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Filling Glenn Maxwell’s shoes as Australia’s ODI finisher could be Cameron Green’s latest challenge as coach Andrew McDonald admitted the team’s mentorship of the allrounder is being reviewed in their push to help fulfil his all-format promise. Green will return to international cricket this week as he belatedly joins Australia’s 50-over squad in Islamabad after his Kolkata Knight Riders’ late dash at making the Indian Premier League playoffs fell short over the weekend. For the past 18 months, Green has exclusively batted at three and four in Australia’s white-ball teams. He continued in that role in the T20I side during…
Australia are backing their mighty but injury-susceptible pace triumvirate to make it all the way to next year’s ODI World Cup, a tournament the reigning champions also hold hope of luring finisher Tim David to play in. Coach Andrew McDonald insisted none of Pat Cummins, the 50-over captain, Mitchell Starc nor Josh Hazlewood wanted to skip upcoming white-ball tours of Pakistan and Bangladesh. They have instead been told to rest given the taxing runs of Tests to come. During a 12-month stretch beginning in mid-August, Australia will play 20 Tests (21 if they make the World Test Championship final) which…
Cricket Australia have extended Shelley Nitschke’s contract by a further three years Shelley Nitschke has extended her contract to coach Australia’s women’s team until mid-2029, as she prepares her side for next month’s T20 World Cup in England. Nitschke’s new three-year contract that will ensure she remains at the helm across an action-packed upcoming period for the women’s game.The former Australia allrounder, who took over from Matthew Mott as head coach in 2022 on an initial four-year deal, will oversee the next four major global tournaments, including the 2026 and 2028 T20 World Cups, the inaugural women’s Champions Trophy in…
Punjab Kings trio in Australia’s white-ball squads in limbo as the Kings and Cameron Green’s Kolkata were pipped by Rajasthan Cameron Green and Cooper Connolly were among the Australian white-ball squad members whose Indian Premier League seasons ended abruptly after Rajasthan Royals pinched the final playoff spot overnight (AEST). It might have been a different story if not for Aussie Ashes nemesis Jofra Archer, whose fine all-round performance ended Connolly’s Punjab Kings and Green’s Kolkata Knight Riders’ hopes of sneaking into the finals. Punjab, whose exit has also left Ben Dwarshuis and Xavier Bartlett in limbo ahead of Australia’s forthcoming…
Check out all the Preview Stats and AI Predictive Form Guide for the Vitality Blast 2026 – Game 17 – Kent Spitfires vs Sussex Sharks, to be played on 25th May, 2026 at St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury. Match Prediction – Kent v Sussex Match Details: Date: Monday, 25th May 2026. Venue: St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury. Start Time: 2:30 PM GMT | 8:00 PM IST | 3:30 PM Local. Current Form: Kent Spitfires: The Kent Spitfires got their season underway in fine fashion as their batters produced the required results for them to surge past Middlesex in their season opener. Sam…
The Vitality Blast continues on 25 May 2026 with exciting fixtures and full match coverage. Access live streaming, live scores, statistics, scorecards, highlights and detailed match reports from across the day’s men’s T20 action. Men’s Vitality Blast 2026 North Group – Durham vs Leicestershire; Yorkshire vs Derbyshire – Player Form Guides, Match Insights, Predictions – May 24 Middlesex vs Surrey, Match 11, Vitality Blast Vitality Blast – Men: Surrey 144/4 beat Middlesex 143/8 by six wickets. By Ben Kosky, ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay Surrey captain Sam Curran struck an undefeated 71 from 47 balls to steer his side…
The Vitality Blast Women continues on 24 May 2026 with exciting fixtures and full match coverage. Access live streaming, live scores, statistics, scorecards, highlights and detailed match reports throughout the day. Women’s Vitality Blast 2026 Tier 1 – Yorkshire vs Surrey; Warwickshire vs Somerset, Durham vs Hampshire – Form, Insights, Match Predictions – May 24 Vitality Blast Women 2026 Durham Women vs Hampshire Women, Vitality Blast Women Durham- 178/5 (20) Hampshire- 146/8 (20) Match result: Durham win by 32 runs Report by Thomas Ridley on behalf of the ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay Durham opened their Vitality Blast…
New Zealand beat England by 14 runs in a thrilling second T20 that saw the visitors level the series at 1-1 and set up a Monday decider, but there was one decision that undoubtedly changed the game.Spinner Linsey Smith was England’s best bowler, taking three wickets in her opening 10 balls and leaving New Zealand flailing at 11-4 after four overs – but was limited to two overs in the powerplay after stand-in captain Charlie Dean decided to give returning seamer Izzy Wong the ball in the sixth over. Wong conceded 17 runs in her first two overs, allowing outstanding…
Punjab Kings have won their last match to keep their IPL hopes flickering – but qualification is now out of their hands After six consecutive defeats, the Ricky Ponting-coached Punjab Kings have finally broken their frustrating IPL drought in Lucknow, but the Indian league’s most Australian-flavoured of teams now have a nervous wait to see if they’ll scrape into the playoffs. With Ponting’s trusty captain Shreyas Iyer hitting a superb unbeaten 101, his maiden IPL ton, on Saturday, the Kings eased to 3-200 to defeat the Justin Langer-guided Lucknow Super Giants, who’d made a Josh Inglis-powered 6-196, by seven wickets…
Matt Taylor held his nerve to guide Gloucestershire County Cricket Club to a dramatic two-wicket victory in the Vitality Blast Severnside derby. Glamorgan vs Gloucestershire, Match 10, Vitality Blast Vitality Blast – Men: Gloucestershire 158/8 beat Glamorgan 157/8 by two wickets. Gloucestershire 4 pts, Glamorgan 0 pts. By Blake Bint, ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay Matt Taylor’s thick outside edge for four gave Gloucestershire a thrilling final ball two-wicket win in the Vitality Blast men’s competition Severnside derby. Needing 15 off the final over, Matt Taylor and Kamran Dhariwal gave the Bristol-based side their second win to be early…