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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…
The game might be a dead rubber, but enthusiasm for the relative novelty of a five-day Ashes Test has drawn the biggest ever SCG crowd More than 200,000 people have attended a Test match in Sydney for the first time, breaking a record set in the Bradman era. The final figure of 211,032 who passed through the SCG gates was more than enough to break the 79-year record, with the mark passed comfortably before play began on Thursday. The previous record of 195,253 was set over six days in December 1946, when Australia beat England by an innings off the…
I have worked for an Australian company throughout this Ashes series and the respect their fans and ex-players have for Ben Stokes is incredible. Spreaker This content is provided by Spreaker, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable Spreaker cookies or to allow those cookies just once. You can change your settings at any time via the Privacy Options. Unfortunately we have been unable to verify if you have consented to Spreaker cookies. To view…
Cast your mind back two months to George Bailey naming Australia’s squad for the first Test of the Ashes in the conference room of a Gold Coast hotel. Even with the absence of captain Pat Cummins, the squad is a familiar roll call. Smith? Present. Starc? Here. Hazlewood? Yep (for now). Head, Lyon, Khawaja, they’re all there. The usuals -well, Weatherald is a new one. And so is Doggett – but he won’t be needed with Boland, right? Plus Cummins will be back soon. No room for you, Neser. Bar Hazlewood, the players who milled about on the sun-kissed Sydney…
Usman Khawaja admits the occasion got to him as he walked out in Test cricket for the final time As Usman Khawaja left the field for the final time as an international cricketer, he dropped to his knees. Moments after blowing a kiss to his wife Rachel and family in the crowd, he put his forehead on the hallowed Sydney Cricket Ground turf, just shy of the painted sign in his honour which read, “Thanks Uzzy #419”. It was a solemn moment for Khawaja to reflect and show his gratitude. Never had an Aussie Test cricketer signed off like this…
Here is how we rated England’s players out of 10 after the 4-1 Ashes series defeat in Australia…Jofra Archer – 6/10Nine wickets across six innings at 27.11; best of 5-53102 runs in six innings at 25.50; best of 51 Archer’s series ended early after a left side strain but he was one of England’s best performers to that point, demonstrating pace and hostility with the ball and showing up many of his team’s batters with a half-century in Adelaide and dashing 38 in Brisbane. Archer received unfair criticism after his fiery last burst in the pink-ball Test, with many asking…
‘We’re in an interesting place as a team’: Stokes England coach Ben Stokes says a rethink of their ‘Bazball’ style of play is warranted, while embattled coach Brendon McCullum indicated he’d push back against major change to their set up after the Ashes loss. England officials confirmed on Thursday a thorough review of their tour was already underway, including planning, preparation, performance and behaviours. In a statement, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) boss Richard Gould said the organisation’s focus was already on regaining the urn from Australia at home in 2027. Since taking over as coach in 2022 following…
England’s Harry Brook has apologised for “embarrassing myself and the team” after an altercation with a nightclub bouncer in New Zealand last autumn.A report in The Telegraph said Brook, England’s white-ball captain, was hit by the bouncer the night before the third ODI in Wellington on November 1 after being denied entry to the club. The 26-year-old has been issued with a final warning and fined approximately £30,000. Image: Brook became England white-ball captain when Jos Buttler departed the role after the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy Brook said in his statement: “I want to apologise for my actions. I fully…
The ACT Meteors handed Victoria a 48-run loss riding on Annie Wikman’s impressive 142 off 136 set ACT Meteors v Victoria | WNCL Annie Wikman’s wonderful week has continued in Canberra as her maiden WNCL century set up the ACT Meteors’ second win against Victoria in three days. The 24-year-old was also the player of the match for her 62no off 58 when the hosts defeated the languishing side two days ago. On Thursday, Wikman did everything – scored runs, took a wicket and, fittingly, took the catch as the final Victorian wicket fell to seal a 48-run win for…