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News England captain says India defeat will “plant a little bit of doubt in Australia’s mind” Joe Root has declared the Gabba is no longer a stronghold, arguing doubt will linger in Australia’s minds when the Ashes start on December 8 because of their shock Test loss to India’s depleted XI. India stormed to an

News The batter took a blow in the nets last month and may not be available for the MCG this week Will Pucovski‘s return to action for Victoria is in doubt with the batter still experiencing concussion symptoms after the blow he took in training last month casting further uncertainty over whether he will be

News Philpott played eight Tests before becoming a notable coach Former Australia legspinner and coach Peter Philpott has died at the age of 86 after a long battle with illness. Philpott’s eight Tests came in the span of less than a year from March 1965 to January 1966. In a five-Test series against West Indies

Report England are on the brink of a semi-final spot at the T20 World Cup England 126 for 2 (Buttler 71*) beat Australia 125 (Finch 44, Jordan 3-17) by eight wickets Never mind the Ashes, Australia’s T20I team was reduced to rubble in Dubai, as England maintained their hot streak in the T20 World Cup

News Former Australia allrounder played 44 Tests and claimed 186 wickets at a remarkable average of 20.53 In a Test career that spanned 1953 to 1963, Davidson played 44 times and claimed 186 wickets at a remarkable average of 20.53. It is the second-lowest average for any bowler with more than 150 Test wickets behind

News After his playing days, which brought 132 Test wickets, Mallett became a prolific writer Australia spin-bowling great Ashley Mallett has died at age 76 after a long battle with cancer. Mallett played 38 Tests from his debut against England in 1968 and took 132 wickets at an average of 29.84, also finishing his Test

Report Combined bowling efforts from Zampa and Starc tied Sri Lanka down to 154 for 6 Australia 155 for 3 (Warner 65, Finch 37, Hasaranga 2-22) beat Sri Lanka 154 for 6 (Perera 35, Zampa 2-12) by seven wickets David Warner returned to form with a powerful half-century as Australia started the Super 12s with

News Left-arm quick was struck in the nets two days before Sri Lanka game, but trained on match eve Australia aren’t concerned over the fitness of fast bowler Mitchell Starc ahead of their crucial T20 World Cup clash with Sri Lanka despite him copping a blow on the knee in the nets on Tuesday. Starc

News Laughs off talk of poor form and believes he is close to being at his best David Warner has laughed off talk about poor form and believes he is close to finding his best touch, having swapped the practice nets in the UAE for synthetic and concrete surfaces. Warner, who has played five innings

News Smith’s floating position is in part designed to overcome the challenging batting conditions on display in the UAE Australia batter Steven Smith believes the T20 World Cup could become a scrap to the finish line rather than a cascade of boundaries as he beds into a new middle-order role that will be key to

News The quick bowler’s first delivery set the tone against South Africa in a superb powerplay display After all the talk about which of Australia’s Test match quicks would miss out in their T20 World Cup opener against South Africa, the trio of Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins played together in the format

News Maxwell took 1-24 in the win over South Africa after Ashton Agar was omitted but Marcus Stoinis believes Agar will be called upon in the tournament Marcus Stoinis believes every member of Australia’s squad will likely play at some stage of the T20 World Cup, after Ashton Agar’s shock axing for their tournament-opening win

News Head coach also shows faith and confidence in Finch and Warner after Saturday’s performance Australia scraped through their opening encounter after an outstanding bowling performance and some critical cameos with the bat from Steven Smith, Marcus Stoinis and Matthew Wade. They made a bold decision to leave out both Agar and Richardson, who had

News The seamer, who has taken 297 first-class wickets, played one Test for Australia in 2016 South Australia seamer Joe Mennie, who played one Test, has announced his retirement from state cricket so he can return to his family in the UK. Mennie, 32, missed the entire 2020-21 Australian season due to the pandemic travel

Report Marcus Stoinis and Matthew Wade added 40 to take Australia home, after Aiden Markram and David Miller briefly arrested South Africa’s slide with the bat Australia 121 for 5 (Smith 35, Stoinis 24*, Nortje 2-21) beat South Africa 117 for 9 (Markram 40, Hazlewood 2-19, Zampa 2-21) by five wickets A wicket off the

Preview South Africa have won nine of their last 10 matches coming into the tournament, while Australia have lost their last four T20I series Big picture Neither side has a great record in the T20 World Cup and a first-up loss could have huge ramifications in what has become a stacked Group 1. Based on

News Captain says Australia will “go with seven specialist batters, four specialist bowlers, plus the allrounders.” Australia captain Aaron Finch admits that long-held plans for the 2020 version of the T20 World Cup “have gone out the window” as they are set to name just four specialist bowlers for their tournament opener against South Africa

News Chris Rogers said the batter is “pretty positive” after the latest setback and last season showed what he can do Victoria coach Chris Rogers believes Will Pucovski can still play himself into the opening Ashes Test, despite missing the team’s first Sheffield Shield match against New South Wales due to his latest concussion, although

News Josh Hazlewood has made a compelling case for inclusion while two frontline spinners appear likely Vice-captain Pat Cummins accepts there’s a chance he may not always find a place in Australia’s starting XI during the T20 World Cup with questions remaining over how they will balance their side ahead of their opening match against

News The legspinner will miss the rest of the WBBL following the injury while fielding on Wednesday Georgia Wareham is a serious doubt for next year’s Ashes and ODI World Cup after suffering a ruptured ACL while fielding against Adelaide Strikers on Wednesday which has ruled her out of the WBBL. Wareham was in significant

News The fast bowler did not feel he would be able to get himself up to Test level Australia fast bowler James Pattinson has retired from international cricket after deciding he would not be in a position to push for an Ashes berth. Pattinson, 31, had begun the pre-season hoping to be part of the

News The allrounder has a calmness about his game: “I’m not overthinking stuff…it’s all automatic” Even geniuses need reassurance from time to time. For Glenn Maxwell that came during the most recent IPL, in part because his genius was not only recognised but genuinely appreciated by two of the game’s greats in Virat Kohli and

News Warner is going to be a big player for Australia despite his current form, says teammate Warner’s form has been a cause for concern for Australia heading into this World Cup with the veteran dropped by Sunrisers Hyderabad for the second time this year during the second leg of the IPL, after scores of

Marcus Stoinis is building back to full fitness © ICC/Getty Images Allrounder Marcus Stoinis believes he is back to full fitness and will be available to bowl in Australia’s next T20 World Cup warm-up game on Wednesday against India after playing as a batter only in the three-wicket win over New Zealand on Monday night.

News Former Australia allrounder to join chairman of selectors George Bailey and head coach Justin Langer on the three-man panel Former Australia and Victoria allrounder and long-time cricket administrator Tony Dodemaide has been named as the new selector in the Australia men’s set-up taking over the role vacated by Trevor Hohns. Dodemaide will join chairman

News “I’m going stick to my strengths of the death and not worry too much about what others are doing.” It’s been a lengthy wait for everyone between men’s T20 World Cups – five years – but it’s been even longer for Mitchell Starc who missed the 2016 event due to injury. He has played

Stuart Broad has not bowled a ball in anger since tearing his calf ahead of the Lord’s Test in August, and he does not expect to face a batter in the nets until England touch down in Australia next month. Nevertheless, as he savours the “mental freshness” that two months away from the international treadmill

News There are also concerns for the WBBL with seven teams in Tasmania with the eighth, Perth Scorchers, delaying their flight by 24 hours The Marsh Cup clash between Western Australia and Tasmania in Perth will go ahead but the toss has been delayed by one hour following news that Hobart will go into a

News Former Netherlands batter and long-time mentor Michael Swart passed on some advice about batting in the UAE Josh Inglis is on a journey into uncharted territory. He has never played for Australia. He has never even toured with Australia. He has never played cricket in the UAE, and the extent of his experience on

News A cautious approach is being taken given his history with concussions which have regularly impacted his young career Will Pucovski has been forced to consult his concussion specialist following a head knock during a throwdowns session at Victoria training last week. Pucovski, 23, has been making a gradual return to full training following shoulder