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Toss England chose to bowl vs Australia Australia won the toss and chose to bowl first on a green-tinged Khettarama surface that is expected to have a little in it for the seam bowlers, particularly early on. Both sides had named their XIs ahead of time. Sri Lanka, who appear to be attempting to build

When Australia play the first of three T20 internationals against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Tuesday, the man who hit the winning runs in their most recent game will be more than 5000 miles away in the Hertfordshire village of Radlett, playing for Hampshire in the Vitality Blast. Ben McDermott flicked Haris Rauf off his

The ongoing political and economic crisis in Sri Lanka has meant the build-up to Australia’s first three-format tour to the island nation in six years has been quieter than it might have been otherwise. But the arrival of the reigning T20 world champions is a welcome sight for Sri Lankan cricket fans who are hoping

Marnus Labuschagne will be aiming to copy Joe Root’s playbook in Sri Lanka as he prepares for what he expects will be his toughest challenge yet against spin. Labuschagne completed his latest county stint with Glamorgan on Sunday in an abandoned T20 clash against Surrey, but not before he had taken 2 for 27 from

If a year or so ago, Australia had embarked on a multi-format tour and Josh Hazlewood was more certain of his place in the T20I side – than the Test team – there may have some quizzical looks. Yet, that is how things are playing out for one of Australia’s premier quick bowlers, where Hazlewood

For the first time in his career, Mitchell Marsh has the belief he can match it with the world’s best. And after 10 years of international cricket, the difference is notable. Border closures and an injury in Pakistan have denied him international cricket since, while starring in the BBL and IPL. But he has no

Australia quick Jhye Richardson is fully fit as he heads to Sri Lanka and is raring to bounce back from the disappointment of losing his Cricket Australia contract, according to his Western Australia coach Adam Voges. Richardson was arguably the unluckiest player to lose his Cricket Australia contract for the coming 12 months having taken

Every T20 team in the world right now wants Tim David. Every team it seems, except Australia. To be fair to Australia’s selectors, the world’s most in-form power-hitter is front and centre on their radar and chair George Bailey has been in contact with him. But they are wrangling with how and when to fit

Australia head coach Andrew McDonald has tested positive for Covid-19 and will miss the opening week of the Sri Lanka tour. McDonald was unable to fly out as scheduled and will isolate for seven days before joining up with the squad. He is expected to be with the side before the second T20I on June

Australia’s T20 players flew out to Sri Lanka on Wednesday with an eye on their World Cup title defence in October. There are no significant changes expected to the squad for that tournament but there is still time – and plenty of matches – for things to be different. For a number of players, this

Australia’s selectors and new coach Andrew McDonald are adamant T20I skipper Aaron Finch is under no pressure for his place in the T20 World Cup title defence later this year but he is eager to quieten the public debate about his form. Australia’s white-ball team heads back on the road on Wednesday for three T20Is

There were jokes, laughs, sombre moments and a poem titled ‘You ripper Roy’ as Andrew Symonds was farewelled in style on Friday. Family, friends, cricketing team-mates and fans gathered at Townsville’s Riverway Stadium for the public memorial service, following a private funeral on Friday morning. Poet Rupert McCall remembered the times he’d receive telephone calls

Justin Langer has hit out at the “bull**** politics” within Cricket Australia, taking particular aim at interim Cricket Australia chairman Richard Freudenstein. A rumoured breakdown in the relationship between Langer and a core of senior players led to CA’s move to push the 51-year-old towards the exit. A host of Australia’s greatest Test players, including

Andrew Symonds‘ life will be celebrated by former teammates with a no-jacket, no-tie memorial service in Townsville on Friday, almost two weeks after the cricket star’s death. Symonds family confirmed on Monday that a public memorial would take place for the former Test and limited-overs star close to his home in North Queensland. Ian Healy, Adam

Former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori has been appointed an assistant coach of the Australia men’s team alongside Andre Borovec as head coach Andrew McDonald builds his new team. The duo will take up their roles for the Test series against Sri Lanka which starts at the end of June with Borovec, who has worked

Marcus Stoinis was involved in an over that summed up the madness of T20 and the fine line between being a hero or villain. With 21 to defend, he watched his first three deliveries against Rinku Singh disappear for four, six, six. That suddenly made Kolkata Knight Riders favourites as they aimed to keep their

Peter Handscomb, Middlesex’s club captain, is standing down from his role, and will not return to complete the 2022 season following his involvement with next month’s Australia A tour of Sri Lanka. A statement from the club confirmed that Handscomb would be returning to Australia after the Sri Lanka tour for family reasons, and that

Former Australia allrounder Shane Watson has put the spotlight back on Aaron Finch‘s struggles with the bat saying that his poor form could make him a “liability” at the T20 World Cup later this year and he should not be assured of a place just because he is captain. Finch’s batting has been under microscope

Nic Maddinson has lined up a stint in county cricket to further his prospects of an Australia recall in time for the 2023 Ashes. He has set his sights on a return to Test cricket and is closing in on a deal with Durham to replace Keegan Petersen as their overseas player for the second

Tributes continued to flow for Andrew Symonds, with a ‘Fishing Rods for Roy’ campaign launched to honour the former Australia star. Cricket fans have been encouraged to leave fishing rods and cricket balls outside the front of their house as part of a nation-wide tribute for the 46-year-old. His love of fishing was the stuff

Matthew Mott, the Australia women’s head coach, has emerged as the frontrunner in the race to become England men’s white-ball coach, and is likely to be appointed later this week. ESPNcricinfo understands that Mott has been preferred by the interview panel over former England allrounder Paul Collingwood, who was the primary contender having stood in

As Kent and Surrey players lined up on the boundary in front of the Beckenham pavilion to observe a minute’s silence to honour Andrew Symonds, they represented two clubs which had been touched by his “magic” more than most. It was on this suburban out-ground in South London that Matt Walker, the Kent head coach,

Just a few months into his first-class career, Andrew Symonds gave notice of his talent as he flayed the England attack around Heritage Oval in Toowoomba with 108 off 127 balls in an unbroken 205-run stand with Jimmy Maher. “He reached his century with a pulled boundary from Angus Fraser, a back-foot punch behind point

Andrew Symonds‘ former captain, Ricky Ponting, the man who put faith in him ahead of what became a defining 2003 World Cup, has called the allrounder an “extraordinary player” following his death in a car crash at the age of 46. Symonds was a controversial selection for the tournament in South Africa as he averaged

Andrew Symonds, the former Australian allrounder who played in 26 Tests and 198 ODIs in an international career spanning from 1998 through 2009, has died in a car crash in Queensland. Symonds was 46 and is said to have been involved in an accident outside Townsville where he lived in retirement. In a statement, police

Cummins came into the IPL on the back of a highly-successful tour of Pakistan. His 5 for 56 and 3 for 23 in Lahore were instrumental in Australia winning that series 1-0. Before that, in his first series as captain, he led the side to a resounding Ashes victory, picking up 21 wicket across four

Cricket Australia will expand the Women’s National Cricket League to a full home-and-away season under a new 12-month Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the Australian Cricketers’ Association. The acrimonious negotiations of 2017 were avoided with CA CEO Nick Hockley and ACA CEO Todd Greenberg working closely together over the last 12 months, including travelling

Tim Paine‘s playing career appears over with the former Australia captain not given a fresh contract with Tasmania. Paine, who stepped down as Test captain in a texting-messaging controversy before last summer’s Ashes series, hasn’t been included in Tasmania’s list for the 2022-23 season. After taking time away from cricket after his captaincy resignation, Paine

But he has departed CA to join Victoria, taking over from long-time GM Shaun Graf who retired after several decades in the role earlier this year. Manou will work alongside Victoria head coach Chris Rogers after the pair worked together at CA when Rogers was a high-performance coach working at the National Cricket Centre with

Chris Lynn is looking for a new BBL club after Brisbane Heat made the shock decision to delist the BBL’s all-time leading runscorer after 11 seasons at the club. Queensland Cricket and Brisbane Heat CEO Terry Svenson confirmed on Wednesday that Lynn would not be offered a new contract for next season after another disappointing