Banned: Ellyse Perry to miss WBBL season opener
The WBBL starts on Thursday night, but the season opener will be without one of its biggest drawcards following a suspension that has carried over from last season.
The WBBL starts on Thursday night, but the season opener will be without one of its biggest drawcards following a suspension that has carried over from last season.
Australia’s bowlers carved up the West Indies in another clinical display, but the series win came amid DRS drama and an injury scare.
An Aussie excitement machine has found a new gear just in time for the tour of spin-friendly India, her captain says.
Australian players were forced to frantically helped ground staff cover the pitch as wild weather hit their clash with the West Indies in Melbourne.
The WBBL got off to a cracking start with an act of individual brilliance showing why a change to the tournament was well overdue.
The Sydney Thunder has turned to a 19-year-old star to lead the side, as previous skipper Rachael Haynes withdrew from the squad.
The Sydney Thunder’s hopes of going back-to-back in the WBBL have suffered a blow, with their skipper announcing her withdrawal from the side.
Since the Covid-19 pandemic started sport across the world has been faced with havoc, but none more so than women’s sport which has been pushed to the margins.
Ellyse Perry opened the bowling for Australia in most matches in the series against India, but eyebrows were raised when she didn’t get the ball at all in the final T20.
Australia had already secured the series win over India but skipper Meg Lanning had a moment she’d rather forget in the final match.
They were schoolmates and played NSW Premier Cricket together. Now this Sydney teenager is heading to the WBBL as a replacement for her bestie.
Australia may have claimed the series win against India but the major talking point was a delivery many are calling the ball of the century.
Tahlia McGrath has guided Australia to victory in the second women’s T20 against India. But everyone is talking about that ball. See it here, plus a full report and scores.
The radar gun may have been off, but even if the recorded 145km/h was a little over the top, there’s no doubt returning Aussie star Tayla Vlaeminck is seriously quick.
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