Four years ago, during the height of Covid-19 lockdowns, Beau Webster decided to give up his “dirty offies” and learn the craft of seam bowling.
‘That’s a ludicrous catch’: Kiwi star’s miracle grab as England gun smacks hundred
Ollie Pope has led England’s fightback after New Zealand debutant Nathan Smith ripped through the top order at Hagley Oval on Friday morning.
Amusement over Aussie ‘chaos and mud-slinging’, plus a suggested batting saviour — Indian View
Indian cricket journalists have been taken by the outpouring of concern from Australian media after the first Test rout in Perth.
The unknown Aussie stars of the future getting golden shot vs India in Prime Minister’s XI clash
Some well-known names including Scott Boland, Ollie Davies, Matt Renshaw and teenage sensation Sam Konstas will line up for the Australian Prime Minister’s XI side this weekend.
Australian cricketer Grace Harris’ ‘f*** it’ World Cup moment as Big Bash final looms
Grace Harris, representing Australia at last month’s T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, walked down the pitch towards national teammate Beth Mooney and bellowed with delight.
All out for 42?! Sri Lanka cops all-time Test low after South Africa star’s stunning 7-13 haul
Marco Jansen bowled South Africa into a dominant position as Sri Lanka crashed to 42 all out, their lowest total in Test cricket, on the second day of the first Test against South Africa at Kingsmead.
Late England fightback sees Kiwi champ narrowly miss century in dramatic opening to first Test
England captured the vital wicket of Kane Williamson for 93 in a dramatic five-wicket final session to leave New Zealand 319-8 after day one of the first Test in Christchurch on Thursday.
New Zealand close on 319-8 v England: first men’s cricket Test, day one – as it happened
Kane Williamson made 93 and Shoaib Bashir took four wickets as the Crowe-Thorpe trophy got off to an entertaining start
Right, anthems sung, players out. Chris Woakes has the ball. Cricket imminent.
“Why is Bashir playing instead of Leach?” harrumphs Paul McIntyre. Well, because he’s England’s first-choice spinner in all conditions, as Ben Stokes put it in Pakistan last month.
Continue reading...Beau Webster into Australia Test squad as concerns linger over Mitch Marsh
- Allrounder makes up 14-man group for second match against India
- Marsh pulled up sore after series-opening defeat in Perth
Australia have called Beau Webster into their squad for the Adelaide Test, as cover for allrounder Mitch Marsh.
Webster was officially added to Australia’s squad on Thursday with a 14-man group to now assemble in Adelaide on Monday.
Continue reading...Aussie star’s shock snub; winner in stacked captain race: WBBL team of the decade revealed
Australian legends, two overseas stars and a stack of record-breakers have been named in the official WBBL team of the decade, with Sixers superstar Ellyse Perry chosen to captain the 12-player squad, while Ash Gardner was a surprise omission.
Ricky Ponting saddened by ‘shameful’ downfall of ‘next Tendulkar’ — Indian View
A player once dubbed ‘the next Sachin Tendulkar’ is under fire in the Indian media for his shocking decline, which just saw him snubbed in the IPL mega auction.
‘Going on for a while’: Great explains why Marnus must be axed now — Test Daily
Former Australian bowler Mitchell Johnson has joined the chorus of pundits calling for Marnus Labuschagne to be dropped from the Test side ahead of next week’s match against India in Adelaide.
The World Test Championship race is red-hot… except England’s already out, and they don’t care
England is yet to qualify for the final of World Test Championship (WTC) but if you take captain Ben Stokes’ word for it, they don’t seem to care too much.
Star Sri Lanka bowler puts on a show before rain saves South Africa… for now
Lahiru Kumara struck twice as Sri Lanka’s bowlers had the better of a rain-hit opening day of the first Test against South Africa at Kingsmead on Wednesday.
‘You’ve got three Tests’: Marnus’ malaise is hurting Australia. Worse, nobody deserves his spot
Marnus Labuschagne is out of runs but that did not make Australia’s struggling star any less fascinating to watch during the Perth Test as he strived to rediscover himself with a view to becoming a force in the Border Gavaskar Trophy.