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INDIAN CRICKET The decision was taken by the board at its recent Apex Council meeting © AFP The Age Verification Programme (AVP), practised to curb age-fudging in junior cricket, has been modified by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Starting this year, the BCCI will permit a second bone test for players whose ‘bone age’ exceeds the threshold – 16 years for boys and 15 years for girls. The decision was taken by the BCCI at its recent Apex Council meeting. Until now, the BCCI has been conducting bone tests for boys in the 14-16 age group.…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Australia have made significant changes to their squad for the opening Test of the two-match series against the West Indies, with Steve Smith ruled out due to injury and Marnus Labuschagne dropped following a poor run of form. The first Test will begin on June 25 in Barbados and marks the start of the new ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2027 cycle for both teams. Smith, who suffered a finger injury during the WTC Final against South Africa, has not recovered in time to feature in the series opener. However, there are hopes that the veteran…
Los Angeles CNN — The Los Angeles Dodgers and the federal government are at odds over what happened on Thursday when federal agents were on or near Dodger Stadium grounds. Reports began to circulate that federal agents were present at the stadium outside downtown Los Angeles, sparking concerns that the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown was coming to the home of the World Series champions hours before a game against the San Diego Padres. Protesters rushed to the area and began chanting anti-ICE slogans at the federal agents. The Dodgers then posted on X that ICE had come to the stadium…
Marnus Labuschagne has been dropped and injured Steve Smith has been ruled out of the Australia team for next week’s series-opening Test against the West Indies.Cricket Australia on Friday said Smith would miss the opening match of the three-Test series because of a dislocated finger, sustained in the World Test Championship final loss to South Africa last weekend at Lord’s. He is expected to be fit for the second Test. Chief selector George Bailey revealed teenage opener Sam Konstas and wicketkeeper-batter Josh Inglis will replace Smith and Labuschagne.”We have made the decision to give Josh and Sam the opportunity to…
Marnus Labuschagne has been dropped and injured Steve Smith has been ruled out of the Australia team for next week’s series-opening Test against the West Indies.Cricket Australia on Friday said Smith would miss the opening match of the three-Test series because of a dislocated finger, sustained in the World Test Championship final loss to South Africa last weekend at Lord’s. He is expected to be fit for the second Test. Chief selector George Bailey revealed teenage opener Sam Konstas and wicketkeeper-batter Josh Inglis will replace Smith and Labuschagne.”We have made the decision to give Josh and Sam the opportunity to…
INDIA’S TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 Pope, who scored 171 in England’s last Test, will stay at no. 3. © Getty Ben Stokes opined the call to retain Ollie Pope over Jacob Bethell to start the India Test series at No. 3 was a no-brainer. “The ‘big selection’ idea didn’t come from us,” the England captain said on the eve of the series opener in Leeds. “It would be remarkable to choose someone else if their last knock was a 170 [171], and that’s pretty much all I need to say on that.” Clamour around the exciting Bethell to take up…
CNN — Professional golfer Wyndham Clark expressed regret Thursday for his behavior at last week’s US Open after reports on social media circulated that he had caused damage to Oakmont Country Club’s venerated locker room. The course at Oakmont frustrated many of the world’s best golfers last weekend and only one player, winner J.J. Spaun, finished under par. Clark did not make the cut to play over the weekend and finished at 8-over par. Following his missed cut, reports on social media circulated that Clark had caused damage to Oakmont’s lockers after one of his rounds. At the Travelers Championship…
The Hurricanes are one of only two clubs never to win a WBBL title, but the club hopes their superstar England recruit can correct that Hobart Hurricanes are the only club to have never won a WBBL knockout match, but they are bullish the big-name signing of England captain Natalie Sciver-Brunt can finally change that record this season. While their men’s team are the reigning KFC BBL champions, the Hurricanes women have had a lackluster record across the first decade of the WBBL, making the top four on four occasions and never advancing beyond the first step.On Thursday they revealed…
DOWN & OUT Labuschagne averaged only 34.91 in 2023 and it further dropped to 30.93 for 2024. © Getty Marnus Labuschagne has been dropped for the opening Test against West Indies in Barbados that begins on June 25, Cricket Australia confirmed on Friday (June 20). Australia will also not have the services of Steve Smith after the former captain dislocated his finger during the World Test Championship Final at Lord’s recently. The pair will be replaced by Sam Konstas and Josh Inglis in the XI. Labuschagne has had a lean run in Test cricket for a while now. He averaged…
Match details Who: West Indies v Australia What: First Test, Frank Worrell Trophy When: June 25-29 (June 26-30, 12am AEST first ball) Where: Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados How to watch: ESPN (also available on Disney+, Foxtel, Kayo Sports, Fetch TV) How to listen: ABC radio, SEN radio Live scores: Match Centre Officials: TBC Highlights, news and reactions post-play: cricket.com.au, the CA Live app and the Unplayable Podcast. The Unplayable Podcast will have daily recaps of each day of the Test series, so if you’re unable to stay up through the night, you’ll be able to catch up in 15 minutes right…