Sixers skipper Moises Henriques admits his side let a golden opportunity to host the BBL decider slip on Tuesday night after delivering one of the club’s worst-ever finals performances.
Sixers SCORCHED! Lightning young Aussie pick’s Smith stunner as Perth snare BBL final spot
Young Perth Scorchers speedster Mahli Beardman celebrated his call up to Australia’s T20 team with a match-winning performance in the BBL Qualifier against the Sydney Sixers at Optus Oval on Tuesday.
‘Bit of a shock’: Legend’s son receives prestigious accolade weeks after UK defection
South Australia’s Jake Lehmann has been awarded Men’s Domestic Player of the Year by Cricket Australia less than a month after switching allegiances and defecting to England on a British passport.
‘Should be first picked’: Inside Smith’s T20 WC snub… and what he really wants after huge sacrifice
The door remains slightly ajar for Steve Smith to be parachuted into Australia’s T20 World Cup squad as an eleventh-hour addition following his recent Big Bash League heroics.
Smith call made as rising speedster among uncapped trio in Aussie T20 reveal
Australia has unveiled a 17-player squad for the upcoming T20 tour of Pakistan, with champion batter Steve Smith missing selection despite his blistering Big Bash form.
Sixers finals-bound AGAIN after BBL classic… as ‘unhappy’ Smith up to old tricks
England all-rounder Sam Curran will be public enemy No.1 in Brisbane after scoring a sensational fifty at the Gabba to down the Heat and punch the Steve Smith-inspired Sixers’ finals ticket.
Cash, control… and elephant in the room: Conundrums of cricket’s biggest gamble yet explained
The Big Bash League is reaching its crossroads moment.
‘Pretty special’: Freakish late-bloomer blasts NZ to historic India triumph after Kohli masterclass
New Zealand overcame a valiant 124 by Virat Kohli to down India by 41 runs and seal their first-ever ODI series victory on Indian soil on Sunday.
‘Nah, we’re good’: Smith’s big Babar reveal after shock incident left star feeling ‘disrespected’
Sixers superstar Steve Smith has revealed he has made up with Babar Azam after the drama surrounding the pair continued with reports emerging the Pakistani gun shut himself away in the change rooms after he felt “disrespected”.
What every BBL team needs to play finals as one game to decide last spot — Run Home
With just five games left in the BBL15 season, five teams still have a shot at playing finals.
‘Unthinkable’ history as Pakistan team pulls off crazy 232-year cricket first
History was made on Saturday night in Pakistan.
‘I’m back’: Damien Martyn out of hospital after surviving meningitis
Former Australia batter given a ‘50/50 chance of surviving’
Spent eight days in induced coma
Damien Martyn has said he is back after overcoming a meningitis scare, which he said took his life out of his hands.
In a heartfelt post on his social media accounts, the former Australia batter said he was given a 50% chance to live after battling the disease, which causes an infection and swelling of fluid and membranes around the brain and spinal cord. The 54-year-old was put into an induced coma on 27 December and was fighting for his life in a Gold Coast intensive care unit until he woke eight days later.
Continue reading...‘Doctors in disbelief’: Martyn was given ‘50/50’ chance to survive as Aussie great opens up on miracle
Damien Martyn has opened up on his “miraculous” recovery from meningitis, revealing he was given a “50/50 chance of survival” and was not able to walk or talk when he first woke from an induced coma.
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Continue reading...Healy’s retirement sparked a big Aussie dilemma. A shock answer may come from another country
Alyssa Healy’s retirement has left a gaping hole in Australia’s T20 side, and the solution could be a former South African wicketkeeper dominating on the domestic circuit.