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[ad_1] Sri Lanka hasn’t forgotten Angelo Matthews’ infamous dismissal from the recent World Cup in India, celebrating Saturday’s T20 triumph over Bangladesh by pointing to their wrists. During November’s World Cup contest between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Delhi, Matthews was timed out after his helmet strap broke, with Tigers captain Shakib Al Hasan refusing … Read more
[ad_1] India beat England by five wickets in the fourth Test at Ranchi on Monday to clinch the five-match series 3-1. Chasing 192, India slipped to 120-5 but Shubman Gill (52) and Dhruv Jurel (39) put on an unbroken 72-run stand to guide their side to victory during the second session of the fourth day. … Read more
[ad_1] Confirmation from Australian captain Mitch Marsh that Travis Head will open alongside David Warner in a T20 in Auckland today could spell trouble for champion batsman Steve Smith’s World Cup hopes this year. Former England captain Michael Vaughan believes that if Smith is not used as an opener in the format, his value diminishes … 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] Australian men’s cricket coach Andrew McDonald wound back the clock over the weekend, making a cameo appearance for Geelong West’s fifth grade side. The 42-year-old, who represented Australia in four Tests in 2009, played against South Barwon at South Barwon Reserve on Saturday, as first reported by the Geelong Advertiser. Listed as “fill in” … Read more
[ad_1] Glenn Maxwell has revealed the fallout from an incident in Adelaide which ended with him in hospital impacted his family more than it did him but a week away helped him refocus enough to deliver an innings for the ages in the same city. Returning to the scene of the big day out which … Read more
[ad_1] The Bison. The Comeback Kid. The World Cup champion. Once the most maligned cricketer in the country, Mitchell Marsh has capped off a remarkable twelve months by winning the 2024 Allan Border Medal, awarded to the most outstanding Australian men’s cricketer of the past year. Six years ago, Marsh was the laughing stock of … Read more
[ad_1] England is about to embark on quite possibly the most daunting task in competitive sport – a Test tour of India. The subcontinent juggernaut’s dominance on home soil is well-documented, with India winning 16 consecutive Test series since the start of 2013, suffering just three defeats in 47 matches. India has only lost one … Read more
[ad_1] Former Ireland and All Blacks coach Joe Schmidt is expected to be named the next Wallabies coach, finally putting the Eddie Jones saga behind Australian rugby. The New Zealand-born Schmidt was the mastermind behind Ireland’s ascendancy to the top of the rugby world guiding the nation to World No. 1 for the first time … Read more
[ad_1] Former Ireland and All Blacks coach Joe Schmidt is expected to be named the next Wallabies coach, finally putting the Eddie Jones saga behind Australian rugby. The New Zealand-born Schmidt was the mastermind behind Ireland’s ascendancy to the top of the rugby world guiding the nation to World No. 1 for the first time … Read more