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Mitch Marsh missed Australia’s opening World Cup win over Ireland after copping a painful blow at training World Cup day games require ‘lots of spin, change ups’: Ellis Australia have been left sweating over the fitness of Mitch Marsh as the skipper attempts to overcome a painful testicular injury in time to play a meaningful role at the T20 World Cup. Marsh was ruled out of Wednesday night’s 67-run win over Ireland in Colombo after copping a blow to the groin areas while receiving throwdowns at training on Sunday.Scans revealed internal testicular bleeding, with no timeline set on Marsh’s return…
Harry Brook insisted England’s Super 8 qualification hopes at the T20 World Cup were not dented by defeat to the West Indies.England’s struggles against spin in Asia resurfaced in a 30-run loss in Mumbai which left them third in Group C after two games. Despite the defeat, Brook remained bullish of his team’s chances of navigating their remaining group games against Scotland and Italy to progress. “You have to be confident in this game,” the England captain told Sky Sports Cricket.”We obviously thank God we won against Nepal the other night, otherwise we’d be in a tricky situation. “We obviously…
Just three rounds remain in the 2025-26 Sheffield Shield season, and it’s shaping up to be another classic finish to the regular season. Queensland’s round seven victory over ladder-leaders Victoria has given the second-placed Bulls a bit of a buffer on the rest of the competition, which includes a 6.65-point gap over third placed Tasmania. The top two sides after 10 rounds qualify for the final of the Shield, which will be hosted by the top-ranked team on March 26-30. Here’s a reminder on the scoring system: Teams get six points for an outright win, one point for a draw,…
Josh Hazlewood had a second straight summer ruined by injury but Mitchell Starc says he will play a big role through a busy schedule for Australia Mitchell Starc has backed Josh Hazlewood to bounce back from his frustrating run of injuries, adamant the relentless quick has a crucial role to play for Australia through a busy two years ahead. Hazlewood is one of several big names sitting out Australia’s T20 World Cup campaign due to injury, as the side prepare to face Zimbabwe on Friday following their opening-match win against Ireland on Wednesday.The 35-year-old Hazlewood has not played since November,…
Match facts Who: Australia v Zimbabwe What: Match 19, ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, Group B When: Friday, February 13. First ball 11am local time (4:30pm AEDT) Where: R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Live scores: Match Centre How to watch: Prime Video How to listen: ABC Listen and SEN Radio Officials: Chris Gaffaney and Raveendra Wimalasiri (field), Richard Illingworth (third), Kumar Dharmasena (fourth), Richie Richardson (match referee) News and reactions post-play: cricket.com.au and the CA Live app. The Unplayable Podcast will also be bringing listeners weekly World Cup updates during the group stage and will be joined by special guests…
An international recall was never front of mind for Nicola Carey, but after her outstanding domestic form saw her named in Australia’s white-ball squads to meet India, she returns with new strings added to her bow. Carey was on Thursday unveiled as the 2026 Women’s Domestic Player of the Year, rewarded for her outstanding performances for Tasmania and Hobart Hurricanes that also propelled her back into the Australian set-up. Caoimhe Bray has meanwhile been named the 2026 Betty Wilson Young Cricketer of the Year, while Josie Dooley has been honoured with the Community Impact Award.Carey, 32, had turned down a…
Nathan Ellis first ball of the T20 World Cup bamboozled Ireland opener Ross Adair World Cup day games require ‘lots of spin, change ups’: Ellis Nathan Ellis doesn’t subscribe to him being the “leader of the attack”, but there was no better way for Australia’s most experienced fast bowler to start his World Cup campaign than with a wicket from his first delivery. It wasn’t your traditional hit-the-seam, then the top-of-off first-ball wicket either; Ellis rather prides himself on being able to bowl any of his countless variations with his first delivery of a match or spell. As soon as…
Sam Curran couldn’t dig England out of a hole at the T20 World Cup again as their struggles with spin in Asia resurfaced in a 30-run defeat to the West Indies Sherfane Rutherford has struck a belligerent half-century and Gudakesh Motie produced a brilliant display of spin bowling as West Indies thumped England by 30 runs at the T20 World Cup. Rutherford smacked seven sixes in his unbeaten 76 off 42 deliveries to provide the bedrock of his team’s imposing total of 6-196 in the Group C encounter in Mumbai on Wednesday. Twice champions West Indies then returned to choke…
Injury-hit Australia have brushed off the loss of their captain pre-match to cruise past Ireland and kick off their T20 World Cup with a commanding 67-run in Colombo. World Cup debutant Matthew Renshaw and Marcus Stoinis helped Australia recover from a shaky start to set Ireland a challenging 183, before pace leader Nathan Ellis ripped through the Irish top order with a career-best 4-12. Ellis’ opponents had no answers for the Tasmanian’s guile as he exploited the sluggish surface where spin was responsible for 65 per cent of the overs bowled in the match (24 of 36.5). Ross Adair is…
Steve Smith has been called up to Australia’s T20 World Cup squad after current captain Mitchell Marsh was ruled out of their opening match with “testicular bleeding.”Marsh picked up a groin injury while training on Sunday in the run up to Australia’s match against Ireland, which they won by 67 runs on Wednesday, and there’s no timetable for his return according to a statement made by Cricket Australia. “He is experiencing ongoing pain and discomfort which is restricting his movement,” the statement read. Image: Marsh has scored 2,102 runs in 78 T20 internationals for Australia “Scans have confirmed internal testicular…