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Left-arm spinner Linsey Smith has received her first full England women’s central contract for 2025-26.The 30-year-old is among 17 players who have received full central contracts, with 10 players receiving new one-year contracts and seven players in the second year of their current terms. Smith made her one-day international debut in May and featured during this year’s World Cup campaign in India. Four players have been awarded a skills contract, with Em Arlott and Emma Lamb getting their first, joined by Ryana Macdonald-Gay and Issy Wong.Kate Cross, who has taken more than 100 wickets across all formats for England and…
Clare Connor, Managing Director of England Women, said the announcements come at a pivotal moment for the side as they turn their attention to next year’s marquee ICC event on home soil. “It’s an immensely exciting year ahead for England Women, and the awarding of these contracts reflects our confidence in this group of players, with our collective focus firmly on winning the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup next summer. “Linsey Smith, Emma Lamb and Em Arlott have all made important contributions for England across the last year, and these contracts are both a reward for what they have achieved…
Brisbane Heat’s Spencer Johnson hasn’t received the green light to return to play as he recovers from a back injury Brisbane Heat have been dealt a blow 12 days out of the start of their KFC BBL|15 campaign with their strike weapon Spencer Johnson ruled out for the season. The left-armer has been rehabbing a back injury sustained during the Indian Premier League in April and the club reveled on Wednesday he will not recover in time to play at all during the course of the upcoming Big Bash season. “Spencer continues to recover from a back injury and pleasingly,…
“A heap of things are on the table,” Smith said on Wednesday. “We’ll wait and see what the wicket is like and from there we’ll determine a playing XI. He’s (Cummins) looked pretty good to me, the way he’s bowled in the nets. “Obviously games are different intensity but he’s tracking really nicely, he knows his body well but we’ll wait and see. He’s close, he’s done everything really well the last little bit,” he added. Cummins’ return would be a huge boost for Australia as he boasts an average of 17.34 in pink-ball Tests. England won’t have fond memories…
Brisbane are still looking for a win in WBBL|11 after Sydney Thunder handed them a 23-run loss at Drummoyne Oval on Wednesday Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat | WBBL|11 A steadying 61 from Sydney Thunder skipper Phoebe Litchfield has guided her side to a morale-boosting 23-run win over the Brisbane Heat, who still remain winless with one match left to play in their WBBL|11 campaign. The Thunder were in strife early having limped to a paltry 4-33 as Litchfield watched on from the other end, before the captain steadied the ship with her second half-century of the tournament to post…
England captain Ben Stokes insists the all-round talents of Will Jacks will suit the Gabba as he rejects suggestions his bowlers are already fatigued England’s decision to recall allrounder Will Jacks at the Gabba is a proactive choice captain Ben Stokes says will strengthen the batting and throw more variety at Australia with the ball. The 27-year-old has not played a Test since 2022 in Pakistan, where he captured six wickets in an innings on debut, and made a couple of handy 30s in the two Tests he played. The knee injury to paceman Mark Wood, which ruled him out…
The absence of Australia’s run-making rock coupled with the pink ball’s enduring mysteries has left the Ashes leaders still ruminating on their best combination for the Gabba’s day-night Test less than 24 hours before it is due to begin. The home side, up 1-0 in the NRMA Insurance series, have not shut down the prospect of Pat Cummins making a shock return in Brisbane even as his captaincy fill-in Steve Smith initially let out a short giggle when asked about it on match eve. Cummins was not named in Australia’s squad for this Test nor did his team take the…
“If you perform there (Australia), the world will know you.” Those were the words of Melbourne Renegades’ newest international recruit Muhammad Rizwan, who already knows a thing or two about performing Down Under. The Pakistan wicketkeeper is set to embark on his sixth trip to Australia, but this summer presents a new challenge for the 33-year-old Peshawar native. “I’m very excited to play in the Big Bash,” said Rizwan.”I love the conditions in Australia because it is challenging for batters and bowlers. If you look at my career, an innings in Australia was a career-changer in my life.” That innings…
England captain Ben Stokes says his side are taking “lessons” from their two-day loss in Perth into the day-nighter second Ashes Test in Brisbane. The pink ball Test starts in Queensland from Thursday at the Gabba as Stokes’ outfit look to level the five-match series following their tough loss in Perth. However, they are up against it with the pink ball a format in which their opposition thrive. England have lost five of their seven day-night Tests, including all three in Australia, while the home side have 13 victories from 14 in the format, with the only blot a defeat…
The last time the Sydney Sixers played the Melbourne Stars, Meg Lanning destroyed them. It was a much different story on Wednesday Melbourne Stars v Sydney Sixers | WBBL|11 Less than a fortnight after the Sydney Sixers were mauled by the Melbourne Stars, they have won the return bout to continue their late-season WBBL surge. Ash Gardner starred with her highest score in the league for more than two years, as well as taking three wickets, in the 16-run win on Wednesday at Drummoyne Oval. The Sixers improved to equal-second in the standings with the Stars, and have a game…