News Family members, colleagues, stars from sport, music, television and film come together to say goodbye to “the greatest” For one more time, thousands made the journey to the MCG for Shane Warne. It was a chance to farewell one of the game’s greats at the ground he graced on so many occasions: the scene of his 7 for 52 against West Indies, the Ashes hat-trick and the 700th Test…
News Captain says if team follows the blueprint that led them to victory in New Zealand in January, they will be fine Over three tours to South Africa, Bangladesh’s batters have averaged 18.05 and their bowlers 77.97. Even five years ago when they arrived fresh from drawing a home Test series against Australia, the results were very much less than flattering. Bangladesh misread the pitches, had batting frailties exposed by…
Preview Both teams lost their opening games of IPL 2022 but some of their players did hit form Chennai Super Kings lost their opening game of the season but they won’t be too down about it Big picture Newbies Lucknow Super Giants and oldies Chennai Super Kings both lost their opening games of IPL 2022, but neither side would be fussed just yet. In fact, Super Giants’ captain KL…
News Allrounder has been laid low with a bad back since October last year, and will turn out as a specialist batter for Surrey next week Sam Curran chats with his Surrey team-mates at the county’s pre-season photocall at the Kia Oval When Sam Curran felt pain in his back after Chennai Super Kings’ defeat to Rajasthan Royals in October, he expected it would be nothing to worry about….
Report South Africa grappling with the unavailability of their experienced Test stars away at the IPL Big picture 362 caps v 206 caps. For the first time since they got Test status in 2000, Bangladesh are in South Africa with an opportunity to challenge the home team. They have already won the ODI series, they have the more experienced Test squad, and can potentially take advantage of South Africa missing their…
Shaun Marsh and Peter Handscomb will lead their respective sides in the Shield final As Shaun Marsh and Peter Handscomb posed for the cameras, the iconic Sheffield Shield nestled between the skippers made for a magnificent sight in front of the WACA’s famous scoreboard. After a 23-year drought, the burly trophy was back on Western Australian turf but not yet in the WACA’s possession, reinforced by a Cricket Australia…
News Says India is “such an untapped market” and “they’re going to be unbeatable in a 10-year time” with launch of Women’s IPL Healy, and other Australians, have not participated in the T20 Challenge in India, since the first edition in 2018 Australia wicketkeeper-batter Alyssa Healy has welcomed the BCCI’s and the PCB’s plans of launching a Women’s IPL (WIPL) in 2023 and a Women’s PSL (WPSL) in the…
News His life was remembered and celebrated at the MCG One of Shane Warne‘s former foes Nasser Hussain has described the legendary legspinner as the greatest cricketer who ever lived. Former Australian team-mates and rivals paid tribute to Warne at the MCG in a star-studded state memorial service on Wednesday. Ex-England captain Hussain, who Warne tormented during his 145-Test career, was blown away by his feats on the field. Warne…
News Highlights of tournament for WI captain were the wins over New Zealand and England in the league stage “You’ll be seeing us around,” Stafanie Taylor, the West Indies captain, said after an emphatic 157-run defeat at the hands of title favourites Australia knocked her side out of a World Cup tournament regarded as a resounding success for her team. Two batters down chasing a mammoth 306 from 45 overs…
News He will continue his recovery with Patrick Farhart in the Capitals squad in India Former Australia and current New South Wales physiotherapist Patrick Farhart, who has been with Capitals since the 2020 IPL season, will manage Marsh’s recovery after the allrounder finishes his quarantine on arrival in India. Marsh will be the second Capitals player, after Anrich Nortje, to continue his rehab in the Capitals squad. “Being able to…