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Melbourne teen, described as “popular and much loved”, was hit by a cricket ball in practice Tributes are flowing for Melbourne teenager Ben Austin, who is being remembered as a “a truly great young person” following his death from injuries suffered during a cricket pre-match warm-up. Austin was rushed to hospital in a critical condition after being struck in the neck by a ball at training at Ferntree Gully, in Melbourne’s outer east, on Tuesday. The 17-year-old, remembered as a “popular and much loved” young man, was facing balls in the nets ahead of a T20 match when the injury…
‘Breaking a Curse’ also features as Season Two, episode one on Stories After Stumps, out now here or wherever you listen to podcasts We’ve all got our favourite sporting rivalries. The match-ups that make our blood boil and get us up off our seats. One day it’s joy, the next it’s despair … it’s how rivalries go. But what if the rivalry you pinned your emotions on was really one-sided? To the point that, after 70 years and more than 40 matches without a single win, your team had become little more than a pitiable afterthought in the equation. What…
Shafali featured at the most recent Women’s World Cup in New Zealand in 2022, with the right-hander accumulating 107 runs at an average of 26.75 which included a quickfire half-century against South Africa during the league stage. A dip in form saw Shafali dropped from India’s ODI squad towards the end of last year, but an untimely injury to Pratika has worked to her advantage as she gets set for a first appearance at this World Cup in the knockout semi-final against Australia. “When I joined the team, everyone was very welcoming,” Shafali said. “I felt really good seeing that.…
Some of Australia’s emerging white-ball superstars are set to be tested in front of the biggest crowd they have played in front of, with a sold-out MCG clash with India shaping as a potential World Cup final dress rehearsal. Even the return of Oasis to these shores after a two-decade absence cannot top cricket’s own rockstars, India, playing a T20 at Australia’s premier sporting venue. The MCG could welcome as many as 90,000 fans on Friday evening at the same time as the Gallagher brothers play the first of three shows in front of around 55,000 across town at Marvel…
A runs-fest on a batters’ paradise is expected as Australia take on India in Thursday’s ODI World Cup semi-final in Navi Mumbai, but coach Shelley Nitschke expects the knockout to be decided by the bowlers. Two of the world’s most star-studded batting line-ups will go head-to-head at DY Patil Stadium, with India headlined by the world’s top-ranked ODI batter Smriti Mandhana, who was also the round phase’s leading run scorer and who has averaged 95 against Australia in four ODI innings across the past six weeks.Mandhana is backed up by the skill and experience of Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa…
England’s hopes of Women’s World Cup glory ended abruptly with a heavy 125-run defeat to South Africa, but what did we learn from their semi-final exit?South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt smashed 169 from 143 balls to push the Proteas to 319-7 in Guwahati, before Marizanne Kapp’s five-wicket haul – including two in a chaotic opening over – helped dismiss England for 194 in the 43rd over. England had reached the 50-over final in three of the previous four 50-over World Cups, including home victory in the 2017 edition, but will now sit out of Sunday’s showpiece event between South Africa…
England’s hopes of Women’s World Cup glory ended abruptly with a heavy 125-run defeat to South Africa, but what did we learn from their semi-final exit?South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt smashed 169 from 143 balls to push the Proteas to 319-7 in Guwahati, before Marizanne Kapp’s five-wicket haul – including two in a chaotic opening over – helped dismiss England for 194 in the 43rd over. England had reached the 50-over final in three of the previous four 50-over World Cups, including home victory in the 2017 edition, but will now sit out of Sunday’s showpiece event between South Africa…
Charlotte Edwards defiantly insisted that transforming England’s fortunes would not be a quick fix after their crushing Women’s Cricket World Cup semi-final defeat at the hands of South Africa.England saw their opening three batters dismissed for ducks as dreams of 50-over glory evaporated in a 125-run hammering in Guwahati. It brought a conclusive end to England’s first tournament under Edwards, whose appointment in April followed their 16-0 Ashes drubbing against Australia.”You get to the semi-final stages and you’re one step away from being in the final,” Edwards said. “I’m proud of what the team has achieved, but to not play…
South Africa have crushed England in the World Cup semi-finals with a wonderful captain’s knock of 169 from Laura Wolvaardt leading the way A rejuvenated and emboldened South Africa have dumped England from the ODI World Cup semi-finals, securing their place in the tournament decider for the first time. Just four days after being put in a hopeless spin by Alana King in their hammering by Australia, the Proteas rebounded gloriously in Wednesday’s first semi-final, as captain Laura Wolvaardt played one of the great World Cup innings to inspire them to a 125-run triumph over England in Guwahati.Wolvaardt, who scored…
India opener bursting with confidence as she rejoins their ODI World Cup campaign after a year on the outer Shafali Verma says she is ready tackle Australia following her last-minute ODI World Cup call-up, declaring herself “200 per cent” ready to succeed. After a year on the outer of India’s ODI side after falling out of favour with selectors, Verma was on Monday named as a surprise replacement player for injured opener Pratika Rawal, who was robbed of what would have been her first World Cup knockout game after severely injuring her ankle in a fielding mishap against Bangladesh.The 21-year-old…