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Mark Wood had complained of hamstring stiffness on the first day of England’s warm-up match against England Lions England pace ace Mark Wood remains an outside chance to feature in the first Ashes Test against Australia after scans cleared him of a hamstring injury. Wood experienced tightness in his left hamstring after bowling his eighth over on the opening day of England’s three-day warm-up match at Lilac Hill on Thursday. The 35-year-old was playing his first match since undergoing knee surgery in March and the hamstring niggle has raised big doubts about his durability. But scans have cleared him of…
India picked four spinners but it was pace star Jasprit Bumrah who did the most damage on day one in Kolkata Jasprit Bumrah has produced a five-wicket haul to help India rout South Africa for 159 and put the hosts in the box seat on day one of the opening Test at Eden Gardens on Friday. India picked a four-pronged spin attack for the series opener against the world champions but it was pace ace Bumrah’s 5-27 that wrecked South Africa, who were 0-57 at one stage.India were 1-37 at stumps with KL Rahul (13) and Washington Sundar (six) in…
Birmingham Phoenix have announced that Ali Maiden will continue as Women’s Head Coach for the next two seasons. The 43-year-old was appointed Head Coach for the 2025 season alongside his existing duties as Bears Women’s Head Coach and will lead the Phoenix into the exciting next chapter of The Hundred. Maiden, who won the 2017 ICC Women’s World Cup as England’s Assistant Coach and was part of the coaching staff that guided London Spirit to victory in The Hundred in 2024, navigated the Phoenix through a transitional year and with a new ownership structure is poised to launch a challenge…
The Adelaide Strikers have handed defending champions Melbourne Renegades their first defeat of the season Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Renegades | WBBL|11 The Adelaide Strikers cruised to a victory against defending champions Melbourne Renegades in the second game of Fridays double-header at the Karen Rolton Oval.Imports Sophie Ecclestone (2-24) and Laura Wolvaardt (71 not out off 48) played a starring role in the home side’s seven-wicket win.Set a target of 142 for the win, the Strikers opening pair of Wolvaardt and Tammy Beaumont (34 off 26) got them to a solid start. Classic Wolvaardt motors through the chase with 71no…
England star Joe Root is yet to score a Test century in Australia, and he was out for just one despite the team’s strong platform in their warm-up match England have gone all-out Bazball in their Ashes warm-up match in Perth, but they could be in for a rude shock when they front up to a far spicier pitch in the first Test. The tourists have already copped widespread criticism for their decision to play only one warm-up match before the Ashes, and the heat is only set to intensify given the slow and low nature of the Lilac Hill…
Corey Rocchiccioli has followed up his four-wicket burst with a game-winning batting cameo in WA’s nail-biting one-wicket victory over Queensland Western Australia v Queensland | Sheffield Shield | Day 4 WA captain Sam Whiteman made the most of Queensland’s butter fingers before Corey Rocchiccioli guided the tail home in a thrilling one-wicket Sheffield Shield victory over Queensland. Set 272 for victory from 90 overs on Friday at the WACA Ground, WA went from a comfortable 2-155 to a shaky 9-249 as Queensland’s attack put the squeeze on. But Rocchiccioli (24no off 37 balls) and No.11 Cameron Gannon (10no off 13…
Meg Lanning came agonisingly close to a century in her 100th WBBL game, but an unbeaten 90 was enough as the Scorchers succumbed in the shortened game Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Stars | WBBL11 Meg Lanning hit an unbeaten 90 before the rain hit but a reduced target couldn’t help Perth as Melbourne Stars won by 16 runs in Adelaide. Meg Lanning hit top gear in her 100th WBBL game as Melbourne Stars won a rain-hit clash with Perth in Adelaide by 16 runs. The former Australian captain, dropped on 18, went berserk after a slow start to finish unbeaten…
Ollie Pope looks to have secured his spot at No 3 for the Ashes with a timely fifty on day two of England’s warm-up match in Perth, but Joe Root and Harry Brook both struggled for form.Openers Ben Duckett (92) and Zak Crawley (82) too impressed in an opening stand of 182 against Andrew Flintoff’s England Lions, but Root (1) and Brook (2) both departed cheaply as four quick wickets fell for 16 runs in the afternoon session. Root was caught mishitting a pull off Durham’s Matthew Potts – part of England’s touring squad but turning out for the Lions…
Ollie Pope hit a first century of England’s Ashes tour on day two of their warm-up against the Lions, staking his claim to bat at No 3 in the first Test in Perth on November 21.Pope scored exactly 100 from 113 balls as he looks to edge out Jacob Bethell for a starting spot, with Bethell managing just two runs when batting for the Lions on day one. England openers Ben Duckett (92) and Zak Crawley (82) also impressed in an opening stand of 182 against Andrew Flintoff’s Lions, while captain Ben Stokes later chipped in with 77 in his…
If the 2025 Ashes are anything like the 2023 edition then we are in for an absolute treat.The contest in England two years ago started with a four and ended in a 2-2 draw, while the action in between included debated declarations, contentious stumpings, extreme pace bowling, oodles of rain and Stuart Broad bowing out in box-office fashion. Ahead of this winter’s tussle in Australia, let’s reflect on the Ashes for the ages in 2023… Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Watch back some of the best moments from the 2023 Ashes, a series filled with…