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England fast bowler Mark Wood has been cleared of a hamstring injury ahead of The Ashes but Australia seamer Josh Hazlewood is out of the first Test in Perth from November 21.Wood experienced stiffness on Thursday after bowling eight overs on the first day of the tourists’ sole warm-up game against England Lions after almost nine months out following knee surgery. However, an England and Wales Cricket Board statement released on Saturday read: “Following precautionary scans on Friday, England fast bowler Mark Wood has been cleared of any concerns regarding his left hamstring. England’s Ashes squad Ben Stokes (captain), Harry…
After their dreams of a three-peat were dashed in a disappointing WBBL|10, the Strikers hope the addition of the world’s best white-ball spinner will turn their fortunes around Adelaide Strikers are targeting evolution with the ball as they look to return to the top end of the table in Weber WBBL|11. Having finished seventh on the table last season, the Strikers pounced on the chance to draft superstar England spinner Sophie Ecclestone with pick No.2 in the WBBL draft after she was overlooked by former club Sydney Sixers.The left-arm spinner adds another world-class option to an already star-studded attack that…
3rd: Netherlands 24 matches, 28 points (13 wins, 9 losses, 2 no-results) The Dutch made a strong start to their campaign, their first League 2 tilt in the new Cricket World Cup structure, though a one-win effort in the most recent tri-series in Scotland has pulled the team in orange back towards the rest of the field. In saying that, the side have picked up points on tough overseas assignments in Nepal, Oman and Namibia, and look good value for a top four finish. Aryan Dutt’s 6/34 early in the campaign in Nepal against Namibia sent an early competition warning…
England captain Ben Stokes announced his readiness for the Ashes with six wickets on the first day of their in-house warm-up against Andrew Flintoff’s Lions in Perth.Stokes has not played since July, when he tore a shoulder muscle against India, but proved he is firmly on track for the opening Test by leading the attack at Lilac Hill. He took two wickets in each of Thursday’s three sessions as he claimed 6-52 in 16 overs as the second string reached 382-10 at stumps.Stokes has been subjected to a stream of barbs from the local media since touching down in Perth…
England captain Ben Stokes announced his readiness for the Ashes with six wickets on the first day of their in-house warm-up against Andrew Flintoff’s Lions in Perth.Stokes has not played since July, when he tore a shoulder muscle against India, but proved he is firmly on track for the opening Test by leading the attack at Lilac Hill. He took two wickets in each of Thursday’s three sessions as he claimed 6-52 in 16 overs as the second string reached 382-10 at stumps.Stokes has been subjected to a stream of barbs from the local media since touching down in Perth…
Sport thrives on emotion. Rivalries, chants, celebrations are all part of its heartbeat. But recent flashpoints across different sports have raised a pressing question: when does passion become hostility – and what effect does it have on our sportsmen and sportswomen?From fans’ abuse of Rory McIlroy at the Ryder Cup, to the Aussie media’s sledging of Ben Stokes and England’s cricketers upon their arrival Down Under for the Ashes, where should a line be drawn? Racing Bulls team member incites Lando booingIn Sao Paulo, McLaren’s Lando Norris should have been basking in glory after stretching his lead at the top…
Kirby Short names two young captains who have caught her eye during the opening matches of WBBL|11 Check out The Surge Podcast on Spotify and Apple. If it takes one to know one, Kirby Short’s the perfect person to run the ruler over the standout captaincy performances during the opening two rounds of WBBL|11. Short, who led the Brisbane Heat to the title in WBBL|05, joined The Surge to analyse the various challenges the captains have dealt with in the early stages of the new season. Thanks to her new role as Cricket Victoria’s new Head of Female Cricket, Short’s eye was naturally drawn to…
Australia’s stand-in captain has suggested a nuanced approach to England’s bowling line-up would be appropriate, as he fine-tunes his own Ashes preparation Smith sounds Ashes warning with consecutive fifties Steve Smith has hinted England’s pace battery could be the wrong form of attack for the Ashes, believing nibbling seamers would pose a bigger threat on Australia’s lively pitches. England have arrived for the summer with their quickest bowling line-up this century, with almost the entire cartel able to reach in excess of 145km/h. Spearheaded by speedsters Mark Wood and Jofra Archer, the tourists also have Gus Atkinson, Josh Tongue and…
An intense duel with Mitchell Starc at the SCG stamped Campbell Kellaway’s credentials as an international player of the future NSW v Victoria | Sheffield Shield | Day 1 Chris Rogers says Campbell Kellaway has proven he can be Australia’s long-term successor to Usman Khawaja, labelling the Victorian a “ready-made Test player”. Kellaway scored a gutsy half-century for Victoria against NSW this week, against a Test attack of Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon. The opener’s 51 at the SCG came after he also plundered 147 against Tasmania last month, with the 23-year-old now looking more complete at the…
Phoebe Litchfield is already looking forward to Australia’s next showdown with India, while she also responded to suggestions she could be the next national skipper Phoebe Litchfield expects things to get “very heated” when Australia welcome India onto their home turf for the upcoming multi-format series, with the hosts to have a major point to prove following their recent World Cup semi-final defeat. India knocked favourites Australia out of the ICC tournament with a world-record run chase in Navi Mumbai, going on to win their first senior women’s World Cup.But the upcoming bilateral series, which will feature three T20Is, three…