Category: Australia Cricket

Josh Hazlewood is “doing everything he can” to make a late cameo in the upcoming World Cup, according to Australian teammate Pat Cummins.

Jake Weatherald’s quest to keep his Test career alive resumes this Thursday, with the Tasmanian opener out to prove he’s rectified a technical flaw that England’s bowlers exploited during the recent Ashes campaign.

Having suffered two of its three heaviest defeats in T20I history across the last 48 hours, Australia looks to be in all sorts of strife ahead of this month’s T20 World Cup campaign.

Eagle-eyed viewers have spotted an umpiring blunder during the third T20 in Lahore, with Australian all-rounder Cooper Connolly incorrectly given out stumped by Pakistan gloveman Khawaja Nafay.

The Pakistani government cleared its national team on Sunday to compete in the Twenty20 World Cup starting from February 7 — but stopped them from playing arch-rivals and tournament co-hosts India, in a stunning boycott for the showpiece tournament.

Star quick Pat Cummins has been ruled out of the T20 World Cup, while Steve Smith has again been overlooked as selectors confirmed two changes to Australia’s 15-man squad.

Cameron Green has seemingly apologised to Usman Tariq after accusing the spinner of chucking during Saturday’s second T20 in Lahore, while Usman Khawaja has thrown his weight behind the Pakistan bowler.

• Mitch Marsh’s team spun to record-breaking 111-run loss in Lahore

• Usman Tariq hits back at Cameron Green over throwing allegation

Australia have been handed the worst possible conclusion to their World Cup warmup, suffering their heaviest T20 international defeat in a third successive morale-sapping capitulation to Pakistan.

Still wounded from a 90-run defeat 24 hours earlier at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium – their worst loss to Pakistan – it only got even more dire for Mitch Marsh’s side on Sunday as they were spun to a record-breaking 111-run loss on the same ground.

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Australia suffered the humiliation of its worst ever T20 loss in a 111-run defeat in the final game of the three match series against Pakistan in Lahore.

Australia’s struggles against spin were exposed again on a horror night in Pakistan, with a potential drama set to erupt after Cameron Green appeared to accuse one of the home side’s bowlers of chucking after he was dismissed.

• Pakistan 198-5; Australia 108 (15.4 overs) | Pakistan win by 90 runs

• Australia lose series with 11 days to go before T20 World Cup begins

World Cup-bound Australia have been given a hiding in Lahore, bamboozled by Pakistan’s spinners as they crumbled to a 90-run defeat and a T20I series capitulation.

Just hours after their squad for the World Cup in India and Sri Lanka was announced, Mitch Marsh’s side, featuring nine World Cup players and looking desperately in need of their absent big guns, simply could not cope with the hosts’ five-pronged spin attack on Saturday.

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Ishan Kishan hit his maiden T20 international century and Arshdeep Singh took five wickets as India thrashed New Zealand by 46 runs to seal the series 4-1 on Saturday.

• Fast bowler to miss tournament due to ongoing back injury

• Renshaw handed late call-up despite Smith’s blazing BBL cameo

Star quick Pat Cummins will miss Australia’s T20 World Cup campaign as he continues to recover from a niggling back injury that has haunted him for more than six months.

Sydney Sixers stalwart Ben Dwarshuis has received a late call-up to Australia’s squad, with selectors opting to give up on having Cummins available for the tournament in Sri Lanka and India.

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There will be a coaching shake-up for both NSW and the Sydney Sixers, with confirmation on Saturday an “incredibly disappointed” Greg Shipperd has been axed from both roles.

England skipper Harry Brook has admitted he lied about other teammates not being present when he was “clocked” by a nightclub bouncer in New Zealand.