Author: admin

England will have a veteran Australian bowling coach and one of the All Blacks most respected staff in their coaching set up for the Ashes England have employed a veteran Australian bowling coach and an All Blacks mental-skills guru in a bid to win their first Ashes series down under in 15 years. Almost one month out from the first Test in Perth, England officials have confirmed bowling coach David Saker will return to Brendan McCullum’s staff for this summer. A long-time assistant with both England and Australia, Saker was England’s bowling coach when they last won an Ashes series…

Mitchell Swepson claimed 10 wickets for the match to lead Queensland to a comfortable fourth-day Sheffield Shield victory over South Australia South Australia v Queensland | Sheffield Shield | Day 4 Mitchell Swepson has spun Queensland to a seven-wicket win over South Australia, producing the finest match of his Sheffield Shield career in Adelaide. Swepson ran through the hosts’ tail on Saturday to have them all out for 308 in their second innings, leaving Queensland a fourth-innings chase of 139. Usman Khawaja fell for a duck and Marnus Labuschagne was lbw for 18 following his first-innings century, but Angus Lovell…

PAKISTAN T20I TRI-SERIES File Photo – Afghanistan have informed Pakistan that they will not take part in the tri-series © Afghanistan Cricket Board Afghanistan Cricket Board announced on Saturday that they have decided to withdraw from participating in the upcoming Tri-Nation T20I Series involving Pakistan, scheduled to be played in late November. Afghanistan was scheduled to travel to Pakistan to play a tri-seriesinvolving Sri Lanka and the hosts from November 17. ACB stated that they have taken the decision to postpone their scheduled tour to Pakistan in response over the tragic martyrdom of the brave cricketers from Urgun District in…

Jackson Bird seals three-run win in brief but compelling final day of action in Hobart Tasmania v Western Australia | Sheffield Shield | Day 4 Tasmania have pulled off one of the tightest wins in Sheffield Shield history, taking two late wickets to claim a remarkable three-run victory over Western Australia. On a brief but thrilling final morning in Hobart, Western Australia got the margin down to within seven runs of their target of 259 with two wickets in hand. But after appearing as if he would be the hero for the visitors, left-hander Joel Curtis was adjudged lbw on…

Opener Travis Head says Australia are chasing a fast start against India in Perth on Sunday as they seek to avoid a fourth straight one-day international series defeat. To do so, Australia will have to overcome the world’s No.1-ranked ODI side who are on an eight-match winning streak at a ground where they’ve never previously won a 50-over international.The hosts have lost all three of the ODIs they’ve played at Perth Stadium and were bundled out for just 140 by the pace of Pakistan in their most recent encounter at the Burswood venue last November. The only instance where Australia…

ICC WOMEN’S WORLD CUP, 2025 The South African openers got the job done in the chase. © Getty Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits stroked breezy half-centuries as South Africa comfortably chased down 121 – the revised total – in the rain-marred 20-over-a-side contest to register their fourth successive win in the ongoing Women’s World Cup, in Colombo. Vishmi Gunaratne made a good start to Sri Lanka’s innings, stroking a couple of boundaries before getting hit in the fifth over by a throw from the fielder which hurt her left knee and she had to be carried off the field. After…

Phoebe Litchfield conceded she felt “scratchy” throughout her breakthrough first World Cup half-century, but says finishing unbeaten alongside her skipper has been a timely confidence boost heading into the business end of the tournament. The 22-year-old opener may have felt frustration doing her unbeaten 84 from 72 deliveries against Bangladesh at Visakhapatnam on Thursday, however that was not apparent for those watching from the sidelines as she struck 12 fours and a six as she helped Alyssa Healy chase a target of 198 in under 25 overs.The left-hander’s breakthrough innings followed scores of 45, 10 and 40 across Australia’s first…

South Africa moved closer to the semi-finals after cruising to a 10-wicket win in another rain-affected match in Colombo Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits have eased South Africa to a 10-wicket win over Sri Lanka in rainy Colombo and closer to a World Cup semi-final spot. Captain Wolvaardt’s brisk 60 off 47 balls and Brits’ unbeaten 55 off 42 hurtled South Africa to 125 without loss in just 14.5 overs on Friday.  It enabled the Proteas to reach their revised target of 121 with 5.1 overs to spare as they rattled up a fourth successive win.Sri Lanka opted to bat…

RANJI TROPHY 2025-26 Rajat Patidar registered his maiden first-class double ton © Getty Outright results After putting up a massive total, Vidarbha’s bowlers got the job done on the third day by picking up 17 wickets to blow Nagaland away for a massive innings victory. The defending champions as a result have kickstarted the new season in style. Nagaland were first bowled out for just 171 following Nachiket Bhute’s five-wicket haul and when asked to follow on, Harsh Dubey kept striking at regular intervals to finish with a four-fer that saw Nagaland collapse to just 113. Nishant Sindhu and Nikhil…

AFGHANISTAN TOUR OF ZIMBABWE 2025 Richard Ngarava was rested for Zimbabwe’s previous Test against New Zealand © Getty Zimbabwe have recalled Brad Evans to their Test squad for the one-off match against Afghanistan later this month. Evans has played only one Test in his career, in 2023 against West Indies. The all-rounder has been in very good form over the last few weeks, helping Zimbabwe qualify for the 2026 T20 World Cup. Pacer Richard Ngarava has also made his return to the squad after being rested for their previous Test assignment against New Zealand. The 16-man squad sees the inclusion…