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Who’s playing and how does it work? Everything to know about the women’s Ashes series
The multi-format Ashes series begins on Sunday as Australia and England meet in the first of three ODIs, with T20s to follow before a day-night Test to cap off the action at the end of the month.
Legacies on line for Ashes greats; young guns that could break decade-long drought: State of Play
It’s been over a decade since England left Australian shores with an Ashes series victory, but their recent history is no longer indicative of their potential to walk away with one in three weeks time.
ECB urges cricket’s leaders to take action over ‘gender apartheid’ in Afghanistan
- England face Afghanistan in Champions Trophy
- ICC called on to ‘intervene and show global leadership’
The England and Wales Cricket Board has called on cricket’s governing body to show leadership by taking coordinated action to stop “the gender apartheid facing the 14 million women in Afghanistan”.
In a letter to the International Cricket Council on Friday, the ECB’s chief executive, Richard Gould, also urged it “to find a solution that provides hope that the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan can be restored”.
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Continue reading...Tim David’s whirlwind knock sees Hurricanes surge to top of table as Warner brilliance goes in vain
The Hobart Hurricanes have surged to the top of the Big Bash table with a commanding six-wicket win over the Sydney Thunder on Friday night.
Nervous 9999s: Steve Smith rues milestone miss as he backs teenage tyro to be a hit
- 35-year-old one run short of 10,000 Test runs ahead of Sri Lanka tour
- Australia stand-in captain to guide Sam Konstas to play his own way
Steve Smith has conceded he thought “too much” about reaching the 10,000 Test runs milestone against India before falling one run short in the fifth Test. The stand-in captain will head to Sri Lanka needing a single to join Ricky Ponting, Allan Border and Steve Waugh in an exclusive Australian cricket club.
Smith, famously fidgety and a poor sleeper during Tests – particularly while he is batting – reckons he has never cared much for statistics and milestones in a 114-Test career in which he’s averaged nearly 56. But, after falling for four in the second innings at the SCG to leave his home crowd, packed with family, friends and the three cricketing greats above him on that list gutted, he couldn’t pretend it didn’t hurt.
Continue reading...Steve Smith opens up on captaincy return, milestone miss that ‘hurt’ and what he’ll teach Konstas
Superstar batter Steve Smith has vowed to “pass on as much knowledge as I can” when he takes charge of a Test squad loaded with emerging talent in Sri Lanka declaring boom teenager Sam Konstas has “all the tools” to thrive as a key part of the next generation of stars.
’Hadn’t truly deserved it’: ‘Worst winning feeling ever’ still driving Aussies in Women’s Ashes
It’s been over a decade since England won a women’s Ashes title, but the Australians aren’t showing any signs of complacency ahead of the multi-format series that gets underway this weekend.
South Africa’s sports minister joins growing calls for boycott of Afghanistan
- Afghanistan to feature at upcoming Champions Trophy
- England and South Africa are in group with Afghanistan
South Africa’s sports minister has joined calls for a boycott of Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy in Pakistan, adding his voice to those of British politicians who have called on England not to play them next month.
England and South Africa share the same group with Afghanistan in the competition and are under pressure to boycott the fixtures in response to the Taliban government’s crackdown on women’s rights since returning to power in August 2021. South Africa are scheduled to open their Champions Trophy against Afghanistan in Karachi on 21 February but McKenzie urged his country’s cricket governing body not to honour the fixture.
Continue reading...‘This shouldn’t happen’: Sydney Sixers captain Moises Henriques left fuming after bizarre DRS snub
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.