The 35-year-old had a brace on his left knee during day one of the day-night Test at The Gabba on Thursday and told Australian television that he might not be fit until the fourth Test in Melbourne from December 26. “I think there’s a chance there [for the third Test in…
Sydney Sixers will be eyeing a fourth win on the trot and a confirmed finals berth when they meet the Melbourne Renegades on Friday Ashleigh Gardner admits she has been frustrated at a lack of fluency with the bat throughout Weber WBBL|11, but the Sydney Sixers skipper looks to be finding her rhythm at the right time as her club pushes for finals. Gardner struck 50 from 31 balls on Wednesday to help deliver a crucial win over the Melbourne Stars, leaving the Sixers one win away from confirming their first finals appearance since WBBL|08, and keeping them in the…
Mitch Marsh has failed with the bat as he makes a rare Sheffield Shield outing amid speculation he’s an outside contender for an Ashes spot Victoria v Western Australia | Sheffield Shield | Day 1 Mitch Marsh’s return to red-ball cricket has not produced results, with the Ashes outsider failing for Western Australia against Victoria in the Sheffield Shield. Marsh had been touted as a potential shock factor at the top of Australia’s order in the series against England. But his return to Shield ranks returned only nine runs, batting at No.3 for WA on Thursday’s opening day. WA struggled…
We’re past the halfway point of the Sheffield Shield season and it’s Victoria who have made the early running in winning four of their first five games. The Vics suffered their first defeat in the previous round but still hold an almost eight-point lead at the top of the standings entering the final round before the Big Bash break.With the Test team in action against England at the Gabba, several states are set for more personnel losses in round six with Australia A also facing off against England Lions in Brisbane from Friday. But Mitch Marsh is back for Western…
Follow the action from the second NRMA Insurance Men’s Ashes second Test in Brisbane Full scorecard and wicket replays here Second Test session times First Session: 2pm – 4pm (3pm – 5pm AEDT; 4am – 6am GMT) Second Session: 4.40pm – 6.40pm (5.40pm – 7.40pm AEDT; 6.40am – 8.40am GMT) Third Session: 7pm – 9pm (8pm – 10pm AEDT; 9am – 11am GMT) *An extra 30 minutes is available to complete daily overs 2025-26 NRMA Insurance Men’s Ashes First Test: Australia won by eight wickets Second Test: December 4-8, The Gabba, Brisbane (D/N), 3pm AEDT Third Test:…
ISLAMABAD: If all goes as planned, construction of the first-ever cricket stadium in Islamabad will begin soon, as stakeholders on Wednesday deliberated on the proposed design of the project. During a meeting headed by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi, CDA officials and consultants presented the concept design of the stadium. The facility will be constructed in the foothills of the Margallas near Sector D-12. The meeting decided that the new stadium will have an open view of the Margallas and a seating capacity of around 32,000. It was also decided that a large parking facility with space for…
The determined Perth leg-spinner is pushing through pain to play a role in her side’s finals push A broken finger has hampered Alana King’s hopes of maintaining her red-hot World Cup form throughout Weber WBBL|11, but the Scorchers leggie is determined to contribute in any way possible to her team’s late push for finals. King, who picked up 13 wickets at the 50-over tournament in India including a record 7-18 against South Africa, fractured the little finger of her right bowling hand while fielding in Perth’s second game of the season against Brisbane Heat.She hasn’t missed a game, wearing a…
A double boost for the reigning champions who have also added Jackson Bird to their BBL|15 squad Injured Hobart Hurricanes star Mitch Owen has declared he is on track to play in their season opener against Sydney Thunder as the reigning champions today added veteran Jackson Bird to their KFC BBL|15 roster in a further boost to their pace stocks. Owen was subbed out of Tasmania’s most recent Sheffield Shield game against NSW when he injured his hamstring on day one. The 24-year-old allrounder left the field immediately after completing his fourth over and took no further part in the…
Virat Kohli scored his 53rd ODI century in India’s run-laden series with South Africa but couldn’t stop a Proteas victory Virat Kohli’s second successive hundred proved not enough as South Africa, aided by Aiden Markram’s own century, chased down a target of 359 to clinch a four-wicket win and level their one-day international series 1-1 in Raipur. Markram (110) scored his fourth ODI hundred, forming crucial partnerships with captain Temba Bavuma and Matthew Breetzke, before Dewald Brevis scored a swift half-century as South Africa pulled off their third-highest successful run chase in ODI history on Wednesday. “Happy to have crossed…