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Mahli Beardman will have an extended stint on the sidelines after a back injury Australia’s pace stocks have suffered another hit with young speedster Mahli Beardman to miss the rest of the domestic season with a stress fracture. The 20-year-old sensation made his international debut in last week’s T20 series opener against Pakistan and was due to play in the second match until experiencing lower back soreness in the warm-up. He had scans after returning to Perth this week, which confirmed a lumbar bone stress injury, Cricket Australia said in a statement. The right-armer, who enjoyed a breakout 13-wicket Big…
Harry Brook wants to move on from a “pretty horrendous” few weeks as he prepares to captain England at the T20 World Cup.Brook was punched by a bouncer after heading out the night before a one-day international in New Zealand last autumn, with his indiscretion revealed publicly on the final day of England’s 4-1 Ashes defeat in Australia in January. The 26-year-old – who was fined £30,000 and given a final warning about his conduct by the ECB – initially said he was alone during that scuffle in Wellington but later admitted he lied in order to “protect team-mates”. The…
Harry Brook wants to move on from a “pretty horrendous” few weeks as he prepares to captain England at the T20 World Cup.Brook was punched by a bouncer after heading out the night before a one-day international in New Zealand last autumn, with his indiscretion revealed publicly on the final day of England’s 4-1 Ashes defeat in Australia in January. The 26-year-old – who was fined £30,000 and given a final warning about his conduct by the ECB – initially said he was alone during that scuffle in Wellington but later admitted he lied in order to “protect team-mates”. The…
Victoria’s top-of-the-table clash with Queensland at the MCG is on a knife’s edge Victoria v Queensland | Sheffield Shield | Day 3 First-class debutant Dylan Brasher scored an unbeaten half-century to give Victoria a shot at victory in their top-of-the-table Sheffield Shield clash with Queensland. Set 242 to win a topsy-turvy contest at the MCG, Victoria were in serious trouble at 5-88 on day three. Stylish left-hander Brasher and Mitchell Perry steadied the hosts, occupying the crease for more than 38 overs together and putting on 57 runs for the sixth wicket. But a frustrated Perry (27) was out in…
NSW set South Australia an improbable 446 to win after Kurtis Patterson’s 173no Kurtis Patterson’s unbeaten century has put NSW in a commanding position after the hosts set South Australia a massive victory target in their Sheffield Shield clash at the SCG. Patterson notched a career-best first-class score of 173 no in a NSW total of 8-440 (dec) on Saturday, leaving the visitors needing 446 to win. In response, SA reached 1-61 by stumps after losing Henry Hunt for 12, out caught off Jack Edwards (1-11).Fellow opener Mackenzie Harvey (21) and captain Nathan McSweeney (16) are unbeaten and will resume…
What better way for England to rebound from a winter of discontent than by winning a global white-ball title?The Ashes was awful. The series lost in 11 days, with England slammed for their preparation (or lack thereof) and communication, as well as (allegedly) taking on a little too much lubrication. That was before we even got on to shot selection. Boy, were there some bad ones… The unwanted headlines did not stop when the Ashes concluded. Image: Captain Brook admitted lying about his clash with a nightclub bouncer in New Zealand in order to protect team-mates Shortly after England’s series-ending…
Inside Tim David’s six-laden net session in Colombo Australian blaster Tim David is preparing to be eased back into the T20 side during the opening stages of the World Cup as he steels himself for maximum impact towards the pointy end of the global tournament. David showed no signs of the hamstring injury that ended his Big Bash season at Australia’s training session on Friday, launching all comers – including the Aussie quicks and a handful of local spinners – to every corner of the Colombo Cricket Club Ground. More than a dozen balls ended up on the roof of…
Indian cricket’s teen porodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi flayed his way to the highest score ever in a World Cup final as India claimed the U19 World Cup for a sixth time Batting phenomenon Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has powered India’s teens to Under-19 World Cup glory in Zimbabwe with one of the all-time great innings seen in any global cricket final. Reportedly aged just 14 and already an icon to a cricket-mad nation with his freakish and precocious feats in the IPL, Sooryavanshi lived up to all the hype once more in Harare on Friday, flaying England’s attack for an incredible 175 off…
The 2026 men’s T20 World Cup could be the first major ICC event in 15 years not to feature an India-Pakistan match India captain Suryakumar Yadav says his team “are going” to Colombo despite the uncertainty over their T20 World Cup clash with Pakistan on February 15. The Pakistan government announced this week their team would boycott the match amid ongoing political tensions between the neighbouring countries, later clarifying the decision was taken in solidarity with Bangladesh who withdrew from the tournament after the ICC refused their request to relocate their World Cup matches out of India.The ICC has urged…
Nasser Hussain make his predictions for the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup, which is live in full on Sky Sports from February 7 to March 8.The Sky Sports pundit and former England captain looks at the top contenders, including England; which sides could spring a surprise; and reveals his picks for leading run-scorer and wicket-taker. Watch England’s first game on Sunday as they take on Nepal in Mumbai from 9.30am. Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 pools Group A: India, Pakistan, Namibia, Netherlands, USA Group B: Australia, Ireland, Oman, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe Group C: England, Italy, Nepal, Scotland, West Indies Group…