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Former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming is the frontrunner to be appointed as England men’s Test head coach.The 53-year-old appears set to succeed compatriot Brendon McCullum, who was sacked after the 2-1 series defeat to New Zealand in June. Fleming recently left his role as head coach of Indian Premier League franchise Chennai Super Kings, having been in charge of the T20 outfit since 2009, the year after his playing career ended. The task facing England’s next Test head coach is to revive a side that have lost eight of their last 12 matches across a 2-2 home draw with…
Most Australian cricketers’ pathways to higher honours are straightforward. Play underage representative cricket, get recognised and perform. and then get selected. For Cricket Australia XI member Jerrssis Wadia, that pathway has been anything but. The Indian-born 24-year-old burst onto the scene last season for Adelaide Strikers, where, in just his second BBL match, he hit his first three balls for six against Brisbane Heat. It catapulted him from relative obscurity into a recognisable name. “The media stuff just went through the roof,” Wadia recalled of the days following his breakout innings. “It was kind of tough at the start, but…
Josh Hazlewood is only five wickets away from joining an exclusive fast-bowling club but a fortnight out from the series opener against Bangladesh, the veteran quick’s thoughts are on greater glories with Australia’s Test side. Hazlewood, who missed the home Ashes triumph last summer with a hamstring injury and subsequently suffered an Achilles issue, has been in and out of Brisbane across the past few weeks, honing his preparation at the National Cricket Centre ahead of the first Test in Darwin. Should he be selected, it will end a 13-month stretch in which the 35-year-old has played zero Test cricket…
Australia leg-spinner and northern NSW resident to join Queensland Bulls for 2026-27 domestic season Australian white-ball star Adam Zampa has completed a shock state switch that will see him join Queensland for the coming domestic season. Zampa, who has played two domestic matches over the past two seasons due to his international commitments, shifts his allegiance from his native NSW. The leg-spinner lives near Byron Bay on the northern coast of NSW, with the move allowing him greater flexibility and proximity for training. It will be Zampa’s third state after spending seven years with South Australia early in his career.…
Beth Mooney’s half-century helped Trent Rockets to an eight-wicket victory while Nic Carey held her nerve Beth Mooney’s superb half century has put Trent Rockets on the path to a comfortable eight-wicket victory over Welsh Fire in the Hundred. Set 130 to win, the Australian wicketkeeper-batter quickly got on top of the Welsh attack at Cardiff, playing the leading role in an opening partnership with Sophie Dunkley. The pair put on 73 before Dunkley picked out Aussie Heather Graham in the deep but by then Rockets needed only 57 more from 60 balls. Joined by Nat Sciver-Brunt in the middle,…
Trent Rockets handed Welsh Fire a first defeat of the season in The Hundred in a one-sided affair at Sophia Gardens.The visitors chased down a below-par target of 123 with 28 balls to spare, Ben Duckett seeing the Rockets to victory with an unbeaten 52. The start of the Rockets’ chase was not fluent by any means but the Fire bowlers were sloppy, giving away four free-hits in the powerplay and seven in total. Duckett faced the first four, only finding the boundary once, but he and Finn Allen (33) still managed to move the visitors onto 42-0 after 25…
A North Yorkshire cricket team at the centre of an investigation amid cheating accusations against one of their players have conceded their next match. Saltburn Cricket Club, who have made national headlines, were due to face Marton Cricket Club on Wednesday but have since conceded the contest. It comes after footage of an alleged finger-clicking incident, which took place in a Division Two match between Saltburn and Norton Cricket Club on Saturday, went viral on social media with the clip nearing five million views by lunchtime on Tuesday and the scandal dubbed ‘Clicky Ponting’. Some users have suggested the fielder, seen…
The cricketer at the centre of the ‘Clicky Ponting’ cheating allegations has been suspended and will not play again “for the foreseeable future”, the club have announced.Saltburn Cricket Club is under investigation by the North Yorkshire and South Durham Cricket League amid cheating accusations against one of their players. Saltburn, who have made national headlines, were due to face Marton Cricket Club on Wednesday but have conceded the contest. It comes after footage of an alleged finger-clicking incident, which took place in a Division Two match between Saltburn and Norton Cricket Club on Saturday, went viral on social media.The clip…
Trent Rockets beat Welsh Fire by eight wickets in Cardiff to claim their second victory in The Hundred women’s competition.Beth Mooney’s superb 57 off 35 balls laid the foundations for the Rockets’ successful chase of 130 for victory after Fire were limited to 129-3 from their 100 balls. The Australian wicketkeeper put on 75 for the first wicket alongside England’s Sophia Dunkley (15 off 17) before bringing up her half-century in 27 balls after Nat Sciver-Brunt had joined her at the crease. Em Arlott eventually brought Mooney’s innings to a close, but England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt (37no off 23) picked…
Justin Langer says he hasn’t heard from anyone at the ECB over the vacant England Test head coach role which he has been linked with, but the Australian hinted at being interested.Speaking on the Stick to Cricket podcast, the former Australia head coach labelled that job, as well as India and England as the biggest in the sport, adding: “It’s a career and everyone looks at all opportunities.” Brendon McCullum was removed as England’s Test head coach earlier this month after a run of seven defeats in nine, while the early favourite to replace him, Andy Flower, turned down the…