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The globe-trotting Sam Curran is wanting to make an impact for the Sydney Sixers in his three-match BBL|15 stint before leaving for national duties Sam Curran has barely had time to put the feet up after captaining the Desert Vipers to its maiden ILT20 title in a Player of the Match performance just a few short days ago. But the life of a franchise cricketer rarely comes with extended down-time. That’s just a part of the caper, he says, now on the other side of the world in Australia, draped in fresh colours and surrounded by all-new teammates. After an…
Starc, Smith hail ‘depth, fielding, experience’ key to series The unbreakable Mitchell Starc is expected to be back bowling at the SCG a little more than a week after playing his fifth consecutive Ashes Test. In the aftermath of his Compton-Miller Medal-winning campaign against England, Starc could now push on for next year’s tilt at this veteran Australian team’s final two bucket-list items: beating England and India away from home. The left-armer’s staggering durability will be highlighted when he suits up for the Sydney Sixers – as soon as next Friday’s derby against the Thunder – in their push for…
After an epic encounter last Sunday, the Renegades host the Stars at Marvel Stadium in the return Melbourne derby Match facts Who: Melbourne Renegades v Melbourne Stars What: Match 30, KFC BBL|15 Where: Marvel Stadium, Melbourne When: Saturday, January 10. Bat flip at 6.30pm AEDT, first ball at 7.15pm AEDT How to watch: Fox Cricket, Kayo Sports Listen: ABC, SEN Radio. Listen in standard and real-time with no delay to live play via Cricket Radio on the CA Live app. Find out more here Buy tickets: Tickets are on sale here Live scores: Match Centre Highlights, news and reactions after the match: cricket.com.au, the…
It’s crunch time in BBL|15 for the two bottom-ranked sides as they face off at the Gabba Match facts Who: Brisbane Heat v Sydney Thunder What: Match 29, KFC BBL|15 Where: The Gabba, Brisbane When: Saturday, January 10. Bat flip at 2.15pm local (3.15pm AEDT), first ball at 3pm local (4pm AEDT) How to watch: Fox Cricket, Kayo Sports Listen: ABC, SEN Radio. Listen in standard and real-time with no delay to live play via Cricket Radio on the CA Live app. Find out more here Buy tickets: Tickets are on sale here Live scores: Match Centre Highlights, news and reactions after the match:…
Travis Head’s unexpected move to the top of the order at the start of the Ashes proved a masterstroke Mike Hussey believes Travis Head can be Australia’s next David Warner as calls grow for the larrikin left-hander to remain at the top of the batting order. Head scored his third century of the summer and was named player of the match as Australia clinched a five-wicket win at the SCG to confirm a 4-1 NRMA Insurance Ashes series victory on Thursday. While the South Australian had previously opened in Tests on the subcontinent, he only shifted to the top at…
Dependable middle-order batter and sensational fielder signs two-year extension with Sydney Sixers Sydney Sixers stalwart Jordan Silk will play on into a 15th season in magenta after committing to the club until at least the end of BBL|17. Silk, who made his Big Bash debut as a 21-year-old in BBL|03, has signed a two-year extension with his hometown club where he was a member of their BBL|09 and |10 championship sides.Born and raised in Sydney prior to moving to Tasmania in 2012 to chase an opportunity at domestic level, Silk is the second-most capped Sixers player with 141 appearances behind…
Sam Whiteman has signed a long-term deal to play with Yorkshire in the County Championship Sam Whiteman, the English-born wicketkeeping-batter who’s been at the heart of Western Australia’s trophy-grabbing, is to return to his native county in the twilight of a distinguished career to play for Yorkshire. The 33-year-old, who’s represented Australia A during a career highlighted by his starring roles in WA’s Sheffield Shield three-peat, has signed a three-year deal with Yorkshire, where he was born in Doncaster. It effectively ends any last lingering hope the classy left-hander might have had about playing for Australia, as his British…
GROUP B Bangladesh: Azizul Hakim Tamim (c), Zawad Abrar, Samiun Basir Ratul, Sheikh Parvez Jibon, Rizan Hossan, Shaharia Al Amin, Shadin Islam, Md Abdullah, Farid Hasan Faysal, Kalam Siddiki Aleen, Rifat Beg, Saad Islam Razin, Al Fahad, Shahriar Ahmed, Iqbal Hossain Standby: Abdur Rahim, Debashis Sarkar Deba, Rafi Uzzaman Rafi, Farhan Shahriar, Farzan Ahmed Alif, Sanjid Majumder, Md Sobuj India: Ayush Mhatre (c), R.S. Ambrish, Kanishk Chouhan, D. Deepesh, Mohamed Enaan, Aaron George, Abhigyan Kundu, Kishan Kumar Singh, Vihaan Malhotra, Udhav Mohan, Henil Patel, Khilan A. Patel, Harvansh Singh, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Vedant Trivedi New Zealand: Tom Jones (c), Marco Alpe,…
Darcie Brown and Tahlia McGrath’s promising return to WNCL was not enough for South Australia at the WACA Western Australia v South Australia | WNCL Chloe Piparo took a stunning catch in the slips as Western Australia completed their first win of the Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL) season, defeating South Australia by 52 runs at the WACA ground in Perth. Amy Edgar was the star for the home side, delivering every time she was brought in to break a partnership that threatened to take the game away in South Australia’s chase of 243. The off spinner took figures of…
The Sydney Sixers had a tight bowling unit to thank for a third straight BBL victory, consigning the Melbourne Stars to a third consecutive defeat Melbourne Stars v Sydney Sixers | BBL|15 Ben Dwarshuis took four wickets allowing Sydney Sixers to comfortably chase down a meagre target and extend their KFC BBL|15 winning streak with a five-wicket victory over the Melbourne Stars. Dwarshuis (4-13 in 3.5 overs) narrowly missed out on becoming the first Sixers men’s player to claim a hat-trick but was a strong contributor at the MCG on Thursday night. The left-arm seamer was part of a bowling…