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Ashes hopeful Jake Weatherald was dismissed cheaply for the second time in as many days as he failed to press his claims to play for Australia against England in the first Test.Uncapped opener Weatherald made 30 in Tasmania’s second innings against South Australia in the Sheffield Shield having been out for 23 in their first dig on Monday. The 31-year-old and Usman Khawaja are the only out-and-out openers in Australia’s squad for the first Test versus England in Perth from November 21 (2.30am UK time).But Marnus Labuschagne is an option to partner Khawaja at the top of the order. Image:…
Ashes hopeful Jake Weatherald was dismissed cheaply for the second time in as many days as he failed to press his claims to play for Australia against England in the first Test.Uncapped opener Weatherald made 30 in Tasmania’s second innings against South Australia in the Sheffield Shield having been out for 23 in their first dig on Monday. The 31-year-old and Usman Khawaja are the only out-and-out openers in Australia’s squad for the first Test versus England in Perth from November 21 (2.30am UK time).But Marnus Labuschagne is an option to partner Khawaja at the top of the order. Image:…
Georgia Wareham’s golden form as stand-in skipper has continued, posting a match-winning 50 over the Sydney Thunder Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Thunder | WBBL|11 Melbourne Renegades allrounder Georgia Wareham has begun the season on fire with her two wickets and 58 runs inspiring a WBBL win over Sydney Thunder. Filling in for the injured Sophie Molineux, Wareham smashed 58 off 32 deliveries in the run chase at Junction Oval after claiming 2-25 with her leg-spinners. The stand-in skipper has now claimed back-to-back player-of-the-match awards in a four-wicket win over Sydney Thunder, having starred just two days previously against Brisbane Heat…
Steve Smith has again shown he’s in fine touch ahead of the Ashes, but his half century couldn’t stop NSW conceding a 254-run first-innings deficit to Victoria NSW v Victoria | Sheffield Shield | Day 2 Steve Smith has clearly found his hands ahead of the Ashes, but even his half century couldn’t stop a star-studded NSW falling well behind Victoria at the SCG. Smith was the only Blues batter to pass 20 on Tuesday as a Sam Elliott five-wicket haul had NSW all out for 128 in Sydney, well short of Victoria’s first-innings of 382. The visitors than opted…
Ben Duckett says England captain Ben Stokes is in “beast mode” ahead of The Ashes and that the tourists are evolving from a side that have been “reckless at times” in the past.All-rounder Stokes has not played since the fourth Test against India in July due to a right shoulder issue but is expected to be fit for the Ashes opener in Perth from November 21. The 34-year-old took 20 wickets in five Tests this summer at an average of 24.05 while he also scored his first hundred in the format in two years. Please use Chrome browser for a…
Ben Duckett says England captain Ben Stokes is in “beast mode” ahead of The Ashes and that the tourists are evolving from a side that have been “reckless at times” in the past.All-rounder Stokes has not played since the fourth Test against India in July due to a right shoulder issue but is expected to be fit for the Ashes opener in Perth from November 21. The 34-year-old took 20 wickets in five Tests this summer at an average of 24.05 while he also scored his first hundred in the format in two years. Please use Chrome browser for a…
Grace Harris will make a welcome return to the teal at Allan Border Field on Wednesday night Brisbane Heat will welcome back Grace Harris as they hunt their first win of the Weber WBBL season against Perth Scorchers on Wednesday night. The powerful Australia allrounder will make her first appearance since she injured her calf in the final pre-World Cup one-dayer against India in New Delhi in September.That grade two strain ended her ODI World Cup dream, as she was forced to return home before the tournament began. Harris sat out Brisbane’s opening defeat to Melbourne Renegades on Sunday and…
Only two Indigenous men have played Test cricket for Australia, but there could be that same number in the same XI during this summer’s Ashes Just two Indigenous men have represented Australia in almost 150 years of Test cricket. But it is not inconceivable during this summer’s Ashes there could be two First Nations players in the same XI. Scott Boland, Australia’s second Indigenous Test cricketer after Jason Gillespie, is a lock to feature in the series-opener in Perth due to captain Pat Cummins still being sidelined with a back injury. Toowoomba-raised Brendan Doggett appears to be the next quick…
Sri Lanka also enter the series in good form, with the side having registered a 2-0 clean sweep over Zimbabwe in their most recent ODI contests in August on the back of a Player of the Series performance from experienced batter Pathum Nissanka. Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka is looking forward to the series against Pakistan, though knows it will prove a difficult task for his side away from home. “That’s always a tough series when it comes to Pakistan, their home, their conditions,” Asalanka said. “Pakistan played good cricket in their last series and we too. We played 30-45…
With packed crowds expected to fill the MCG in March 2027, Cricket Australia has chosen to hold a ticket ballot for the first time in its history A celebration of Test cricket 150 years in the making Cricket Australia has announced it will implement a ticket ballot for the historic 150th Anniversary Test between Australia and England in March 2027. Due to the enormous crowds expected to pack the MCG across five days between 11 and 15 March, Cricket Australia has chosen to hold a ticket ballot for the first time in its history. The ballot will open on December…