Australia gets ready for the first T20I against Sri Lanka. Ashton Agar is the only spinner in the Australian squad. The Aussies picked three quicks for the match. Australia has selected three fast bowlers for Tuesday’s opening Twenty20 international against Sri Lanka, looking to repeat their World Cup-winning strategy. Conditions in Colombo are likely to … Read more
KARACHI: Mitchell Starc guided the Australian pace attack with three wickets on day three of the second Test against Pakistan in Karachi, putting the visitors in lead. In response to Australia’s massive first innings of 556-9 declared, the lanky left-armer took 3-29 as Pakistan were swept out for a pitiful 148. Despite having a 408-run … Read more
KARACHI: After Pakistan batted their seamers into the ground in the draw at Rawalpindi, Australia is expected to field two spinners in Saturday’s second Test in Karachi. The momentous event — Australia’s first Test in Pakistan since 1998 — was overshadowed by a pitch that vice-captain Steve Smith termed as “dead,” as Pakistan scored 728 runs … Read more
Australia’s 4-0 Ashes victory was a big morale booster, but thrashing a desperately poor England also covered up flaws that must be rectified before they can be the world’s top Test team. Australia steamrolled England to win the fifth and final Test by 146 runs in Hobart on Sunday, adding to their big wins in … Read more
Lahore: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday launched its search for highly qualified and skilled coaches, who will be based at Lahore’s state of the art National High-Performance Centre (NHPC). PCB posted advertisements for the High-Performance Coach as well as batting, bowling, fielding and power-hitting coaches. Read More: PCB appoints Faisal Hussain as new chief … Read more
ADELAIDE: England were battling to stay in the second Ashes Test on Friday after Australia removed both openers in a fiery spell under lights on day two to leave the visitors reeling. The home team declared their first innings on a commanding 473 for nine in Adelaide, leaving England to face a trying 40 minutes … Read more
ADELAIDE: Ben Stokes told England fans that “we don’t believe we’re beaten” and said he felt ready for a big score with the bat, after another tough day at the Ashes on Friday. The visitors were forced to toil for 150 overs in the field over the past two days as Australia built an ominous … Read more
ADELAIDE: Bowling great Jimmy Anderson said Wednesday he wants to play all four remaining Ashes Tests after being included in England’s 12-man squad for the second Test against Australia this week. Test cricket’s most prolific quick with 632 wickets was controversially left out of the visitors’ team for the series opener at Brisbane, where they crashed … Read more
ADELAIDE: Dynamic opener David Warner will play through the pain in the second Ashes Test against England, Australia captain Pat Cummins said Wednesday, as Jhye Richardson got the nod to replace Josh Hazlewood. Warner scored 94 in the first innings at the opening Test in Brisbane but didn’t field or bat in Australia’s second innings … Read more
ADELAIDE: Injured Australian paceman Josh Hazlewood was Monday ruled out of the second Ashes Test against England in Adelaide this week, with Jhye Richardson or Michael Neser in line to replace him. The 30-year-old suffered a side strain during Australia’s nine-wicket thumping of the visitors in the opening Test at Brisbane and has returned home … Read more
BRISBANE: England made a disastrous start to the Ashes Wednesday, all out for 147 on the stroke of tea after losing opener Rory Burns to the first ball of the series in Brisbane. Mitchell Starc sensationally bowled Burns around his legs as Australia’s pacemen ripped through England’s top order with Pat Cummins taking 5-38 on … Read more
BRISBANE: Australia confirmed their line-up for the first Ashes Test three days early on Sunday, recalling Travis Head for the hotly contested number five spot while retaining Mitchell Starc in the bowling attack. Head was dropped after the Boxing Day Test against India last year, and new Australia captain Pat Cummins said the way he … Read more
DUBAI: Known as a connoisseur of whisky and a vegan devotee, Adam Zampa would rather people focus on his leg-spin box of tricks when Australia tackle New Zealand in Sunday’s T20 World Cup final. Australia, who have won the 50-over World Cup on a record five occasions, have never triumphed in the final of the … Read more
DUBAI: Australia skipper Aaron Finch on Friday called Mitchell Starc their go-to bowler as they take on a wounded West Indies in their decisive final group match of the Twenty20 World Cup. Australia demolished Bangladesh by eight wickets on Thursday to move ahead of South Africa on net run-rate and a win in Abu Dhabi on Saturday … Read more
Steve Smith and Aaron Finch were included in the Australian squad for the T20 World Cup tournament, whereas uncapped wicketkeeper-batsman Josh Inglis was a surprise selection. Batting lynchpin Smith had been disgraced after pulling out of the ongoing tours of West Indies and Bangladesh due to his left elbow issue. He told earlier that he … Read more
International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced a one-day team of the decade. No Pakistani cricketer made it to the list. As per the details, the team includes Rohit Sharma (India), David Warner (Australia), Virat Kohli (India), and AB de Villiers (South Africa). Moreover, the team also includes MS Dhoni, Ben Strokes (England), Mitchell Starc (Australia), … Read more
Tennis Star and Wife of Pakistan all rounder Shoaib Malik, Sania Mirza recent tweet on Australian Cricketer Mitchell Starc made waves on social media. Australian pacer Mitchell Starc flew from South Africa to Melbourne to watch her wife Alyssa Healy’s play in the finals; the world awed collectively. Starc was playing in the three-match ODI … Read more
Rain on Sunday has delayed the play between Pakistan and Australia in the first of three Twenty20s in Sydney. By the time of the toss the clouds had started to build up and rain started to fall before the scheduled start with storms also forecast. Pakistani T20 cricket players kept walking back to the pavilion … Read more
