Category: Cricket

Is Steve Smith as opener the answer to Australia’s ODI batting woes?

Matt Kuhnemann “will pass” all tests he has to go through after being reported for a suspect action according to Test teammate Steve Smith who was shocked the spinner was reported in the first place.

Australian captain Steve Smith has confessed that Jake Fraser-McGurk needs to improve his shot selection following another failure with the bat, but warned the rising star remains a “dangerous” threat ahead of the Champions Trophy.

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru have gotten their Women’s Premier League defence campaign off to a flying start with a comeback victory over the Gujarat Giants at Vadodara’s Kotambi Stadium on Saturday morning AEDT.

Pace bowler Will O’Rourke claimed four wickets while Daryl Mitchell and Tom Latham hit half centuries as New Zealand defeated Pakistan by five wickets to clinch the tri-nations series final on Friday.

• Tourists crumble again after being set 282 in Colombo
• Steve Smith top scored with 29 in dismal reply

Sri Lanka have completed their first whitewash of Australia in a one-day series with a record-breaking 174-run victory at Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

Set a challenging 282 to win, Australia were bowled out for just 107 in 24.2 overs on Friday to give Sri Lanka a 2-0 series sweep in a dreadful warm-up for the Champions Trophy beginning in Pakistan next week.

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Sri Lanka have completed an emphatic ODI series clean sweep, bowling Australia out for their lowest-ever ODI total in Asia to win by 174 runs.

The third edition of the Women’s Premier League gets underway this week, with Australian leg-spinner Alana King finally getting an opportunity to prove her worth in the lucrative T20 tournament.

Sri Lanka’s batters had reportedly raised concerns about Matthew Kuhnemann’s bowling following the first Test of the Warne–Muralitharan Trophy, with the Australian spinner set to undergo mandatory testing after he was reported for a suspect action.

Pakistan players Shaheen Afridi, Saud Shakeel and Kamran Ghulam have been fined by the International Cricket Council for misconduct during Wednesday’s ODI against South Africa in Karachi.

Head coach Brendon McCullum has been forced to defend England’s training regime after the national team’s work ethic came under scrutiny ahead of the Champions Trophy campaign in Pakistan.

Sam Konstas has responded to the Australian selectors’ message to “keep knocking the door down”, blasting a superb 116 from just 98 balls for NSW against Queensland on Thursday.

Alyssa Healy has cleared the air amid claims she may be pregnant after her husband Mitchell Starc withdrew from the Champions Trophy squad.

Jasprit Bumrah’s absence from India’s Champions Trophy team will be an opportunity for “world-class” Mohammed Shami and other fast bowlers, coach Gautam Gambhir said on Wednesday.

Missing half of its triumphant World Cup squad, Australia will need the team’s fringe players to step up in the absence of their experienced teammates for any chance of winning the Champions Trophy for the first time in 16 years.