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Adelaide have snuck home to beat Brisbane in the WBBL, leaving the Heat at risk of falling to the first winless season in tournament history Brisbane Heat v Adelaide Strikers | WBBL|11 Brisbane are staring down the barrel of the first winless season in WBBL history, after falling to a six-wicket defeat to Adelaide at North Sydney Oval. After the Heat managed 9-149 batting first on Sunday, the Strikers chased it down with two balls to spare to keep their finals hopes firmly alive. Laura Wolvaardt anchored the innings with 49 off 45 balls in her last game before leaving…
A three-wicket haul from Mohammad Nawaz led the way in Pakistan win in the series decider at Rawalpindi Pakistan have won the Twenty20 tri-series after their spinners baffled Sri Lanka in a six-wicket victory in the final. Sri Lanka lost their last eight wickets for just 16 runs on Saturday and were bowled out for 114 in 19.1 overs. Pakistan then cruised to 4-118 with eight balls to spare. Opening batters Saim Ayub (36) and Sahibzada Farhan (23) provided a solid start and Babar Azam scored an unbeaten 37 off 34 balls to guide them home. Sri Lanka came into…
PM Anthony Albanese may have missed his side face the England XI because he was getting married, but Test selectors will have liked Campbell Kellaway’s 82 Prime Minister’s XI v England XI | Day One Campbell Kellaway has offered a glimpse of why he is regarded as a future Australian Test opener, with an eye-catching 82 for the Prime Minister’s XI against England. One year after Sam Konstas forced his way into the Test side with a century for the Prime Minister’s XI, Kellaway threatened to make a similar score on Saturday. But while his hopes of a century were…
Nat Sciver-Brunt found form with the bat, combining with fellow England batter Danni Wyatt-Hodge in a 135-run partnership to take home a record-breaking win over the Scorchers Hobart Hurricanes v Perth Scorchers | WBBL|11 The Hobart Hurricanes have reclaimed top spot on of the Weber WBBL|11 table in emphatic fashion, pulling off the highest run chase in tournament history by seven wickets over the Perth Scorchers. The Hurricanes were temporarily dethroned by the Melbourne Stars in top spot earlier in the day, and one point separates the rivals who will meet in a blockbuster game at Ninja Stadium on Monday night.…
Mark Wood is expected to miss the second Ashes Test, after suffering soreness in the same knee that ruled him out of England’s entire home summer England quick Mark Wood is set to be ruled out of the second Ashes Test with a knee injury in a massive blow to the tourists’ hopes at the Gabba. Wood did not train on Saturday as they began preparations for the day-night Test, owing to an issue with his left knee. England officials do not expect him to recover in time for Thursday’s opening day in Brisbane, but there is hope he will…
Mark Wood looks set to miss the second Ashes Test after sitting out England’s first training session in Brisbane.The Durham pace bowler remained at the team hotel to rest an issue with his left knee while the remainder of the side returned to work with an optional session at Allan Border Field. England have four more days of practice at the Gabba ahead of their day/night second Test, including two under lights, but it is understood that Wood is not currently expected to feature in that game. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Mark Wood explains…
Rising quick claims a career-best haul for the Renegades less than 48 hours after finding out she’d been picked up in the WPL auction Milly Illingworth has enjoyed a week to remember, taking career-best figures for the Melbourne Renegades off the back of finding out she will be headed to India in January for the Women’s Premier League. Illingworth’s 3-19 against the Stars was the shining light on an otherwise forgettable day for the Renegades, with the 20-year-old quick getting the better of Marizanne Kapp, Dani Gibson and Rhys McKenna.It came after Illingworth woke up on Friday morning to a…
Travis Head’s Perth heroics showed he could be an option to open for Australia, but his regular efforts to rescue Australia at No.5 may be just as important Australia must decide if it is worth giving up the advantage of one of the world’s best rear-guard batters, if they opt to move Travis Head to the top of the Test batting order. Selectors will in coming days make the latest crucial call around Australia’s batting line-up, with Usman Khawaja’s future as Test opener firmly under the spotlight.Concerns over Khawaja’s backs spasms in Perth, along with the fact he only has…
Stokes also defended his side’s tactics, stating that they were ready to adapt as per the situation, and were not merely looking to play all-out attacking cricket. “The important thing we need to do as a team and as individuals is learn from it [the defeat]. We have identified those moments, spoken about them as a group, that’s what we need to do. In terms of execution, could we have been better at executing what we want to do, definitely. “But again, we have a mindset of playing the game, which is looking to put the opposition under pressure, but…
Ben Stokes believes some of the criticism of his England team has gone overboard, but would rather be called “rubbish” than “arrogant”.A two-day defeat in the first Ashes Test in Perth last week led to plenty of difficult questions for the tourists, who have come under fire for their pre-series preparations, loose shot selection and the decision not to send senior players to this weekend’s pink ball warm-up match in Canberra. Former Australia pace bowler Mitchell Johnson branded them “arrogant” in a strongly-worded column for the West Australian newspaper, which had previously branded Stokes “cocky captain complainer”. Please use Chrome…