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Continue reading...15-year-old freak tops Tendulkar with more history in stunning 18-ball blitz
India wonderkid Vaibhav Sooryavanshi etched his name into the record books with a maiden Twenty20 international half-century as the 15-year-old inspired a seven-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in Harare on Thursday.
Bold Ashes-India idea ‘open for consideration’ as cricket boss explains controversial pink ball call
Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg is open to the possibility of staging a Test against England in India.
REVEALED: Full details of 2027 Ashes series as Aussie men, women set for huge England tour
Australia’s massive 2027 English summer has been locked in, with details of the men’s and women’s Ashes matches revealed.
Senior cricket official breaks silence on Ashleigh Gardner after affair claims over Australian superstar
The Sydney Sixers have thrown their full support behind captain Ash Gardner, confirming she will remain skipper for the upcoming WBBL season despite recent allegations surrounding her personal life.
Pecking order shootout for Test opener hopefuls; spinner’s big reward: CA XI revealed
Cricket Australia has unveiled a star-studded CA XI squad for a three-day clash with Bangladesh’s men’s Test team — with some familiar faces earning a call-up.
Surprise JL snub in England coaching twist as another Aussie still in mix, new favourites emerge
Former Australian coach Justin Langer is reportedly no longer in the race for England’s vacant Test coaching role, with the search narrowed ahead of next month’s series against Pakistan.
Axe swings in Test shake-up as Aussie selector puts veteran on notice with shock Boland call
Cricket Australia has unveiled a 13-man squad for next month’s two-Test series against Bangladesh, welcoming back three senior stars while overlooking an Ashes hero as competition for places begins to intensify ahead of a gruelling year of Test cricket.
Australia back opener Jake Weatherald for home Test series against Bangladesh
Cummins, Hazlewood and Lyon named in squad after injury
Darwin hosts first Test on 13 August with second in Mackay
Opening bat Jake Weatherald has retained his spot in Australia’s men’s Test squad for the looming series against Bangladesh.
Despite a middling Ashes campaign last summer, Weatherald has been named in the 13-man squad which is bolstered by the return of a trio of big guns.
Continue reading...England’s white-ball success risks baking in a divide with future Test setup | Ali Martin
Finding a candidate to lead the red-ball side is no easy task, with Ben Stokes gone and Brendon McCullum still around
As England’s men scatter for the Hundred, ready to pull on new colours, ingratiate themselves with their new paymasters and use the word “exciting” repeatedly, the management above them could be forgiven for letting out a sigh of relief.
Not that everything is shipshape going into their month-long recess. Far from it. Test cricket is king in this country, No 1 across all age groups and demographics – as per Richard Gould, chief executive of the England and Wales Cricket Board, in his Ashes review in March – and in that regard the first half of the season still goes down as a bit of a shambles.
Continue reading...Legend’s 268-day first exposes awkward India question as Poms stun in 51-year Lord’s record
A drought-breaking century from Rohit Sharma was in vain as India fell 27 runs short against England in a high-scoring third ODI at Lord’s.
‘They’ve got someone’: Ex-Aussie coach’s surprise reveal as England coaching frontrunner backed
Former Australian coach Darren Lehmann laughed off suggestions that he would become England’s new Test coach as he shared his belief that the ECB have already lined up Brendon McCullum’s successor.
‘Unimaginable’: Langer firms after twist in England’s search for new coach
Justin Langer has firmed as an unlikely candidate to be named England’s new Test head coach after Andy Flower ruled himself out of contention to replace Brendon McCullum.
‘In my opinion, the greatest of all time’: Cricket in mourning as ‘remarkable’ Garry Sobers dies
Garry Sobers, the West Indies all-rounder regarded as one of the greatest cricketers of all time, has died at the age of 89.
Sir Garry Sobers – a life in pictures
Garry Sobers, widely considered to be cricket’s greatest all-rounder, has died aged 89. We take a look at the life of the West Indies legend
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