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[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] Australia only has three matches before it needs to lock in a 15-player squad for this year’s T20 World Cup in the United States and West Indies. Next week, the Australians travel to New Zealand for a bilateral T20 series against the Black Caps, sending across a full-strength squad for the three-match campaign. The … 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 next generation of Australian superstars emulated the feats of Pat Cummins’ ODI squad on Sunday, defeating India by 79 runs in the Under-19 World Cup final in South Africa. Hugh Weibgen’s side posted 7-253 at Willowmoore Park, with Harjas Singh scoring a half-century, before bowling out India for 174 to secure Australia’s fourth … Read more
[ad_1] With a performance from Australia as phenomenal as the awful effort produced by the West Indies in Canberra, the hosts completed a clean sweep of the ODI series with a record-breaking performance. Exciting newcomer Jake Fraser-McGurk, who made 41 runs from 18 balls, and World Cup-winning wicketkeeper Josh Inglis led the Australians to the … Read more
[ad_1] Star Aussie batters Travis Head and Steve Smith will duke it out in New Zealand as they strive to partner David Warner at the top of the order for this year’s T20 World Cup. Cricket Australia on Tuesday morning released a 15-player squad for Australia’s T20 Series against the Black Caps later this month. … Read more
[ad_1] Aussie cricket fans have hit out at ticket prices at the SCG after yet another sparsely populated crowd for the second ODI against the West Indies. In a sign of just how far ODI cricket has fallen down the international cricket priority list, the Aussies crowd at the MCG on Friday stuck out like … Read more
[ad_1] Australia has taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series against the West Indies after toppling the Caribbean team by eight wickets in Friday evening’s match at the MCG. After the West Indies were bowled out for 231, Australia chased down the target with 69 balls to spare, with Cameron Green (77*) and … Read more
[ad_1] The Gabba will play host to the second Test between Australia and the West Indies beginning on Thursday, with a couple of Aussie cricketers under a COVID cloud. Travis Head and more recently Cameron Green are expected to play in the day/night Test despite testing positive to COVID in the past week. Head has … Read more
[ad_1] The slogging won’t stop for breakout Big Bash star Josh Brown, who has landed his first international T20 contract in Bangladesh. As he was belting a matchwinning 53 off 38 balls in the BBL final at the SCG on Wednesday night, his manager was doing a deal for him to join the Chattogram Challengers … Read more