As the snow on the higher peaks melted under the sun in perfect weather for cricket, Australia’s nets in Dharamsala suggested they were ever closer to playing a full-strength XI for the first time in this ODI World Cup. Travid Head, who narrowly missed out on the last game recovering from a broken left hand, batted in the nets for about 20 minutes without discernible discomfort, and had a bowl…
Ashton Agar has suffered a recurrence of the calf injury that ruled him out of the ODI World Cup and looks highly unlikely to be available for Australia’s five-match T20I series against India immediately following the tournament. Agar initially tore his calf during pre-season while training with Western Australia which ruled him out of the T20I series against South Africa in late August. He returned to play in the first…
Hobart Hurricanes 76 for 3 (Villani 39*) beat Adelaide Strikers 74 for 1 (Wolvaardt 35*, Mack 32) by seven wickets Captain Elyse Villani powered Hobart Hurricanes to their first win of the WBBL season with an upset over defending champions Adelaide Strikers in a truncated match at a bleak Allan Border Field. Restricted to an eight overs per side contest, Villani bludgeoned an unbeaten 39 from 24 balls as Hurricanes…
Western Australia 241 and 8 for 0 trail South Australia 264 (Manenti 86*, Paris 6-74) by 15 runs Western Australia quick Joel Paris shredded South Australia’s top-order to leave their Sheffield Shield game in the balance after day two. After bowling WA out for 241, the Redbacks made 264 with Ben Manenti top-scoring with 86. Paris, playing his first Sheffield Shield game of the season after recovering from a hamstring…
Tasmania 146 for 9 (Webster 57*, Sandhu 3-27, Steketee 3-40) trail Queensland 379 (Burns 133, Clayton 96, Peirson 52, Neser 51 ret out) by 233 runs On an action-filled second day, Queensland lost their last six wickets to be all out for 379, before Tasmania struggled in the final two sessions and faced a potential follow-on. After Neser was an overnight withdrawal when he flew back to Brisbane for personal…
Victoria 196 (Tremain 4-32) & 131 for 6 (Dean 53) lead New South Wales 102 (O’Neill 4-23, Perry 3-26, Boland 3-36) by 225 runs A career-best return from Fergus O’Neill and a trademark display of metronomic MCG bowling from Scott Boland helped Victoria take control of a low-scoring Sheffield Shield clash against New South Wales as the Blues’ batting woes continued. Travis Dean‘s patient half-century and an unbeaten 40 from…
Sydney Sixers wicketkeeper and Australia vice-captain Alyssa Healy has been officially ruled out of the entire WBBL season following a consultation with her surgeon regarding her gruesome finger injury. Healy suffered a severe laceration to her right index finger last weekend when she was accidentally bitten by one of her puppies while trying to separate them at home. The injury required surgery after an artery had been severed but there…
The bosses of Cricket Australia believe ODIs can continue to play a key part in the men’s international game but have stressed the importance of having context around bilateral fixtures. There has been heightened debate around the 50-over format amid the ongoing World Cup which has seen some disappointing crowds and a lack of close games, although the tournament has produced a number of eye-catching results with Afghanistan beating England…
In-form Queensland allrounder and fringe Australia Test seamer Michael Neser has withdrawn from Queensland’s Sheffield Shield clash with Tasmania after day one due to personal reasons, leaving the visitors with just 10 players for the remaining three days of the match in Hobart. Neser was 51 not out overnight batting at No.5 for the first time in his first-class career, continuing his red-hot form with the bat. But he did…
The Men’s 2023 ODI World Cup is now past the halfway stage as it builds towards the final on November 19. Each morning we will round up the latest action and news from the event and bring you the insights from our reporters on the ground. — Top Story: England’s title defence suffers another crushing blow as Sri Lanka coast to victory Sri Lanka 160 for 2 (Nissanka 77*, Samarawickrama…