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Travis Head’s unexpected move to the top of the order at the start of the Ashes proved a masterstroke Mike Hussey believes Travis Head can be Australia’s next David Warner as calls grow for the larrikin left-hander to remain at the top of the batting order. Head scored his third century of the summer and was named player of the match as Australia clinched a five-wicket win at the SCG to confirm a 4-1 NRMA Insurance Ashes series victory on Thursday. While the South Australian had previously opened in Tests on the subcontinent, he only shifted to the top at…
Dependable middle-order batter and sensational fielder signs two-year extension with Sydney Sixers Sydney Sixers stalwart Jordan Silk will play on into a 15th season in magenta after committing to the club until at least the end of BBL|17. Silk, who made his Big Bash debut as a 21-year-old in BBL|03, has signed a two-year extension with his hometown club where he was a member of their BBL|09 and |10 championship sides.Born and raised in Sydney prior to moving to Tasmania in 2012 to chase an opportunity at domestic level, Silk is the second-most capped Sixers player with 141 appearances behind…
Sam Whiteman has signed a long-term deal to play with Yorkshire in the County Championship Sam Whiteman, the English-born wicketkeeping-batter who’s been at the heart of Western Australia’s trophy-grabbing, is to return to his native county in the twilight of a distinguished career to play for Yorkshire. The 33-year-old, who’s represented Australia A during a career highlighted by his starring roles in WA’s Sheffield Shield three-peat, has signed a three-year deal with Yorkshire, where he was born in Doncaster. It effectively ends any last lingering hope the classy left-hander might have had about playing for Australia, as his British…
GROUP B Bangladesh: Azizul Hakim Tamim (c), Zawad Abrar, Samiun Basir Ratul, Sheikh Parvez Jibon, Rizan Hossan, Shaharia Al Amin, Shadin Islam, Md Abdullah, Farid Hasan Faysal, Kalam Siddiki Aleen, Rifat Beg, Saad Islam Razin, Al Fahad, Shahriar Ahmed, Iqbal Hossain Standby: Abdur Rahim, Debashis Sarkar Deba, Rafi Uzzaman Rafi, Farhan Shahriar, Farzan Ahmed Alif, Sanjid Majumder, Md Sobuj India: Ayush Mhatre (c), R.S. Ambrish, Kanishk Chouhan, D. Deepesh, Mohamed Enaan, Aaron George, Abhigyan Kundu, Kishan Kumar Singh, Vihaan Malhotra, Udhav Mohan, Henil Patel, Khilan A. Patel, Harvansh Singh, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Vedant Trivedi New Zealand: Tom Jones (c), Marco Alpe,…
Darcie Brown and Tahlia McGrath’s promising return to WNCL was not enough for South Australia at the WACA Western Australia v South Australia | WNCL Chloe Piparo took a stunning catch in the slips as Western Australia completed their first win of the Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL) season, defeating South Australia by 52 runs at the WACA ground in Perth. Amy Edgar was the star for the home side, delivering every time she was brought in to break a partnership that threatened to take the game away in South Australia’s chase of 243. The off spinner took figures of…
The Sydney Sixers had a tight bowling unit to thank for a third straight BBL victory, consigning the Melbourne Stars to a third consecutive defeat Melbourne Stars v Sydney Sixers | BBL|15 Ben Dwarshuis took four wickets allowing Sydney Sixers to comfortably chase down a meagre target and extend their KFC BBL|15 winning streak with a five-wicket victory over the Melbourne Stars. Dwarshuis (4-13 in 3.5 overs) narrowly missed out on becoming the first Sixers men’s player to claim a hat-trick but was a strong contributor at the MCG on Thursday night. The left-arm seamer was part of a bowling…
The game might be a dead rubber, but enthusiasm for the relative novelty of a five-day Ashes Test has drawn the biggest ever SCG crowd More than 200,000 people have attended a Test match in Sydney for the first time, breaking a record set in the Bradman era. The final figure of 211,032 who passed through the SCG gates was more than enough to break the 79-year record, with the mark passed comfortably before play began on Thursday. The previous record of 195,253 was set over six days in December 1946, when Australia beat England by an innings off the…
I have worked for an Australian company throughout this Ashes series and the respect their fans and ex-players have for Ben Stokes is incredible. Spreaker This content is provided by Spreaker, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable Spreaker cookies or to allow those cookies just once. You can change your settings at any time via the Privacy Options. Unfortunately we have been unable to verify if you have consented to Spreaker cookies. To view…
Cast your mind back two months to George Bailey naming Australia’s squad for the first Test of the Ashes in the conference room of a Gold Coast hotel. Even with the absence of captain Pat Cummins, the squad is a familiar roll call. Smith? Present. Starc? Here. Hazlewood? Yep (for now). Head, Lyon, Khawaja, they’re all there. The usuals -well, Weatherald is a new one. And so is Doggett – but he won’t be needed with Boland, right? Plus Cummins will be back soon. No room for you, Neser. Bar Hazlewood, the players who milled about on the sun-kissed Sydney…
Usman Khawaja admits the occasion got to him as he walked out in Test cricket for the final time As Usman Khawaja left the field for the final time as an international cricketer, he dropped to his knees. Moments after blowing a kiss to his wife Rachel and family in the crowd, he put his forehead on the hallowed Sydney Cricket Ground turf, just shy of the painted sign in his honour which read, “Thanks Uzzy #419”. It was a solemn moment for Khawaja to reflect and show his gratitude. Never had an Aussie Test cricketer signed off like this…