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[ad_1] Twin bowling efforts across two states turned the shape of the Sheffield Shield season on its head on Tuesday as the decision to prepare wickets for results in both Tasmania and Victoria backfired on the hosts. Going into the game needing only a draw against South Australia to host the final, Tasmania, having secured … Read more
[ad_1] Josh Hazlewood has won over New Zealand fans on day two of the second Test, signing a piece of yellow sandpaper to cheers from the local fans at Hagley Oval. Australia took a 96-run lead on the first innings but half centuries to Tom Latham and Kane Williamson have given the Kiwis a 40-run … Read more
[ad_1] Australia has only won one away Test series in the past decade, but Pat Cummins’ men have an opportunity to double that tally in Christchurch this week. The second Test between New Zealand and Australia gets underway at Hagley Oval on Friday, with the tourists already retaining the Trans-Tasman Trophy following last week’s 172-run … Read more
[ad_1] Australia ventures across the Tasman for its final assignment of the Test summer, a two-match campaign against New Zealand. The sporting rivalry between the two nations is fierce, but one-sided — the Black Caps have not won a Test match against Australia on home soil since 1993, suffering nine defeats and a loss since. … Read more
[ad_1] Usman Khawaja is giving no thoughts to potential retirement ahead of the Test series against New Zealand, adamant the next two matches are the only ones that matter and “there is no finishing line” in sight. The 37-year-old enters the series as the recently crowned ICC Test Player of the Year after a bumper … Read more
[ad_1] Western Australia are the kings of Australian domestic cricket once again, winning the one-day Marsh Cup for the third straight time and the first time since NSW between 2001-2003. The Warriors have become the force of Australian cricket in recent seasons and a chasing a hat-trick of titles in both the Marsh Cup and … Read more
[ad_1] Western Australia will be hunting a rare Marsh Cup three-peat when it faces New South Wales at Silverwater’s Cricket Central for Sunday’s final. The tourists won the toss and chose to bowl first, with the match getting underway at 10.05am AEDT. MATCH CENTRE: Marsh Cup final live scorecard The West Australian cricketers were forced … Read more
[ad_1] Western Australia will be missing two of its biggest talents for this weekend’s Marsh Cup final against New South Wales in Sydney, with all-rounders Aaron Hardie and Cameron Green ruled out of the contest. On Friday, Western Australian confirmed that Hardie failed to recover from a calf injury he sustained during last week’s Sheffield … Read more
[ad_1] Cameron Green and Cameron Bancroft have rescued Western Australia on day four of the Sheffield Shield contest against Tasmania in Hobart, compiling centuries in a marathon partnership at Bellerive Oval. After declaring overnight, the Tigers needed ten wickets on Monday to clinch a victory against the defending champions, boosting their odds of booking a … Read more
[ad_1] Victorian opener Tom Rogers celebrated Valentine’s Day by blasting the sixth-highest score in Australian one-day domestic history, a career-best 196 (142) against New South Wales at North Sydney Oval on Wednesday. The 25-year-old clobbered 15 boundaries and 15 sixes at the picturesque venue, falling agonisingly short of becoming the fourth player to score a … Read more