Australia captain Pat Cummins says there is no difference between Usman Khawaja displaying a dove logo on his shoe and bat to raise awareness of humanitarian issues and teammate Marnus Labuschagne displaying an eagle on his bat which signifies a personal religious message, after the ICC denied Khawaja’s application to display the logo during the Boxing Day Test. Khawaja made an application to the ICC to display a small dove…
Big Picture: Pakistan search for inspiration All we want for Christmas is a contest, right? Well, Pakistan will hope for a miracle. If they topple Australia at the MCG it would come close to that. After just about holding their own, to a degree, across the first three days in Perth, things unravelled quickly on the fourth, albeit the surface was tricky by the time Pakistan started their second innings….
With the likes of Kagiso Rabada, Jasprit Bumrah, Gerald Coetzee, Mohammed Siraj, Marco Jansen, Lungi Ngidi and Shardul Thakur – especially after his last series here – in the mix, you would expect the series between South Africa and India to be headlined by bowlers. But South Africa’s captain Temba Bavuma has a different idea. “We understand conditions a lot better so you’d expect us to adapt a lot better…
KL Rahul has started only one first-class match as the designated wicketkeeper, but that doesn’t seem like it will hold India back from playing him as a wicketkeeper in the two-Test series in South Africa. Two days before the first Test in Centurion, coach Rahul Dravid spoke at length about the challenge for Rahul but also the opportunities it opens up for both Rahul, who will be making a Test…
Kieron Pollard has been appointed England’s assistant coach for the Men’s T20 World Cup in the West Indies and United States. It is a sole assignment with the objective ‘to provide expertise of local conditions.’ Pollard has represented West Indies in 101 T20Is and was part of the T20 World Cup-winning squad in 2012, he also captained them in the 2021 edition. He retired from international cricket in 2022 but…
The ICC has denied Usman Khawaja‘s latest attempt to raise awareness of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza by knocking back his application to display the image of a dove and an olive branch on his bat and shoes. Khawaja displayed the logo on his right shoe and the back of his bat during Australia’s main training session on Sunday at the MCG ahead of the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan…
India 406 ( Deepti 78, Mandhana 74, Rodrigues 73, Ghosh 52, Gardner 4-100) and 75 for 2 (Mandhana 38*, Gardner 1-18) beat Australia 219 (McGrath 50, Vastrakar 4-53, Rana 3-56) and 261 (McGrath 73, Rana 4-63, Kaur 2-23) by 8 wickets Most of the hard work done by the likes of Tahlia McGrath, Ellyse Perry and Alyssa Healy on the third day to take Australia at 233 for 5 –…
Curran was suspended by Cricket Australia for four BBL matches after being charged and found guilty of a Level 3 offence under CA’s Code of Conduct for an incident before Sixers’ match against Hobart Hurricanes on December 11 in Launceston. But the BBL confirmed Curran’s appeal had been dismissed on Sunday and the ban would remain, meaning the allrounder will miss the Sixers’ next three matches against Melbourne Stars, Sydney…
Pakistan seamers’ lack of express pace in the first Test got plenty of attention at home, and it appears it didn’t go unnoticed by the opposition, either. Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc said “everyone” in their set-up was surprised at Pakistan’s inability to hit higher speeds with the ball, particularly given the side’s reputation for it. “I think everyone was slightly surprised at the lower pace of the Pakistan bowlers,…
Allrounder Aaron Hardie has been named Perth Scorchers’ stand-in captain for the remainder of the season after two-time title-winning skipper Ashton Turner was ruled out of the rest of the Big Bash League with a knee injury. Hardie, 25, has been appointed despite not being the official vice-captain, with the Scorchers hierarchy opting for the allrounder instead of the vice-captain Josh Inglis. Scorchers’ coach Adam Voges confirmed that Hardie had…