Australia’s selectors have shown their hand ahead of two massive missions next year with Tuesday’s announcement of an ODI squad to tour Zimbabwe and South Africa as well as an Australia A squad to head to India for both red and white ball contests.
‘No room’: Bailey explains shock Marnus call as FIVE Aussies axed in big World Cup move
An emerging star of Australian cricket will travel to South Africa ahead of the highly-anticipated Test tour, but World Cup winning batter Marnus Labuschagne has been axed from the one-day international squad.
Marnus’ likely Test fate revealed after ODI axing as Aussie icon speaks out on ‘untenable’ fear
While an Australian legend believes Marnus Labuschagne’s hold on a pivotal top-order spot is untenable, the Queenslander is reportedly poised to still be selected for the Test squad to tour South Africa in October.
Stokes joins BBL team: Three-way Aussie battle for superstar ends in stunning $500k coup
More than a decade after his last appearance in the Big Bash League, Ben Stokes is returning to Australia after agreeing to a blockbuster deal with the Adelaide Strikers.
Konstas’ multi-format boost as Aus A squads for India tour reveal clues towards post-Ashes overhaul
Australia will examine its next generation of Test cricketers in India later this month with a view to the Border-Gavaskar Trophy tour next summer and the likelihood there will be significant change in the national squad after next year’s Ashes.
‘Laughing stock’: Pakistan bombshell as SEVEN players – and coach – brutally axed mid-tour
Pakistan have replaced head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and pace-bowling chief Umar Gul, and sent seven players home, in a dramatic response to successive Test thrashings by England.
Pakistan sack head coach and send seven players home after England Test series defeat
Sarfaraz Ahmed sacked after 194-run loss at Lord’s
White-ball coach Mike Hesson steps in
Pakistan have taken instant and dramatic action after back-to-back thrashings by England, ousting their head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and sending seven squad members home.
The tourists lost by an innings in the series opener at Headingley before going down by 194 runs at Lord’s as England took an unassailable 2-0 lead.
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The champions extended their lead at the top but Somerset and Warwickshire are lurking behind them
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Continue reading...England ‘not going to ease off the gas’ with 3-0 Pakistan series sweep in sight
Interim coach Trescothick hopes for unchanged lineup
England secured series win over Pakistan on Sunday
Marcus Trescothick is determined to sign off as England’s interim head coach with a 100% record and has no plans to meddle with a winning formula in next week’s final Test of the summer, despite securing the series win by beating Pakistan at Lord’s.
Two successful games into a series, the most likely cause of a lineup change would be fatigue, but Pakistan have not forced England to toil unduly over their two wins – last summer the average India innings lasted 107.5 overs; this summer Pakistan’s figure is 43.3. Meanwhile winning the second Test on day four means the players have nine clear days before action resumes at Edgbaston.
Continue reading...Be ‘grown-ups’: Root’s message for Poms after 631-day first as concerning trend emerges
England captain Joe Root urged his side to celebrate in a “grown-up way” after a 194-run success in the second Test at Lord’s on Sunday sealed a series win over Pakistan.
‘Should never play again’: Pakistan Test opener Imam-ul-Haq’s ‘all for show’ act in ‘appalling’ injury fake claim
England great Stuart Broad has blasted Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq for an “all for show” act while suffering from a calf injury.
Durham finish off Gloucestershire on sixth ball of day; Surrey frustrate Essex: county cricket, day four – as it happened
Durham completed a 10-wicket win over Gloucestershire to cement their place at the top of Division Two
In a round for bowlers, Clarke has stood tall. Notts 321-7 and searching for batting points.
Ha, I missed that Gloucestershire opened with Ollie Price’s loopy loops. Silly season a month early.
Continue reading...Huge Aussie boost as terrifying South Africa superstar tipped to miss Test series
Australia’s hopes of success in the upcoming tour of South Africa have dramatically improved with reports superstar quick Kagiso Rabada is set to miss the Test series.
‘Honestly a joke’: England stars’ county team denied chance to chase FOUR in baffling ruling
Former Australian ODI representative, now Durham coach Ryan Campbell took to social media to express his frustrations after his side were denied the chance to chase their target of four to win by Gloucestershire in a County Championship match at Chester-le-Street.
Bazball exile’s lone hand spares keep Pakistan at bay on wet and wild Lord’s day
Dan Lawrence’s unbeaten fifty on Saturday left Pakistan needing to rewrite the record books in their quest for a series-levelling win against England in the second Test at Lord’s.