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Pat Cummins has officially returned to the Australia squad as captain after missing the last two games against England with back trouble as the hosts attempt to clinch a series win in Adelaide next week.Cummins has been labouring with a back problem and missed the eight-wicket wins over England in Perth and Brisbane which have given the hosts a 2-0 lead heading into the Adelaide Oval clash from December 17. Josh Hazlewood, who usually makes up the first-choice bowling attack with Cummins and Mitchell Starc, was absent from the squad after being ruled out of the remainder of the series…
Towering left-armer says Pakistan’s stars are ready to make their mark in their debut BBL campaigns Mitchell Starc can take some of the credit as Shaheen Shah Afridi arrives in Australia among a star-studded Pakistan contingent to lead the Brisbane Heat’s depleted attack. The towering left-armer is already a hardened three-format international at just 25, and was taken with the first pick by the Heat in June’s Big Bash League draft. A season-ending injury to Spencer Johnson and Michael Neser’s Test duties mean Johan Botha’s side will be leaning heavily on the man who recently took over as Pakistan’s ODI…
Katie Mack expects to cop a bit of banter when she heads home to Sydney for the Weber WBBL|11 Challenger final, as she backs the Scorchers’ newfound batting depth to stand them in good stead at North Sydney Oval. Perth will meet a Sixers’ side full of Mack’s NSW teammates on Thursday night for a spot in the tournament final, having seen off the Stars in Tuesday’s first elimination game.When the sides met on the opening day of the WBBL|11, the Sixers kept the Scorchers to 109 then romped to a 10-wicket win. “We’re definitely up for some revenge,” Mack…
Fresh from taking 4-35 against the England Lions, Jhye Richardson has been called in to bowl with Australia’s Test attack ahead of the third Ashes Test. Jhye Richardson will have a golden chance to push his claims for a Test recall after being called into Australia’s camp ahead of the third Ashes Test. Richardson is poised to miss at least the first game of the Big Bash with Perth Scorchers, coaching staff instead wanting him to come to Adelaide to train with the Test side. The 29-year-old is still bowling with a Cricket Australia workload management plan and is not…
Cameron Green is set to headline the 20 Australians that will go under the hammer at next week’s Indian Premier League auction. This year’s event, where the 10 franchises will finalise their squads for the 2026 edition of the T20 competition, will take place in the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi. The auction list released by the BCCI on Tuesday bears a total of 350 names – 240 Indian players and 110 from overseas – that were shortlisted from the 1390 who had registered their interest. Despite it being a mini auction, there will be plenty of business to be…
Australia have officially named Pat Cummins in their Ashes squad with the nation’s captain poised to make his comeback from injury in the third NRMA Insurance Test in Adelaide. Cummins is the only addition to the group that took a 2-0 series lead at the Gabba on Sunday night with veteran batter Usman Khawaja retaining his place in the now 15-man group as he pushes for his own return from a back injury. Australia squad for third Test: Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Brendan Doggett, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Michael…
Georgia ‘Wolf’ Wareham has been crowned the top player of WBBL|11 after taking her all-round game to a new level All-round class: The best of Wareham in WBBL|11 Melbourne Renegades star Georgia Wareham has been rewarded for a season of all-round dominance, crowned the Weber WBBL|11 Player of the Tournament. The leg-spinning allrounder, who also took out the BKT Golden Arm award for topping the wickets table, edged out Melbourne Stars’ Meg Lanning by one vote to win the award for the first time.In a tight top five befitting the evenness of this season, just five votes – awarded by…
Perth have little time to soak up Tuesday’s win as they dash across the country for a crack at making the WBBL|11 Final Alana King has vowed to keep bowling through the pain, as Perth Scorchers head to Sydney determined to overcome the odds and claim a spot in the Weber WBBL|11 Final. The Aussie spin star produced the game-turning moment on Tuesday as the Scorchers held off the Stars in the Knockout at the WACA Ground, deceiving Amy Jones to have the Englishwoman stumped when Melbourne were on the charge at 1-101 chasing 174.It sparked a collapse of 8-44…
South Africa were all out for their lowest-ever total in T20 cricket, scoring only 74 as India won the series opener by 101 runs on Tuesday.Hardik Pandya smashed an unbeaten 59 off 28 balls and India scored 175-6 after losing the toss. South Africa never got their chase off the ground and collapsed from 45-3 to 74 all out in 12.3 overs with India’s six bowlers getting at least a wicket each. South Africa’s previous lowest T20 total of 87 was also against India, in 2022. Twitter This content is provided by Twitter, which may be using cookies and other…
Melbourne Stars slumped from 2-101 to 9-145 as a fightback from Scorchers bowling unit secured a win for the hosts in the WBBL|11 Knockout Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Stars | WBBL|11 Perth Scorchers are through to the Weber WBBL|11 Challenger after a record opening stand between Katie Mack and Beth Mooney followed by an inspired fightback with the ball secured a 28-run win over the Melbourne Stars. Mack (52 off 39) and Mooney (45 off 38) put on 107 runs for the first wicket – a record in WBBL finals – to lay the foundation for the Scorchers in the…