Jess Jonassen has been an automatic selection in Australia’s starting XI for nearly a decade, but the Queenslander is under mounting pressure from fellow spinners to keep her spot. The left-armer is Australia’s most prolific T20 spinner in history, with 96 scalps at 19.62 and an economy rate of 5.76. She’s a four-time T20 World...
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Australian bowler Darcie Brown ruled out of West Indies ODI series with hamstring injury
Australian bowler Darcie Brown has been ruled out of the remainder of the ongoing ODI series against the West Indies due to a hamstring injury. During Sunday’s series opener at Allan Border Field, which Australia won by eight wickets, Brown left the field in the 16th over of the West Indies’ innings with a left...
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‘I hate that word’: Australian quick Megan Schutt rubbishes ‘closing the gap’ myth ahead of milestone match
The Australian women’s cricket team begins preparing for next year’s T20 World Cup this weekend, with the world’s No. 1 ranked team looking to evolve its game after a lacklustre winter campaign in the United Kingdom. Since losing the 2016 T20 World Cup final, Australia has dominated the 20-over format, winning the gold medal at...
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Cricket South Africa confirm dates of Australia’s white-ball tour ahead of World Cup campaign
Cricket South Africa has confirmed the dates of Australia’s upcoming white-ball tour of South Africa as the ODI team’s World Cup preparation ramps up. Australia will face South Africa in three T20Is and five ODIs in August and September ahead of the highly-anticipated World Cup in India, which kicks off in October. It marks the...