Australian captain Mitchell Marsh fronted the media in an awkward press conference following Monday evening’s devastating T20 World Cup loss to Sri Lanka at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.
Undermanned Aussies ‘completely failed’ World Cup test… but absent Smith not the biggest concern
Steve Smith and Matthew Renshaw watched helplessly from the sidelines as Australia suffered a devastating eight-wicket loss to Sri Lanka at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday morning AEDT, a defeat that will heap pressure on the national selection panel.
Aussie goes ballistic as minnows give England serious scare… with Poms’ big failing exposed again
England survived a scare to qualify for the Super Eights at the T20 World Cup on Monday (Tuesday AEDT) as Italy’s swashbuckling chase of 203 fell agonisingly short in a pulsating match in Kolkata.
‘Toothless’ Aussies face early WC exit after ‘shocking’ loss as ‘huge problem’ exposed
Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka scored the first century of the 2026 T20 World Cup on Tuesday morning AEDT to put his side into the Super Eights and leave Australia on the brink of elimination.
Brilliant Sri Lanka leave Australia on brink of T20 World Cup elimination
Stunning ton by Pathum Nissanka seals hosts’ run chase
Australia need Ireland to beat Zimbabwe on Tuesday
Australia could be out of the T20 World Cup before they even play their final first round group match after a stunning fightback by Sri Lanka in Pallekele.
Returning captain Mitch Marsh and a revived Travis Head looked to have set Australia on course for a victory that would have kept their tournament hopes alive as they smashed a century-plus opening stand at more than two-runs-a-ball.
Continue reading...England beat Italy by 24 runs: T20 World Cup cricket – as it happened
England get over the line against a spirited Italy thanks to Will Jacks’ half century and miserly bowling from Sam Curran and Jamie Overton
Alistair Connor writes in and wants to know, “what’s the record of this Italian side against ... Scotland?”
Hmmm. Well, according to a quick Google search, they’ve played each other once with Scotland winning by 73 runs.
Continue reading...Is this Shield or BBL?! Blazing ton pushes Victoria closer to final as Test opener misfires
The Vics couldn’t have asked for a better start.
‘We were duped’: Greats rip Aussie WC shambles as ‘insulting’ Smith call fuels outrage
Steve Smith was officially added to Australia’s T20 World Cup squad just in time for a must-win clash with hosts Sri Lanka on Monday night, but was still snubbed from the playing XI.
‘Really tough call’: Why Aussie vice-captain was brutally axed for T20 series opener
Australian coach Shelley Nitschke has opened up on the “tough” decision to drop national vice-captain Tahlia McGrath for Sunday’s rain-affected T20 against India at the SCG.
Nine Aussie players trigger six-figure payday as Renshaw rewarded for white-ball revival
The revival of Matt Renshaw’s international career is set to the deliver the transformed batter a six-figure payday.
Aussies are on the brink of World Cup elimination. Their fate lies in the ‘luck of the Irish’
Following Monday’s devastating T20 World Cup loss to Sri Lanka, Australia faces the daunting prospect of being knocked out in the group stage - but a glimmer of hope remains.
‘No contest’: Pakistan routed by India in ‘embarrassing’ World Cup scenes as sad reality sets in
India routed their bitter rivals Pakistan by 61 runs on Monday morning AEDT to qualify for the next round of the T20 World Cup in a showdown that had been in doubt until a few days ago.
India rout Pakistan in T20 World Cup grudge match after Kishan’s ‘amazing’ innings
Opener’s 77 proves decisive on tricky pitch
A day of no handshakes, and for Pakistan many head shakes. India coasted to victory in what became global cricket’s most lucrative mismatch after a superlative innings from the opener Ishan Kishan skewed it definitively in their favour.
In its second half a game that was dramatically off and then on again became one where a parade of Pakistan batters were dramatically in and then out again. Chasing a target of 176 they were seven down before they even got halfway, and were eventually skittled for 114 to lose by 61 runs.
Continue reading...New Aussie era gets off to shaky start as batters flop in series opener against rivals India
Not even rain could save the day as the Sophie Molineux era as captain got off to a disastrous start after Australia suffered a humbling 21-run loss in a rain-affected match to fierce rivals India in the first T20 match of their multi-format series.
BREAKING: ‘Pretty surprised’ Annabel Sutherland wins top gong in 11-year first
Australian all-rounder Annabel Sutherland has capped off another impressive 12 months in the national side by winning a second-consecutive Belinda Clark Award.