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[ad_1] Victorian captain Will Sutherland continued a golden run after making his ODI debut for Australia with a second five-wicket haul in three innings as 17 wickets fell in Tasmania while batting dynamo Jake Fraser-McGurk’s poor run since his brilliant international entrance continued. After 21-year-old Fraser-McGurk swatted West Indian bowlers for three sixes and five-fours … Read more
[ad_1] Steve Smith has three matches to convince national selectors he deserves a spot in Australia’s T20 World Cup squad, with this week’s white-ball series in New Zealand serving as his final audition ahead of the marquee tournament. Australia only has three T20I matches scheduled before June’s T20 World Cup in the West Indies and … Read more
[ad_1] Cameron Green’s difficult summer with the bat continued with a single-digit score as pace bowlers ran rampant on the opening day of three Sheffield Shield matches on Friday. The WA all-rounder was trapped LVW for six by Tasmanian debutant Kieran Elliott as 41 wickets tumbled across the three games, with only six batters managing … 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] The international men’s summer of cricket has drawn to a close, with the West Indies denying Australia a clean sweep of the white-ball portion of the tour. The visitors secured a thumping 37-run victory over the Australians at Perth Stadium on Tuesday evening courtesy of Andre Russell’s counterpunching 71 (29) and Roston Chase’s economical … Read more
[ad_1] Australia is looking to secure a series whitewash over the West Indies when it faces the two-time T20 World Cup champions at Perth Stadium on Tuesday evening. Having won the previous T20s in Hobart and Adelaide, the Australians have taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. The tourists won the toss and … 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] Australia has cruised towards a 3-0 whitewash over the West Indies following Tuesday’s crushing eight-wicket victory at Manuka Oval. After the tourists were bowled out for 86 in less than 25 overs, Australia only needed 41 deliveries to chase down the measly target, with young opener Jake Fraser-McGurk blasting 41 from 18 balls. Meanwhile, … Read more
[ad_1] Reigning World Cup champions Australia have secured the one-day international series against the West Indies with a game in spare after a dominant 83-run victory at the SCG on Sunday. After being sent into bat on a hot day in Sydney, Australia was under pressure when losing three wickets in the first 10 overs … Read more
[ad_1] Australia will field a new-look line-up for the second ODI against the West Indies at the Sydney Cricket Ground, with Travis Head and Xavier Bartlett rested from the fixture. Head, who is going through a significant form slump with the bat, was released from the squad for the final two ODIs, citing a busy … Read more