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.
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.