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England have elected against sending senior players to play a pink-ball practice match ahead of the second Ashes Test, despite being thrashed inside two days during the series opener.Ben Stokes’ side entered the series having played just one three-day warm-up match against the England Lions, then slipped to an eight-wicket loss in Perth in the first two-day Ashes Test since 1921. The heavy loss opened an 11-day gap in the tourists’ schedule before the day/night Test in Brisbane, raising the possibility of giving players time in the middle during England Lions’ two-day fixture against the Australian Prime Minister’s XI in…
Nikhil Chaudhary has hit a maiden first-class century for Tasmania, with the Indian allrounder adding to NSW’s pain during a long day in the field in Sydney New South Wales v Tasmania | Sheffield Shield | Day 3 Nikhil Chaudhary has become the first Indian to hit a Sheffield Shield hundred this century, helping put Tasmania in a position of utter dominance against NSW. Chaudhary blazed his way to 163 for the Tigers before they declared at 8-623 late on day three and with a lead of 232 at Sydney’s Cricket Central. Sam Konstas and Ryan Hicks then survived a…
It will soon be decision time for England.After their two-day thrashing in the first Ashes Test in Perth, head coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes must work out whether to give their players a warm-up with the pink ball ahead of the day-night second Test in Brisbane from December 4. The two-day game against a Prime Minister’s XI in Canberra across November 29 and 30 had seemingly been earmarked as a game for Lions players, England’s second string, to get a run out, but will the batting collapses against Australia prompt a rethink? Please use Chrome browser for a…
It will soon be decision time for England.After their two-day thrashing in the first Ashes Test in Perth, head coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes must work out whether to give their players a warm-up with the pink ball ahead of the day-night second Test in Brisbane from December 4. The two-day game against a Prime Minister’s XI in Canberra across November 29 and 30 had seemingly been earmarked as a game for Lions players, England’s second string, to get a run out, but will the batting collapses against Australia prompt a rethink? Please use Chrome browser for a…
Aussie stars ruled out as Brisbane Heat and Adelaide Strikers both battle to keep their WBBL|11 seasons alive Adelaide Strikers have been dealt a blow ahead of their crucial showdown against Brisbane Heat, with Megan Schutt to miss the game with a hamstring injury. The Australia star will miss at least Tuesday’s game at Karen Rolton Oval after ‘tweaking’ her hamstring, with no timeline given for her return.Brisbane Heat, who need to win to keep their season alive, will also be without two of their biggest stars in Grace Harris and Jemimah Rodrigues. Harris is being ‘managed’ as she continues…
Head, Smith revel in remarkable West Test victory Travis Head’s first Test-turning assault might embolden Australia to abandon tradition and adopt a limited-overs cricket-inspired approach to batting order flexibility. Coach Andrew McDonald admits Head’s Perth ton from the top could see the Ashes hosts contemplate keeping their top-six structure fluid, with pitch conditions or match-ups to determine what order they bat in.On Saturday, Head revealed his second-innings promotion (filling for the incapacitated Usman Khawaja) had come on the back of him petitioning to take on the new ball for some time despite having not batted above No.4 in first-class cricket…
Head, Smith revel in remarkable West Test victory Australia aren’t expecting to make a call on captain Pat Cummins’ availability until the eve of the second Ashes Test but coach Andrew McDonald is hopeful his star quick will be back in the XI for Brisbane. A lumbar back stress injury ruled Cummins out of the NRMA Insurance Ashes opener in Perth which saw Steve Smith take charge of the side in his absence. However, Cummins was only missing on the field. He travelled west with the rest of the Aussie squad and had several bowling sessions in the Perth Stadium…
Almost 14 years to the day since his Test debut, Mitchell Starc is a chance etch himself into the record books against England at the Gabba Starc, Lyon debrief after incredible West Test Australia’s lethal weapon Mitchell Starc is on the verge of passing Wasim Akram as the most prolific left-arm bowler in Test history. Coming off a 10-wicket, player of the match performance in Australia’s stunning win over England in Perth, Starc is set to stamp himself as a true icon of cricket in the second Test in Brisbane. He is just two wickets away from equalling Pakistan legend…
A heavy defeat in Perth won’t change England’s Ashes approach, with a pink-ball tour match against the Prime Minister’s XI the next stop in their preparation for the Gabba ‘Shellshocked’ Stokes takes stock after Perth pummelling England coach Brendon McCullum concedes his team’s ultra-aggressive tactics can have ugly consequences at times, but he’s urging fans to keep the faith despite the calamitous result in Perth. Australia lead 1-0 in the five-match series after routing England by eight wickets inside two days at Perth Stadium. England were 1-65 in their second innings on Saturday – an overall lead of 105 -…
England fans have been urged to “keep the faith” by Brendon McCullum after the tourists’ two-day Ashes defeat in Perth, with the head coach also giving his backing to Zak Crawley following the opener’s pair.England crumbled to a spectacular loss at Optus Stadium as an Ashes Test finished inside two days for the first time since 1921, with the away side suffering alarming batting collapses in both innings. The second Test, a day-nighter in Brisbane, starts on December 4. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Sky Sports’ Stuart Broad was left stunned as Mitchell Starc took…