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News Analysis From a fringe Australia player to World Cup star and churning out BBL runs, he won’t want 2021 to end A rather innocuous unbeaten 42 against bottom-placed Melbourne Renegades doesn’t exactly stand out amid Mitchell Marsh‘s purple patch but it might best encapsulate his remarkable transformation this year from an unfulfilled talent to

Report South Africa are under the pump on a pitch offering plenty of help South Africa 197 and 94 for 4 (Elgar 52*, Bumrah 2-22, Siraj 1-25) need a further 211 runs to beat India 327 and 174 (Pant 34, Rabada 4-42, Jansen 4-55) India’s irresistible seam attack worked their way around a stubborn Dean

News Pat Cummins grateful he’s not a selector with some tough decisions to made in Sydney Last week left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel was left out of the New Zealand Test squad the match after taking all 10 wickets in an innings against India. It is not inconceivable that Scott Boland becomes another name on the

News Opener hints he might stay for another Ashes tour while also targeting victory in India Australia opener David Warner has hinted that he might want another crack at winning an Ashes series in England in 2023. Warner turned 35 in October during the T20 World Cup when he was player of the tournament in

Report Mohammed Shami’s five-for negates India collapse to Lungi Ngidi on full day of cricket Stumps India 327 (Rahul 123, Agarwal 60, Ngidi 6-71, Rabada 3-72) and 16 for 1 (Rahul 5*, Thakur 4*) lead South Africa 197 (Bavuma 52, de Kock 34, Shami 5-44, Bumrah 2-16) by 146 runs With the whole second day

News A five-for in the space of 19 deliveries, a six-wicket haul on debut – it was quite a Test for the Victorian In his debut Test, Scott Boland produced a truly memorable performance on his home ground. After two in three balls rocked England on the second evening – bringing raucous approval from Bay

Report England blown away in little more than an hour on third morning for third Test rout Australia 267 (Harris 76, Anderson 4-33) beat England 185 (Root 50, Cummins 3-36, Lyon 3-36) and 68 (Boland 6-7, Starc 3-29) by an innings and 14 runs Scott Boland’s six-wicket haul on Test debut powered Australia to an

Report Three-fors from Qais Ahmed and Brody Couch seal comfortable victory for Melbourne Stars Melbourne Stars 9 for 207 (Clarke 85, Cartwright 79, Steketee 3-40) beat Brisbane Heat 9 for 187 (Lynn 57, Duckett 54, Qais 3-26, Couch 3-34) by 20 runs A record partnership between Joe Clarke and Hilton Cartwright plundered Brisbane Heat as

Mahmudullah, Tamim Iqbal and Mashrafe Mortaza will play for the same BPL franchise for the first time after Dhaka signed the trio for the upcoming season. Tamim and Mashrafe were two of Dhaka’s first three picks while Mahmudullah was the team’s only direct signing. The Dhaka franchise had an overnight change in ownership after the

News Play was delayed by 30 minutes after two members of England support staff and two family members returned positive Covid tests Two members of England’s support staff and two members of England’s family group have returned positive Covid-19 rapid antigen tests on day two of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne but the match

Report Agarwal chips in with half-century as well as visitors take control of the Boxing Day Test India 272 for 3 (Rahul 122*, Agarwal 60, Ngidi 3-45) vs South Africa With his fifth Test century outside Asia, KL Rahul led India to a position of dominance in the first Test of the series. On an

Report England dismissed for 185 after another flaky display with the bat in Melbourne Australia 1 for 61 (Warner 38, Harris 20*, Anderson 1-14) trail England 185 (Root 50, Cummins 3-36, Lyon 3-36) by 124 runs It was a case of the more things change the more they stay the same for England as Australia

News Yorkshire and England legend passes away after long battle with esophageal cancer Ray Illingworth, England’s Ashes-winning former captain, head coach and chair of selectors, has died at the age of 89, following a battle with esophageal cancer. As an offspinning allrounder, Illingworth’s professional career spanned a remarkable 32 years, from his debut for Yorkshire

Preview Both teams possess potent bowling line-ups, but it’s difficult to judge their batting units before the series begins Big picture Cumulatively, South Africa and India have played a total of 18 Tests this year; South Africa have played only five of those, with the last one at home coming against Sri Lanka in January.

News Other officials in the group deemed close contacts; second and third ODIs will go ahead as planned with new match officials The first ODI between USA and Ireland, scheduled for December 26, has been cancelled following a positive Covid-19 test among the crew of match officials. Though only one official has been infected, the

Preview The series is still alive, but only just, with England making four changes as they look to hit back Big Picture The Ashes is alive heading to Melbourne…thanks to the schedule. In the last two series Australia have had things tied up before Christmas, but with two Tests in the New Year this iconic

News “It is not yet finalised in which area he will work in, whether it is the High Performance, Under-19s or the senior team,” Nazmul Hassan said of Siddons The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has brought back former Australia batter Jamie Siddons to Bangladesh cricket – this time as batting consultant – over ten years

Report Three wickets each from Tom Rogers and Riley Meredith after a reshuffled batting order paid dividends for hosts Hobart Hurricanes 6 for 180 (McDermott 67, Wade 39, Russell 3-48) beat Melbourne Stars 9 for 156 (Clarke 52, Rogers 3-29, Meredith 3-32) by 24 runs Hobart Hurricanes ignited their stuttering BBL season with a brilliant