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The first stage of Australia’s plan to have Jhye Richardson firing at the back-end of this summer’s Ashes will be put into action when the injury-plagued speedster faces England Lions in a tour match next week. Richardson is the headline act of a Cricket Australia XI named today to face England’s ‘A’ side in a first-class contest at Lilac Hill beginning on the same day as the opening Australia-England Test across town at Perth Stadium. Cricket Australia XI squad to play England Lions (November 21-24 at Lilac Hill) Mackenzie Harvey (c), Charlie Anderson, Liam Blackford, Xavier Crone, Jake Fraser-McGurk,…
Sydney Thunder have convinced the big-scoring Georgia Voll to extend her contract till WBBL|13 Georgia Voll will be plying her trade in lime green at least until 2027 after Sydney Thunder announced a contract extension for their star opener on Friday. Voll, who had jumped ship from Brisbane Heat ahead of WBBL|10, has re-signed with the Thunder until the end of WBBL|13 – a season added to her original three-year contract with the club. Thunder’s quick move to secure an extra year of Voll is win for the club’s future given the sharp rise of the right-hander since her debut…
Former England bowler Sir James Anderson has signed a new one-year contract with Lancashire.England’s all-time leading Test wicket-taker picked up 17 wickets in six County Championship games last season following his retirement from international cricket the previous summer. Anderson took 17 wickets in the County Championship and returned to T20 cricket after a 10-year absence, featuring in the Blast where he helped Lancashire Lightning reach Finals Day and played for the Manchester Originals during The Hundred.”I’m absolutely delighted to sign for another year with Lancashire. This club has been my home since I was a teenager, and I still get…
Former England bowler Sir James Anderson has signed a new one-year contract with Lancashire.England’s all-time leading Test wicket-taker picked up 17 wickets in six County Championship games last season following his retirement from international cricket the previous summer. Anderson took 17 wickets in the County Championship and returned to T20 cricket after a 10-year absence, featuring in the Blast where he helped Lancashire Lightning reach Finals Day and played for the Manchester Originals during The Hundred.”I’m absolutely delighted to sign for another year with Lancashire. This club has been my home since I was a teenager, and I still get…
Lancashire Re Sign Sir James Anderson as Red Rose Legend Commits to 2026 Season©Lancashire Cricket Lancashire Cricket is pleased to confirm that Sir James Anderson has agreed a new one year deal, extending his remarkable 25 year career with the Red Rose through the 2026 season. After retiring from international cricket in 2024, Anderson initially signed a one year contract for 2025. He went on to claim 17 wickets in six County Championship matches at an average of 24, reaffirming his enduring quality as Englands all time leading wicket taker. His return to the Vitality Blast last season his first…
A triple-wicket over from Hayley Silver-Holmes put the Hurricanes’ in the box seat to power their way to victory over the Sixers Sydney Sixers v Hobart Hurricanes | WBBL|11 Hobart Hurricanes openers Lizelle Lee and Danni Wyatt-Hodge have destroyed the Sydney Sixers bowling attack with a record stand in a dominant six-wicket WBBL win. Earlier, three wickets in over and career-best figures by Hurricanes fast bowler Hayley Silver-Holmes (3-18 off three) rocked her former side in a deserved player of the match display. Silver-Holmes strikes thrice in over of dreams The opening stand of 95 between Lee (55 off 33…
Georgia Prestwidge lived and breathed the Renegades’ remarkable rise in WBBL|10, now she hopes to nurture that winning mentality at her new club As the Melbourne Stars look to turn around their Weber WBBL charts this season, they need not look far for inspiration. The other side of the Victorian dressing room, in fact.The two Melbourne clubs had drastically different fortunes last season, with the Stars finishing bottom of the table with two wins from 10 matches as they missed the top four for a fourth-straight season. During the final, they watched on from the stands of the MCG as…
England’s hopes of unleashing Mark Wood for the first Ashes Test in Perth have taken a major hit after the star veteran suffered an injury scare England captain Ben Stokes has snared six-wickets but paceman Mark Wood is in grave doubt for the first Ashes Test in Perth after suffering a potential hamstring injury in his side’s low-key warm-up fixture. Wood had returned figures of 0-29 from eight overs before going off the field shortly before tea on Thursday at Lilac Hill. The 35-year-old was playing his first match since having knee surgery in March and will now undergo precautionary…
Australian allrounder scored a timely 94 for WA ahead of next week’s Ashes opener, with his bowling also looming as a crucial weapon Western Australia v Queensland | Sheffield Shield | Day 3 He fell in the nervous 90s, but Cameron Green has still given his Ashes hopes an almighty boost with a determined knock during Western Australia’s Sheffield Shield clash with Queensland at the WACA Ground. In reply to Queensland’s 390, WA started day three at a somewhat shaky 5-210 but with Green unbeaten on 49 and holding the key. Green drove spinner Mitch Swepson for four on the…
Mark Wood is to undergo a precautionary scan on Friday after the fast bowler suffered hamstring soreness during the first day of England’s Ashes warm-up match against the Lions.Wood has been out of action for the last nine months following knee surgery and made his return on day one of the in-house pre-Ashes warm-up match at Perth’s Lilac Hill. The 35-year-old quick bowled eight overs before tea – four in each session – but left the field midway through the afternoon after experiencing discomfort in his second spell.The ECB confirmed Wood would undergo the precautionary scan on Friday, adding: The…