Cricket’s oldest rivalry reignites in the Caribbean this weekend when Australia faces reigning champions England for their T20 World Cup group stage clash at Kensington Oval. In a replay of the 2010 T20 World Cup final — which England won by seven wickets at the same venue — the heavyweights will lock horns to decide...
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England face Australia in the battle of champions
Australia vs EnglandJune 8, Bridgetown, 1pm local, 6pm GMT, 10.30pm IST Big picture – Defending champions under the pump (again) The first truly heavyweight clash of this expanded T20 World Cup format comes freighted with both history and subplots. A rematch of the 2010 World T20 final at Kensington Oval, the match pits Jos Buttler’s...
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T20 World Cup, Australia vs England: Fantasy 11 Predictions, teams, captain, vice-captain, toss, and venue analysis
Courtesy a fine all-round performance with the ball, England restricted Australia to 147. The dashing opener, Craig Kieswetter then came out all guns blazing and hammered 63 off just 49 deliveries to take his team to a memorable seven-wicket win against their arch-rivals in the mega final. It is against this backdrop that the two...
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Australia vs England, T20 World Cup 2024: Match Preview, Fantasy Picks, Pitch And Weather Reports | Cricket News
Match 17 of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, 2024 will be played between Australia and England (AUS vs ENG) at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados on June 8 at 10:30 PM IST. AUS vs ENG (Australia vs England), Match 17 – Match Information Match: Australia vs England, Match 17 Date: June 8,...
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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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Maxwell unknown lingers; X-factor hiding in plain sight: Every Aussie WC player previewed
With Australia’s T20 World Cup campaign officially starting tomorrow, their 15-man squad is as locked and loaded as it can be before their opener against minnows Oman. Its squad for the month-long tournament across the West Indies and America is filled with a plethora of experience, with some of Australia’s greatest players in the modern...
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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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‘Not fair’: Players unite over 3am madness; Aussie young gun to watch — French Open Talking Pts
After Novak Djokovic capped a surreal week at Roland Garros with a triumphant victory in the latest finish to a French Open match, the action early on Sunday was starkly different. A string of long matches and a scheduling faux pas saw the Serbian superstar walk off Court Philippe Chatrier at 3.08am on Sunday. Less...
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ICC T20 World Cup: Your guide to the favourites, minnows and dark horse
The Australia men’s cricket team are in the West Indies, looking to complete the triple crown of World Test champions, ODI World champions and T20 champions. The cricket world converges on the West Indies and United States for this year’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, with England hoping to retain its crown and Australia trying...
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Socceroos’ future is bright amid historic Aussie takeover of world’s top five leagues: Roo Radar
The Premier League campaign is over for another year – and while Ange Postecoglou and Mile Jedinak were flying the Australian flag as coaches for Tottenham Hotspur, there were no Aussie men on the field. It’s a different story, of course, in the women’s top flight in England – the Women’s Super League – with...
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‘Buy in’: Smith, Cummins captaincy tension revealed in ‘chaotic’ Ashes moment
Australia may have drawn last year’s Ashes series to retain the urn, but a fresh documentary has unearthed some deep divisions that surfaced among the Aussie ranks during the six-week campaign. It particularly revealed itself around the fourth Test at Old Trafford, when the Aussies were smashed to all parts before rain allowed them to...
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Cricket 2024: Australian cricket team worries for Alex Carey after Jonny Bairstow stumping latest, Ashes controversy, Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith, Travis Head, The Test, analysis, news
As Alex Carey considered his starring role in the latest iteration of hit series The Test, the Australian wicketkeeper was surprised by the extent to which his teammates were concerned for his welfare following the drama that unfolded at Lords during the Ashes. Chief among the flashpoints the award-winning Prime Video series, which will also...