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Jos Buttler flames West Indies with scintillating innings in Barbados to carry England to a seven-wicket victory
Out come the players, Archer is drying his hands in the dust – and off we go.
Terrance Hinds has just been handed his first West Indies cap at the ripe age of 32. And very pleased he looks too.
Continue reading...Pakistan has thumped reigning world champions Australia in their own backyard, securing a 2-1 ODI series triumph with a dominant victory at Perth Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Cooper Connolly’s maiden ODI knock ended in cruel scenes on Sunday afternoon, with the Australian rising star suffering an injury which will rule him out of the T20 series against Pakistan.
Cooper Connolly suffered what could be a fractured hand as Australia surrendered their one-day international series to Pakistan after another disastrous display with the bat.
Australia, missing Test stars Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood, finished with a paltry 140 from 31.5 overs on Sunday, with Connolly unable to return after retiring hurt on seven. In reply, Pakistan reached the victory target with 139 balls to spare to wrap up an eight-wicket win and a 2-1 series triumph over the world champions. It marked Pakistan’s first series win over the Aussies in Australia in 22 years.
Continue reading...Australia has been left with more questions than answers after sinking to a humbling 2-1 ODI series defeat to Pakistan this week.
New Zealand’s historic series clean sweep has set up an unexpectedly exciting race to the final at Lord’s next year
A week on from New Zealand’s 3-0 triumph in India and the result feels no less seismic. The more you consider the history, the disparity in economics or player pools, India’s 12-year unbroken run of dominance in their own conditions and the absence of Kane Williamson, New Zealand’s all-time great with the bat, the harder it is to think of an away victory in modern times to rival it.
India’s fortress had to be breached at some point, not least with flecks of silver creeping into the beards of what could well be their greatest side. But New Zealand as the ones to do it? Their first Test win in India since 1988 to then trigger a cascading clean sweep?
Continue reading...The auditions are over and Australia has a Test squad, but there is much to dissect from the anointed ones and those who were overlooked for the first Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy in Perth beginning next Thursday.
Pakistan has secured its first ODI away series triumph over Australia in 22 years after a dazzling display from the team’s pace cartel during Sunday’s eight-wicket victory at Perth Stadium.
Former Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist has questioned whether the national selectors backtracked on their policy of picking the country’s six best batters for the Test team, arguing Josh Inglis deserves to make his debut at Perth Stadium against India.
Nathan McSweeney knows better than anyone that 18 months is a long time in cricket, let alone five years.
South African Lizelle Lee has smashed the highest score in WBBL history with an astonishing 150 not out off 75 balls for the Hobart Hurricanes against the Perth Scorchers at the SCG.
Australia have settled on Nathan McSweeney to be Usman Khawaja’s opening partner for the start of the blockbuster Test series against India. After an outstanding start to the domestic season, McSweeney has beaten Marcus Harris for the vacant spot in the Australian XI.
McSweeney will become the first Australian player in 47 years to make his Test debut as an opener despite never having batted there at Sheffield Shield level. The 25-year-old top-scored in both innings of the first Australia A match in Mackay when batting at No 4. But he was unable to convert starts – 14 and 25 – in both innings as Australia A closed out a six-wicket win in the second match at the MCG.
Continue reading...Nathan McSweeney has received a maiden Test call-up for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy, named in Australia’s 13-player squad for the series opener against India in Perth.
The auditions are over and the Australian team for the summer ahead will be announced on Sunday, with Nathan McSweeney a chance to make his Test debut against India in Perth in the Border Gavaskar Trophy beginning in Perth on Friday week.
Australian cricketer Travis Head and wife Jess have welcomed their second child this week, baby boy Harrison George Head.