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James Hopes has been appointed to his first head coach job, tasked with taking perennial contenders Sydney Sixers to new heights James Hopes has been named as the Sydney Sixers new head coach, appointed on a two-year contract. Hopes has forged a reputation as a valuable assistant coach on the T20 circuit, holding down roles as bowling coach across Big Bash, IPL and Major League Cricket franchises as well as in the Australian state system with Queensland and Tasmania. The Sixers role will be his first as a head coach, taking over one of the league’s most successful franchises, who…
Aaron Hardie’s all-round performance has guided Peshawar Zalmi past Marnus Labuschagne’s Hyderabad Kingsmen to this year’s Pakistan Super League crown Four wickets and an unbeaten half-century from Western Australia’s Aaron Hardie have steered Peshawar Zalmi to a comprehensive five-wicket win in the final of the Pakistan Super League. Hyderabad Kingsmen were only able to muster 129 after being put in, with captain Marnus Labuschange making 20 off 12 before he became the first to fall to Hardie, who claimed a career-best 4-27. Labuschagne had hit Hardie for a four carved through point then ramped for a six over fine leg…
Travis Head was outstanding while Pat Cummins bowled his most expensive IPL over as Hyderabad’s win streak was snapped by Cameron Green’s resurgent Kolkata side Pat Cummins has presided over his first defeat since returning to the Indian Premier League and conceded ruefully that the most expensive over of his IPL career had contributed to the end of Sunrisers Hyderabad’s five-match winning streak. Cummins had overseen wins in his first two matches since returning to skipper the team following his injury break and was still eyeing the treble after his Test teammate Travis Head had blasted a second half-century in…
England opener prospects Emilio Gay and Dom Sibley have strengthened their cases to be selected for the Test series against New Zealand with yet more County Championship runs.Gay made 129 off 189 balls at Lord’s – the venue of England’s first Test in less than a month – as his Durham side finished the day on 530-8, giving them a 100-run first-innings lead against Middlesex. The century is Gay’s third in four County Championship matches this season, a stunning return that surely cannot be ignored by the selectors in the wake of Zak Crawley’s continued struggles for Kent in Division…
England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt has been ruled out of the three-match Metro Bank ODI series against New Zealand as a precautionary measure, due to a minor left calf tear that she picked up while playing for The Blaze against Warwickshire on Wednesday.Vice-captain Charlie Dean will now join the squad and captain the side during the ODI series, and Maia Bouchier has also been called up as batting cover for the series. Sciver-Brunt played a full part in the game on Wednesday, but subsequently felt discomfort. Image: Charlie Dean will now captain the side during the ODI series As a result…
After five years as head coach, Simon Helmot is stepping down from his role with Melbourne Renegades. In combination with the club’s skipper and recently appointed Australian captain, Sophie Molineux, Helmot’s leadership helped the Renegades claim their first women’s Big Bash title. As he leaves the organisation as a title-winning coach, we look back at the remarkable journey Helmot and his team took to claim the Weber WBBL|10 title. Renegades’ rough ride in WBBL|09 For the first time since the inaugural WBBL season, the Renegades finished a women’s Big Bash campaign on the bottom of the ladder in WBBL|09. Achieving…
A disciplined bowling performance restricted Mumbai Indians as Chennai cruised to an eight-wicket win Chennai Super Kings have breathed life into their Indian Premier League season as a composed Ruturaj Gaikwad innings and a disciplined bowling effort conspired to hand Mumbai Indians another sobering defeat. Gaikwad finished unbeaten on 67 from 48 balls as Chennai overhauled Mumbai’s modest 7-159 with almost two overs to spare at Chepauk Stadium. Mumbai – who have now lost three games in a row and seven of the nine they’ve player this season – began as if they might finally rediscover their rhythm after opting…
The tenth edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup will be the biggest in the tournament’s history with an expanded 12 teams to battle it out for the ultimate prize from June 12 to July 5. Netherlands will make their women’s T20 World Cup debut at the 2026 tournament in England after securing their place alongside Bangladesh with dominant performances at the qualifiers in Nepal earlier this year. It will be the Dutch side’s first appearance at a women’s cricket World Cup since 2000 when they last qualified for the 50-over event. 2026 women’s T20 World Cup groups (click…
Zak Crawley failed again for Kent in Saturday’s County Championship as his chances of keeping his England place continue to diminish.After making a breezy 44 on day one of the Division Two clash with Derbyshire, the opener made just 15 in the second innings before being trapped lbw by Rory Haydon. Despite Crawley’s low score, Kent are in a good position, ending day two on 38 for two with a second-innings lead of 86. Kent earlier bowled Derbyshire out for 304, with Keith Dudgeon taking four for 78. Emilio Gay has been touted as a possibility for a Test call-up…
As a nine-year-old, South Australian Cooper Thompson remembers sitting in the Adelaide Oval stands when fellow left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Johnson tore through England’s batting order on December 7, 2013. Once inspired by the hostile quick’s heroic first-innings figures of 7-40, it would be fitting that nearly 12 years later, Thompson’s own seven-wicket haul in SA’s premier 50-over competition would catapult his rise up the ranks. Playing for his beloved East Torrens District Cricket Club, the Adelaide Hills product backed up his 7-31 against Prospect with match figures of 8-122 against ACT for the state’s second XI side in November.…