Australian cricket legend Mark Waugh has called for the national men’s side to have a specialist white-ball coach after the team failed to qualify for the T20 World Cup semi-finals last month. Mitchell Marsh’s men returned home from the Caribbean early following losses to Afghanistan and India during the Super Eight stage, missing out on...
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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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‘Blown out of proportion’: Mitchell Starc defends Josh Hazlewood’s comments as awkward situation exposes T20 World Cup flaw
Australian bowler Mitchell Starc has questioned the format of the ongoing T20 World Cup, declaring that teammate Josh Hazlewood’s remarks about England were blown “right out of proportion”. Because points and net run rate are not carried forward to the Super Eights stage of the tournament, Australia had no incentive to win Sunday morning’s group-stage...
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When does Australia play at the T20 World Cup?
Australia gets its T20 World Cup campaign underway on Thursday, with Mitchell Marsh’s men set to face Oman at Bridgetown’s Kensington Oval. Oman, who suffered an agonising Super Over loss to Namibia earlier this week, will be looking to cause major upset against the 2021 champions in the Barbados capital. The two nations have never...
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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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Ricky Ponting’s post-game act after IPL loss wins over cricket world
If Ricky Ponting wasn’t a fan favourite before, he is now after footage of a post-game act went viral. The Australian cricket legend was seen spending time with rising Indian star Angkrish Raghuvanshi after his side lost their most recent IPL match on Tuesday (AEST). Watch every match of the 2024 IPL Season LIVE on...