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With Josh Inglis and Alex Carey both absent for the series opener against India, the WA-turned-NSW keeper grabbed his chance At times over the past two years, Josh Philippe has wondered if he’d ever get another chance at international level. But not even he could have scripted it better when arrived on Sunday in Perth. While he switched states to NSW last year having been behind Josh Inglis in Western Australia, Perth is still home for the 28-year-old gloveman.And after playing his first 15 one-day and T20 internationals overseas, including 13 of those in bio-secure bubbles during the Covid pandemic,…
THE ASHES 2025-26 Steve Smith praised Labuschagne for backing up his words and proving his worth in the ongoing Sheffield Shield © Getty Steve Smith praised Marnus Labuschagne for making a ‘big statement’ in the summer as the latter is in contention to make a Test squad return for next month’s Ashes at home. After a prolonged lull in form, Labuschagne had been dropped from the West Indies Tests earlier this year. But he has hit the ground running in the ongoing Sheffield Shield, hitting centuries for fun. “He said to me at the start of the summer, ‘I’ll be…
PAKISTAN CRICKET Shaheen Afridi has replaced Mohammad Rizwan as the ODI captain who stepped up to the role last year after Babar Azam had relinquished his captaincy © AFP Shaheen Afridi has been named captain of the Pakistan ODI side with immediate effect. The left-arm fast bowler will begin his captaincy stint in the three-match ODI series against South Africa from November 4 to 8. He has replaced Mohammad Rizwan as the ODI captain who stepped up to the role last year after Babar Azam had relinquished his captaincy. This will not be the first time that Afridi will lead…
On the road to the 2027 Cricket World Cup Shastri and Ponting shared their thoughts on Rohit and Kohli with host Sanjana Ganesan on the most recent episode of The ICC Review and the pair agreed that time will tell whether the duo will still be around in 2027. “When you come back from a long layoff, you are obviously going to be rusty,” Shastri noted. “It’s not easy for any overseas team to land in Australia, say, two days prior to a game in Perth and adjust to those conditions straight away, especially when you have that extra bounce…
Steve Smith is ‘proud’ of the way Marnus Labuschagne has rebounded from his Test axing and says a transition to opening will be no problem Steve Smith says has detailed how “proud” he is of Marnus Labuschagne’s return to form and backed him to make the transition to Test opener in this summer’s Ashes. Smith, having returned from New York ahead of his first Sheffield Shield match of the summer for NSW in Brisbane next week, had some simple advice for Labuschagne after he was dropped ahead of the winter’s Caribbean tour. “He said to me at the start of…
Steve Smith believes pre-seasons spent in New York are providing the perfect tonic to keep him fresh to to score runs deeper into the Ashes series Steve Smith is bullish his six weeks in New York has him perfectly poised for the Ashes, also warning standing in as captain only lifts his batting to another level. Smith returned to Sydney last week after not picking up a cricket bat since late August, what he believes is now his ideal preparation for the summer. Often renowned for being a cricket nuffie who can be heard tapping his bat in hotel rooms,…
Match facts Who: Australia v India What: BKT Tyres ODI Series, second ODI When: Thursday October 23, 2025, first ball 2:30pm AEDT (2pm ACDT) Where: Adelaide Oval Live scores: Match Centre How to watch: Kayo Sports and Foxtel How to listen: ABC Radio, Triple M and SEN Radio. New this summer, the CA Live app has teamed up with NRMA Insurance so you can listen to radio streams in real-time with no delay to live play using zero-latency technology. Cricket Radio (both standard and real-time) is available anywhere in Australia in the CA Live match centre,…
ICC WOMENS WORLD CUP, 2025 Bangladesh crumbled quite spectacularly to hand Sri Lanka their first win in this World Cup © Getty Bangladesh officially became the first team to get knocked out of the semifinal race in the 2025 Women’s World Cup as they floundered a glorious chance to pick up their first ever ODI win over Sri Lanka. In a low-scoring game in Navi Mumbai, Bangladesh were well placed to get over the line when they needed 12 off 12 with six wickets in hand before crumbling quite spectacularly to fall 7 runs short. Bangladesh made a cautious start…
A steady supply of electrolytes and pickle juice are keeping Megan Schutt on track at the ODI World Cup, as she turns her gaze to the looming showdown with Australia’s oldest rival. After missing Australia’s tournament opener against New Zealand, Schutt has taken the new ball in each of the three matches since, picking up four wickets and maintaining an economy rate of 4.51.While her omission from the game against the White Ferns surprised many onlookers, Schutt said she had taken the selection call in her stride – and was taking nothing for granted given the depth of Australia’s bowling stocks.…
After losing the England captaincy and spending months sidelined with a torn hamstring, Heather Knight’s year has turned a corner at the right time in India Heather Knight has put her “rubbish year” behind her and will head into Wednesday’s World Cup blockbuster against Australia flush with confidence following her match-winning ton against India. Knight struck 109 from 91 deliveries against India in Indore, her highest score since returning from the serious hamstring injury that ruled her out of much of the northern summer.The 34-year-old former captain only made her comeback at the start of the tournament and has been…