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The Hurricanes have locked in the experienced allrounder for another two seasons as their WBBL|11 list comes together Nicola Carey says she did not hesitate to sign on the dotted line when the Hobart Hurricanes offered her a new two-year deal, as she eyes unfinished business with the club. Carey will remain in purple until at least the end of WBBL|12, with her re-signing another crucial piece of the puzzle for the Hurricanes as they plot their path to a first women’s title.The former Australia allrounder has been with Hobart since WBBL|05 and has previously tasted WBBL glory with Sydney…
Day 1 Wrap | Second Test delicately poised after Aussie recovery Australia’s in-form middle-order has stood tall to save another top order collapse on a Grenadian pitch already beginning to play tricks late on day one of the second Test. Half-centuries by Beau Webster (60) and Alex Carey (63) batted Australia into a strong position with 286 on the board by stumps at the National Stadium in St George’s, having recovered from 5-110 shortly after lunch. That first innings total is 106 more than they managed batting first on day one in last week’s series opener in Barbados, and looks…
INDIA’S TOUR OF BANGLADESH, 2025 The tour is likely to be deferred © Getty The India tour of Bangladesh is effectively off. While no official announcement has been made, preparations for the short white-ball series scheduled for next month have been put on ice by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). Understandably, the deteriorating diplomatic relations between the countries appear to be taking their toll. The first clear sign of the tour’s cancellation, or rather its postponement, came when the BCB paused the sale of its media rights. The technical bidding was originally slated for Monday (July 7), with the financial…
England’s top order buckled under the weight of Shubman Gill’s record-breaking double century England stumbled to 3-77 to trail India by 510 runs on day two of the second Test after skipper Shubman Gill scored a record-breaking 269 and their seamers struck early to put the tourists in a commanding position at Edgbaston. India were charged up when Akash Deep picked up two wickets in two balls before Mohammed Siraj also got in on the act to clean up England’s top order on Thursday and leave them tottering at 3-25 on what had been a good batting wicket. Ben Duckett…
Spin bowling coach Jeetan Patel has defended England’s decision to bowl first and insisted the hosts can still fight their way back in the second Test, despite India taking control on day two in Edgbaston.Ben Stokes elected to bowl after winning the toss on the opening day, just as he did during England’s victory at Headingley in the series opener, only for India captain Shubman Gill’s record-breaking double century to put the tourists on top. Gill scored an imperious 269, the highest score by an Indian batter on English soil and biggest by an Indian captain, with Stokes’ side eventually…
INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 Gill walks back to a standing ovation © Getty A look at all the key numbers from Shubman Gill’s imperious 269 in the ongoing second Test between England and India at Edgbaston: 269 – Gill now has the highest score by an India Test captain, surpassing Virat Kohli’s 254* in Pune in 2019. Overall, his 269 is the seventh highest score for India in the format in a list headed by Virrender Sehwag’s 319 against South Africa in Chennai in 2008. Highest scores as India Test captain Score Player Opponent Venue, Year 269 Shubman Gill…
Ahead of his second match in one of cricket’s most high-pressured positions, Shubman Gill must have been feeling the heat.India’s debuting captain oversaw a bewildering defeat at Headingley in a first Test where the tourists were – at different stages of their two innings – 430-3 and 333-4; the collapse in the latter kickstarted by Gill’s dismissal. Then, in a move that only drew confusion and simultaneously put even more demands on him with the bat, Gill and the India selectors opted to rest star bowler Jasprit Bumrah for Edgbaston, despite the eight-day gap between Tests.All-rounders, but few specialists, were…
Ahead of his second match in one of cricket’s most high-pressured positions, Shubman Gill must have been feeling the heat.India’s debuting captain oversaw a bewildering defeat at Headingley in a first Test where the tourists were – at different stages of their two innings – 430-3 and 333-4; the collapse in the latter kickstarted by Gill’s dismissal. Then, in a move that only drew confusion and simultaneously put even more demands on him with the bat, Gill and the India selectors opted to rest star bowler Jasprit Bumrah for Edgbaston, despite the eight-day gap between Tests.All-rounders, but few specialists, were…
Jamie Smith hit the highest score by an England Test wicketkeeper and threated to smoke the team’s fastest ton as he and Harry Brook led a stirring fightback against India – although the tourists remain in firm control at Edgbaston after a pulsating day three.Smith (184no off 207) reached his hundred from 80 balls – four short of Gilbert Jessop’s record 76-delivery effort versus Australia at The Oval in 1902 – and went on to surpass the 173 amassed by former England gloveman Alec Stewart against New Zealand in 1997. Smith and Brook (158 off 234) joined forces in the…
DAY 2 – EDGBASTON, 2ND TEST Gill’s 269 was the highest-ever by an Indian captain in Test cricket © Getty Records were rewritten by the minute at Edgbaston on Thursday as Shubman Gill etched his name in history books with a phenomenal knock of 269 on Day 2 of the second Test against England. After finishing with 587 in their first innings, the visitors tightened their grip on the game with an exceptional new-ball spell from their pacers. On a good batting surface, England were rattled early to 25/3 inside eight overs before making a solid recovery to go to…