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Alyssa Healy is confident she will be fit for the tour of India and has confirmed she wants to take on the Australia captaincy full time following Meg Lanning‘s retirement. Healy has stood in for Lanning over the last 12 months – on a tour of India, for the Ashes in England and the recent

Warwickshire have announced that Will Rhodes has stepped down as club captain after five seasons in the role. Rhodes, 28, helped the club to claim a County Championship and Bob Willis Trophy double in 2021. Warwickshire were briefly in contention once again last season but only won one in six between May and September before

Big picture: Australia look to fine-tune against Bangladesh ahead of semi-final Before Glenn Maxwell unleashed the most surreal batting imaginable, Australia appeared headed for a hefty defeat against Afghanistan and almost getting into must-win territory against Bangladesh. That nervy scenario was alleviated by Maxwell, who powered Australia into a semi-final against South Africa. But Australia

The Men’s 2023 ODI World Cup is now building towards the final on November 19. Each morning we will round up the latest action and news from the event and bring you the insights from our reporters on the ground. Top Story: Boult all but leads New Zealand into semi-finals; SL’s Champions Trophy hopes fade

Ben Stokes never countenanced the possibility of leaving the World Cup early to bring his impending knee surgery forwards, despite England’s Test tour to India looming in two-and-a-half months’ time. Going home, he said, would have been “the easy way out”. Stokes revealed before England’s 33-run defeat to Australia in Ahmedabad last week that he

England 339 for 9 (Stokes 108, Malan 87, Woakes 51) beat Netherlands 179 (Nidamanuru 41*, Moeen 3-42, Rashid 3-54, Willey 2-19) by 160 runs Ben Stokes‘ maiden World Cup century dragged England from the brink of another ignominious display and ultimately to victory over Netherlands, keeping their Champions Trophy qualification hopes intact. His 129-run stand

An emotional Meg Lanning says her decision to retire from international cricket had been building for quite some time as she realised she was no longer fully committed to doing all that was required to play for Australia. Lanning’s steely gaze has been a trademark over a glittering career and it was jarring to see

Buttler’s England side ended a five-match losing streak on Wednesday evening when they beat Netherlands by 160 runs in Pune, a result which leaves them seventh in the World Cup’s group stage heading into the final round of fixtures. The margin of victory was enough for England to move from the foot of the table,

On the whole, the rankings reflect India’s dominance at the World Cup so far where they have won eight out of eight league-stage matches so far, all by significant margins. Kohli (No. 2 behind de Kock) and Rohit Sharma (No. 5) have been their most prolific batters so far, but it’s their bowling that has

Maxwell finished on 201 off 128 balls, reaching his double and finishing the match with a tenth six, in what was being described as the greatest ODI innings of all time. For much of the time after reaching his century Maxwell could barely move due to cramp and he had come very close to retiring

Australia 293 for 7 (Maxwell 201*, Rashid 2-44) beat Afghanistan 291 for 5 (Ibrahim 129*, Rashid 35*, Hazlewood 2-39) by three wickets At one point, Australia were 91 for 7 chasing 292. Then Glenn Maxwell Glenn Maxwelled his way to a double-century and not only did they win the game, they also sealed their place

Western Australia 141 and 104 for 7 (Bancroft 44*, Tremain 5-29) trail New South Wales 276 (Davies 129, Henriques 51) by 31 runs A stylish maiden first-class century from Ollie Davies and a memorable new-ball spell from Chris Tremain put New South Wales on the brink of ending their run of 15 Sheffield Shield matches

The Men’s 2023 ODI World Cup is now building towards the final on November 19. Each morning we will round up the latest action and news from the event and bring you the insights from our reporters on the ground. — Top Story: Bangladesh trump Sri Lanka amid timed-out drama in Delhi Bangladesh 282 for

Punjab 223 for 4 (Anmolpreet 113, Wadhera 61*, Mandeep 32) beat Baroda 203 for 7 (Rajput 61, Rathva 47, Krunal 45, Arshdeep 4-23) by 20 runs After four missed attempts, Punjab stormed to their maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title by beating Baroda in a high-scoring thriller in Mohali. On an error-strewn night where they

Victoria 142 for 1 (Harris 59*, Kellaway 51*) trail Tasmania 452 (Wakim 148, Webster 97*, Owen 74, Sutherland 3-83) by 310 runs Test contender Marcus Harris is digging in during Victoria’s steady start to their reply of Tasmania’s imposing 452 in their Sheffield Shield match. Harris, who last played for Australia in January 2022, got

The Men’s 2023 ODI World Cup is now building towards the final on November 19. Each morning we will round up the latest action and news from the event and bring you the insights from our reporters on the ground. — Top Story: Jadeja razes South Africa for 83 after Kohli scores 49th ODI ton

“I had this sense of ‘it’s going to be something more,’ today rather than ‘it’s just one more game in the World Cup.’ I did wake up with that excitement, yes,” Virat Kohli said after his match-winning 101 not out off 121 balls against South Africa in Kolkata, on his 35th birthday, an innings that

Tasmania 282 for 4 (Wakim 148*, Ward 67, Siddle 2-46) against Victoria An unbeaten century by Charlie Wakim has put Sheffield Shield leaders Tasmania on top after day one of the clash with Victoria at the Junction Oval. Wakim finished the day on 148 not out and had guided the Tigers to 282 for 4