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JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL England bowling great Stuart Broad says Australia have their “worst” team since 2010 as a war of words intensifies ahead of the Ashes series. The retired paceman was responding to the prediction of former Australia batter David Warner that the visitors would lose the five-match Test series, which starts next month, 4-0. England, now led by all-rounder Ben Stokes, have not won the Ashes in Australia since 2010/11, when Broad was part of a squad that triumphed 3-1. Since then they have a shocking record Down Under, losing 13 and drawing two of their Tests against…
South Africa’s 10-Test winning streak came to an end as they suffered a 93-run defeat to Pakistan in the series opener in Lahore.The Proteas’ run of victories culminated with a triumph against Australia in the World Test Championship final at Lord’s this summer. The longest winning streak in men’s Tests is 16, achieved twice by Australia, firstly between October 1999 and February 2021 and then again from December 2005 to January 2028.West Indies won 11 in a row, all against either England or Australia, in 1984, with South Africa’s 10 victories on the trot fourth on the list. Image: South…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL There are growing considerations to rest Shaheen Shah Afridi for the T20I series against South Africa. Although Shadab Khan has resumed practice, he will not be available for any of the three matches; his return is expected through the tri-nation series in November. According to details, Pakistan and South Africa will play T20I matches on October 28, 31, and November 1. The first match will be held in Rawalpindi, while the remaining two will take place in Lahore. The selectors are expected to announce the squad in the coming days. It is likely that…
SOUTH AFRICA TOUR OF PAKISTAN 2025 South Africa were bundled out for 183 in the second innings © Getty Pakistan took a 1-0 lead in the two-match Test series against South Africa with a 93-run win. Shaheen Afridi and Noman Ali picked four-fers in the second innings with the latter eventually finishing with match figures of 10 for 130. South Africa required 226 runs at the start of Day 4 with eight wickets in hand but they were dealt with a body blow on the third ball of the day as centurion from the first innings, Tony de Zorzi, was…
Michael Neser has done his hopes of playing an Ashes Test this summer some good, taking four wickets for Queensland to bowl South Australia out for 228 South Australia v Queensland | Sheffield Shield | Day 1 Michael Neser has continued his hot start to the summer with he and Mitchell Swepson taking four wickets each to bowl South Australia out for 228. The Bulls went to stumps on day one of their Sheffield Shield clash at 0-26 in reply to South Australia, with Usman Khawaja not out 22 at Adelaide Oval. Almost the forgotten man in the great pace-bowling…
BANGLADESH CRICKET Mehidy, who took responsibility for the series loss, added that the team now needs to get back into rhythm as quickly as possible © Getty Bangladesh ODI skipper Mehidy Hasan feels that the team is not learning from its mistakes, which is costing them in the 50-over format. Afghanistan swept Bangladesh in the three-match ODI series, with the visitors’ batting unit collapsing miserably. “We are not learning from each defeat,” said Mehidy. “We are not improving as required. We definitely lack in certain area but we have to move ahead with these players,” he said. “We don’t have…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Sri Lanka and New Zealand were forced to share the points in their Women’s World Cup fixture after heavy rain had the final say in Colombo on Tuesday, washing out play after the innings break. The hosts had done the hard yards, posting a competitive 258-6 and fancying their chances with a spin-heavy attack on a pitch made for the slow bowlers. The total was also the highest in the Colombo leg of the competition so far. “I thought Sri Lanka batted particularly well,” said New Zealand captain Sophie Devine. “It was a good cricket wicket……
Jake Weatherald and Cameron Bancroft both missed chance to apply pressure for Ashes selection as 14 wickets fell on the opening day in Hobart Tasmania v Western Australia | Sheffield Shield | Day 1 Fourteen wickets fell and Liam Haskett was the surprise spark for Western Australia as they finished day one on top in their Sheffield Shield clash against Tasmania in Hobart. Ashes batting contender Jake Weatherald (18) missed a chance to push his case for a Test debut, before his Tigers unravelled when third-change WA quick Haskett was introduced. The paceman took 3-26 in 10 overs, removing opener…
Sheffield Shield pitches proved difficult for top orders around the country Sam Konstas’ grip on the Test opening position loosened further after being put through the ringer by Scott Boland on a lively day-one Junction Oval pitch. Konstas did not lay bat on ball in a four-ball burst against Boland in the final hour of play on Wednesday, leaving three deliveries before the Test paceman fired in a straight one that cannoned into the young New South Welshman’s front pad. The Australia pair had shared good-natured words when Konstas was fielding at short-leg to No.11 Boland at the tail-end of…
Sam Konstas and Sean Abbott have handed Australia’s selectors two reasons for headaches on the opening day of NSW’s Sheffield Shield match against Victoria Victoria v New South Wales | Sheffield Shield | Day 1 Sam Konstas was out for a duck and an injured Sean Abbott added to Australia’s fast-bowling issues on a dramatic opening day to the Sheffield Shield clash in Melbourne. NSW were 3-39 at stumps in reply to Victoria’s 240, Fergus O’Neill taking 2-12 to put the hosts back in the game after a tough start at Junction Oval on Wednesday. But it was an even…