David Warner will now land at the SCG when he arrives by helicopter from his brother’s wedding to play for Sydney Thunder against Sydney Sixers on Friday. The initial plan had been to use Allianz Stadium next door to the cricket ground but that was ruled out. Now he is expected to touch down on the outfield about where the “Thanks Dave” logo was painted during his farewell Test. Weather…
There will be no helicopter for Steve O’Keefe at the SCG on Friday, but his evening in the BBL Sydney derby could be a much more significant than David Warner’s hasty flight from his brother’s wedding. There’s a chance that the game will be O’Keefe’s final outing at the SCG with this season very likely to be the last of his professional career. However, it may be worth just holding…
After being recalled to Australia’s Test squad, batter Matt Renshaw has been left musing on how the last six months has been “a weird time”, but also the best of times, for him. Renshaw is not in the playing XI, but has been named in the 13-man squad as the spare batter for the first Test against the West Indies, starting in Adelaide on January 17, edging out fellow red-ball…
After being recalled to Australia’s Test squad, batter Matt Renshaw has been left musing on how the last six months has been “a weird time”, but also the best of times, for him. Renshaw is not in the playing XI, but has been named in the 13-man squad as the spare batter for the first Test against the West Indies, starting in Adelaide on January 17, edging out fellow red-ball…
Shimron Hetmyer has been left out of both the ODI and a full-strength West Indies T20I squad for their series against Australia next month after he was dropped against England late last year. Jason Holder and Kyle Mayers have been included for the T20Is after they made themselves unavailable for the Test tour to take up franchise contracts. Neither Holder or Mayers are part of the ODI squad for the…
Tom Curran has been ruled out of the remainder of his BBL stint with Sydney Sixers due to a knee injury and would appear in doubt for his ILT20 deal with Desert Vipers. Curran picked up the injury in Sixers’ previous match against Melbourne Stars and will now miss the final two regular-season games as the team attempt to lock in a finals berth. He wasn’t due to be available…
Colin Graves’ return as Yorkshire chairman looks set to be ratified next month, after the club’s board approved a restructured loan agreement from the consortium that he heads up. The prospect of Graves’ return to the role that he held between 2012-15 comes after Yorkshire this week claimed that it had spoken to more than 350 interested parties, but that his offer was the only one capable of warding off…
Cricket’s global union has followed the lead of its tennis counterpart, signing a commercial deal that aims to resolve the long-standing issues around players’ name, image and likeness rights which have lingered for more than two decades. The Federation of International Cricketers’ Association (FICA) announced on Wednesday a long-term partnership with Winners Alliance, which formed in 2022 as an affiliate of the Novak Djokovic-backed Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA). Pat…
Big picture: Final rehearsal for India In less than five months, India will face Ireland in their opening game at the 2024 T20 World Cup. While there is the IPL before that, the three-match series against Afghanistan, starting in Mohali on Thursday, is India’s only T20I assignment in between. Incidentally, this is the first time India are playing a bilateral white-ball series against Afghanistan. Rohit’s return also forces a change…
Dinesh Karthik, the former India wicketkeeper-batter, will assist England Lions’ preparations in India later this week, after being included in the squad’s coaching set-up for the first nine days of the tour. Karthik, whose international career included roles on two tours of England in 2007 and 2018, as well as the 2019 World Cup, has since gone on to forge a successful career in the media, including as a commentator…