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Mitchell Marsh will captain the Aussies in all white-ball fixtures against Pakistan and Bangladesh as the build up continues to next year’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, while there is no room for veteran all-rounder Glenn Maxwell in the T20I squad as Davies wins his first call-up at international level. Cummins, Starc and Hazlewood are expected to use the time to prepare for a busy upcoming schedule in Australia’s ICC World Test Championship campaign that re-commences in August. Australia ODI squad for Pakistan: Mitchell Marsh (c), Alex Carey, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Riley Meredith, Oliver…
Teenage batting star Oliver Peake and rising allrounder Liam Scott have earned their first senior national call ups with Australia set to blood a trio of fresh faces during their winter white-ball tours of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Joel Davies has also bolted in Australia’s T20 squad that is notably without Glenn Maxwell for their three-match series against Bangladesh beginning on June 17, which rounds out the team’s three-week subcontinent sojourn. Maxwell’s omission will instead see him head to the United States for the entire Major League Cricket campaign where he will play for Washington Freedom alongside Steve Smith, who also…
Josh Inglis the latest Aussie batter to shine in the IPL, but LSG fell to another defeat as Chennai’s Urvil Patel unleashed a 13-ball 50 Josh Inglis has delivered one of the innings of the season for the struggling Lucknow Super Giants, but it proved in vain as the Indian Premier League’s bottom club sunk to a seventh defeat in their past eight games. Chennai Super Kings unleashed their own record-breaking champion in reply on Sunday as Urvil Patel hit the joint-fastest half-century in the league’s history off just 13 balls before they earned a last-over victory by five wickets.…
Gus Atkinson failed a concussion test and was substituted out of Surrey’s clash with county champions Nottinghamshire after bearing the brunt of England team-mate Josh Tongue’s bouncer barrage.Both fast bowlers are likely to be selected for England’s first Test of the summer against New Zealand next month but Tongue might have inadvertently harmed Atkinson’s chances at Trent Bridge. A couple of spiteful bouncers from Tongue reared up and thudded into the helmet of Atkinson, who batted on for nearly an hour before leaving the field and being replaced in Surrey’s line-up by Reece Topley. Under concussion rules, Atkinson is disqualified…
England stand-in captain Charlie Dean and 18-year-old debutant Tilly Corteen-Coleman inspired a nail-biting one-wicket win over New Zealand in the first one-day international of the three-match series in Durham.Chasing 211 to win, England were in trouble at 160-7 with the loss of their top-scorer Maia Bouchier (59) in the 35th over, but Dean – stepping up in place of the injured Nat Sciver-Brunt (calf) – saw the side home with an unbeaten 31, receiving good support from No 1 Corteen-Coleman (3no). The pair came together with 10 runs needed for victory, and New Zealand will be cursing a Nensi Patel…
A big score from a forgotten opener and a dream start for a young quick from Wales Veteran batter Daniel Hughes proved he still has plenty to offer with another century for Sussex while debutant Tom Norton took a hat-trick for Glamorgan. The 37-year-old Hughes, who no longer holds a state contract with New South Wales, hit a terrific 136 against Leicestershire on the second day of the County Championship’s fifth round which ensured his side would have the first innings lead. He hit 20 boundaries in his rollicking knock and celebrated reaching the milestone with a big first pump.…
Pakistan have clawed their way back into the first Test against Bangladesh Inspired by stellar performances from quick bowler Mohammad Abbas and opener Azan Awais, Pakistan have clawed back into the first Test against Bangladesh. The hosts began the second day at 4-301 and looked set to extend their domination, only for Abbas’s sensational 5-92 to skittle them out for 413 in Dhaka. Azan, who is making his international debut with this match, then hit an unbeaten 85 to steer Pakistan to 1-179 at stumps on Saturday, with fellow debutant Abdullah Fazal still there on 37. Azan and his senior…
Teenager Tom Norton claimed a sensational hat-trick on his Rothesay County Championship debut to help Glamorgan fight back against Somerset at Sophia Gardens. Somerset built a 125-run first innings lead having dismissed the hosts for 229, only for Norton to take the plaudits after becoming the first player in 120 years to a claim a hat-trick on his County Championship debut. Norton removed opener James Rew for a duck in the fifth over, which was followed by the wickets of Tom Lammonby and then Archie Vaughan in the following deliveries to reduce the visitors to 7-3. Image: Tom Norton claimed…
Match 4, 13 June – West Indies v New Zealand The opening weekend of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 continues with a fascinating contest as the ever-dangerous West Indies take on defending champions New Zealand in Southampton. New Zealand will begin their title defence carrying the confidence of their historic triumph in 2024, a campaign that showcased their composure under pressure and all-round strength. Under captain Melie Kerr, the White Ferns have evolved into one of the most balanced sides in world cricket at the moment. The defending champions will once again lean on the experience of Suzie…
Charlie Dean says England can “set our standards” for their big home cricketing summer when they face New Zealand in the first ODI match of the multi-format series as preparations ramp up for the Women’s T20 World Cup.England will play their first international of 2026 at Chester-le-Street on Sunday, live on Sky Sports Cricket, when they host the White Ferns in the first of three ODI matches. Three T20 matches then follow from May 20 to complete the New Zealand series before England then face India at the end of the month in three more T20s. The World Cup starts…