Sydney Sixers captain Moises Henriques was left fuming after the men in magenta were potentially denied the crucial wicket of Glenn Maxwell during Thursday evening’s Big Bash League match against the Melbourne Stars at the MCG.
‘I’m ready’: Georgia Voll cracks rapid fifty in Governor General’s XI match as rain ruins Alyssa Healy’s Ashes warm-up
Rising star Georgia Voll sent a timely reminder to the national selectors of her big-hitting capabilities before rain forced a premature end to the Governor General’s XI match against England at North Sydney Oval on Thursday.
Australian captain Pat Cummins in doubt for Champions Trophy as ankle injury revealed
Pat Cummins is under an injury cloud ahead of next month’s Champions Trophy campaign in Pakistan, with the Australian captain set to undergo scans on a sore ankle this week.
BBL chaos as Maxi ignites in Aussie statement, catch controversy strikes again
The Melbourne Stars have kept their Big Bash League season alive with Glenn Maxwell powering them to a stunning 16-run victory against the top of the table Sydney Sixers in a night full of drama at the MCG.
Switch that re-ignited Aussie spin star; big names facing end of the road: Winners and losers
Australia has named a 16-player squad ahead of the upcoming Test tour of Sri Lanka, with Nathan McSweeney, Todd Murphy and Matthew Kuhnemann earning a recall and Cooper Connolly the shock bolter.
Aussie shock as young gun wins Test race; Maxwell, big guns snubbed again
Cooper Connolly has earned a maiden Test squad call up with Australia naming a 16-man group to tour Sri Lanka that’s missing several big names, including Glenn Maxwell.
‘Unlikely he plays again’: Omitted Marsh facing end of the road in sad fallout to India series
Former Australian captain Aaron Finch has declared the Test career of reigning Allan Border medallist Mitch Marsh is all but over.
Archie Vaughan, son of Ashes winner Michael, named England U-19 captain
- Vaughan senior led England in 51 Tests
- Archie will lead on tour of South Africa
Archie Vaughan is following in the footsteps of his father, Michael, after being named as England Under-19 captain. Vaughan senior led his country in 51 Tests, including the Ashes triumph of 2005, but first captain his country at under-19 level in 1993-94. Archie, who broke into the Somerset side as an all-rounder last season, has now been handed the same honour for the tour of South Africa.
His side will take on the Proteas in three Youth ODIs and two Youth Tests in Cape Town and Stellenbosch between 17 January and 6 February.
Continue reading...‘Outrageous’: Kiwi star stuns cricketing world with ‘superman’ catch, overshadows hat-trick
New Zealand’s Nathan Smith has wowed the cricketing world with an outstanding boundary catch in the Black Caps’ 113 run win over Sri Lanka on Wednesday.
Three-way tie at the top of BBL ladder after Thunder v Hurricanes match abandoned
Sam Konstas’ BBL return has been ruined by rain with the Thunder’s match against the Hurricanes washed out which sees both teams join the ladder-leading Sixers on nine competition points.
‘Worst I’ve ever seen’: SCG deck learns its fate as ICC release BGT pitch ratings
The SCG pitch for the fifth and final Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy was rated the worst of the summer by the ICC, but avoided receiving any demerit points.
‘Love to see it’: Aussie star calls for Ashes shake-up ahead of historic MCG clash
Australian all-rounder Ash Gardner has called for the women’s Ashes series to be extended to three Tests while acknowledging the change may not be possible until the end of the next Future Tours Programme cycle.
More than 1.4 billion: The staggering numbers that prove ‘historic’ Test series was best yet
The latest series between Australia and India for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy delivered unbelievable moments — from Travis Head’s stunning century in Adelaide to Scott Boland’s heroic SCG return, Jasprit Bumrah’s brilliance and Sam Konstas’ arrival in the Test arena.
Konstas reveals surprise Kohli chat, Bumrah regret… and ‘holy c**p’ moment in Test debut
Australian sensation Sam Konstas has opened up on the “holy crap” moment in his Test debut, while also lifting the lid on clashes with Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah in a fiery Border-Gavaskar series.
‘No panic’ despite BBL’s most successful team staring down reality of missing finals
The Perth Scorchers are staring down the reality of missing finals for just the third time in Big Bash League history after shock back-to-back losses at home.