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Aussie skipper and his side are seeking to create Test history at Lord’s this week Pat Cummins counts winning in different conditions around the world as his side’s finest achievement during this World Test Championship cycle as Australia seek to make history as the first team to defend the mace in London this week.Australia haven’t lost a Test series in the past two years, winning away in New Zealand and Sri Lanka while they retained the Ashes urn in England in 2023. They also beat Pakistan and India at home, along with a draw against the West Indies, to secure…
Usman Khawaja believes Marnus Labuschagne’s years of batting at number three have him well equipped to open in the World Test Championship final should his Queensland teammate get the nod at Lord’s. Labuschagne has never opened in Test cricket but may need to make the switch if he’s to retain his place for the Test decider following the return of Cameron Green from back surgery. Green is set to be available as a batter only until at least the home Ashes later this year, meaning he’ll need to slot in up the order if Australia opt to go with allrounder…
South Africa batter Aiden Markram insists there will be no mental scarring from his side’s previous failures when they face holders Australia in the World Test Championship final at Lord’s. The Proteas have suffered several agonising near-misses in major tournaments, including last year’s T20 World Cup final in Barbados. They needed just 30 more runs to win, with 30 balls and six wickets remaining, yet somehow contrived to lose in devastating fashion against India. But Markram, South Africa’s captain in that match and one of five survivors from the game in the WTC final squad, is confident there will be…
Aussie skipper in excellent shape and eyeing another piece of ICC silverware In a warning to the world’s batters, Pat Cummins has declared he is feeling better than he has for years. Fixing up an “iffy” ankle and taking paternity leave has allowed the star quick to return to top shape for Australia’s World Test Championship final against South Africa. After leading Australia to a drought-breaking Border-Gavaskar trophy victory against India in January, Cummins didn’t play at all until the Indian Premier League started at the end of March. The 32-year-old missed Australia’s tour of Sri Lanka for the arrival…
Carlos Alcaraz saved three championship points as he produced an astonishing fightback from two sets down to beat Jannik Sinner in a French Open final for the ages on Sunday. Reigning champion Alcaraz rallied from the brink of defeat to overcome world number one Sinner 4-6, 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (10/2) to clinch his fifth Grand Slam title after five hours and 29 minutes. The 22-year-old Spaniard is now unbeaten in five Grand Slam finals after snapping Sinner’s 20-match winning run at the majors. Alcaraz pulled off his first-ever comeback from two sets down to stun Sinner in…
Harry Brook lauded England’s depth with the bat after they chased down 197 to beat West Indies and clinch the T20I series with a game to spare.England swept West Indies 3-0 in the ODI series and made it five wins on the bounce against the tourists with a four-wicket victory in Bristol as Brook sealed his second series win having been captain for just 11 days. The hosts were made to work for their victory, with the run-rate climbing past 11 an over at one stage as they chased West Indies’ formidable total which Brook considered below-par in light of…
England clinched a series win with one game to spare as they chased down 197 in the second T20 international in Bristol to make it five wins in five over West Indies.The visitors had given themselves a good chance of claiming a first victory of their white-ball tour when smashing 75 off the final four overs of their innings – including 31 from Adil Rashid’s 19th – to post 196-6 after being inserted by Harry Brook at the toss. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Watch West Indies smash five sixes in one over against England…
Ben Duckett and Jamie Smith starred with the bat as England beat the West Indies by 37 runs to complete their T20I whitewash in the third and final match at the Utilita Bowl in Southampton.Duckett (84 off 46) and Smith (60 off 26) shared a 120-run opening partnership as England posted 248-3 after being inserted to bat. The West Indies bowlers particularly struggled against Duckett, who scooped, reverse-swept and drove all around the ground, hitting the fourth fastest T20I half-century by an Englishman, but he was undone by a brilliant yorker from Akeal Hosein (1-42). England vs West Indies, third…
Cameron Green has vowed to keep bowling for as long as he can with the allrounder declaring the back operation that caused him to miss the entire summer “couldn’t have gone better”. Green began the slow build towards his bowling return last week with remedial work at training ahead of the World Test Championship final, a match he appears likely to play as a specialist batter after a stunning comeback in county cricket. The 26-year-old slammed three centuries in five matches for Gloucestershire in his first competitive matches since undergoing spinal surgery last October that involved doctors fusing his L4 vertebrae.…
When, and where, is it? The third World Test Championship Final will be played at Lord’s in London, beginning June 11, 2023, featuring South Africa for the first time, and reigning champions Australia. Play is scheduled to begin at 10:30am local time (7:30pm AEST) each day, which is 30 minutes earlier than usual for Test matches in England. How can I watch? The blockbuster Test match will be broadcast on Prime Video in Australia. The global streaming giant acquired the rights for all ICC events for the 2024-27 period. The good news is those with an Amazon subscription already have access to…