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Andrew Flintoff finished his career with 350 wickets and more than 9000 runs across first-class cricket, but one of the game’s great allrounders wasn’t satisfied with his short stint as a BBL player. Months prior to his retirement in September 2010, ‘Freddie’ had agreed to join Queensland Bulls in the original interstate Big Bash competition. The two-time Ashes winner was after an opportunity to restore his career, before injury intervened. Nearly four years later the former Test captain made a shock comeback for Lancashire in the English summer of 2014. He helped his county reach the T20 Blast final in…
Andrew Flintoff is coming back to the BBL, tasked with turning around the fortunes of last season’s cellar dwellers From the vault: The best of Freddie Flintoff in the Big Bash Legendary England allrounder and Big Bash icon Andrew Flintoff has been unveiled as Sydney Thunder’s new men’s head coach. Having last represented Brisbane Heat more than a decade ago in BBL|04, the 48-year-old has signed a two-year contract with the Thunder to return to the Australian competition for his first coaching role outside the UK.Flintoff replaces Trevor Bayliss, whom the club parted ways with in February after five seasons at…
Josh Hazlewood – Royal Challengers Bengaluru ($255k) M: 13 | Wkts: 15 | Ave: 32.93 | Econ: 9.59 | BB: 4-12 There was a time when it looked as if Hazlewood might be the least suited to the shortest format of the big three quicks. After claiming his third IPL title, Hazlewood is now arguably his country’s most decorated men’s T20 player ever. No other Australian has won that many, while only one overseas quick has been more successful (Lasith Malinga has four titles). Seamers, preferably tall ones, who could move the new ball proved one of the few effective…
A new ICC T20 tournament has been moved to February, forcing Cricket Australia to reschedule its planned white-ball series with New Zealand Australia’s white-ball series with New Zealand at the back end of next summer will be rescheduled after the ICC moved the dates for its inaugural women’s Champion Trophy to February. The six-team ICC tournament to be held in Sri Lanka had originally been scheduled to run in June-July but has now been moved to February 14-28. The T20 format event will run immediately following the WPL in India. The ICC announced the change, as well as the introduction…
England opener Danni Wyatt-Hodge is expecting “fireworks” from her struggling opening partner Sophia Dunkley when England play India in their T20 series decider on Wednesday night.Dunkley has averaged 16.40 in England’s five T20 internationals thus far this summer and has only scored a combined 26 runs in the two games against India, increasing the pressure already facing the Surrey star going into a home World Cup. But Wyatt-Hodge – who returns to play only her second match back from the birth of her first child – has backed her long-time teammate to deliver, and says it’s only a matter of…
England opener Danni Wyatt-Hodge is expecting “fireworks” from her struggling opening partner Sophia Dunkley when England play India in their T20 series decider on Wednesday night.Dunkley has averaged 16.40 in England’s five T20 internationals thus far this summer and has only scored a combined 26 runs in the two games against India, increasing the pressure already facing the Surrey star going into a home World Cup. But Wyatt-Hodge – who returns to play only her second match back from the birth of her first child – has backed her long-time teammate to deliver, and says it’s only a matter of…
The ICC has approved a trial for pink balls to be used during bad light in Tests, but they will not be used in the England v New Zealand series starting this week The International Cricket Council has approved a trial that could lead to pink balls being used as replacements in Test matches to combat bad light. Pink balls have been used in day-night Tests since the concept launched in 2015, but traditional red balls remain the standard. Now the ICC has agreed to proceed with a pilot scheme whereby pink balls, which are easier to see when visibility…
The Hundred’s eight teams have released a new team trophy for collective participation in the men’s and women’s game alongside new-look kits for the 2026 edition of the tournament.With 50 days to go until the opening match between MI London and Leeds SunRisers, the tournament announced that the new team trophy will reward collective efforts across both the men’s and women’s competitions, and will be awarded in addition to the men’s and women’s trophies. “I really like the idea of the team trophy,” said London Spirit’s Jamie Overton. “The Hundred was pretty novel in terms of bringing the men’s and…
In another key decision, the Board endorsed the qualification pathway for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2028, which will be hosted by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), with India matches to be played at a neutral venue. The 12-team tournament will feature automatic qualification for 10 teams, including the top eight teams from the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, the host nation if not already qualified, and the next highest-ranked team(s) on the ICC Women’s T20I rankings as of 6 July 2026. The remaining two places will be determined through a 10-team Global Qualifier, which will be supported…
Nandni Sharma continues to make strong first impressions. The 24-year-old fast bowler first caught attention during the Women’s Premier League earlier this year and immediately carried that momentum into international cricket with a memorable debut against England. At the opening T20I in Chelmsford, Sharma returned figures of 3/34 in four overs. Her spell helped India secure a comfortable 38-run victory and instantly strengthened her credentials ahead of the World Cup. Accuracy and variation remain her biggest strengths. Even in the absence of first-choice pacer Renuka Singh, Sharma stepped up and delivered, giving India an added pace option heading into the…