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Leg-spinner Adam Zampa also returns as Australia opt to field first Glenn Maxwell returns for the first time after fracturing his forearm a month ago, named in Australia’s XI for the fourth BKT Tyres T20I against India. With the series locked at one-all with two games to play, the Aussies made four changes to their side with Maxwell getting the all clear from team staff after coming close to playing in Hobart. Home captain Mitch Marsh won the toss under clear skies and chose to field first. Leg-spinner Adam Zampa is the other big name who comes in for his…
Sydney Sixers wicketkeeper reveals latest battle scar suffered during Australia’s World Cup semi-final loss Australia captain Alyssa Healy will miss the Sydney Sixers’ Weber WBBL|11 season opener on Sunday after returning from India with a thumb injury. Healy copped a blow to her right thumb when she dropped a sharp chance off Jemimah Rodrigues while keeping up to fast bowler Kim Garth during Australia’s ODI World Cup semi-final loss to hosts India. The ball slammed into the end of Healy’s thumb when it deflected off Rodrigues top edge as she attempted a late cut on 60 in the 24th over.…
New rule allows fans to take home any ball hit into the crowd in first over of Big Bash matches A popular baseball tradition allowing fans to keep balls hit into the crowd will be introduced into Big Bash matches for the first time this summer. The new rule, which will only be in place during the first over of each innings, allows fans to pocket any ball that is hit into the crowd on the full or bounces over the fence from a boundary. The initiative is being sponsored by Westpac, who became Cricket Australia’s new banking partner in…
Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon have played down concerns about an ageing Aussie side, saying selectors have ‘done a great job’ Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon have launched a defence of Australia’s selectors, rejecting Steve Waugh’s concerns over the looming transition of the Test side. Waugh made headlines on Wednesday when he suggested selectors “(haven’t) really had the appetite” to make tough calls with an aging side. The Test great also said players should not be publicly pushing teammates for selection, adamant that was a job for only Bailey and his panel. But Cummins stressed on Thursday that he did…
Brisbane Heat captain still has her hat in the ring for international honours as T20 World Cup looms Brisbane Heat captain Jess Jonassen is on track to be the first player to 200 WBBL wickets, and insists she still has plenty to offer on the international stage. The 32-year-old allrounder has been on the outer with Australian selectors in recent years and was not named for the recent World Cup in India, or the 2024 T20 World Cup in the UAE. Instead of kicking stones, Jonassen upped the ante and was the WBBL’s joint player of the tournament last season,…
Get all the broadcast details, full schedule and which players to keep an eye on as Weber WBBL|11 kicks off on Sunday The WBBL is back! When does it start? The 11th edition of the WBBL will begin with a blockbuster triple-header on Sunday, November 9 that includes a rematch of the WBBL|10 Final. The season gets underway at 1.40pm AEDT (12.40pm local time) at Allan Border Field when Brisbane Heat take on the team that beat them in last season’s decider, Melbourne Renegades. Following this fixture, Sydney Thunder and Hobart Hurricanes kick off their WBBL|11 campaigns, also at AB…
Pat Cummins says his return to bowling has gone better than expected, with Australia’s captain still eying off a return for the second Ashes Test Bailey details selectors’ thinking behind Ashes squad Pat Cummins remains on tack to return for the second Ashes Test in Brisbane, but has conceded playing through the rest of the series unchanged could be difficult. Cummins has progressed to bowling off a three-quarter run up as he plots a meticulous return from a back injury that has sidelined the Test captain since July. The 32-year-old was able to get through close to eight overs in…
Tasmania won by one wicket There were three declarations in three-and-a-bit days of this thriller at Bellerive Oval, as rival captains Adam Voges and George Bailey engaged in some chess alongside the cricket. WA bossed the majority of the match thanks to a total of 8d-442 off the back of contrasting first-innings tons: opener Luke Towers soaked up 286 balls for his 124, before dashing gloveman Luke Ronchi crashed a 99-ball century. Alex Doolan’s maiden first-class hundred – 135 across four hours – led a strong Tassie reply before Bailey made the strategic call to surrender first-innings points by declaring…
Re-live a memorable day of Ashes cricket, ball-by-ball, as we countdown to the 2025-26 series To celebrate the countdown to the men’s Ashes reaching 50 days, we’re going to replay a full day’s play from a classic Australia-England match. This Thursday marks 50 days until the annual Boxing Day Test begins so we’re taking you back to one of the closest Melbourne Tests ever – the 1998 edition. Australia had already wrapped up the Ashes but England were coming hard for the hosts, and unheralded quick Dean Headley enjoyed his finest hour. Tune into the stream from 12:00pm AEDT on…
Allrounder has his sights set on improving his game against spin to help push his case for next year’s T20 World Cup Australia allrounder Matt Short prefers opening the batting, but has revealed his best chance of playing at next year’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka is in the middle and lower order. The 29-year-old toured the West Indies as a reserve at the last T20 World Cup in 2024 where Australia failed to make it out of the Super Eight stage. The current T20 series against India, which concludes in Queensland with matches on the Gold…