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Australia captain Pat Cummins said he will be doing everything he can to be fit for the first Ashes test in late November, saying it would be “devastating” to miss out on the Perth clash against England. The 32-year-old pace bowler has been ruled out of upcoming white-ball series against New Zealand and India after scans revealed signs of lumbar bone stress in his back. “(I’m) confident we’ll do the rehab right and give it a good crack,” Cummins told reporters in Brisbane on Wednesday. “This far out it’s hard to know, but we’re trying to make sure we’re doing…
WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2025 Laura Wolvaardt will lead South Africa at the World Cup © Getty As expected, former skipper Dane van Niekerk has missed out on the Women’s World Cup squad as Cricket South Africa named a strong 15-member group for the event on Wednesday (September 3). Van Niekerk had recently revoked her international retirement and was picked in a 20-member squad for a camp to prepare for the tournament but has eventually missed the cut. Laura Wolvaardt will lead the squad that has experienced campaigners like Chloe Tyron, Marizanne Kapp, Sune Luus and Ayabonga Khaka. Sinalo Jafta and…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL South Africa inflicted a humiliating seven-wicket defeat upon England in the first one-day international in Leeds on Tuesday. Victory for the Proteas was all but assured after they skittled out England for just 131 with more than half of the hosts’ overs remaining. Left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj (4-22) and all-rounder Wiaan Mulder (3-33) did the bulk of the damage at an overcast Headingley after Proteas captain Temba Bavuma won the toss. Aiden Markram then struck a 23-ball fifty, including eight fours and two sixes, as South Africa finished on 137-3 with nearly 30 overs to spare.…
Pat Cummins is prepared to push the envelope in his bid to be fit for the start of the Ashes, with the paceman suggesting the World Test Championship final may have been the trigger for his back injury. Cummins remains determined to lead Australia in the first Test against England in November despite medical scans this week showing a lower-back flare-up had not settled in the weeks after Australia’s Test series in the Caribbean.The 32-year-old has been restricted to light duties in the gym since returning home and he will not run or bowl over the coming weeks in the…
Michael Atherton urged England to wake up fast after a crushing seven-wicket defeat to South Africa at Headingley, warning their lack of preparation and format adjustment is already jeopardising their hopes of clinching the ODI series.England collapsed from 82-2 to 131 all out in just 24.3 overs, losing their final eight wickets for 49 runs as South Africa cruised to victory to go 1-0 up in the three-match series. Atherton pointed to the potential disruptive impact of the Hundred concluding just two days prior but insisted there was excuse for England’s failure to recalibrate to the demands of 50-over cricket.”England,…
After a successful return from injury in the 50-over format and a star turn for Australia A, conquering the Big Bash is Rachel Trenaman’s next mission Rachel Trenaman is ready to make a long-awaited return to the shortest format, as she continues her impressive comeback from a series of major injuries. Trenaman has signed a one-year extension with Hobart Hurricanes ahead of WBBL|11, adding further depth to an already imposing batting line-up.The 24-year-old first joined the club in 2022 ahead of WBBL|08 and played 12 matches in her first season in purple, but she has not played a Big Bash…
Marnus Labuschagne has put his Test demise down to overtraining and spending too much time tinkering with his technique, vowing to “train smarter” in his push to win back his spot for the Ashes. Labuschagne concedes his form spiralled and his confidence plummeted in his slow tumble from having the mantle as the world’s top-ranked Test batter to being dropped by Australia following their World Test Championship final defeat to South Africa in June. Undeterred, the 31-year-old has stated his ambition to earn a recall for November’s first Test against England. He could be considered at his favoured number three…
Novak Djokovic advanced to a blockbuster US Open showdown with Carlos Alcaraz on Tuesday as reigning women’s champion Aryna Sabalenka vaulted into the semi-finals without having to lift her racquet. Djokovic snuffed out Taylor Fritz’s hopes of becoming the first American man to win a Grand Slam singles title since 2003 with a 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 quarter-final victory on the Arthur Ashe Stadium court. The win sent the 38-year-old Serbian — chasing a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam victory — into a mouthwatering semi-final against Spanish second seed Alcaraz on Friday. Djokovic clinched victory when fourth seed Fritz double-faulted on…
ASIA CUP BUILDUP Fazalhaq Farooqi broke the back of Pakistan’s chase by removing the openers. © Getty Ibrahim Zadran (65) and Sediqullah Atal (64) starred in Sharjah as Afghanistan beat Pakistan by 18 runs to go level on points with their neighbours in the tri-series in the UAE. A complete bowling performance also saw four Afghan bowlers pick up a brace to stifle their opponents in the chase. For Pakistan, Faheem Ashraf was their standout performer with 4 for 27 in his spell but the effort ended up in a losing cause. Having opted to bat, Rahmanullah Gurbaz went cheaply…
LONDON: Alexander Isak’s British record £125 million ($169 million) move from Newcastle United to Liverpool on Monday completed an eye-watering summer of English Premier League spending. The Swedish striker’s move, along with several other big-money deadline day deals such as Newcastle’s £55 million swoop for Brentford striker Yoane Wissa meant the cumulative spend for the world’s richest football league during the transfer window reached three billion pounds for the first time. Gross spending for the Premier League this season is already the highest ever, exceeding the 2.7 billion pounds spent in the 2022-23 season, and the January window is still…