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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James Anderson’s unrivalled longevity makes him one of England’s greatest cricketers
“Get ready for a broken f***ing arm.” Although partner in crime Stuart Broad held the mantle of Australian cricket’s primary villain for nearly 15 years, James Anderson became embroiled in his fair share of hot-tempered moments in the Ashes furnace. After whacking former Australian captain Michael Clarke over the head with a pad during the...
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Cricket 2024: Steve Smith playing Major League Cricket, cricket in America, T20 World Cup in Caribbean and United States, Glenn Maxwell, Ricky Ponting, Travis Head
Steve Smith will make his return to the crease along two Australian stars in the United States less than a week after the final of the T20 World Cup he was overlooked for is decided in the Caribbean. The former Australian captain will be joined by World Cup-bound teammates Glenn Maxwell and Travis Head when...
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The moment new T20 World Cup skipper Mitch Marsh proved he was ready to lead his country
An off-Broadway tour of South Africa during a mammoth year for Australian cricket proved the stage where the nation’s T20 captain Mitch Marsh demonstrated to national selectors that he was far more than just a powerful all-rounder. Just over a month after the Western Australian rebooted his Test career in stunning circumstances during the Ashes,...
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‘Hard to fathom’: Aussie great laments World Cup snub as selector explains Fraser-McGurk call
The World Cup dream for Australia’s batting sensation Jake Fraser-McGurk is not completely dashed but the dynamo needs a significant stroke of fortune to travel to the Caribbean. The 22-year-old is blitzing the Indian Premier League, rates among the most promising batters in the world and, according to intelligence Australian selectors have received from Delhi,...
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Fraser-McGurk, Smith miss out as Australia names experienced 15-man squad for T20 World Cup
Australian selectors have rejected the temptations offered by precocious talent Jake Fraser-McGurk and will rely on a core group of established cricketers in a bid to become the first nation to be world champions in all three formats of the sport at the same time. The 15-man squad to head to the West Indies for...
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