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Shelley Nitschke has backed her young top-order batters to keep playing with their natural attacking flair as Australia look to refine their ‘no ceilings’ approach ahead of the T20 World Cup. Australia will meet West Indies in three T20Is in St Vincent (beginning Friday 9:30am AEDT) and how they use their star-studded batting line-up will be under the microscope. Opener Georgia Voll has been confirmed as Alyssa Healy’s replacement at the top of the order, joining Australia’s consistent T20 run-machine Beth Mooney, while Phoebe Litchfield and Ellyse Perry are likely to round out the top four. Voll, 22, has made…
The Ashes defeat left England’s hopes of reaching the next ICC World Test Championship Final in 2027 hanging by a thread, with the side currently sitting in seventh place on the standings ahead of a busy home summer that will feature three-match series against New Zealand and Pakistan. While Smith was disappointed with his output in Australia, the 25-year-old is keen to use the tour as a learning experience as he tries to lock down his role as first-choice keeper in England’s Test XI. “It (the Ashes series) was tough,” Smith told ESPN Cricinfo. “You go to a tour like…
Ashleigh Gardner is summoning her fearless teenage self ahead of her 100th T20I appearance, as she looks to recapture her best with the bat in the shortest format. Gardner will become the seventh woman to play 100 T20Is in the green and gold when Australia take the field against West Indies in St Vincent on Thursday (9:30am Friday AEDT), in what looms as a pivotal series ahead of the T20 World Cup. The 28-year-old arrived on the international scene in 2017 with a reputation as an explosive batter, picked to play for her country aged 19 after a breakthrough WBBL…
To tune up for the upcoming home summer Buttler will feature for Gujarat Titans in the upcoming Indian Premier League, where he will be captained by India ODI skipper Shubman Gill and play alongside fellow England batter Tom Banton among a host of other international stars. Gujarat’s opening fixture at the IPL comes against the Punjab Kings on March 31 and Buttler revealed he has spent most of his time after the T20 World Cup away from cricket in a bid to help him prepare for the upcoming stint in India. “I couldn’t have been further away from cricket, which…
T20I series facts Schedule First T20I: Arnos Vale, St Vincent, 9:30am March 20 AEDT (6:30pm March 19 local) Second T20I: Arnos Vale, St Vincent, 9:30am March 22 AEDT (6:30pm March 21 local) Third T20I: Arnos Vale, St Vincent, 9:30am March 24 AEDT (6:30am March 23 local) How to watch in Australia: All matches will be streamed on ESPN via Disney+ only Live scores: Match Centre Highlights, news and reactions after the match: cricket.com.au and the CA Live app The squads Australia: Sophie Molineux (c), Ashleigh Gardner (vc), Tahlia McGrath (vc), Darcie Brown, Nicola Carey, Kim Garth, Lucy Hamilton Alana King, Phoebe…
The captaincy was bringing Jess Jonassen down. Although it wasn’t immediately obvious, it soon became clear to the 33-year-old allrounder that the dual head leadership roles of Queensland Fire and Brisbane Heat were having a detrimental effect on her cricket and her character. Jonassen had led both sides for the majority of the past six seasons, with the Fire and the Heat featuring in two finals apiece during her reign.But when sidelined by a mid-season shoulder operation, she was able to take stock and assess her suitability for the role. After a seamless transition from the previous leadership of Kirby…
“I really miss playing in New Zealand. It was unfortunate the start of the summer with an injury. I was really looking forward to quite a lot of T20 cricket at home. I love playing in New Zealand in front of the home crowd, conditions I’m used to,” Ferguson said. “So, yeah, stoked to get a game in last night. The bowling group as a collective were great. So they made my job a bit easier, the pressure from both ends.” Sharing the workload with a fired-up pace unit made the return even sweeter, particularly watching Ben Sears make his…
NSW have produced just two men’s Test debutants in the past 10 years, a stat new coach Brad Haddin is determined to change Brad Haddin will make producing Test cricketers again one of his chief objectives as NSW men’s coach, vowing to end the state’s leanest ever run of national debutants. Haddin was on Wednesday confirmed as the Blues’ next coach, on the same day Cricket NSW officials defended their handling of his predecessor Greg Shipperd’s axing. The former Test wicketkeeper will take over all state duties, but has told Cricket NSW he does not want his remit to include…
The Sixers and Thunder will have separate men’s head coaches to the NSW state team next season Sydney’s BBL clubs will have separate men’s head coaches to the state team once again with Cricket NSW confirming incoming Blues coach Brad Haddin would not fill either role. Haddin was confirmed as the next NSW men’s head coach on Wednesday morning, replacing veteran mentor Greg Shipperd after his contract was terminated a year early.Shipperd was also sacked by Sydney Sixers in January after leading the club to the KFC BBL|15 Final where they went down to Perth Scorchers. Crosstown rivals Sydney Thunder…
HAMILTON: Devon Conway blasted a half-century before New Zealand skittled South Africa cheaply to win the second Twenty20 International by 68 runs in Hamilton on Tuesday and level the five-match series 1-1. Conway’s 60 off 49 balls set the home side up for a competitive 175-6 after being sent in to bat at the Seddon Park. The Proteas lost wickets regularly to be dismissed for 107 off 15.3 overs, with pace bowlers Ben Sears and Lockie Ferguson snaring three wickets each. South Africa won game one in Mount Maunganui on Sunday by seven wickets. Both the sides are fielding largely…