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Defending WBBL champions the Melbourne Renegades were well off their best in dreary conditions as the in-form Stars claimed a big local derby win Melbourne Renegades v Melbourne Stars | WBBL|11 Meg Lanning has made the Melbourne Renegades pay dearly for a dropped catch, spearheading the Stars to a massive WBBL derby win. Lanning carried her bat through the Stars’ innings, scoring 73, and was player of the match as they dominated for a 45-run win on Saturday in bleak, late-spring conditions at Junction Oval. The Stars’ first win in four Melbourne derbies gave them top spot, one point ahead…
Charli Knott to take over captaincy duties for the rest of WBBL|11 as Jess Jonassen goes under the knife Jess Jonassen will miss the remainder of the Weber WBBL|11 season, with the Brisbane Heat captain set to undergo shoulder surgery. The left-arm spin-bowling allrounder had been managing issues with the AC joint in her right shoulder for several months through the early stages of the domestic season.With the issue worsening in recent games, and with the Heat’s season over, Brisbane medical staff and management have determined Jonassen requires an open excision of the AC joint. Charli Knott will take over…
The England skipper explained his side’s decision to withdraw the players who played in the Perth Test from the tour match against the Prime Minister’s XI in Canberra on Saturday England captain Ben Stokes says his team is prepared to ‘take the rough with the smooth’ when it comes to absorbing media and fan pressure ahead of the second Ashes Test at the Gabba. Stokes’ team has come under heavy fire for its dramatic two-day defeat in Perth last week, but the captain himself has declared he and his team have long moved on. “Yeah, look, you can call us…
Sydney Sixers have secured the sign of accomplished left-arm fast bowler Lauren Cheatle for two more seasons Sydney Sixers’ have moved to secure their pace stocks for the long-term by extending their spearhead Lauren Cheatle’s stay by at least two years. The accomplished left-arm quick, whose previous deal with the club was to run until the end of the current season, will now be associated with the club until at least the end of WBBL|13. Cheatle has been part of the Sixers outfit for nine years, having made the move across the town from Sydney Thunder, her club for the…
Former skipper implores his old side to chase rather than set the target in Brisbane if they are to level the Ashes 1-1, a move directly out of the Bazball playbook. Extra Cover: Special look inside incredible Ashes Test Batting first is a proven highway to success in day-night Tests, but Michael Vaughan says England’s best chance of squaring the Ashes series at the Gabba is to chase a total. The former England captain’s view lines up with England’s modus operandi and their proven results. Since Brendon McCullum took over as coach in May 2022, England have successfully chased scores…
“Sure, they are quality players.As long as they are happy to put the hard work in and maintain fitness. I have always believed that to have that experience, you can’t find it anywhere. They have won trophies, they know how to play big tournaments.” said Morkel. “For sure, if they maintain their fitness and they physically feel their bodies can do that, it’s still a long way away, the World Cup. By all means” Bouncing back from red-ball setback India will be looking to bounce back from a historic Test series defeat to South Africa. The hosts were thoroughly outplayed…
Namibia v Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (PNG) beat Namibia in a thriller as they won the match by one run to bag their third victory of the tournament. Put into bat by Namibia, PNG’s top order were amongst the runs with contributions from Naoani Vare (15 runs off 39 deliveries), captain Brenda Tau (30 runs off 29 deliveries) and Henao Thomas (14 runs off 12 deliveries). But Namibia bounced back in the middle overs to put the brakes on PNG. However Erani Pokana’s knock of 17 runs off 19 deliveries ensured PNG posted a total of 94. PNG…
The Sydney Thunder were three runs shy of a WBBL win over the Strikers when play was called off by umpires due to rain in Adelaide Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder | WBBL|11 Sydney Thunder have painfully missed out on a WBBL win, with umpires abandoning play when they were just three runs away from downing the Strikers on a rain-soaked Adelaide Oval. Chasing 46 runs to win in five overs, Phoebe Litchfield’s 38 from 15 balls powered the Thunder to 0-43 from 2.5 overs. And while rain was falling – and had been for a quarter-hour – in the…
The Australia opener has explained the circumstances surrounding the back spasms that derailed his first Test against England at Perth Stadium last week Usman Khawaja insists he will be able to get through the Brisbane Test without pain-killing injections, after being prepared to have an epidural if the series opener had gone to day three in Perth. Speaking at an Usman Khawaja Foundation fundraiser on Friday, the 38-year-old also revealed how back spasms left him struggling to stand up in the first Ashes Test. But the opener is confident he will be fit enough to take his place at the…
With both Melbourne teams humming in WBBL|11, Saturday’s derby promises to be the biggest showdown between the Renegades and Stars in recent years The resurgent Melbourne Stars are out to end an unwanted streak against local rivals the Renegades in what is looming as the highest-stakes Melbourne Derby in years. Leading into Saturday’s showdown at the CitiPower Centre, both Victorian clubs are occupying spots inside the top three on the WBBL|11, with defending champions Melbourne Renegades sitting in third with a 4-3 record seven matches into the season.The Stars meanwhile are enjoying a resurgence after languishing on the bottom of…