Category: Cricket

A reconfigured baseball stadium in California provided the launch pad for one-time boom batter Jake Fraser McGurk to refind his mojo.

Former England Test captain Michael Vaughan declared Australia “look beatable” after its “batting frailties” were exposed in the five-wicket defeat to South Africa in the World Test Championship final.

The Sydney Thunder have offered spinner Tom Andrews his maiden Big Bash League contract, putting pen to paper six months after reviving the Darwin-born all-rounder’s professional career in “extraordinary” circumstances.

Australian coach Andrew McDonald has flagged Travis Head as a wildcard option to open in the West Indies while acknowledging he is not in charge of a “perfect team”.

• New WTC cycle could create opportunity for Australia to refresh ageing team

• Cummins says ‘everyone gets thrown back into the conversation’ after loss at Lord’s

Australia’s captain Pat Cummins has acknowledged that a “reset” is coming for his team after another top-order capitulation opened the door for a South African upset for the ages.

Not having lost an ICC final since 2010, Australia were upstaged by Temba Bavuma’s fighting Proteas at Lord’s in a five-wicket defeat, crushing their hopes of defending the World Test Championship title they won in 2023.

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South African captain Temba Bavuma has revealed one of Australia’s players tried getting in his head with the dreaded “chokers” tag on day four of the World Test Championship final at Lord’s.

Captain Pat Cummins has foreshadowed a significant reset is in order for Australia after it surrendered the World Test Championship when beaten by five wickets by South Africa at Lord’s on Saturday.

South Africa’s big championship hoodoo is over, Australia has surrendered its hold on the World Test Championship and the Proteas fans are celebrating in the stands at Lord’s.

Australia has lost its first ICC men’s final in 15 years, with South Africa lifting the Test Championship Mace after a five-wicket victory over Pat Cummins’ men at Lord’s.

Following 27 years of agony and torment, South Africa has vanquished its demons in ICC knockouts after toppling Australia by five wickets in the topsy-turvy World Test Championship final at Lord’s.

Barring an extraordinary comeback from Australia’s champion attack at Lord’s on Saturday, South Africa will end its World Championship hoodoo and banish the memories of nightmares past.

South Africa is 69 runs away from winning the ICC Test Championship mace off Australia following a clutch performance from opener Aiden Markram and captain Temba Bavuma on day three at Lord’s.

Steve Smith has sustained a sickening finger injury on day three of the World Test Championship final against South Africa at Lord’s, but the Australian vice-captain has received a big boost in his bid to feature in the upcoming West Indies series.

After decades of heartbreak, South Africa is within touching distance of its first ICC trophy in 27 years courtesy of a career-defining century from opener Aiden Markram on day three of the World Test Championship final against Australia at Lord’s.