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Australia captain Pat Cummins is a doubt for the Ashes series due to his ongoing back injury and is expected to miss the opening Test in Perth against England.Cummins last played during Australia’s 3-0 Test series sweep of West Indies in July where pain initially flared up and he has been on the sidelines since, with scans indicating signs of lumbar bone stress. The Ashes gets under way on November 21 and Cummins’ absence would be a massive blow for Australia and their hopes of retaining the Ashes which they have held since 2018.Cummins missed Australia’s white-ball series against South…

Pat Cummins averages 21.50 for 44 wickets in nine Tests against England ©Getty The Ashes in Australia have ended up coinciding with significant moments in the Test career of Pat Cummins. Eight years ago, he ended up playing his first-ever Test on home soil against England. Four years on from then, he dramatically took over as Test captain in the most unusual of circumstances. And now with the English tourists only a month away from arriving on these shores, the 32-year-old fast bowler seems likely to miss a chunk of the Ashes, if not the entirety of the series. Courtesy…

WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2025 Rawal and Mandhana have gone at a run-rate of 6.05 in 19 ODIs together © BCCI It was about five series away from a home World Cup that India chanced upon a newcomer to pair alongside Smriti Mandhana at the top of the order, and struck gold. Pratika Rawal made an instant impact in the first month as an international cricketer. Only a series prior to that, in Australia, the team had settled on their new one-down batter. On her comeback to the national side, Harleen Deol landed the crucial role of No. 3 – a…

A host of Australia representatives are back in the domestic fold as they prepare for the upcoming BKT Tyres ODI and T20I series against India. Captain Mitch Marsh, allrounders Matt Short and Mitchell Owen, along with Sean Abbott and Xavier Bartlett are among the big names back in action for their states. A host of Australia A players have also filtered back for the third One-Day Cup round. Queensland v Tasmania, Allan Border Field, October 9 Click here for the Match Centre Queensland squad: Marnus Labuschagne (c), Xavier Bartlett, James Bazley, Hugo Burdon, Jack Clayton, Lachlan Hearne, Hayden Kerr, Jimmy…

The innings was an emphatic response from Sidra’s first appearance at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, removed for a first ball duck by a scorching Marufa Akter in-swinger. The experience of getting out that fast was something she had very little familiarty with. “I feel that in international matches, I’ve never gotten out that quickly … (not for) many years,” Sidra told media ahead of Pakistan’s World Cup blockbuster with Australia. “I just felt like, ‘what did I come here to do today?’ I felt really bad and sad because I know my team depends on me, and…

Khatun starred with the ball for Bangladesh, taking a team-high 3/16 from her 10 overs. Their bowling unit had belief their 178 runs with the bat was a defendable total. But they ultimately couldn’t complete the job despite having England 78/5 in the 23rd over. Alice Capsey (20 off 34) and Charlie Dean (27* off 56) offered middle-order contributions that helped see them home with four overs to spare. “We have already said that we had a winning score, we will defend that because we were very much confident about our bowling attack and the same was said from our…

ALTERCATION Shaw hit a century on the opening day. © Getty Prithvi Shaw was involved in an avoidable altercation with his former Mumbai teammates in Pune on Tuesday. The former India and Mumbai opener, now representing Maharashtra, was seen angrily rushing at Musheer Khan after completing a brilliant century against his former domestic side. Shaw allegedly went a step further by trying to raise the bat and hold the collar of the Mumbai spinner after being subjected to intense sledging on the opening day of the three-day friendly match between Mumbai and Maharashtra at the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium…

WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2025 Knight scored an unbeaten 79 off 111 © Getty A watchful half-century from Heather Knight helped England overcome a spirited bowling effort from Bangladesh, securing a hard-fought four-wicket win in Guwahati. Bangladesh managed only 178 but battled well with the ball, though England’s batting depth saw the four-time champions through to their second win of the tournament. Knight scored an unbeaten 79 off 111 and was involved in an unbroken 79-run stand for the seventh wicket with Charlie Dean to take England over the line and to the top position on the points table. There was…

Former captain was granted three reprieves as England overcame Bangladesh in Guwuhati ‘Is that a Labubu?’: Retro or trending with Healy and Litchfield It is often said a team needs luck to win a major tournament and England will hope they did not use all theirs up in escaping with a tense victory over Bangladesh in their second Women’s World Cup match. After rolling over South Africa for 69 to win their opening match by ten wickets England found Bangladesh a much harder proposition in Guwahati and were indebted to a gritty, and fortunate, unbeaten 78 by veteran Heather Knight.…

‘Is that a Labubu?’: Retro or trending with Healy and Litchfield Australia’s young tyros aren’t just keeping their elder counterparts abreast of current cultural touchstones such as Labubus, ‘Aura Farming’ and whatever other viral phenomena are dominating online discourse on any given day. They’re also ensuring the game’s most experienced players stay on their toes in the nets and on the field, as the world champions look to remain ahead of the chasing pack in women’s one-day internationals. There’s no doubt the likes of Phoebe Litchfield and Georgia Voll, both 22, are reaping the benefits of being able to tap…