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The shortest format is in focus for Australia’s women, who are determined to return to re-stock their trophy cabinet as four major T20I tournaments loom in the space of two-and-half years. Sophie Molineux’s first big assignment as full-time Australia skipper will be the T20 World Cup in England in June and July, where the’’ll be out to reclaim the trophy they surrendered when they were knocked out in the semi-final of the 2024 event.That will be followed by the inaugural Women’s T20 Champions Trophy in Sri Lanka in June 2027, before the LA Olympics are staged shortly before the 2028…
Western Australia have notched up four wins in a row to recover from a poor start in the WNCL season Tasmanian Tigers v Western Australia | WNCL Chloe Piparo’s fine century has overshadowed Rachel Trenaman’s brilliant ton as Western Australia registered a six-wicket win over Tasmania in the WNCL. The victory is WA’s fourth in a row as they put up a fighting comeback in a tournament they started with as many losses. Captain Piparo had a memorable trip to Hobart, backing up her 73 off 91 in the first game with a 119 off 118 on Friday to make…
The Shield’s been on a bit of a break but resumes with four rounds remaining and many Test stars in action After a six-week break, the Sheffield Shield returns on Thursday. There are only four rounds remaining before this summer’s final, with six completed before Christmas. Which two teams will go through to the decider on March 26-29? And which sides will be strengthened by the return of Test players? Find out all that information and more below. Round seven fixtures: February 5-8: NSW v South Australia, SCG February 5-8: Victoria v Queensland, MCG February 5-8: Western Australia…
The leg-spinner was Australia’s best in 22-run loss to Pakistan Adam Zampa has warned that Australia can expect to be subject to the sort of trial by spin at the World Cup in Sri Lanka that sank them in their opening warm-up T20I against Pakistan. The 33-year-old spinner was Australia’s stand-out performer as they went down by 22 runs in the first of their warm-up three-match series in Lahore on Thursday after largely being suffocated by the hosts’ excellent four-pronged spin assault. Zampa, who took 4-24 to ensure it was a competitive affair, accepts it will be a very different…
The Travis Head-led Aussie outfit featured three debutants Australia’s makeshift crew have suffered a tame 22-run defeat in their first T20 international outing against Pakistan in Lahore despite the best efforts of their evergreen spinner Adam Zampa. In a shadow side featuring three newcomers and without a host of top names as the World Cup looms, it was left to their all-time leading T20 wicket-taker Zampa to spearhead their push with his excellent 4-24 at the Gaddafi Stadium that did most to restrict Pakistan to 8-168 in the first of the three-match series. But Australia’s reply on Thursday was a…
In eight years of international cricket, Sophie Molineux has experienced the highs of World Cup wins and the lows of long, lonely rehabilitations. The 28-year-old from Bairnsdale in country Victoria has danced on stage with Katy Perry at the MCG, and sat on the couch at home, laid low by injury as she watched teammates lifting trophies overseas through a screen. A shoulder reconstruction, a stress fracture of the foot and multiple knee surgeries mean that in eight years, Molineux has played just 58 international matches.Now, as she takes the reins as Australian captain, Molineux is adamant about one thing:…
RCB now gets a week’s rest before taking on one of the Gujarat Giants, the Mumbai Indians or the Delhi Capitals in the playoffs. Grace Harris has delivered one of her occasional blockbuster innings to power Royal Challengers Bengaluru into the final of India’s Women’s Premier League — but it also spelled the end for Meg Lanning’s UP Warriorz. Harris has had a lean time since smashing a blistering 85 against the Warriorz a couple of weeks earlier in Mumbai, but she rediscovered her thunderous best in Vadodara on Thursday, cracking 75 off just 37 balls — including 64 coming…
Proteas star marks a match to remember with a career-best 115 Quinton de Kock has celebrated his 100th Twenty20 international with a century as he powered South Africa to a seven-wicket victory over West Indies. De Kock hit a career-best 115 off 49 balls on Thursday at SuperSport Park. Ryan Rickelton finished the rout with a career-best 77 not out off 36. The left-handers battered West Indies for 162 runs in 11.5 overs. “Special to watch,” South Africa captain Aiden Markram said.”Quinny put on a great show for the crowd. Ricks flies under the radar but to get us home…
Moeen Ali says Brendon McCullum is “definitely the right person” to lead England’s Test team forward but insists “tweaks” are needed following their disappointing Ashes tour.England lost 4-1 in Australia as they performed well below expectations on a tour that Moeen believes represented a “golden opportunity” to claim a first away Ashes win since 2010-11. The performance has raised questions over the future of McCullum, who leads England across all three international formats and will take his T20 side to a World Cup next month. Moeen, who made 68 Test appearances for England, the last of which came under McCullum…
Jofra Archer has been named in England’s team to face Sri Lanka in the first T20 on Friday after recovering from injury.The 30-year-old fast bowler missed the final two Tests of England’s 4-1 Ashes defeat after sustaining a side strain and was not initially named in the squad for the three-match T20 series against Sri Lanka. He was expected to make his return at the T20 World Cup, which begins for England against Nepal on February 8, but Archer has made a faster than expected return and goes straight into the line-up for the series-opener in Kandy. Archer joins Jamie…