In a day for India openers, KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal stood out to guide Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals to commanding victories in the Indian Premier League on Saturday.
Mitchell Marsh’s blistering form continues with match-winning fifty in tense IPL triumph
Openers Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram hit half-centuries to set up a tense 12-run victory for Lucknow Super Giants against IPL heavyweights Mumbai Indians on Friday.
Pat Cummins’ Sunrisers Hyderabad suffers heaviest defeat after $4.4m star’s blitz in IPL final rematch
India batter Venkatesh Iyer smashed 60 off 29 balls to fire holders Kolkata Knight Riders to an 80-run hammering of Sunrisers Hyderabad in a comeback IPL win on Thursday.
Carl Hooper’s life in sport: from West Indies to Australia via county cricket
The West Indies batter on his effortless style, playing with his idols and how leadership brought out the best in him
Born in Georgetown, Guyana, Carl Hooper, 58, played 102 Test matches for the West Indies between 1987 and 2003, scoring nearly 6,000 runs, taking 114 wickets with his wily off-spin and captaining the side in 22 of those appearances. Known as one of the most stylish, if not necessarily most consistent, batters of the era, he also played 227 ODIs and had five prolific seasons with Kent, making 22 first-class centuries in 85 matches for the club.
Hooper returned to the county game with Lancashire in 2003 and is one of only three players to have scored a first-class century against all 18 first-class counties. “He was so talented, yet he didn’t understand just how good he was,” wrote Brian Lara of his former teammate. “People would ask why he didn’t do full justice to his brilliance, and you know what, there is no clear reason for it.”
Continue reading...Australia primed to play first day-night Test overseas… and it’d be perfect for Gabba revenge
Australia is primed to play its first day-night Test away from home, with a chance for revenge after Shamar Joseph’s heroics for the West Indies at the Gabba.
Ex-England skipper bounces back from horror moment to hand IPL powerhouse their first loss
England’s Jos Buttler hammered an unbeaten 73 to lead Gujarat Titans to a thumping eight-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday.
Discarded Mitchell Marsh handed Test lifeline as potential Ashes role revealed
Mitchell Marsh remains a part of Australia’s long-term Ashes plans, with national selector George Bailey insisting the all-rounder’s Test career isn’t over.
Former captain Charlotte Edwards named new England women’s cricket coach
Former captain Charlotte Edwards has been appointed as the new head coach of the England women’s team, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced Tuesday.
Prabhsimran Singh powers Punjab King to IPL thrashing over Lucknow
Wicketkeeper-batsman Prabhsimran Singh scored an explosive 69 off 34 balls as Punjab Kings cruised to an eight-wicket victory over Lucknow Super Giants on Tuesday for their second win this IPL.
‘Stiff’ admission over contract list’s most brutal calls; why Marsh won lifeline: Winners and losers
Cricket Australia has announced a relatively stable men’s contract list for a bumper 2025/26 season, but there have still been several big calls made.
Sam Konstas rewarded for breakout summer with first Cricket Australia contract
- Opener no guarantee to win back spot for WTC final
- Matt Kuhnemann and Beau Webster also added to 2025-26 list
Teenage sensation Sam Konstas has been rewarded with his first Cricket Australia contract but is no guarantee to win back his opening spot for the World Test Championship final. The NSW opener joins spinner Matt Kuhnemann and Tasmania allrounder Beau Webster as additions to the contract list for the 2025-26 season.
Kuhnemann starred across two Tests in Sri Lanka, before having to deal with clearing his name after being reported for a suspect action. Webster had already been upgraded last season, but has been retained following a stunning ascension to Test level for the Border-Gavaskar series decider in January.
Continue reading...Cricket Australia reveals list of contracted men’s players for 2025/26 season
Cricket Australia has announced its list of contracted men’s players for the 2025/26 season, with spinner Matthew Kuhnemann, teenage opener Sam Konstas and all-rounder Beau Webster earning a contract for the first time.
Too easy to ‘throw stones’: Aussie superstar hails fallen Knight amid warning of English revival after Ashes debacle
While the ramifications from Australia’s whitewash of the women’s Ashes continue in England, star all-rounder Ellyse Perry opted against rubbing salt into the rawest of wounds when declaring their arch rivals will bounce back from the drubbing last summer.
‘Extremely old and tired’: Cricket bosses call for SCG upgrade amid stadium arms race
Cricket NSW chief executive Lee Germon has backed calls for the Sydney Cricket Ground to undergo a facelift as pressure mounts on the iconic venue to keep pace with rival cities.
‘Heartbroken’: Nathan Lyon throws support behind ‘gutted’ Matthew Kuhnemann after testing ordeal
Australian spinner Nathan Lyon was left “heartbroken” after match officials reported fellow tweaker Matthew Kuhnemann for a suspect bowling action, supporting calls for the testing process to be conducted behind closed doors.