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Shelley Nitschke pleased with skipper’s progress, but stopped short of confirming she would lead Australia in Thursday’s semi-final Australia have remained coy on Alyssa Healy’s availability for Thursday’s ODI World Cup semi-final, but signs are positive the national captain will take her place for the blockbuster against India in Navi Mumbai. Healy did not join in Australia’s optional session at DY Patil Stadium on Wednesday evening, however her absence was not an unusual occurrence, nor necessarily a concerning one given the 35-year-old would be carefully balancing training versus recovery in her return from a calf injury.She had trained strongly 24 hours…
England suffered a semi-final exit at the Women’s Cricket World Cup after Laura Wolvaardt and Marizanne Kapp helped South Africa to a 125-run victory in Guwahati. Wolvaardt smashed 169 from 143 deliveries, the highest-ever score by a South African at a Women’s World Cup, to help the Proteas – who lost the toss – recover from 202-6 to post a commanding 319-7 from their 50 overs. Kapp added a quickfire 42 before making the dream start with the ball, removing Amy Jones and Heather Knight in a double-wicket maiden, before Tammy Beaumont also departed without scoring as England slumped to…
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is delighted to confirm the appointment of Glen Chapple as Senior Assistant Coach for the 2026 season. After joining Darren Lehmann’s coaching team for the latter half of the 2025 campaign, the former Lancashire player and coach has now committed to the Club for the season ahead. “I thoroughly enjoyed working with everyone at Northamptonshire this year and I’m looking forward to working even harder alongside the coaching staff and players to achieve great things in 2026,” Chapple said. “We have a talented and dedicated group of players who I’m excited to work with once again,”…
Cameron Bancroft returned to form with a century but SA quick’s six-for kept his state in the match on day two Western Australia v South Australia | Sheffield Shield | Day 2 Brendan Doggett has announced his return to full fitness, with the Ashes hopeful bagging six wickets on return from a hamstring injury for South Australia. Playing his first Sheffield Shield match of the summer, Doggett claimed 6-48 at the WACA Ground to help bowl Western Australia out for 307 in reply to the visitors’ 215.SA were then 0-6 when bad light stopped play on day two, trailing by…
Series level heading into Friday’s blockbluster clash at the MCG after the first T20I in Canberra was washed out Australia v India | First T20I Australia got a glimpse of India’s explosive top-order power but were denied a chance to return serve after Arctic weather ruined Canberra’s only men’s international of the season. India captain Suryakumar Yadav enjoyed a welcome return to form, blasting two sixes in his unbeaten 24-ball 39, while Shubman Gill (37no from 20) went blow for blow with him after their side was inserted at Manuka Oval on Wednesday night.But a frosty evening turned into a…
If Jofra Archer bowls against Australia like he did versus New Zealand in the second one-day international, then England might win The Ashes – but if the team put in a similar batting performance they probably won’t.Let’s start with the positive. Archer was superb in Hamilton on Wednesday, recording figures of 3-23 from 10 overs with 51 dot balls and four maidens. He topped 90mph and averaged around 88.A sizzling display began in the first over of the Black Caps’ run chase, a wicket-maiden, as the paceman cut Will Young in half third ball and then trapped him lbw for…
Australia arrived in India expecting the unexpected, and after problem-solving their way through a challenging round-robin stage, Beth Mooney believes they are primed for whatever India – and Mumbai – will throw at them in Thursday’s semi-final. The tournament favourites will go into the knockout at DY Patil Stadium on a 15-game unbeaten streak in ODI World Cup matches, but standing between them and the decider is a wildly talented, at times unpredictable and ever-emotive India team who’ll have the backing of a sold-out 50,000-strong crowd behind them.Australia’s six wins from six games at this World Cup were rarely easy…
Steve Smith warmed up for the Ashes with 118 in his first innings of the summer as Kurtis Patterson also hit a century Queensland v New South Wales | Sheffield Shield | Day 2 Steve Smith has issued an ominous warning to England ahead of the Ashes, slamming 118 for NSW in his first game of cricket in more than two months. Fresh off a six-week stint in New York where he didn’t pick up a bat, Smith looked in imperious touch as he helped NSW to 5-349 in the Sheffield Shield against Queensland. After the opening day’s play at…
Australia have been handed a couple of Ashes boots with Steve Smith hitting a hundred in the Sheffield Shield and captain Pat Cummins returning to bowling in the nets.Smith – who will deputise for Cummins (back) as Australia skipper for the first Test against England in Perth from November 21 – scored 118 from 176 balls for New South Wales against Queensland. Smith’s knock in Brisbane, his first in red-ball cricket since the tour of West Indies in June and July, included 20 fours and a six and came against a Queensland side featuring likely Ashes team-mate Marnus Labuschagne. Image:…
Josh Philippe returns as a specialist bat as Mitch Marsh chose to bowl in first T20I against India Josh Philippe’s head-spinning start to the season continued Wednesday at Manuka Oval after the wicketkeeper-batter was recalled for his first T20 International in nearly two years. Australia captain Mitch Marsh won the toss and elected to bowl on a chilly Canberra evening with temperatures to drop as low as eight degrees for the BKT Tyres series-opening T20I. Australia XI: Mitch Marsh, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Tim David, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Josh…