Melbourne, Dec 29 (IANS) The experienced pace duo of Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood are set to be included in Australia’s provisional squad for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup despite injury concerns.Head coach Andrew McDonald Cummins will undergo another scan of his back in four weeks’ time, and a final call on his availability for the mega spectacle, which commences on February 7, will be made after the results of that assessment.”Pat will have a scan, I think in another four weeks, s…
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New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Former fast bowler Brett Lee has been inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame. The announcement was made on Sunday, honouring his impressive international career characterised by exceptional pace, durability, and notable sportsmanship. At 49, Lee is considered one of the quickest bowlers in history, alongside Shoaib Akhtar. He represented Australia from 1999 to 2012, playing 76 Tests, 221 ODIs, and 25 T20Is. Throughout his career across all formats, he took a t…
Melbourne, Dec 27 (IANS) Joe Root said England have shown their real character and bravery with the bat as they have achieved a much-needed breakthrough by winning their first Test match on Australian soil since 2011, having beaten Australia by four wickets in the Boxing Day Test match at the MCG.As a result of this victory, England secured their first Test series win in Australia since January 2011 at the SCG. This was also Joe Root’s first-ever Test win on Australian soil in 18 matches, and fo…
Melbourne, Dec 23 (IANS) England cricket team’s managing director Rob Key defended the team’s four-day trip to Noosa, taken between the second and third Ashes Tests, and stated that the board is investigating claims that their travel was turned into a beer-filled stag party. Away from the field, England’s mid-series trip to Noosa, a well-heeled coastal resort in Queensland, has also come under the microscope. The squad headed there for four nights after their heavy defeat at the Gabba, descr…
Melbourne, Dec 23 (IANS) Rob Key, England cricket team’s managing director, has conceded that England’s current setup has fallen short when it has mattered most, pointing out that they have not won any of their last four five-Test series against Australia or India.Australia have retained the Ashes with a dominant 82-run victory over England in the third Test in Adelaide on Sunday. With the Ashes already out of reach, England now face the task of limiting the damage, beginning with the Boxing D…
Adelaide, Dec 23 (IANS) Todd Murphy and Jhye Richardson have been added to Australia’s 15-member squad for the fourth Ashes Test, starting on December 26.Murphy edged out Matt Kuhnemann and Corey Rocchiccioli to replace Nathan Lyon as the veteran off-spinner set to undergo surgery on his injured hamstring.Murphy has featured seven times at Test level for Australia, with his most recent match coming at the start of the year against Sri Lanka in Galle.Australia confirmed on Tuesday that Nathan Lyo…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Former England pacer Stuart Broad has doubled down on his assertion that the current Australian side is the weakest Ashes team England have faced in 15 years, despite the hosts referencing his comments during their celebrations in Adelaide. Ahead of the series, Broad had claimed Australia were at their lowest ebb since England last won the Ashes in Australia in 2010–11, describing his assessment as “not an opinion” but “a fact”. He cited Australia’s transition …