Aussies cut loose to revive World Cup hopes
Spinner Adam Zampa bamboozled Bangladesh’s batters to set up a quick-fire run chase for Australia to re-energise their T20 World Cup campaign in Dubai.
Cricket
England hints at wooing Pattinson
James Pattinson’s decision to pull out of his Australian contract surprised everyone, but the bigger shock came when England began hinting the quick could bowl for them.
The Aussie double act that simply must start firing
Brad Haddin says Aaron Finch and David Warner need to set the tone over the next two games in the power play or Australia will be on the plane home early from the T20 World Cup.
Pucovski suffers Ashes setback
A disturbing relapse of concussion symptoms has seen the batsman withdraw from Victoria’s Sheffield Shield clash, leaving him with an uphill battle to reclaim his Test place.
Team first mentality spurring on Aussies
With a crucial double-header looming, Ashton Agar isn’t worried about being dropped, as a star looks set for a recall to the squad against Bangladesh.
Perry’s perfect birthday present
The WBBL has reached the halfway mark and Ellyse Perry and the Sydney Sixers have sent an ominous warning to their rivals.
Marsh to bounce back against Bangladesh
Mitch Marsh to return as the Australians realise that batting is their weakness in T20 World Cup
Philpott and Mallett turned a game into a life
Ashley Mallett and Peter Philpott took their dedication to spin bowling to coaching, writing and schoolteaching.
Dunk’s knee regret: ‘I’ll tell my kids I made a mistake’
Ben Dunk was labelled a racist when he chose not to take a knee in support of the BLM movement during a Big Bash game. He says the decision was selfish and wrong.
‘A few symptoms’: Pucovski no certainty to return
Batting star Will Pucovski only had two matches to press his Ashes claims, but that could now be reduced to one.
Kohli calmly confronts Shami’s vile trolls
Virat Kohli may be losing on the field but his defence of Muslim bowler Mohammed Shami against trolls marks him as a true sportsman and leader.
The T20 destroyer poised to double up on Aussies in Ashes
While Ben Stokes’ late Ashes addition is sure to be pivotal, the form of another all-rounder at the current T20 World Cup is giving England plenty of optimism for the five-Test series.
Healy scorchers Perth
No one should ever doubt the champion qualities of Alyssa Healy after the keeper-batter blasted Sydney Sixers to a drought breaking win in Perth.
Fan chaos erupts in crazy T20 World Cup scenes
Desperate cricket fans caused havoc when they tried to force their way into a T20 World Cup match and the chaos has caused a national skipper to urge calm.
Alan Davidson: the acme of the Australian cricketer
From out of the bush near Gosford, Alan Davidson was an athletic, attacking all-rounder, who bowled fast, hit hard and caught unerringly.
Bill Lawry salutes late, great Alan Davidson
Alan Davidson was a humble superstar and Bill Lawry had no doubt that if ‘Davo’ had played today he would’ve been an ‘untouchable’ great of the modern game.
How Poms turned indifference into white-ball excellence
In bygone eras, England’s ODI and T20 teams were a mishmash of unfit and unsuitable players. But, as Australia will no doubt find out tomorrow (AEDT), things have dramatically changed.
Cricket great’s $40k car his only asset
Court documents list the only personal asset of late cricketer Dean Jones as he’s sued by secret son, 12.
De Kock completes backflip on Proteas racial divide
Quinton de Kock was back in the South African team for their clash against Sri Lanka at the T20 World Cup — and he took a knee in solidarity with his teammates before the first ball.
A peculiarly South African affair
South African cricket is unique in its ability to tear itself apart as was witnessed by the de Kock debacle at this week’s World Cup.
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