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[ad_1] As he embarks on a final tour of New Zealand, David Warner is not expecting to receive the warmest of farewells from the Kiwis based on past visits to the country. The veteran set the scene for the three match T20 series beginning on Wednesday in Auckland by describing the abuse he and the … Read more
[ad_1] Spencer Johnson has been handed an eleventh-hour opportunity to push his case for T20 World Cup selection, added to Australia’s squad for this week’s bilateral T20 series against New Zealand. On Sunday afternoon, Cricket Australia confirmed the 28-year-old would replace all-rounder Marcus Stoinis in the 15-player touring party for the three-match campaign in New … Read more
[ad_1] Test cricket returns to the WACA for the first time in seven years this week, with the Australian women’s team facing South Africa for a four-day contest that gets underway on Thursday. The iconic Perth venue has not hosted Test cricket since the 2017/18 Ashes, while the national women’s side hasn’t played there since … Read more
[ad_1] During Thursday’s Under-19 World Cup semi-final in Benoni, Australian bowler Callum Vidler, having just beaten Shahzaib Khan’s outside edge, walked up to the Pakistan opener and pointed towards his head. The 18-year-old, a self-confessed “pest” in the changerooms, noticed the left-hander had started backing away from shorter deliveries, with footwork heading towards the leg … Read more
[ad_1] The opening match of the Nations Cup in London early Sunday morning (all times AEDT) went to script with Australia handing an relatively inexperienced New Zealand a 13-goal loss. The world champion Diamonds didn’t have it all their own way though, losing the third quarter by two goals before reasserting dominance with a 19/11 … Read more
[ad_1] Marcus Harris has expressed his disappointment at being left out of the Australian squad for the Test series against the West Indies, wondering whether selectors “want to pick specialist opening batsmen anymore”. At the beginning of the summer, many believed Harris, Cameron Bancroft and Matt Renshaw were the three fighting for the impending vacancy … Read more