Just four days after the T20 World Cup’s conclusion, Australia is back in action on Thursday, taking on old enemy England in the first ODI. For Australia, it will be the first ODI of the post-Aaron Finch era, with Pat Cummins to lead the side and Travis Head to open the batting. Meanwhile, Australia will...
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Aussie cricket ‘joke’ slammed as bizarre finish a ‘sad indictment’ of the game
Fox Cricket’s commentators have been left stunned after Victoria snatched victory with a final ball six over NSW before umpires called the game off due to bad light. Victoria’s captain, Peter Handscomb pleaded with umpires at the end of the 28th over to remain on the field in an attempt to try and reach the...
‘Best in the world’: England stunned by Pakistan duo in record-breaking ‘exhibition’
Openers Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan put on an unbeaten 203-run partnership as Pakistan claimed a remarkable 10-wicket victory over England in the second T20 international in Karachi. Azam hammered 110 not out for his second T20I hundred while Rizwan scored an undefeated 88 as the pair completed a chase of 200 in 19.3 overs...
Snubbed Aussie golden boy could flip WC script on its head as fresh Finch threat emerges
Within the space of just 30 deliveries on Tuesday night, Cameron Green put the same question on everyone’s lips. Why isn’t he in Australia’s T20 World Cup squad? Granted that one innings doesn’t make a T20 star, but there can be no denying that the 23-year-old would have a formidable case to be in the...
Test icon’s contract ‘mutually terminated’ as 14-year force comes to sad end
Cricket Victoria and James Pattinson have parted ways after 14 years, with the former Test star taking an extended break from the game. A statement on Wednesday confirmed the 32-year-old and CV had come to a mutual agreement to tear up his contract for the 2022-23 season with a potential retirement now looming. Pattinson was...
‘No bigger challenge’: Aussies gear up for brutal tour as 2023 Ashes schedules confirmed
The 2023 Ashes schedule for the Australian men’s and women’s teams have been locked in as both sides look to bring the urns back home once again. The men’s team begin their Ashes campaign with the First Test at Edgbaston in Birmingham on June 16, while the women’s side kick off with the first and...
$1.5m man finally earns call-up, ‘unlucky’ star dropped as Aussie T20 World Cup squad revealed
Australia has unveiled its 15-player squad for next month’s T20 World Cup campaign, with Hobart Hurricanes batter Tim David earning a long-awaited national call-up. Aaron Finch’s men will look to retain the trophy on home soil this summer after becoming T20 world champions for the first time in the United Arab Emirates last year. The...