Josh Hazlewood claimed five wickets as Australia wrapped up an emphatic 159-run victory against West Indies in the first Test in Barbados. West Indies lost all 10 of their second-innings wickets in the evening session on day three of the contest as Australia showed their ruthlessness to close out the match with two days to...
Australia leg-spinner Adam Zampa has joined Surrey for the club’s next four T20 Blast games. And should they advance to the knockout phase, Zampa will be available for the quarter-finals and Finals Day later in the season. The 33-year-old is the Aussies’ all-time leading wicket taker in T20 internationals with 117 and is also a...
Australia ground out an 82-run lead with six wickets remaining in their second innings after another dramatic day in the first Test against West Indies in Bridgetown. The tourists, having posted just 180 on Wednesday, trailed by 10 runs when West Indies made 190 in their first innings. There then looked to be trouble for...
Hampshire have signed Australian batter Chris Lynn for their remaining T20 Blast group matches. The Hawks have six more games in the group stage and Lynn’s arrival comes after South African pair Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Dewald Brevis earned international call-ups. South Africa are scheduled to play in a two-Test series against Zimbabwe from 28 June....
Teenage opener Sam Konstas and Josh Inglis were recalled in their place, but they scored just three and five respectably as the tourists slipped to 22-3. Head put on 89 runs for the fourth wicket with Khawaja, who was dropped twice before he became Joseph’s third victim of the day. Joseph, the hero for West...
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The British and Irish Lions have warned Australia the Wallabies’ superstars must appear for their Super Rugby sides in the tourists’ pre-Test series matches. The Lions will take on Western Force in their first match on Australian soil on Saturday, with five Wallabies – Nick Champion de Crespigny, Dylan Pietsch, Tom Robertson, Darcy Swain and...
Australia have dropped Marnus Labuschagne for their opening Test against the West Indies with Steve Smith also missing through injury. In their places, teenage opener Sam Konstas and Josh Inglis come in for the series opener in Barbados, which starts on 25 June. Labuschagne opened the batting for Australia in their World Test Championship final...
Rules that effectively banned all sexually active gay and bisexual men from donating blood and plasma are being lifted in Australia. The rules, originally introduced to decrease the risk of blood donations from groups with a higher chance of HIV exposure, will begin being revoked from next month, following similar moves in the UK and...
In the build up to the WTC final, who would open the batting alongside Khawaja against South Africa was a source of national debate Down Under. Nathan McSweeney, Travis Head, Sam Konstas and Steve Smith have all been tried recently. Marnus Labuschagne was handed the role at Lord’s but modest returns of 17 and 22...
South Africa beat Australia by five wickets in the World Test Championship final to end their long wait for a major global title. Read full article at source...
South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj reacts to his country winning their first major global title in 27 years in a teary interview with Graeme Smith. MATCH REPORT: South Africa crowned Test champions for first major title in 27 years Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
Watch the emotional moment Kyle Verreynne hits a boundary to secure ICC World Test Championship victory against Australia, South Africa’s first global title since winning the 1998 Champions Trophy. MATCH REPORT: South Africa crowned Test champions for first major title in 27 years Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
Well-oiled South African fans had filtered out of Lord’s yesterday evening buoyantly going through their repertoire of songs after a blissful day of batting. They shuffled through the gates on the fourth day decidedly more sombre, with the sobering reality there was still 69 runs to get. Ashwell Prince, South Africa’s batting coach, acknowledged getting...
Aiden Markram and Temba Bavuma propel South Africa to within touching distance of the ICC World Test Championship with impressive performances in Day 3 of the final against Australia. MATCH REPORT: Markram helps South Africa close in on World Test Championship win Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...