Justin Langer has emphatically denied claims he has fallen out with the Australian cricket team, adamant he is still in contact with most players. Langer’s exit as Australia coach has returned to the headlines on the eve of the Test summer, following his controversial podcast released earlier this week. In it, he accused sources who
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England fast bowler Mark Wood is a doubt for the first Test against Pakistan. Wood has been in the UK recovering from a hip injury sustained during England’s successful T20 World Cup campaign and will join up with the Test squad in Rawalpindi this weekend. Though the injury ruled the 32-year-old out of the semi-final
Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and chose to bat first, on what he felt was a decent batting surface in Pallekele. Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka said he would have batted first as well. The ball’s tendency to zip around under lights in Pallekele may have influenced Hashmatullah’s decision as well. Seam-bowling allrounder
David had made his debut for Australia just a month earlier – he had earlier turned out for Singapore in 14 T20Is – but such was potential that the management believed he warranted a place in the starting XI for Australia’s title defence. They failed to make it to the semi-finals, but the selection of
The promotion of Rehan Ahmed to the Test squad might have seemed a bit last-minute. But a day after Ahmed was informed by head coach Brendon McCullum of his selection for the tour of Pakistan, men’s director of cricket Rob Key revealed that that had been the plan all along. A 15-man Test squad was
Tasmania 4 for 102 (Wade 33, Elliot 2-20) trail Victoria 121 (O’Neill 31, Bird 4-13) by 19 runs Wickets tumbled as Jackson Bird and Peter Siddle helped put Tasmania in a strong position at stumps on day one of the Sheffield Shield clash with Victoria. The two quicks fired as the Tigers skittled their hosts
Right near the top of Jon Lewis‘ to-do list as new England Women’s Head Coach is to check in with Nat Sciver as she makes her comeback from a mental health break. Sciver has opted not to resume her vice-captaincy role for the upcoming tour of West Indies as she concentrates first on being a
Jofra Archer looks set to return to competitive cricket in South Africa in January after becoming MI Cape Town’s wildcard signing for the inaugural season of the SA20. Archer, the leading wicket-taker and Super Over hero for England in their 2019 ODI World Cup triumph, has not played an international game since March 2021 because
Despite a career spanning three decades, Alyssa Healy still struggles with handling defeat. “I can confirm I don’t like losing,” she said. ”I’m a bit of a sore loser.” Fresh off her announcement as Australia’s T20 captain to tour India in December, Healy said Sydney Sixers are refreshed and ready for a return to WBBL glory
The ghost of Justin Langer‘s coaching career is set to loom over the Test summer with the former mentor hitting out at delayed feedback from senior players, leaks, and Cricket Australia’s board. Just a week out from Australia’s first Test against West Indies, Langer claimed those who campaigned against him were cowards and insisted the