Category: Cricket

England are set to reject any plans to play a day/night Test with a pink ball on their next Ashes tour of Australia.

Ashes hero Mitchell Starc is set to make his first Big Bash League appearance in 11 years this week, with the Australian speedster preparing to don the magenta in Friday’s cross-town derby against the Sydney Thunder at the SCG.

Bangladesh’s cricket board has repeated its refusal to travel to India for next month’s T20 World Cup during talks with the International Cricket Council, with the players also threatening a boycott in response to “hurtful” comments from the board’s director.

Daryl Mitchell struck an unbeaten 131 to lead New Zealand to a series-levelling seven-wicket win over India in the second ODI on Wednesday.

The Brisbane Heat have achieved ‘Mission Impossible’ to keep their BBL|15 finals hopes alive on Wednesday night, defeating the Hobart Hurricanes by three runs in a final-over thriller.

The Melbourne Stars have secured a BBL|15 finals berth in a somewhat underwhelming fashion on Tuesday night, beating the Adelaide Strikers by six wickets in a low-scoring affair.

Australian big-hitter Grace Harris showed her former teammates what they were missing by thumping a 40-ball 85 during the Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s convincing nine-wicket victory over the UP Warriorz in Navi Mumbai on Monday evening.

Former Australian captain Alex Blackwell has warned the national women’s team doesn’t need to commit to a long-term skipper following the retirement of Alyssa Healy, endorsing all-rounder Ash Gardner and young gun Phoebe Litchfield for the role.

Alex Carey hasn’t shut the door on a recall to Australia’s T20 side but concedes he has had plenty of opportunity in the format over the years to nail down a spot.

Australian women’s captain Alyssa Healy will retire from all forms of cricket at the end of this summer.

The Melbourne Renegades’ finals chances are hanging by a thread after the Sydney Thunder stole a remarkable four-wicket victory from the jaws of defeat during Monday’s rain-affected contest at ENGIE Stadium.

Former Australian captain Alex Blackwell has encouraged national selectors to recall Nicola Carey ahead of this year’s T20 World Cup, with the all-rounder making an impressive start in her maiden Women’s Premier League campaign.

If there is one takeaway for England from this Ashes tour it should be how cricket thrives in a nation where it is readily and freely available as the dominant summer pastime

The drive to Bowral in New South Wales takes you through some of Australia’s most English countryside. Pastoral hills roll right up to the roadside and finish in grassy verges, flecked with yellow and white wildflowers. Alliums stand sentinel around vibrant lawns. Even the eucalypts are cosplaying as beech and oaks. You might be in Hampshire, if it weren’t for the dazzling sun.

Just a few roads from the high street – storefronts full of fancy cookware and country casuals – is the Bradman Oval. This small ground, with its pre-loved outfield, has become a pilgrimage stop for the Australian cricketing faithful. Head out to the middle and you’re walking across the sacred turf where Sir Don honed his skills. Stand at the crease, look past the white picket fence, and you can see the family homes where he grew from boy to man, on Shepherd Street and Glebe Street respectively.