Allrounder Marcus Stoinis has produced one of the best performances of his international career to power Australia to a 39-run victory over Oman in their Twenty20 World Cup opener. Stoinis did it with bat and ball, helping Australia out of a tricky position following a sluggish start to their innings in Bridgetown. The 34-year-old became...
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Pat Cummins left out of Australia’s T20 World Cup team
Australia have rested star quick Pat Cummins for their T20 World Cup opener against Oman in Bridgetown. The reigning ODI World Cup champions are batting first after Oman won the toss and elected to bowl. Cummins, who led Sunrisers Hyderabad to the Indian Premier League final last month, will sit out the match as Tasmanian...
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As Australia prepares to play its first match, here’s everything you need to know about the T20 World Cup
Australia is looking to reclaim its place as the world’s top T20 cricketing nation in the ninth edition of the Cricket World Cup, which is being jointly hosted by Barbados and the USA. The Australian team will be captained by big-hitting all-rounder Mitch Marsh as part of a squad of 15 that includes Test captain...
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Aussie cricket champion shares baby joy days before World Cup
Australian cricket champion Travis Head and wife Jess have announced they are expecting their second child. The couple became parents when daughter Milla was born in September 2022. Now, just days out from the Aussies’ T20 World Cup opener, the Heads have revealed another addition is on the way. Know the news with the 7NEWS...
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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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Aussies forced into last-minute change for unthinkable reason
Star all-rounder Marcus Stoinis was a late exclusion from Australia’s second T20 World Cup warm-up game on Friday morning (AEST) after losing his cricket kit. Australia were already undermanned for their fixture against tournament co-hosts West Indies, with coaching and selection staff having to make up the numbers in the field for a second time....
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Aussie head coach plays himself in ‘bizarre’ start to T20 World Cup
Josh Hazlewood and David Warner were dominant as Australia called on reinforcements, including coach Andrew McDonald, in a comfortable T20 World Cup warm-up game defeat of Namibia. Australia named only nine players for the Trinidad clash, with six members of the squad granted some time off following IPL campaigns. It made for extraordinary scenes as...
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Aussie cricket sensation issues stern response to World Cup snub
Jake Fraser-McGurk has said he’s “fine” with his omission from Australia’s T20 World Cup squad. Time is on his side and he “wasn’t even in the picture a month-and-a-half ago”. Nevertheless, the young gun batter will have been pretty pleased at his response to the snub, blasting a 19-ball 50 in his first match after...
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Aussie legend Steve Smith axed in 12-year first
Mitch Marsh has been appointed as Australia’s men’s Twenty20 captain, set to lead a squad to the World Cup that does not include Steve Smith or Jake Fraser-McGurk. Selectors officially confirmed Marsh’s appointment on Wednesday, succeeding Aaron Finch after several players juggled the role in the past 18 months. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Cricket sensation...
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