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Former England captain Michael Atherton believes fans will find it ‘extraordinary’ that no jobs were lost for ‘mistakes’ made during their heavy Ashes defeat in Australia. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chief executive Richard Gould confirmed on Monday that the positions of Ben Stokes, managing director Rob Key and head coach Brendon McCullum were safe, despite a resounding 4-1 series loss Down Under. Gould said “a lot of consideration” had been put in to keeping the same personnel – following a “thorough review” into the defeat, despite England’s preparation, selection and behaviour coming under scrutiny. Please use Chrome…
With only a handful of players averaging better than 40 with the bat and stacks under 20 with the ball, picking our 2025-26 Sheffield Shield team of the season was a difficult task. So difficult in fact that we put it to a vote.Like the eight head coaches do for the official Big Bash Team of the Tournament, eight of cricket.com.au’s sharpest minds put their selectors’ hats on to come up with their best XI from an enthralling Shield season. Those with the most votes (scroll down for the final tallies) earned selection, meaning there’s sure to be plenty of…
Scott Boland is eyeing his fifth Sheffield Shield title when he plays his 100th match in the final A fit and firing Scott Boland is reaping the benefits of a modified approach to his bowling workload at the end of a long season, as he sets his sights on steering Victoria to Sheffield Shield glory. The 36-year-old took time off after playing a crucial role in Australia’s 3-1 Ashes series win, and has picked up where he left off on return to the domestic scene. Boland has taken 26 wickets at 14.62 this season for runaway leaders Victoria, who will…
Australia are regaining their ruthless edge ahead of the T20 World Cup, captain Sophie Molineux says, following their 3-0 series sweep against West Indies. Georgia Voll’s blazing century headlined Australia’s most comprehensive batting display of the series in Monday’s third T20I.Heavy Caribbean showers then washed out the game with the Australian bowlers well on top 10 overs into the Windies’ chase, but not before debutant Lucy Hamilton claimed her first T20I wicket. The scoreline was a welcome return to Australia’s winning ways following their rare T20I series defeat to India on home soil last month. It was not without its…
Liam Scott wins the Sheffield Shield player of the season award as finalists dominate voting leaderboard Rising South Australian star Liam Scott has been crowned the Sheffield Shield player of the season for 2025-26. Already on the national selectors’ radar after representing Australia A last year, Scott produced his career-best Shield season with both bat and ball to win the award by one vote from Victoria’s Mitch Perry. It’s the second domestic accolade the 25-year-old has earned in the past two seasons after he was voted the One-Day Cup player of the season when SA won the title in 2024-25.…
Georgia Voll has hammered a maiden T20I century as Australia romped to a 40-run (DLS) win in the third T20I against West Indies, sealing a series sweep in St Vincent. Having stepped into the enormous shoes of Alyssa Healy at the top of the Australian order, Voll showed her class in a 53-ball 101 at Arnos Vale Stadium, laying the foundation for Australia’s 7-211. Georgia Voll you star! ⭐️She notches her first T20 International century!She joins the exclusive list of Mooney, Lanning and Healy as T20 century-makers for Australia!Watch Australia and the West Indies LIVE and EXCLUSIVE on Disney+ pic.twitter.com/T2flymgfwB…
Ashleigh Gardner misses again as Australia eye a clean sweep of West Indies in the third T20 in St Vincent Lucy Hamilton will make her T20I debut while Ashleigh Gardner remains sidelined by a hamstring issue as Australia bat first in the final West Indies T20I. West Indies captain Hayley Matthews won the coin toss at St Vincent’s Arnos Vale Stadium, electing to put Australia in to bat first as the hosts seek their first win of the series. Australia XI: Beth Mooney (wk), Georgia Voll, Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Tahlia McGrath, Georgia Wareham, Nicola Carey, Sophie Molineux (c), Alana…
Rob Key, Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes backed by ECB chief executive to take the team forward English cricket bosses have defended the decision to back the leadership team that oversaw this winter’s Ashes debacle, insisting the future of Brendon McCullum and Rob Key could not be settled by a football-style “popularity campaign”. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) had promised a “thorough review” in the wake of the resounding 4-1 defeat Down Under, a tour plagued by criticisms of sloppy preparation, excessive drinking and selection mistakes. Captain Ben Stokes was never likely to be removed but the spotlight…
ECB managing director Rob Key discusses England’s Ashes disappointment, how Brendon McCullum can evolve and whether the team has a drinking problem following Harry Brook’s incident in Wellington. It comes following confirmation that McCullum will remain in his role as head coach despite England’s 4-1 defeat in Australia this winter. Key answers the questions of Nasser Hussain and Michael Atherton in a wide-ranging interview on the Sky Sports Cricket Podcast… Why did England lose The Ashes?”We had a bowling attack out there that actually was inexperienced for the conditions that they went into. We got to a point where in…
ECB managing director Rob Key discusses England’s Ashes disappointment, how Brendon McCullum can evolve and whether the team has a drinking problem following Harry Brook’s incident in Wellington. It comes following confirmation that McCullum will remain in his role as head coach despite England’s 4-1 defeat in Australia this winter. Key answers the questions of Nasser Hussain and Michael Atherton in a wide-ranging interview on the Sky Sports Cricket Podcast… Why did England lose The Ashes?”We had a bowling attack out there that actually was inexperienced for the conditions that they went into. We got to a point where in…