Australia has bought their T20 World Cup defence at least another day. Filling in for the injured Aaron Finch, Matthew Wade’s side achieved their first goal of beating Afghanistan at Adelaide Oval on Friday night by claiming a narrow four run win. Whether it is enough will be determined in 24 hours. Australia’s 89-run defeat...
Australia claimed a crucial win over Ireland at the T20 World Cup that improved the nation’s chances of reaching the semi final. Having set Ireland a target of 180 runs to win on Monday night, Australia was ruthless with the ball early, but after a Lorcan Tucker counterpunch, settled for a 42-run win. Here’s how...
Aaron Finch might not have been able to find form in his last hurrah in the 50-over game, but the Australian captain bowed out a winner on Sunday. Thanks to a superb century from Steve Smith and an all-rounder effort from Cameron Green, Australia edged out New Zealand in a thrilling third One Day International...
When Sri Lanka elected to bat on a pitch promising spin Australia’s team might have feared for the worse. Those fears may well have increased after the opening 10 overs of the first day when Sri Lanka’s openers got off to a strong start and Pat Cummins turned to Nathan Lyon after just five overs....