4:04 GMT 04:04 We have 33 minutes left before the retirement. No XI has been announced as the draw hasn’t taken place meaning no one gets a game added to their career tally today. If they have the toss but don’t throw a ball, those who got picked have still technically played a game. 4:03 … Read more
Different format, different opponents, same old story for England, who started their Twenty20 series against the West Indies in Barbados with very different personnel but in precisely the same style in which they finished the Ashes in Tasmania, punctuated by a embarrassing rattling of counters. The tourists lost first the draw and then their temper … Read more
It’s not every day that you drop Ellyse Perry from your starting XI, but sometimes the big calls pay off. January 20, 2022 will be the day of the changing of the guard, as it was Tahlia McGrath – the 26-year-old all-rounder who replaced Perry in the Australian squad – who guided her side to … Read more
Jhe Blundstone Arena in Hobart has recently been the scene of England cricket humiliations, but England’s women have happier memories there. In January 2014, Charlotte Edwards batted 92 to inspire her side to a nine-wicket win in a T20 – an Ashes winning move in the new multi-format era. Edwards wiped the tears from his … Read more
Stacey Marinkovich won his first international encounter as Diamonds head coach, after the Australian netball team beat England in the Quad Series Final to claim their sixth title. Played at London’s Copper Box Arena for five days, Australia prevailed despite some tired bodies on the pitch, after a busy schedule and a tense draw between … Read more
David Warner had a relatively disappointing Ashes streak, but the numbers prove luck was not on the Australian fly-half’s side. Since his record 335 paces against Pakistan in December 2019, Australian cricketer David Warner has been uncharacteristically quiet in the game’s longest format. The left-hander has averaged 37.37 in Test cricket since his marathon shot … Read more
11:54 a.m., January 18, 2022 Eddie Jones has named a 36-person squad for the 2022 Guinness Six Nations that includes six uncapped players – Orlando Bailey, Alfie Barbeary, Ollie Chessum, Tommy Freeman, Ollie Hassell-Collins and Luke Northmore – but no recalls for George Ford or the Vunipola brothers, Billy and Mako. The absence of this … Read more
David Rogers/Getty Images Owen Farrell will captain England in the Six Nations despite not having played since November. (File photo). Both England and Wales will be led by fly-halfs in the Six Nations. The teams announced their extended squads for the upcoming competition on Tuesday, with Owen Farrell retained as England captain despite having not … Read more
Australian cricket fans had plenty to cheer about the last time the women’s Ashes were played, as the national side kept the ballot box in a landslide victory, 12 points to 4. England fans not so much, after the side got off to the worst possible start, losing 4-19 in the space of five overs … Read more
Australians are hoping she can return soon, but the likelihood of star opener Beth Mooney playing a role in The Ashes series is now extremely low after she broke her jaw. Australia manager Matthew Mott is hoping superstar batsman Beth Mooney won’t miss the entire Ashes series after breaking his jaw in a training accident … Read more