Former Australia boss Justin Langer has been given the task of reviving the London Spirit’s fortunes in English cricket’s controversial Hundred competition after being named head coach of the struggling men’s team.
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Australia will be looking to claim the series and Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Friday when the action gets underway in the fifth and final Test against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Lynnsanity is back! Five-year best spurs Strikers after switch, but Aussie prodigy struggles again
Chris Lynn has hit his highest Big Bash score in five years to snap a three-game losing streak for Adelaide Strikers in a strong five-wicket win over Melbourne Renegades on the second day of the new year.
‘Hasn’t got mum to look after him’: Head’s hilarious roast as Konstas causes stir in Albo pic
Cricket fans have enjoyed teen sensation Sam Konstas sticking out like a sore thumb as the Australian side posed for its traditional snap with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ahead of the fifth Test against India.
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The Slug from Snug, Australian men’s Test cricketer number 469.
Sharma officially axed for must-win Test as India coach snubs late power move
Indian captain Rohit Sharma has officially been axed for the Sydney Test, after reports he “opted out” of the affair in a bizarre end to the country’s selection drama.
One ‘blight’ between Aussies and greatness; big question facing Indian stars: Burning Questions
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Australia has its latest Test debutant, with Beau Webster named as Mitch Marsh’s replacement in the XI to face India in the fifth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Australia drop Mitch Marsh for fifth Test with Beau Webster to debut in series decider
- All-rounder pays price for poor form with only 73 runs against India
- Mitchell Starc to play in Sydney despite carrying a rib injury
Struggling all-rounder Mitch Marsh has been dropped for Australia’s SCG finale against India, giving Tasmanian Beau Webster a Test debut. But star quick Mitchell Starc has been named for the fifth and final match of the Border-Gavaskar series despite dealing with rib soreness at the MCG.
The 34-year-old had scans on Wednesday, but received the all-clear to take his spot in a bowling line-up alongside captain Pat Cummins, Scott Boland and Nathan Lyon. Taking Starc in meant Australia needed more bowling options, with Webster providing the versatility of sending down pace and spin.
Continue reading...‘First thing he said’: Cummins reveals classy Marsh reply as debutant named in Sydney Test shake-up
All-rounder Mitchell Marsh has been dropped for the New Year’s clash against India in Sydney, with Tasmania’s Beau Webster poised to become Australia’s 469th men’s Test cricketer this week.
‘Tainted Test’: How an epic became a ‘sad’ crisis, only healed by a long chat over rum
Earlier this summer in Western Australia, Adam Gilchrist was preparing for what has proven to be another remarkable Border-Gavaskar Trophy Series when he felt a pang of regret.
‘It’s Mitch’s time’: Inside Marsh’s SCG nets session… and the moment his shackles came off
Mitchell Marsh couldn’t help but smile after edging his first delivery during Wednesday’s training session at the SCG.
‘Have two proper teams playing’: Indian great calls for huge WTC shake-up
Former India coach Ravi Shastri called Wednesday for a two-tier structure in Test cricket with relegation and promotion to ensure the survival of the red-ball game.
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Everton’s new stadium, Women’s Rugby World Cup and potentially close Ashes series – new year has much to offer
Next season one narrative will surely dominate F1 when Lewis Hamilton dons his new scarlet race suit and climbs into a Ferrari for the first competitive session at the opening race in Australia. His move from Mercedes after 12 seasons and six titles was a huge shock and this new start could not be more gripping. How will he fare in a new team at the age of 40, a new culture at Maranello, a team that has a history of making and breaking drivers? Better still the prospect of him ending Ferrari’s drivers’ title drought that now stretches back to 2007 and in so doing claiming a record-breaking eighth world championship across three different teams. Or will it be a testing and turbulent opening year, far from his comfort zone? One way or another Hamilton and Ferrari will be impossible to ignore and it’s mouth-watering stuff. Giles Richards
Continue reading...‘A little relaxed’: Former Big Bash spinner’s bizarre timed out drama in Bangladesh T20
Former Big Bash leg spinner Tom O’Connell has sparked controversy as was bizarrely dismissed twice in the space of one ball in the Bangladesh Premier League.