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Western Australia men’s coach to leave his role at the end of the 2025-26 summer following a trophy-laden eight seasons Three-time Sheffield Shield winning coach Adam Voges will leave Western Australia at the end of the domestic season to pursue coaching opportunities in T20 cricket. Voges, who succeeded Justin Langer when he was appointed national coach in 2018, has overseen an unrivalled period of dominance during his past seven seasons at the helm of WA’s men’s team. Under the 46-year-old’s watch, WA broke a 23-year Sheffield Shield title drought before proceeding to win three in a row between 2021-22 and…
The in-form Danni Wyatt-Hodge made an unbeaten 72 to secure victory for Hobart Hurricanes with two balls to spare Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide Strikers | WBBL11 Hobart Hurricanes opener Danni Wyatt-Hodge prevailed in the battle of the WBBL golden girls with her unbeaten half-century securing a thrilling four-wicket win over Adelaide Strikers. Wyatt-Hodge, the golden cap owner for most runs for the season, paced her 72no off 57 deliveries to perfection to get the undefeated Hurricanes home with two deliveries to spare. Wyatt-Hodge leads undefeated Hurricanes chase Strikers pace ace Darcie Brown (4-16 off four) had threatened to win the…
England’s Mark Wood returned from hamstring tightness for an extended bowl in the Perth Stadium nets on Tuesday Mark Wood is back terrorising his England teammates, but whether the veteran pace ace will be unleashed for the Ashes opener in Perth remains up in the air. Wood had a 30-minute spell of bowling in the nets on Tuesday in England’s first training session at Perth Stadium. The 35-year-old wore heavy bandaging on his leg but showed no sign of discomfort when bowling. Wood had heavy strapping on his left leg during Tuesday’s training session // Getty Wood sat out the…
Sky Sports’ Michael Atherton says England are “optimistic” that fast bowler Mark Wood will play in the first Ashes Test against Australia in Perth from Friday.Wood suffered from a tight left hamstring during the tourists’ sole warm-up match against the Lions last week but scans showed no cause for concern and he could form part of a five-man pace attack if he features in his first Test since August 2024. The 35-year-old – who has not played a competitive fixture since February following knee surgery – appeared to play down any lingering fitness worries with an “absolutely rapid” spell in…
‘Soak it in!’: Behind the scenes of Cam Green’s Test morning Cameron Green will enter the Ashes having broken the 140kph barrier in a match for the first time since his back surgery, with the allrounder confident his titanium-reinforced spine will allow him to send down rockets against England this summer. While Green remains unsure of whether he will bat at three or six in the NRMA Insurance series opener, the West Australian is certain he can go the distance with the ball in the five-Test campaign against England’s ultra-aggressive batting line-up. In October last year, Green underwent the same…
Tasmanian allrounder has made a habit of scoring crucial runs on tricky surfaces in his seven Tests so far As Australia’s first Ashes training session on Monday neared its conclusion, Beau Webster and Cameron Green were the last recognised batters to leave the nets. It had been a testing session on some lively Perth Stadium practice pitches and the tall allrounders shared a smile as they headed to the changerooms. But for Webster, this two-hour hit in 34C heat was the perfect representation of his Test career to date. From his debut in last summer’s Sydney Test, to some raging…
Nine-time Grand Prix winner Oscar Piastri has won Australian sport’s highest honour, the Don Award, with the Formula One star calling it a “massive privilege”. The 24-year-old has spring-boarded into the elite this year, igniting national pride as he bids to become Australia’s third Formula One world champion after Jack Brabham and Alan Jones. He has a battle on his hands, losing the lead in the title race at last month’s Mexico City Grand Prix and is now 24 points behind McLaren teammate Lando Norris with three races left. Piastri was recognised at the annual Sport Australia Hall Of Fame…
The Ashes starts in Perth on Friday as the phoney war of pre-series jibes is parked and the on-field action takes centre stage.That is not to say the phoney war of pre-series jibes has not been entertaining. Far from it. Ex-players and, chiefly, the West Australian newspaper have dropped some absolute crackers. So, ahead of the serious business at Optus Stadium, let’s look at the cheekiness. Digs, mischievous headlines, surfboard references, whitewash predictions and more…Former Australia opener David Warner was first to pipe up (how unlike him…), doing so even before England’s home summer assignment against India was complete. Twitter…
The Ashes starts in Perth on Friday as the phoney war of pre-series jibes is parked and the on-field action takes centre stage.That is not to say the phoney war of pre-series jibes has not been entertaining. Far from it. Ex-players and, chiefly, the West Australian newspaper have dropped some absolute crackers. So, ahead of the serious business at Optus Stadium, let’s look at the cheekiness. Digs, mischievous headlines, surfboard references, whitewash predictions and more…Former Australia opener David Warner was first to pipe up (how unlike him…), doing so even before England’s home summer assignment against India was complete. Twitter…
Germany and Netherlands went on goal sprees as they wrapped up World Cup qualification with resounding wins in their last European group matches on Monday. “Every player played well today and worked like a dog,” Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann told German broadcaster ZDF. Both European giants needed only to draw to be sure of reaching the global footballing showpiece in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Instead, both went on the attack. Germany took early control as they beat Slovakia 6-0 in Leipzig. The Netherlands took longer to pull away before overcoming Lithuania 4-0 in Amsterdam. Slovakia finished second in…