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Ollie Pope has denied the England team ‘weren’t fussed’ during the troubled Ashes series but understands why the players were criticised.Ben Stokes’ tourists crashed to a 4-1 series defeat by Australia that is currently being reviewed by the England and Wales Cricket Board, with tour planning, preparation, individual performances and behaviour all under scrutiny. Apart from being comprehensively outplayed on the field, concerns about the culture of the squad emerged during a break in Noosa, where there were reports of excessive drinking by players, followed by revelations over vice-captain Harry Brook’s altercation with a nightclub bouncer on the pre-Ashes visit…
NSW and Western Australia have played out an enthralling draw to close out the season New South Wales v Western Australia | Sheffield Shield | Day Four Neither NSW nor Western Australia could send their departing coach out a winner, settling for a tense Sheffield Shield draw that went down to the final over at Cricket Central. The Blues led by 272 runs when they declared at 8-373 in their second innings on Tuesday’s fourth day, but narrowly ran out of time to skittle their visitors despite a late flurry of wickets. Western Australia finished at 9-139 in their second…
Queensland continued their poor form with the bat to give a Beau Webster-inspired Tasmania an emphatic win Tasmania v Queensland | Sheffield Shield | Day Four Beau Webster was too hot to handle for the Queensland top order as Tasmania finished their season with a 140-run win at home. Webster’s 4-53 from 20 quality overs stamped the Test allrounder’s class when the game was on the line as the Bulls collapsed to be all out for 221 in a run chase that never looked likely. Queensland entered the match at Bellerive Oval with a chance to finish second and reach…
Teenage prodigy reflects on a whirlwind 12 months ahead of his first appearance in a Sheffield Shield final Oliver Peake has barely stopped since bursting onto the national stage with a half-century on first-class debut this time last year. In a whirlwind 12 months since the Victorian young gun, then aged 18, made his Sheffield Shield bow in the corresponding round last season, Peake has represented six different teams in as many as four countries. Since January alone, Peake has gone from starring for Melbourne Renegades in prime time, to leading Australia in an Under-19 World Cup in Africa, before…
Format and qualification Each team will play one series against eight of the other participating teams. Each team will play four series at home and four series away, each consisting of three ODIs. The top eight teams (the top seven ranked teams plus the host(s), will automatically qualify for the ICC Women’s World Cup 2029. The remaining three teams will take part in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2029 Qualifier. Point System Teams will be awarded two points for a win, one point for a tie or no result or an abandoned match, with the loser collecting no points.…
One of the heroes from SA’s Shield triumph was back in the runs against Victoria, who he’ll meet again in this year’s final Victoria v South Australia | Sheffield Shield | Day Four The precursor to the Sheffield Shield final between Victoria and South Australia has ended in a draw at Junction Oval. Jason Sangha (57) made his fourth half-century of the Shield season as SA made 3-204 in their second innings, leading the Vics by 201 runs before the teams shook hands to end proceedings early on day four. After making his first hundred of the competition since last…
It means the opening partnership of Beth Mooney and Georgia Voll will likely get another chance to shine in the Caribbean after the combination produced mixed results during the recent series against India, with left-hander Phoebe Litchfield set to continue at No.3 in the shortest format ahead of the T20 World Cup. Nitschke suggested there was still some chance that hard-hitting batter Grace Harris could work her way into contention for the T20 World Cup despite the fact she is missing the tour of the West Indies, with just some fine-tuning to the top six expected over the coming months.…
International newcomer Lucy Hamilton and veteran Nicola Carey among those who can expect to see more opportunities Annabel Sutherland’s absence from Australia’s tour of the Caribbean will not only ensure one of their key weapons is fresh for the T20 World Cup, it will also aid Shelley Nitschke as she ponders other selection questions. Sutherland will miss the whirlwind white-ball tour following the 24-year-old’s heavy workloads across the multi-format series, which saw her named player of the series after scoring 227 runs and taking 13 wickets. Her absence will create greater opportunities for the likes of Nicola Carey, Megan Schutt…
Liam Livingstone has given a scathing account of his handling by the current England regime, claiming “no-one cares about you”.Livingstone has exactly 100 caps for his country across all three formats but has not featured for his country in over a year and seems resigned to things staying that way. In an interview with ESPN Cricinfo, the 32-year-old was highly critical of his interactions with director of cricket Rob Key and described his time at last year’s Champions Trophy as “the worst experience I’ve had playing cricket”. Sky Sports News understands the England and Wales Cricket Board do not believe…
Spinner Matt Kuhnemann defied Queensland for 201 deliveries to score 56 and put Tasmania in charge of the Sheffield Shield match in Hobart Tasmania v Queensland | Sheffield Shield | Day Three Matt Kuhnemann has made his highest Sheffield Shield score, tormenting his former team Queensland with the bat after starring with the ball to help put Tasmania in command at Bellerive Oval. The hosts, who led by 20 on the first innings, made 341 to set the Bulls 362 runs for victory. Big guns Matt Renshaw and Marnus Labuschagne were still at the crease at stumps on Monday with…