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News Show stopper Khawaja compares young allrounder to Steve Waugh It wasn’t the headline act of the day as Usman Khawaja again stole the show, but for the second year running Cameron Green helped set up an Australia declaration at the SCG with his first major batting contribution of the Ashes. Twelve months ago he

Report England’s openers survive but batters face a tough task on final day England 294 & 0 for 30 (Crawley 22*, Hameed 8*) trail Australia 8 for 416 dec & 6 for 265 dec (Khawaja 101*, Green 74, Leach 4-84) by 357 runs Usman Khawaja became the new king of the SCG achieving the stunning

Report Batter produces brave and chanceless unbeaten ton, supported by Stokes and Wood England 7 for 258 (Bairstow 103*, Stokes 66, Boland 2-25) trail Australia 8 for 416 dec (Khawaja 137, Smith 67, Broad 5-101) by 158 runs Jonny Bairstow saved England’s blushes and saved his Test career with a stunning SCG century to help

News Australia take cautious approach to side strain recovery, Boland expected to be fit after SCG tumble Josh Hazlewood is unlikely to play the final Ashes Test in Hobart as Australia continue to take a cautious approach to his recovery from the side strain he picked up in the opening match at the Gabba. However,

News Back from concussion setbacks, the 23-year old sets sight on making the Pakistan tour in March Will Pucovski wants to push for a spot on Australia’s Test tour of Pakistan in March, declaring he will return to cricket with a clear mind on Saturday after his 10th concussion setback. Pucovski will play his first

Stuart Broad has called on England’s Test cricketers to live in the moment for the rest of a dispiriting Ashes campaign, and focus on making some individual points at Sydney and Hobart, after suggesting that the squad has become too obsessed with long-term planning during the Covid pandemic, and has lost sight of the importance

The BBL is teetering on the edge of chaos with a slew of players testing positive for Covid-19 as the Omicron variant sweeps through Australia’s increasingly open borders. It started on December 30 when the Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers fixture had to be postponed following a number of positive cases within Stars’ squad and

News Usman Khawaja replaces Travis Head as the one change for Australia at the SCG Hazlewood, who misses out on his home ground, has not quite recovered from the side strain he picked up at the Gabba and will now target a comeback in the final Test in Hobart. Australia are also continuing to manage

News England’s stand-in coach expects “caged tigers” Stokes and Broad to make a mark in the SCG Test Pat Cummins continues to bask in the glory of retaining the Ashes in ruthless fashion, but has also lent a sympathetic ear to England’s off-field challenges with Covid-19, even as the visitors’ stand-in coach Graham Thorpe hoped

News He said conditions in the series meant a batter has “never really felt in” although Australia have still scored more than enough runs On a scale of problems, it’s pretty low down the list – and one that England would love to have. A Test batting average last year of 53.75 and three innings

Report Topley, Maddinson and Richardson took three wickets apiece to restrict Stars to 126, before Finch’s fifty paved the way for a five-wicket win Melbourne Renegades 5 for 129 (Finch 50, Harvey 23 not out, O’Connell 2-11) beat Melbourne Stars 126 (Cartwright 41, Maddinson 3-20, Richardson 3-24, Topley 3-27 ) by five wickets Melbourne Renegades

News All of Australia’s away tours in the current WTC cycle are in the subcontinent Nathan Lyon is excited about the prospect of forming a spin partnership with Mitchell Swepson, but the weather forecast and recent history at the SCG may count against it happening this week against England in the fourth Ashes Test. With

News Desire is still there to remain a multi-format player, Buttler says Jos Buttler says he remains committed to playing Test cricket, despite a disappointing Ashes campaign and mounting pressure on England players and management. Australia took an unassailable 3-0 series lead with comprehensive victories in Brisbane, Adelaide and – most emphatically – inside two

News A Test debut with the Ashes wrapped up could stand the young legspinner in good stead for the challenges ahead Through a variety of factors, ranging from injury to Covid close contact, Australia have been forced to explore the depth of their fast bowling this season, and the results have been very impressive. Now,

News Analysis From a fringe Australia player to World Cup star and churning out BBL runs, he won’t want 2021 to end A rather innocuous unbeaten 42 against bottom-placed Melbourne Renegades doesn’t exactly stand out amid Mitchell Marsh‘s purple patch but it might best encapsulate his remarkable transformation this year from an unfulfilled talent to

News Mitchell Marsh, Nic Maddinson and Josh Inglis have been called up as cover Australia batter Travis Head has tested positive for Covid-19, as the Australia team delay their flight from Melbourne to Sydney and call up replacements for the fourth Test at the SCG, with doubts mounting as to whether the series will be

News Steve Bernard will replace Boon as the match referee for the game David Boon, the match referee for the ongoing Ashes series in Australia, has tested positive for Covid-19 and will therefore miss the fourth Test, starting on January 5 at the SCG. Boon will be replaced by Steve Bernard, who is part of

News The positive result came from a member of the support staff just hours before the game was due to take place The BBL match between Melbourne Stars and Perth Scorchers on Thursday has been postponed due to a Covid-19 case within the Stars’ camp. The positive result came from a member of the support

News Trust will be put in Josh Hazlewood over his fitness while Mitchell Starc unlikely to be rotated Australia’s selectors will put their faith in Josh Hazlewood‘s judgement as they weigh up difficult choices with five in-form quicks ahead of the fourth Ashes Test. Hazlewood got through around 35 minutes of gentle bowling in the

News Opener hints he might stay for another Ashes tour while also targeting victory in India Australia opener David Warner has hinted that he might want another crack at winning an Ashes series in England in 2023. Warner turned 35 in October during the T20 World Cup when he was player of the tournament in

News Starc overtakes Stokes to move to fifth place among allrounders Boland was named the Player of the Match after he helped Australia win the MCG Test – by an innings an 14 runs – on the third day and retain the Ashes with a 3-0 lead. Pat Cummins, the only bowler above 900 points,

News Pat Cummins grateful he’s not a selector with some tough decisions to made in Sydney Last week left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel was left out of the New Zealand Test squad the match after taking all 10 wickets in an innings against India. It is not inconceivable that Scott Boland becomes another name on the

Report Fifties from Billings and Sangha took Thunder to 200, and Scorchers eventually fell 34 runs short Sydney Thunder 7 for 200 (Billings 67, Sangha 56*, Kelly 3-30) beat Perth Scorchers 8 for 166 (Munro 64 not out, McAndrew 3-40, Mahmood 2-29) by 34 runs An Impressive Sydney Thunder inflicted Perth Scorchers’ first defeat of

News A five-for in the space of 19 deliveries, a six-wicket haul on debut – it was quite a Test for the Victorian In his debut Test, Scott Boland produced a truly memorable performance on his home ground. After two in three balls rocked England on the second evening – bringing raucous approval from Bay

Joe Root says that he will not be considering his position as Test captain until the end of England’s tour of Australia, and instead pledged to “put some pride back into the badge” in the final two matches at Sydney and Hobart, after a humiliating conclusion to the decisive third Test at Melbourne. England’s Ashes

James Anderson admitted his disappointment after an encouraging England fightback with the ball, in which he claimed his second-best innings figures in Australia, was undermined by the loss of four wickets during a furious final hour of play on day two at the MCG. England’s bowlers limited Australia to 267 with a disciplined display, conceding

News The Victoria pace bowler has a fine record at the MCG and has been in superb form this season Victoria pace bowler Scott Boland has been handed a surprise debut in the Boxing Day Test against England with Australia taking a cautious approach over a minor leg injury to Jhye Richardson. “It’s huge,” Cummins

News Hazlewood won’t play on Boxing Day but Cameron Green emergence as a like-for-like replacement has caused England captain Joe Root problems Josh Hazlewood won’t play in the Boxing Day Test and there might have been a time when the sight of their big quick standing at the back of the nets not participating in

News Australia coach backs the struggling opener for Boxing Day and possibly beyond despite very lean returns Australia coach Justin Langer has backed under-pressure opener Marcus Harris confirming there is no doubt about his place for Boxing Day as the selectors are determined for him to forge a long-term partnership with David Warner. Harris has

News His current contract expires in May next year but recent results have strengthened his hand Justin Langer has confirmed he wants to stay on as Australia’s men’s head coach for all three formats, putting off any suggestions of splitting the role. Langer had found himself under pressure to keep his job amid player feedback