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A fly-in-fly-out winter split between Victoria and Queensland was not on Tess Flintoff’s bingo card for 2025, but safe to say the allrounder has lapped up every opportunity that has accompanied her first national contract. Flintoff was something of a surprise addition to Cricket Australia’s contract list for 2025-26 – the Victorian has long been earmarked as a potential international player, but it had been a decade since the Australian women’s selectors last handed a contract to an uncapped player.But having identified a need to boost their pace depth, and with a six-month break between tours meaning the majority of…
SOUTH AFRICA TOUR OF AUSTRALIA, 2025 Owen got hit on the helmet grill during the second T20I against South Africa © Getty Mitchell Owen’s rapid rise has come to a small halt after he was ruled out of the remaining matches against South Africa at home as a result of a concussion. Owen got hit on the helmet grill during the second T20I against South Africa and even though he passed the concussion tests on the field, he showed delayed symptoms later. As per Cricket Australia’s concussion guidelines, Owen will have to rest for 12 days. Unfortunately for the allrounder,…
Mitch Owen’s potential ODI debut will have to wait with the rising star ruled out of the remainer of the white-ball series against South Africa with concussion. Owen was struck during the second BKT Tyres T20 in Darwin after top-edging a Kagiso Rabada delivery into his helmet’s grille from the second ball he faced. The Tasmanian passed the on-field assessment but after he was dismissed, bowled by Kwena Maphaka for eight, he presented delayed symptoms of concussion. Owen’s grille rattled after top-edging Rabada As per Cricket Australia’s concussion protocols, Owen will now have to sit out for a minimum of…
A 100-ball thrash in Cardiff is a long way from a Test match in Perth, and not just geographically, but there was an Ashes subplot when Steve Smith faced up to Josh Tongue at Sophia Gardens. Smith was opening the batting for a Welsh Fire side badly in need of a win after losing their first two Hundred men’s matches. Tongue was opening the bowling for visitors Manchester Originals. Fast forward 100 days and the pair could well be in opposition in the opening Ashes Test. An uncapped Tongue was the first English bowler to dismiss Smith during the latter’s…
Aussie pace bowler Riley Meredith cranked it up in front of a raucous Cardiff crowd, taking 4 for 9 as Welsh Fire defeated Manchester Originals by 25 runs. There were also three-fors for both Chris Green (3 for 19) and David Payne (3 for 14) as a brilliant fielding and bowling performance earned Fire a much deserved win. Match Analysis Bowling first, Originals got off to a flying start, Sonny Baker having Jonny Bairstow caught by Lewis Gregory at slip with his fifth ball. Fire reached 28 for 1 after the powerplay, 22 of the runs to Steve Smith, including…
Joe Root has dismissed David Warner’s mind games, calling the former Australian opener’s recent criticism “all part of the fun” ahead of this winter’s Ashes tour.Warner recently said of Root, who this summer became Test cricket’s second-highest run-scorer but is yet to score a hundred in Australia: “Josh Hazlewood tends to have his number quite a lot. He will have to take the surfboard off his front leg.” Warner retired from international cricket last year but will do battle against Root like old times when his London Spirit face Root’s Trent Rockets at Lord’s on Thursday – live on Sky Sports…
THE HUNDRED WOMEN’S COMPETITION 2025 Gaur picked two wickets © Getty Welsh Fire’s winless run extended to three games in the 2025 Women’s Hundred as Manchester Originals delivered a clinical performance to register a seven-wicket victory in Cardiff. The win was Originals’ second in four games, moving them up to fourth on the points table while Fire remained rooted to the bottom. Fire endured a torrid first innings, crumbling to 73/9 in their allotted 100 balls as Originals’ attack delivered a masterclass in disciplined bowling. The collapse began early when Mahika Gaur struck twice in quick succession, removing Sophia Dunkley…
An almighty batting collapse of six for nine saw Manchester Originals hand Welsh Fire their first win of The Hundred, with Jos Buttler’s half-century for Originals proving in vain.Chasing 138 to win, Buttler smashed six fours and two sixes in his 57 from 34 balls before his wicket was the catalyst to Originals’ late capitulation to 112 all out. With 35 needed off the final 20 deliveries, Buttler holed out to deep midwicket off Australian off-spinner Chris Green (3-19), who then added Lewis Gregory (21) four balls later. Score summary – Welsh Fire vs Manchester Originals Welsh Fire 137-8 from…
THE HUNDRED MEN’S COMPETITION, 2025 Graham Clark struck a six off the last ball to seal a thrilling win for Northern Superchargers © Getty The Southern Brave’s unbeaten run in the Men’s Hundred 2025 came to an end in Southampton as Graham Clark’s steely 38 not out helped Northern Superchargers hold their nerve in a tense last-ball finish. Brave were sent in to bat after Harry Brook won the toss for the visitors and they quickly found themselves under pressure against Jacob Duffy’s sharp new-ball burst. Leus du Plooy fell for a duck in the opening over, James Vince followed…
Northern Superchargers edged Southern Brave in a gripping The Hundred 2025 clash, sealed by Graham Clark’s stunning last-ball six. The game’s momentum shifted repeatedly, leaving supporters of both sides convinced they had victory in sight before the decisive blow. Match Analysis A last-ball six from Graham Clark saw the Northern Superchargers defeat the Southern Brave on their home turf in a brilliant game of cricket. Fans of both sides would have felt their team were the more likely winners on multiple occasions as the game see-sawed wildly throughout the closing stages. Put into bat, Southern Brave were soon in all…