Cricket Australia is satisfied the “ridiculous” Kardinia Park pitch debacle that resulted in the abandonment of a Big Bash League match last summer won’t be repeated, with the Geelong venue set to host another of the Melbourne Renegades’ home matches this season. Last December’s clash between the Renegades and Perth Scorchers at Kardinia Park, also...
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Australian captain Mitch Marsh flags injection of new T20 players after World Cup disappointment
Australian T20 captain Mitch Marsh says some of the veteran members of the team that failed to make the World Cup semi-finals would need to “make decisions” about their future as part of the review of the failed campaign. The exit of opener David Warner, who toasted the arrival of his potential replacement Jake Fraser...
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David Warner’s international career ends with a whimper: Australian Player Ratings from the T20 World Cup
Australia has crashed out of the T20 World Cup after suffering back-to-back defeats against Afghanistan and India during the Super Eights in the Caribbean. Afghanistan’s dramatic victory over Bangladesh in Kingstown sealed Australia’s fate on Tuesday, preventing the 2021 champions from becoming the first nation to unify the three major ICC trophies. Rashid Khan’s side,...
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How Australia can still qualify for T20 World Cup semi-finals despite crushing loss to India
After suffering consecutive defeats to Afghanistan and India during the Super Eights, Australia’s T20 World Cup dream is hanging by a thread — but the 2021 champions could still qualify for the semi-finals. On Tuesday morning AEST, Rohit Sharma led India towards a clinical 24-run victory over Australia in Gros Islet, booking their spot in...
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Mitchell Starc’s absence sorely felt as Australia’s T20 World Cup gamble backfires: Talking Points
Australia’s T20 World Cup campaign is in jeopardy after the 2021 champions suffered a historic loss to Afghanistan in Kingstown on Sunday AEST. Chasing a 149-target for victory at Arnos Vale Ground, Australia was rolled for 127 in 19.2 overs after Afghanistan quicks Gulbadin Naib and Naveen-ul-Haq wreaked havoc with the Kookaburra. “They outplayed us,...
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T20 World Cup 2024: Talking Points, analysis from group stage, Pakistan eliminated, USA qualifies for Super Eights, Australia, video, highlights, cricket news
And then there were eight. We’re halfway through the T20 World Cup in the West Indies and United States, with the Super Eight stage tournament set to get underway on Thursday morning AEST. To the surprise of many, both host nations have qualified for the Super Eights, while former champions Sri Lanka and Pakistan were...
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St Vincent’s treacherous wicket could force Australian shake-up as Super Eight opponents revealed
Australia’s think tank would have kept a watchful eye on Bangladesh’s victory over Nepal in Kingstown as the team begins preparing for the Super Eight stage of the T20 World Cup. Mitchell Marsh’s men will face Bangladesh, Afghanistan and India during the next stage of the tournament, realistically needing at least two wins to qualify...
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Inside Zampa’s journey from scrapheap to X-factor… and why it raises unthinkable question
The late Shane Warne remains Australia’s undisputed greatest spinner in white-ball cricket, but that might not be the case in five years. Since he was dropped from Australia’s starting XI during the 2019 World Cup, Adam Zampa has established himself as one of the most important figures in the national white-ball side. The leg-spinner was...
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David Warner and Marcus Stoinis silence critics in T20 World Cup opener … but one glaring issue remains
Australia’s T20 World Cup campaign has gotten off to a reassuring start, but question marks linger over Glenn Maxwell after another failure with the bat on Thursday morning AEST. Mitchell Marsh’s men toppled Oman by 39 runs at Bridgetown’s Kensington Oval after opener David Warner and all-rounder Marcus Stoinis dug their teammates out of a...
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‘Could be a problem for them’: Oman captain’s bold claim ahead of T20 World Cup clash with Australia
Oman captain Aqib Ilyas has boldly declared that Australia’s top-order is vulnerable against spin bowlers on slow decks ahead of Thursday’s T20 World Cup contest in Bridgetown. Australia gets its T20 World Cup campaign underway by facing Oman in the Barbados capital for the first of four group-stage matches. The two sides have never met...
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‘It can work here’: America’s surprising cricket history and the bold, $1b bid to go ‘mainstream’
As administrator Justin Geale assessed the arrival of a jewel of world cricket to the USA, he declared “the train has left” Grand Central Station when it comes to establishing the sport in the United States. The Canberra-born Geale is the tournament director for Major League Cricket, which was granted List A status by the...
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‘Right into it’: The footy, cricket stars who are also gun, single-figure handicap golfers
Golf. It’s the ‘other’ sport so many elite athletes turn to to escape the rigours of their chosen professional career — and some get really, really good at it. To celebrate the 2024 PGA Championship — starting on Thursday night AEST, foxsports.com.au — spoke to some of the stars whose talent extends from the footy...
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