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Report Australia brought in Jonassen and Sutherland while West Indies replaced Anisa with Ramharack after 30-minute toss delay in Wellington Toss West Indies Women chose to bat vs Australia Women In-form allrounder Deandra Dottin overcame fitness concerns to start for West Indies, who opted to bat in the league-stage fixture against undefeated Australia in overcast

News But she isn’t assured of a place in Australia’s starting XI with Meg Lanning likely to choose between her and a spinner at Basin Reserve Fresh from a stunning 3 for 22 that destroyed the New Zealand top order and led Australia to a third win on the spin, teenage quick Darcie Brown is

Report Debutant Mitchell Swepson helped add an unbroken 51 for the last wicket Australia 556 for 9 dec (Khawaja 160, Carey 93, Smith 72) vs Pakistan Australia’s marathon first innings finally ended early on day three of the second Test, as a weary Pakistan brace for a challenging period with the bat before lunch. After

News The pool incident is unlikely to leave him for a while, but on the pitch, he steered Australia into pole position Alex Carey had already left his mark on this tour before today. Unfortunately, it was for falling into the hotel swimming pool which went viral on social media courtesy of his captain recording

News New Zealand bowling coach Jacob Oram tags heavy loss against Australia their first “blip” of the tournament Ashleigh Gardner has revealed she was still feeling the effects of her recovery from Covid-19 during a stunning all-round performance that helped propel unbeaten Australia to the top of the Women’s World Cup table with a commanding

Report Gardner smashed an unbeaten 18-ball 48 after Perry, McGrath added 101 together Innings break Australia Women 269 for 8 (Perry 68, McGrath 57, Gardner 48*, Tahuhu 3-53) vs New Zealand Women Half centuries from Ellyse Perry and Tahlia McGrath guided Australia to a respectable total after New Zealand had them stumbling in their World

News “This is where the Khawajas are from. This is my home”, he said after a century in the country of his birth He wasn’t going to miss out this time. With a nudge into the leg side, Usman Khawaja ran through for his 100th run. Another Test hundred, but not just any Test hundred.

Report Mitchell Swepson makes his Test debut for Australia on a surface expected to turn Australia won the toss and decided to bat against Pakistan Australia won the toss and elected to bat in the second Test against Pakistan on a Karachi pitch expected to offer some assistance for the bowlers after a dreary series

News NZ haven’t beaten Australia in an ODI since 2017 but cruised to a nine-wicket win in the World Cup warm-up game earlier this month New Zealand are hoping a typically brutal Wellington gale can blow them to victory over Australia in their crunch Women’s World Cup meeting on Sunday. The meeting of the hosts

News Queensland wicketkeeper Jimmy Peirson talks about Swepson’s development as he’s set for a Test debut in Karachi Peirson, who also captains Queensland when Usman Khawaja is away on Australia duty, is certain that Swepson is ready for the Test debut that will now come his way in Karachi on Saturday. After a week where

News Australia captain Cummins expects the Karachi wicket to “break up a bit more” after a dull draw in the first Test There wasn’t much to speak of following the first Test in Rawalpindi, apart from the playing surface around which a dull draw began to take shape as early as the second day. Just

News Tahlia McGrath is also available for the New Zealand match after a minor foot problem Australia coach Matthew Mott will have no concerns about bringing allrounder Ashleigh Gardner straight back into the side for their Trans-Tasman World Cup contest against hosts New Zealand on Sunday following the completion of her Covid-19 isolation period. Gardner

News Match referee Madugalle said the pitch did not offer an even contest between bat and ball The pitch in the Rawalpindi Test between Pakistan and Australia, where 1187 runs were scored for the loss of 14 wickets, has been rated “below average” by match referee Ranjan Madugalle. “The character of the pitch hardly changed

News The 24-year-old has already returned to club cricket, and will work with Victoria to see if he can play Sheffield Shield next week Will Pucovski could make a return to domestic cricket this season, with the opening batter working with Victoria on a process that could see him available to return to Sheffield Shield

News She has been out of the national frame after a bright international debut, and is gung-ho about making the latest chance count It was the final day of the first day-night Test in the women’s game and Wellington, then 20, hit the top of Beaumont’s off stump with a delivery that drew comparisons with

News Queenslander could become first specialist Australia legspinner to play Test cricket since Bryce McGain in 2009 Even if Australia had Shane Warne in his prime in Rawalpindi, they might not have gone close to taking 20 wickets on a surface that yielded just 14 in five days. But Australia are considering picking a specialist

News Australia captain says coming away with a draw in sub-continent conditions “not a bad result” Australia’s captain Pat Cummins believes Rawalpindi’s lifeless pitch was specifically designed to nullify the visitors’ pace attack and that a draw was a good result despite his team only managing to take four wickets throughout the Test. Just 14

News Victorian premier Andrews said there will be no crowd cap at the venue, which can hold up to 100,000 spectators Shane Warne will be publicly farewelled at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, home to many of his greatest sports moments, later this month. Victorian premier Daniel Andrews has confirmed the MCG as the venue for

Report Australia’s lower order folded in the first 20 minutes of play on a docile deck Pakistan 476 for 4 dec and 76 for 0 (Imam 40*, Shafique 33*) lead Australia 459 (Khawaja 97, Labuschagne 90, Smith 78, Nauman 6-107) by 93 runs Pakistan openers Imam-ul-Haq and Abdullah Shafique confidently blunted Australia’s attack on a

News The autopsy in Thailand has confirmed death by natural causes and the body will now return to Australia Members of Shane Warne‘s family spoke of their heartache for the first time on Monday following his death, as an autopsy confirmed he had died of natural causes after a heart attack. Together, they spoke of

News With 925 runs scored and only 11 wickets taken after four days, the first Test is on course to a tame draw Steven Smith said what had been evident to anyone watching any part of the Test match at Rawalpindi. He described the wicket as “dead” and benign”, and said it offered little to

Report Although the sun was out there was no play to push the Test further towards a draw Australia 271 for 2 (Khawaja 97, Labuschagne 69* Warner 68) trail Pakistan 476 for 4 dec by 205 runs A wet outfield has delayed the start of day four of the first Test, increasing the likelihood of

News The death of Warne on the Thai island of Koh Samui is not being treated as suspicious Shane Warne suffered chest pains before he travelled to Thailand for a holiday, where the cricketing great died from a suspected heart attack on Friday, Thai police said. “He had asthma and had seen a doctor about

News All the stories and reaction following the death of one of the game’s greatest On March 4 (the early hours of March 5 in eastern Australia), the shocking news came through that Shane Warne had passed away due to a suspected heart attack while on holiday on the Thai island of Koh Samui. It

Report Australia impressively launched their first innings in the series-opener against Pakistan Lunch Australia 138 for 0 (Khawaja 70*, Warner 60*) trail Pakistan 476 for 4 dec (Azhar 185, Imam 157, Shafique 44, Cummins 1-62, Lyon 1-161) by 338 runs Openers Usman Khawaja and David Warner countered a pace barrage with aggressive batting in an

News Marsh played 96 Tests and claimed what was then a world record 355 dismissals Australian cricket great Rod Marsh is being hailed as among the sport’s most influential figures after passing away, aged 74. Marsh suffered a heart attack in Queensland last Thursday and has died in an Adelaide hospital. A combative wicketkeeper-batter, Marsh

News Prime Minister Morrison offers Warne’s family a state funeral The Great Southern Stand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground is set to be renamed the SK Warne stand in perpetuity following the sudden passing of Australian cricket legend Shane Warne at aged 52. Warne passed away suddenly while on holiday in Thailand on Friday leading

Report A minute’s silence was observed before play in memory of Shane Warne and victims of the terror attacks in Peshawar Pakistan 302 for 1 (Imam 154*, Azhar 95*, Lyon 1-106) vs Pakistan Azhar Ali closed in on his 19th Test century at lunch as a stubborn Pakistan continued to build an imposing first-innings total

At the peak of his powers, Rod Marsh was the best wicketkeeper in the world. He was also a more-than-handy batter, a villain, a rebel, irreverent, insubordinate – and loved and admired as one half of an Australian cricket partnership of uncanny proportions. Marsh, who died Friday aged 74, was also a coach, mentor and

Shane Warne, one of cricket’s all-time greats, has died of a suspected heart attack at the age of 52. Warne, who was named as one of Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Century, claimed 708 Test wickets in a 15-year career for Australia between 1992 and 2007, and was also a World Cup winner in 1999.