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All bar one of Australia’s 15-man Ashes squad will play in Sheffield Shield matches this week, but Nathan Lyon has no interest in following England’s preparation In the next five days, Australia’s players will enjoy the first huge luxury of hosting a home Ashes series. Not because of the conditions or the fact record-breaking crowds are expected, but in terms of what the last full week of warm-ups look like. Every member of Australia’s squad, with the exception of Usman Khawaja, will play in Sheffield Shield games at the SCG, WACA and Bellerive Oval this week. At the same time,…
We’re ranking the best Aussie matches this century in a five-part series on the Unplayable Podcast A quarter century of amazing cricket deserves to be recognised! So we’ve scoured through over 1,500 internationals played out by Australia’s men’s and women’s teams to bring you the complete top 25. We’ve rated each match based on six categories; context or occasion, star power, performances, drama or tension, watchability and how it’s remembered today. To prevent spoilers, we won’t list what each match is in the episode index, but we will leave time stamps for each new entrant. Don’t forget to head to…
Skipper Ashleigh Gardner and No.1 draft pick Sophia Dunkley helped the Sixers thrash the Scorchers by 10 wickets Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers | WBBL|11 Aussie superstar Ashleigh Gardner has demolished Perth Scorchers in her first outing as Sydney Sixers skipper as her side kicked off Weber WBBL|11 with a comprehensive 10-wicket win. Gardner scythed through the Scorchers batting line-up with a WBBL career-best 5-15 after Perth counterpart Sophie Devine opted to bat first at the WACA Ground on Sunday. Devine was Gardner’s first scalp of the evening, somewhat fortuitously as wicketkeeper Emma Manix-Geeves fumbled a stumping chance that rebounded…
Danni Wyatt-Hodge hit her highest WBBL score as Nicola Carey posted an unbeaten 58 in the six-wicket win Sydney Thunder v Hobart Hurricanes | WBBL|11 Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Nicola Carey etched themselves into the Hurricanes record books as Hobart kicked off their Weber WBBL|11 campaign with a clinical run chase to down Sydney Thunder in Brisbane. English recruit Wyatt-Hodge (90 off 52 balls) registered her highest Big Bash score as she shared a WBBL club record partnership with Carey (58 not out off 43). The pair’s 143-run third wicket stand surpassed Carey and Lizelle Lee’s mark of 133 from last…
Kyle Jamieson bowled a superb final over to seal a nine-run win for New Zealand over the West Indies on Sunday in the third T20I at the Saxton Oval.New Zealand lead the five-match series 2-1 after they won the second encounter and the West Indies won the first T20I. After winning the toss and electing to bat in Nelson, the hosts posted 177-9 with opener Devon Conway (56) hitting a half-century and Daryl Mitchell adding 41, but they suffered a late batting slump, losing six wickets for 31 runs in the last five overs.Matthew Forde (2-20) and Jason Holder (2-31)…
Georgia Wareham’s best Big Bash figures and Courtney Webb’s 34 not out led the Renegades to victory in the WBBL|11 opener Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Renegades | WBBL|11 Melbourne Renegades have repeated last season’s WBBL final win over Brisbane Heat in a seven-wicket win impacted by rain at Allan Border Field. Renegades’ stand-in captain Georgia Wareham has returned career-best Big Bash figures in a seven-wicket win over Brisbane Heat in the rain-shortened Weber WBBL|11 season opener. Wareham, filling in for injured skipper Sophie Molineux, took 3-12 in a superb spell of leg-spin in the rematch of last season’s WBBL final,…
New Zealand quick remains calm when it counts to help steer his team to victory at Saxton Oval. Kyle Jamieson has again bowled a superb final over to seal a nine-run win for New Zealand over the West Indies in the third Twenty20 International. New Zealand leads the three-match series 2-1, with Jamieson having also bowled the last over in Thursday’s second match to help his side to a three-run victory. The West Indies won the first match by seven runs, with all three matches decided in the final over. New Zealand managed only 9-177 batting first on Sunday but…
“If I can inspire a girl every day I step out on that field, I’m really happy with that.” That’s just one part of Chinelle Henry’s motivation as she makes her Weber WBBL debut on Sunday, and considering the hardship she’s been through to get here, it’ll be one special moment for the 30-year-old Jamaican. The Brisbane Heat’s newest international has not had a linear journey with cricket, which is why this Big Bash campaign is so significant for the big-hitting West Indian. “To get a chance to just be here and play in this competition with great people is…
Nathan Ellis will be among the first picked at the T20 World Cup It’s Nathan Ellis’ time to play. After his stunning hat-trick on debut in 2021, the paceman wasn’t included in Australia’s 2022 T20 World Cup squad and played only three of the Aussies’ seven games at the 2024 edition. Aided by Mitch Starc’s retirement from the format, Ellis’ name will be one of the first ones on the team sheet at the 2026 T20 World Cup. Ellis finished as the series’ leading wicket-taker (nine) and finished with the best strike rate of all bowlers to deliver at least…
Lightning and rain at the Gabba has ensured India won the Twenty20 series against Australia after just 4.5 overs of India’s innings in game five were possible Australia v India | Fifth T20I India have won the T20 international series against Australia 2-1 after the fifth and final match was washed out at the Gabba. The sold-out crowd will receive a full refund as the fixture did not reach the stipulated cut-off of six completed overs. Lightning in the vicinity of the ground initially forced the players off after India made the most of shocking fielding by Australia to race…