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The Renegades hope some new faces can help their championship-winning side overcome injuries to start the new season Injury-stung Melbourne Renegades will enter Weber WBBL|11 with a “fresh new outlook” after taking out their maiden title the previous season. The Renegades announced earlier today that they will be without their captain Sophie Molineux for at least the first couple of games as they opt for a cautious approach with the allrounder who has an unfortunate history of long-term injuries.While the loss of Molineux is an early blow to their title defence, it hadn’t dampened the spirit of the squad as…
Step into the inner sanctum of the Renegades’ remarkable WBBL|10 triumph in a new documentary available below Full Documentary: Rise of the Renegades Melbourne Renegades’ extraordinary rise from last to first has been chartered in a new feature-length documentary released by Cricket Australia. The 43-minute film Rise of the Renegades takes fans inside the Renegades’ maiden Women’s Big Bash League title as coach Simon Helmot and captain Sophie Molineux lifted the club from the wooden spoon to champions in the space of 12 months. “It’s five years I’ve been involved with these girls (and) I remember the first year we…
Selection in recent Australian T20 squads has given international aspirant Charli Knott plenty of incentive ahead of WBBL|11 Brisbane Heat allrounder Charli Knott is tipped to make her Australia debut in the near future which is why the upcoming WBBL season presents a big opportunity. The 22-year-old has already toured with the Australian T20 squad to New Zealand and ODI squad to India, although she did not play. The stylish batter and offspin bowler was also given the captaincy of the Australia A four-day and T20 teams in the recent home series against India A. There has been a lot…
The 119-Test veteran will captain NSW for first time in eight years, pulling the strings of an attack with four Test squad members Steve Smith has supplanted New South Wales’ regular captain Jack Edwards for next week’s star-studded Sheffield Shield contest as Australia’s fill-in Test skipper brushes up on his tactical nous ahead of the Ashes opener. Smith, who will lead Australia in the first Test against England in Pat Cummins’ absence, last week played his first game in two months, peeling off 118 against Queensland in a drawn match under Edwards’ leadership.But the Blues today confirmed the switch for…
Leg-spinner Georgia Wareham will lead the reigning champions in their first two games of the season Georgia Wareham will make her senior captaincy debut in Melbourne Renegades’ opening two games of Weber WBBL|11 with Sophie Molineux to miss the start of the season with a minor quad strain. The Renegades’ medical team has opted to take a cautious approach with Molineux given her workload during Australia’s recent ODI World Cup campaign.The spin-bowling allrounder has a long history of serious knee and foot injuries, only returning from her latest knee surgery (in January) for Australia’s warm-up fixture with England prior to…
All the big names are back for what looms as the most epic round of Sheffield Shield cricket in recent years. Every member of Australia’s 15-man Test squad for the Ashes opener expect Usman Khawaja will play for their respective states in round four in what will be their final red-ball hit out before the first Test against England on November 21.New South Wales quicks Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood are in line to make their first Shield appearances of the summer, as is South Australian batter Travis Head and WA wicketkeeper Josh Inglis. Scott Boland will return for Victoria…
Usman Khawaja may have met his match in an opening partner just as willing to speak his mind as him, with Jake Weatherald laughing off the veteran only belatedly backing him to play the Ashes this summer. Khawaja has endorsed Weatherald to take on England’s speedy new-ball attack in Perth’s series opener, insisting opposition skipper Ben Stokes would least like to see Marnus Labuschagne batting at three. “If I was the English captain, what team wouldn’t I want (Australia to field) – and it’s always Marnus scoring runs at three, (Steve) Smith four, (Travis) Head five. At the moment that’s…
Former England fast bowler cautions media against providing the captain with any added motivation ahead of the Ashes Steven Finn believes the Australian media’s decision to “provoke” England captain Ben Stokes could backfire at the Ashes. Stokes’ arrival in Perth this week was met with front-page jibes from the West Australian newspaper, which branded him “Cocky Captain Complainer” and dubbed his team’s methods as “dopey”. It continues a long-running tradition of the local press taking aim at England’s sides, with the now-retired Stuart Broad a favourite target of previous trips, but Finn thinks such slings and arrows will only bring…
Dual title-winning captain Ellyse Perry will hand the reins over to Ashleigh Gardner as the Sydney Sixers prepare for WBBL|11 Sydney Sixers are set to enter a new era in the Weber WBBL as the club hands over its reins to Ashleigh Gardner ahead of WBBL|11. It’s the biggest shift the Sixers’ women’s side has gone through as club legend Ellyse Perry passes on the baton to her Australian teammate after a decade in charge, during which she delivered two titles for the team. However, the side has failed to qualify for the finals last two seasons and is looking…
NSW won by two runs A star-studded list of internationals – past, present and future – made their way to Newcastle for this January clash and the more than 16,000 locals who turned up across the four days couldn’t have asked for better entertainment. After WA skipper Justin Langer sent NSW in, the home side posted 370 highlighted by strong middle-order efforts from Mark Waugh (73) and Michael Clarke (69). The dashing pair were at opposite ends of their respective careers and took down WA’s four-man pace attack as well as rookie spinner Beau Casson, who had burst onto the…