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Test captain could play against England in Perth without any pre-series match practice Australia are optimistic Pat Cummins will be fit for the Ashes opener, with selectors open to playing the Test skipper in Perth after a four-month break between matches if need be. There are still 80 days until the first ball of the men’s Test summer is bowled, but Cummins now has one eye on the calendar after it was revealed he had picked up a low-level back injury following the West Indies Test series in July.The 32-year-old has been diagnosed with lumbar bone stress in his lower…
Wicketkeeper-batter extends stay at Sydney Sixers until the end of BBL|16 Sydney Sixers have locked away Josh Philippe for another season with the wicketkeeper-batter extending his stay at the SCG-based club until the end of BBL|16. Philippe was already signed for this summer’s KFC BBL|15 campaign but the Sixers have moved quickly to add an extra year to his contract, ensuring he would not become a free agent at the end of the season.Under league contracting rules introduced last year, all Big Bash players out of contract at season’s end become free agents during an eight-day Player Movement Window following…
Pakistan’s middle-order batter Asif Ali announced his retirement from international cricket on Monday, calling it the “greatest honour” of his life to represent the country. Asif, 33, played 21 ODIs and 58 T20Is, mainly as a finisher in the middle order. “Wearing the Pakistan jersey has been the greatest honour of my life and serving my country on the cricket field has been my proudest chapter,” he said in a post on social media. “To my fans, teammates, and coaches, thank you for your love, belief, and support through every high and low. He made his T20I debut against West…
Australia’s white-ball pace spearhead Mitchell Starc has retired from Twenty20 internationals six months out from the World Cup in India and Sri Lanka to focus on extending his career in test and one-day cricket. The 35-year-old left-armer retires as the nation’s most prolific fast bowler in the format, with 79 wickets from 65 T20Is, second on the all-time Australia list to spin bowling teammate Adam Zampa. Test cricket is and has always been my highest priority,” he said in a Cricket Australia statement on Tuesday. “I have loved every minute of every T20 game I have played for Australia, particularly…
BIG CALL Starc finishes as Australia’s second-highest wicket taker in the format, behind only Adam Zampa © Getty Legendary Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc has decided to call time on his T20I career with a view on prioritising Test and ODI cricket in the final leg of his storied career. The 35-year-old, who has not played the format since the last T20 World Cup in the USA & West Indies, has made the decision merely six months out from the next edition of the marquee event in India & Sri Lanka. Starc finishes as Australia’s second-highest wicket taker in the…
ASHES WORRY Pat Cummins has suffered a lumbar bone stress. © Getty Pat Cummins will be eased through Australia’s build-up to the home Ashes, starting November, after scans revealed ‘a level of lumbar bone stress’ to the back. Cricket Australia stated that the all-rounder ‘will require further management’, and has been ruled out of the upcoming white-ball series against New Zealand (in October) and India (in October-November). The issue surfaced during routine assessments following Australia’s WTC Final and the tour of West Indies earlier this year. Cricket Australia confirmed the scans did not return a fracture but the bone stress…
AUSTRALIA SQUAD Stoinis last featured for Australia in November 2024 © Getty Marcus Stoinis has been named in a 14-member Australia squad for the upcoming T20I series against New Zealand. His return, along with that of Mitch Owen, Matthew Short and Xavier Bartlett, strengthens his case for a place in next year’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka. Australia T20 squad v New Zealand: Mitchell Marsh (c), Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matt Kuhnemann, Glenn Maxwell, Mitch Owen, Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa. The 36-year-old Stoinis has not…
Mitch Owen, Matt Short join Marcus Stoinis in returning to Australia’s T20 squad for whirlwind trans-Tasman trip Marcus Stoinis is back in the frame for the 2026 T20 World Cup with the allrounder included alongside Matt Short and Mitch Owen in Australia’s squad for next month’s three-game tour of New Zealand. Aussie selectors announced a 14-player squad for the whirlwind six-day trip to Mount Maunganui, which followed the shock retirement of Mitchell Starc from T20 internationals.Men’s Test and one-day international captain Pat Cummins will also miss the tour to manage a back issue in preparation for a blockbuster Ashes summer,…
Australia have lost their most prolific T20 fast bowler, Mitchell Starc, months out from that format’s next World Cup tilt as the left-arm pace weapon became the latest star to lighten his white-ball load in the hopes of extending his career. Starc today announced his retirement from international T20s. The 35-year-old, who has not played a T20I since last year’s World Cup in the Caribbean, will remain available for Tests, ODIs and domestic T20 leagues, including the Indian Premier League.The speedster bows out as the leading men’s T20I wicket taker among Australian quicks. Only spinner Adam Zampa (130) has more…
Australia’s Test skipper to miss NZ and India white-ball series as lower back issue is carefully managed ahead of Ashes Australia’s preparation for this summer’s Ashes defence has been dealt a significant blow with confirmation captain Pat Cummins has suffered an injury setback. Cricket Australia today confirmed Cummins would not feature in any of the upcoming white-ball matches against New Zealand or India as a lower-back flare-up risks jeopardising his preparation for, and potentially his participation in, this summer’s marquee series against England.After bowling 95.1 overs in four winter Tests in the UK and the Caribbean, the 32-year-old experienced back…