A truly one-of-a-kind run-out has occurred in a game between the England U19 and South Africa U19, however, questions have been raised about whether or not he should have been given out.
Captain’s call vindicated; King’s spin clinic stuns as Aussies sweat on Perry – Ashes Talking Pts
An injury to superstar Ellyse Perry overshadowed another comprehensive day by Australia in the marquee day-night Test match at the MCG. Scroll down to see our Talking Points!
Sri Lanka utterly humiliated as ruthless Australians dominate Galle Test
Usman Khawaja and Josh Inglis compiled career-defining hundreds before Sri Lanka crumbled in a late collapse as Australia dominated day two of the Warne–Muralitharan Trophy opener in Galle.
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‘Brutal’ response as gamble ends nightmare; redeemed Uz trails only AB — Talking Pts
Sri Lanka was left to rue several missed chances in the field as veterans Usman Khawaja and Steve Smith put Australia in a dominant position at stumps on day one of the Warne–Muralitharan Trophy series opener in Galle.
Usman Khawaja and Steve Smith hit tons as Australia dominate Sri Lanka on day one of first Test
- First Test: Australia 330-2 v Sri Lanka
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Usman Khawaja and Steve Smith each belted centuries as Australia bullied a wasteful Sri Lanka team on a one-sided opening day of the first Test in Galle.
Travis Head, promoted to open the innings, silenced the critics of those who wanted Sam Konstas at the top of the order by smashing 57 off 40 balls before Khawaja and Smith took control in an unbeaten 195-run third-wicket stand.
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Australia captain Alyssa Healy says an Ashes whitewash of England would be “pretty high up” among her long list of cricket achievements.
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Having long walked among the giants of cricket, Steve Smith has — after a painful wait on 9,999 runs — cemented his Test immortality with one of the most special milestones the game has to offer.
Konstas’ classy response to axing as selector explains ‘very difficult’ call
Sam Konstas was all class in his response to being dropped for the first Test against Sri Lanka as Cricket Australia selector Tony Dodemaide explained the call to leave out the 19-year-old.
Poms’ big blow sparks fresh selection headache; brutal Ashes history Aussies can make: Guide
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Smith joins cricket royalty as Uzzie’s drought-breaking ton crushes sloppy Sri Lanka
Opener Usman Khawaja and captain Steve Smith struck stylish centuries as Australia’s batters dominated day one of the Warne–Muralitharan Trophy series opener against Sri Lanka in Galle.
Cover stories, dodging ISIS… and escape that had ‘no chance’: True story behind Aussie cricket history
In August 2021, Mel Jones was in two weeks’ hard quarantine in a Melbourne hotel when she received a message from Indian journalist Sharda Ugra, asking if she’d been in contact with any members of the Afghanistan women’s cricket team.
‘20 per cent behind’: England great’s brutal ‘two or three year’ reality as Ashes whitewash looms
Former England captain Alastair Cook believes there are “two or three years of hard work” ahead of the English women after being “20 per cent behind Australia in everything” this Ashes.