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Spin depth forms a key part of Australia’s T20 World Cup blueprint, particularly with conditions expected to favour slower bowlers. Alongside Adam Zampa and Glenn Maxwell, left-arm options Matt Kuhnemann and Cooper Connolly provide variation and tactical flexibility. Connolly, in particular, offers balance as a spin-bowling all-rounder despite limited international returns so far. “It’s a nice skill set [left-arm spin] over there, and [there’s] some flexibility of where he can bat. So if you do want to throw that into the mix as a secondary spin option, [he] spins the ball the other way, if you’re going to be using…

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Jacob Bethell explained why he wants to bat at No 3 for England and how the IPL made him a better player as he sat down with Sky Sports’ Nasser Hussain ahead of the final Ashes Test in Sydney.Bethell returned to the England XI for the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne, which the tourists won inside two days to snap an 18-match, 15-year winless streak in Australia. The 22-year-old was dismissed for one batting at No 3 in the first innings and then made 40 from 46 balls at No 4 in the second, having been shunted down a spot…

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Jacob Bethell explained why he wants to bat at No 3 for England and how the IPL made him a better player as he sat down with Sky Sports’ Nasser Hussain ahead of the final Ashes Test in Sydney. 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…

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Jacob Bethell explained why he wants to bat at No 3 for England and how the IPL made him a better player as he sat down with Sky Sports’ Nasser Hussain ahead of the final Ashes Test in Sydney. 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…

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A double call-up to England’s World T20 Cup Squad has thrown an unexpected spanner in the Adelaide Strikers’ potential finals plans England allrounders Jamie Overton and Luke Wood will be unavailable for a possible Adelaide Strikers BBL|15 finals campaign after being named in England’s T20 World Cup squad. The pair were selected in the 16-man squad just prior to the new year, and have also been picked for England’s white-ball tour of Sri Lanka which commences on 22 January. With preparations for both the upcoming Sri Lankan tour and T20 World Cup overlapping with the BBL|15 finals campaign, which runs…

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England captain Ben Stokes vowed there will be let up from his side in a “huge” final Ashes Test in Sydney as they aim to leave Australia with a narrow 3-2 defeat. 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…

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The Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL) season will resume this Sunday with six games to be played over the next week. The first leg of the domestic 50-over competition was played during the September-October window before pausing for the T20 Spring Challenge and WBBL|11. Lizelle Lee, the player of the final in the Hobart Hurricanes’ maiden WBBL title win last month, had also produced the showstopping performance of the initial rounds of the WNCL with her blistering 187 off 141 against Victoria falling just three runs short of breaking Meg Lanning’s record for the highest score in the competition’s history.…

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The Scorchers and Strikers face off for the Jason Gillespie Trophy at Optus Stadium Match facts Who: Perth Scorchers v Adelaide Strikers What: Match 23, KFC BBL|15 Where: Optus Stadium, Perth When: Sunday, January 4. Bat flip at 5.30pm local (8.30pm AEDT), first ball at 6.15pm local (9.15pm AEDT) How to watch: Channel Seven, 7plus, Fox Cricket, Kayo Sports Listen: ABC, SEN Radio. Listen in standard and real-time with no delay to live play via Cricket Radio on the CA Live app. Find out more here Buy tickets: Tickets are on sale here Live scores: Match Centre Highlights, news and reactions after the match:…

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More than 60,000 expected at the MCG on Sunday as the Stars and Renegades face off in the first Melbourne derby of BBL|15 Match facts Who: Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades What: Match 22, KFC BBL|15 Where: MCG, Melbourne When: Sunday, January 3. Bat flip at 5.20pm AEDT, first ball at 6.05pm AEDT How to watch: Channel Seven, 7plus, Fox Cricket, Kayo Sports Listen: ABC, SEN Radio. Listen in standard and real-time with no delay to live play via Cricket Radio on the CA Live app. Find out more here Buy tickets: Tickets are on sale here Live scores: Match Centre Highlights, news and…

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Despite the way the summer has panned out, England won’t be casting their eyes towards the next Ashes bout just yet Ben Stokes says he is desperate to stop England’s downhill slide but feels it is too early to begin laying the groundwork for the 2027 Ashes. It took only 11 days of Test cricket for England to blow their chances of reclaiming the Ashes, with a 3-2 series loss the best possible result for the tourists should they win the fifth match that begins on Sunday. When the series was live, England were outclassed at every turn, their pacemen…

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