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After a winless start to WBBL|11, Sydney Thunder have strengthened their roster with the mid-season signing of England allrounder Em Arlott. Arlott’s inclusion will provide much needed depth to the side’s pace line-up that has so far been heavily reliant on spearhead Shabnim Ismail. The 27-year-old had been a consistent performer domestically before earning a long-awaited international debut in May this year. She is the fourth overseas player signed by the Thunder, joining Ismail, Chamari Athapaththu and Heather Knight. The club can only have three internationals on their primary list at any one time, so if Arlott is to play,…
He pointed out that with a fully fit attack, Green’s workload would have been more than manageable after an encouraging Shield outing, where he blazed a brilliant 94 for Western Australia, in addition to picking up a wicket in his fiery spell with the ball in the first innings. “If they had their full strength bowling group, Cameron Green, having got through the Shield game last week, I think they would have been more than comfortable going into a Perth Test with him as the all-rounder that could bowl eight, 10, 12 overs in an innings,” Ponting noted. But the…
A tied game between two old rivals was decided in ‘strange’ fashion in 2006, with medium pacer Julie Hayes emerging as the hero “I’ll be last. It’ll be over by then. But little did I know that everybody else was going to miss.” Julie Hayes thinks back to 18 October 2006. It was a perfect spring day in Brisbane. The shadows continued to lengthen across Allan Border Field as Karen Rolton’s two off the final ball ensured the first ever women’s T20 international between Australia and New Zealand ended in a tie. What now? The Super Over hadn’t yet been…
Star England veteran Joe Root averages a paltry 35.68 across 14 Tests in Australia, and the pressure will be on him to produce an Ashes century in Perth Joe Root isn’t irked by the fact he hasn’t scored a century in Australia, but it will be a welcome “tiny” reward if the star England veteran can finally end that hoodoo during the upcoming Ashes series. Root enters the first Test in Perth, starting Friday, ranked as the No.1 ICC Test batsman and with a mountain of runs under his belt. The 34-year-old has scored 39 Test centuries and boasts an…
Pakistan’s Asjad Iqbal delivered a stunning 4-0 victory over India’s Pankaj Advani to advance to the semi-finals of the IBSF Snooker World Cup at the Active Oman Sports and Entertainment Hub in Muscat on Tuesday. Former national champion Asjad was in dominant form in the quarter-final clash, compiling two half-century breaks as he swept the celebrated Indian opponent. The 34-year-old Asjad opened with an 81-break to take the first frame 100-0, won the second 92-37, compiled a 68 break in a 117-16 third-frame victory and sealed the match 83-21. Asjad’s path to the last-four began in the last 32 with…
No James Anderson (retired). No Stuart Broad (retired). No Chris Woakes (retired). No Ollie Robinson (ignored). No Sam Cook (overlooked).That’s who isn’t in England’s Ashes pace-bowling cartel but here’s who is: Jofra Archer, Mark Wood, Gus Atkinson, Josh Tongue, Brydon Carse, Ben Stokes and Matthew Potts. Six of those seven seamers have clocked 90mph or higher in Test cricket – Potts is the only exception – which shows you what England’s mode of attack will be. Quick stuff. That became apparent when the team’s all-time leading wicket-taker Anderson was ushered out earlier than he would have liked in the summer…
Western Australia men’s coach to leave his role at the end of the 2025-26 summer following a trophy-laden eight seasons Three-time Sheffield Shield winning coach Adam Voges will leave Western Australia at the end of the domestic season to pursue coaching opportunities in T20 cricket. Voges, who succeeded Justin Langer when he was appointed national coach in 2018, has overseen an unrivalled period of dominance during his past seven seasons at the helm of WA’s men’s team. Under the 46-year-old’s watch, WA broke a 23-year Sheffield Shield title drought before proceeding to win three in a row between 2021-22 and…
The in-form Danni Wyatt-Hodge made an unbeaten 72 to secure victory for Hobart Hurricanes with two balls to spare Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide Strikers | WBBL11 Hobart Hurricanes opener Danni Wyatt-Hodge prevailed in the battle of the WBBL golden girls with her unbeaten half-century securing a thrilling four-wicket win over Adelaide Strikers. Wyatt-Hodge, the golden cap owner for most runs for the season, paced her 72no off 57 deliveries to perfection to get the undefeated Hurricanes home with two deliveries to spare. Wyatt-Hodge leads undefeated Hurricanes chase Strikers pace ace Darcie Brown (4-16 off four) had threatened to win the…
England’s Mark Wood returned from hamstring tightness for an extended bowl in the Perth Stadium nets on Tuesday Mark Wood is back terrorising his England teammates, but whether the veteran pace ace will be unleashed for the Ashes opener in Perth remains up in the air. Wood had a 30-minute spell of bowling in the nets on Tuesday in England’s first training session at Perth Stadium. The 35-year-old wore heavy bandaging on his leg but showed no sign of discomfort when bowling. Wood had heavy strapping on his left leg during Tuesday’s training session // Getty Wood sat out the…
Sky Sports’ Michael Atherton says England are “optimistic” that fast bowler Mark Wood will play in the first Ashes Test against Australia in Perth from Friday.Wood suffered from a tight left hamstring during the tourists’ sole warm-up match against the Lions last week but scans showed no cause for concern and he could form part of a five-man pace attack if he features in his first Test since August 2024. The 35-year-old – who has not played a competitive fixture since February following knee surgery – appeared to play down any lingering fitness worries with an “absolutely rapid” spell in…