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☆ South Africa look to avoid dropping another World Cup against nemesis Australia
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"You've just dropped the World Cup," were the words attributed to Waugh after Gibbs's drop, though neither player has ever corroborated the remark. Klusener thumped fours off paceman Damien Fleming's first two balls to leave South Africa needing one run from the final four balls for a place in their maiden World Cup final. They were eliminated from their home World Cup in 2003 after miscalculating the adjusted winning target in a rain-hit match against Sri Lanka. In 2015, New Zealand batsman Grant Elliot smashed Dale Steyn for six to sink South Africa in the semi-final in Auckland. Former Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin said he would waste no time in bringing up South Africa's World Cup misfires if he was playing against them in Thursday's semi-final in Kolkata.

Persons: Steve Waugh, Herschelle Gibbs, Gibbs, jogged, You've, Waugh, Gibbs's, Lance Klusener, ender Allan Donald, Klusener, Damien Fleming's, Donald, Adam Gilchrist, Grant Elliot, Dale Steyn, Brad Haddin, Haddin, Ian Ransom, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Australia, South, Sri, New, New Zealand, Auckland . Former Australia, Thomson Locations: KOLKATA, Africa, South Africa, Edgbaston, Australia, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, New, Auckland ., Kolkata, Melbourne

☆ Cummins unsure of future as Australia ODI skipper, eyes IPL return
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

KOLKATA, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Pat Cummins is unsure whether he will continue as Australia's one-day international captain after the World Cup but is looking to return to the Indian Premier League (IPL) next season in preparation for the Twenty20 showpiece. Test skipper Cummins, who will lead Australia into their semi-final against South Africa on Thursday, took on the ODI role with an eye firmly on the World Cup when Aaron Finch retired from the format last year. Probably like we've done in the past, at times white-ball cricket is going to have to shift so we fully focus on test cricket. "I feel like I've been managed really well and looked after, albeit in a really, really busy year where you don't really want to give up any cricket." "I feel like I haven't played a heap of T20 cricket and in some ways I feel like I haven't played my best T20 cricket for a little while," Cummins added.

Persons: Pat Cummins, Cummins, Aaron Finch, paceman, Andrew McDonald, George, Andrew, I've, Finch, Mitch Marsh, I'm, Nick Mulvenney, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Indian Premier League, Twenty20, South, IPL, Thomson Locations: KOLKATA, Australia, South Africa, Kolkata, Caribbean, U.S, Sydney

☆ Confident New Zealand ready for business end of World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"We know that if we play the way we want to play, we'll come out on the right side of the draw. "Throughout the World Cup, the bowling attacks that have done well have passed the baton to the next bowler," Ferguson added. "We probably haven't had as much as we'd have liked over the whole World Cup but it was nice to see Boulty and Tim get some early wickets." New Zealand have reached the final of the last two World Cups and beat India to reach the title-decider in 2019, Ferguson's breakout tournament. Ferguson was confident he would be fit to play a role against the hosts if, as is likely, New Zealand's place in the semi-finals for the fourth straight World Cup is confirmed.

Persons: Zealand's Lockie Ferguson, Lanka's Chamika Karunaratne, Adnan Abidi, Paceman Lockie Ferguson, We've, Ferguson, we'll, Duckworth, Lewis, Trent Boult, Tim Southee, Mitch Santner, Rachin Ravindra mopped, Tim, Nick Mulvenney, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Cricket, ICC Cricket, Chinnaswamy, Lanka's Chamika Karunaratne REUTERS, Rights, Sri, Caps, Pakistan, Zealand, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Bengaluru, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sydney

☆ Hazlewood expects Maxwell to face Bangladesh after Miracle of Mumbai
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Nov 9 (Reuters) - Paceman Josh Hazlewood expects Glenn Maxwell to face Bangladesh in Australia's final round-robin match at the World Cup this weekend despite the gruelling nature of his spectacular innings against Afghanistan on Tuesday. Maxwell suffered the excruciating pain of all body cramps at Wankhede Stadium as he scored an unbeaten double century that has been hailed as the greatest one-day international innings of all time by cricketing luminaries. The unlikely three-wicket victory sent Australia into a semi-final against South Africa and rendered Saturday's clash against Bangladesh in Pune a dead-rubber but Hazlewood reckons Maxwell will still suit up for the match. "He went down like he was a shot, lying down like a dead man on the floor," team physiotherapist Nick Jones recalled on Cricket Australia's website. Maxwell did get up and, despite struggling to move, relied on his natural batting instincts to complete the extraordinary innings.

Persons: Josh Hazlewood, Glenn Maxwell, Maxwell, Hazlewood reckons Maxwell, Nick Jones, Glenn, Jones, Nick Mulvenney, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Afghanistan, South, Bangladesh, News Ltd, cramp, Cricket, Thomson Locations: Bangladesh, Australia's, Australia, South Africa, Pune

☆ New Zealand's Williamson, Southee set to return against Bangladesh
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BENGALURU, Oct 11 (Reuters) - New Zealand's regular skipper Kane Williamson could feature in the World Cup game against Bangladesh in Chennai having built up match fitness following his knee injury, head coach Gary Stead said on Wednesday. "He's had a great last five or six days, really ramped up the fielding aspect of things," Stead told reporters. "We've got two more trainings still to get through but at this stage, all things are looking good for Kane to return in this game. We still say that with an air of caution but we're really pleased with the way he has been coming on." Rachin Ravindra has impressed batting at number three in the absence of Williamson with an unbeaten 123 against England and 51 against the Dutch.

Persons: Kane Williamson, Gary Stead, Williamson, Stead, He's, Kane, We've, we're, Rachin Ravindra, Jimmy Neesham, Tim Southee, Tim, he's, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Bangladesh, England, Thomson Locations: BENGALURU, Chennai, Netherlands, Bengaluru

☆ Ruthless India rout Sri Lanka to win Asia Cup as paceman Siraj shines
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Hardik Pandya bagged three wickets while Jasprit Bumrah claimed one as Sri Lanka registered their second lowest total in one-day internationals, lasting only 92 balls. India needed 6.1 overs to achieve the target for a timely boost before their home World Cup beginning next month. "It's like a dream," Siraj, who became only the fourth bowler to take four wickets in an over in ODIs, said after the Sri Lanka innings. "I got four early wickets last time I played Sri Lanka (earlier this year) but unfortunately I could not register a five-wicket haul. Bumrah removed Kusal Perera in the first over to trigger a collapse and the Sri Lanka batters looked helpless as Siraj breathed fire with the new ball.

Persons: Mohammed Siraj, Siraj, Pathum Nissanka, Sadeera, Charith, Dhananjaya de Silva, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Dushan Hemanta, Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Shubman Gill, Kishan, Gill, Chris Silverwood bemoaned, Amlan Chakraborty, Ken Ferris Organizations: Asia, Sri Lanka, Sri, Thomson Locations: COLOMBO, India, Sri Lanka, Australia, Chennai, New Delhi

☆ Pace guns to propel Australia at World Cup: Hazlewood
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MELBOURNE, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Australia will rely on their full complement of specialist pace bowlers to set the tone at the World Cup rather than mix and match with all-rounders, Josh Hazlewood said. Hazlewood said Australia were likely to revert to type when captain Cummins and Starc rejoined the squad for the final warm-up series against India in the lead-up to the World Cup, which starts next month. "With Mitch and Pat coming in hopefully for the India series before the World Cup, there's still a lot of games to go, no doubt the quicks will play a huge part not only here but at the World Cup as well." Hazlewood said the South Africa series had been a great opportunity to build depth and create competition in the squad. "We're ticking along nicely, I think, and it's just about keeping building towards the World Cup."

Persons: Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, paceman Hazlewood, Travis Head, Sean Abbott, Hazlewood, Cummins, Starc, Mitch, Pat, we'll, there's, It's, Ian Ransom, Peter Rutherford Organizations: South, India, Thomson Locations: MELBOURNE, Australia, South Africa, Bloemfontein, India, Melbourne

☆ Australia adds Neser to bolster pace attack in South Africa
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BLOEMFONTEIN, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Fast bowler Michael Neser will return to the country of his birth to shore up Australia's pace attack in the one day international series in South Africa after more injuries hit the team. Left hand quick Spencer Johnson, who was added to the ODI squad, has now sustained a hamstring injury, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Saturday. Johnson will remain in South Africa and travel with rest of the white-ball squad to India later this month, added the CA statement. South Africa on Saturday added all-rounder Andile Phehlukwayo to their squad as cover for Sisanda Magala, who is recovering from an acute knee injury. Magala has made positive progress in his recovery and will continue his build-up towards contention for selection during this series, said a statement from Cricket South Africa.

Persons: Michael Neser, Ness, Tony Dodemaide, Neser, Pat Cummins, paceman Mitchell Starc, Spencer Johnson, Cameron Green, Johnson, Phehlukwayo, Sisanda Magala, Magala, Amlan Chakraborty, Mark Gleeson, Michael Perry, Pritha Organizations: Bloemfontein, Australia, Cricket Australia, Cricket South, Thomson Locations: BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa, Pretoria, Potchefstroom, India, Africa, Cricket South Africa, New Delhi, Cape Town

☆ Warner wants to play his last test in Sydney next January
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

June 3 (Reuters) - Australia opener David Warner said he will call time on his test career after playing against Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) next January, if he is still in the team by then. When available, Warner has been a fixture at the top of the Australian order since his debut in 2011 but his place in the side for the World Test Championship final and Ashes series has been called into question after a run of poor form. The 36-year-old said on Saturday that he wanted to play on until the 2024 Twenty20 World Cup but would call time on his test career after the third test against Pakistan, before the two-match series against West Indies that follows. I've always said the World Cup will be my final game," Warner told reporters in Beckenham, England. "If I get through this and I can make the Pakistan series, I will definitely finish up then."

Persons: David Warner, You've, I've, Warner, paceman Stuart Broad, Andrew McDonald, Nick Mulvenney, Ed Osmond Organizations: Pakistan, Sydney Cricket, Warner, West, West Indies, South, India, Edgbaston, Thomson Locations: Australia, West Indies, Beckenham , England, Pakistan, South Africa, India, England

☆ Smith amused by fuss over his England county stint ahead of Ashes
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

May 3 (Reuters) - Australia batsman Steve Smith has laughed off criticism in England about his county cricket warmup for the Ashes after some fans and media took exception to his Sussex signing. Asked if he was amused by the reaction, Smith told Cricket Australia's website: "A little bit. I've played a lot of cricket in England, it's not like it's foreign territory for me." Smith told reporters at a Sussex press conference. They have dominated at home but not won an Ashes series in England since claiming the 2001 edition 4-1.

☆ Australia paceman Hazlewood makes successful return in IPL
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MELBOURNE, May 2 (Reuters) - Paceman Josh Hazlewood handed Australia an Ashes boost as he made a successful return from an Achilles injury to help Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Lucknow Super Giants by 18 runs in the Indian Premier League. Hazlewood took 2-15 in his three overs as RCB successfully defended a modest total of 126 for nine on Monday. "It has been a long layoff," Hazlewood said of his four-months on the sidelines since injuring his Achilles during the Sydney test in January. It is great to be back out here, in front of some good fans, and have a good hit out." Hazlewood took 20 wickets at an average of 21.85 in four tests during the 2019 Ashes in England, which ended in a 2-2 draw and saw Australia retain the urn.

☆ Punjab's Arshdeep back in his element after fixing no-ball tendency
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The problem persisted in the subsequent home series against New Zealand but Arshdeep was back in his element against Mumbai. It helped me with the no-ball problem," he said after claiming 4-29 in the high-scoring heart-stopping match. But Cameron Green (67) and Rohit Sharma (44) led a robust reply from Mumbai and then Suryakumar Yadav smashed 57 off 26 balls. Arshdeep was even more impressive, conceding just two runs and breaking the middle stumps of Tilak Varma and Nehal Wadhera in successive deliveries. "I guess Danny you should come next to me and feel the heart beat - it's not even close to 120," a beaming Arshdeep said.

☆ Starc scythes down India as Australia win second ODI to level series
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

March 19 (Reuters) - Australian pacer Mitchell Starc ripped through India's lineup with five wickets to lay the platform for a crushing 10-wicket win in the second one-day international in Visakhapatnam on Sunday that levelled their three-match series at 1-1. "Starc in particular with the new ball, swinging it back down the line and putting them under early pressure. We didn't play to our potential and didn't apply ourselves with the bat," Rohit said after India's heaviest defeat in terms of balls remaining. He's been doing it for years for Australia with the new ball. Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken FerrisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Wagner wills New Zealand to miracle one-run win over England
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( Ian Ransom | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Feb 28 (Reuters) - New Zealand pulled off a remarkable one-run win over England on Tuesday as lionhearted paceman Neil Wagner's heroics saw the hosts become just the fourth side in test history to win a match after being asked to follow on. Wagner took four wickets and two crucial catches at Wellington's Basin Reserve, where the hosts recorded only the second one-run victory in test cricket following West Indies' famous 1993 win in Adelaide. Enter Wagner, who had bled more than eight runs an over in the third innings when England romped to a 267-run win in the series-opener at Mount Maunganui. "It's a special one this and we'll celebrate it well," said Wagner, who finished with 4-62 in the fourth innings. Over the home summer, England chased down fourth-innings targets above 250 in three successive tests to whitewash New Zealand.

☆ Starc threatens De Bruyn with Mankad after batsman crosses the line
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Ian Ransom | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MELBOURNE, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Mitchell Starc threatened South Africa number three Theunis de Bruyn with a 'Mankad' dismissal on Thursday after the batsman wandered way outside his crease at the non-striker's end during the second test in Melbourne. "Just stay in your crease, it’s not that hard," Starc barked at him. During the post-match media conference, Starc said he would consider dismissing players with the Mankad in future if he saw them taking off early like De Bruyn, earning a firm endorsement from his captain Pat Cummins. Starc said De Bruyn had been leaving his crease early on day three in Melbourne as well. Starc will not have the opportunity to Mankad De Bruyn in the next test, having been ruled out of the match due to an injured tendon on the middle finger of his bowling hand.

☆ England storm into World Cup final with 10-wicket rout of India
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

ADELAIDE, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Alex Hales and captain Jos Buttler shone in a record unbroken opening partnership as a ruthless England humiliated India by 10 wickets at Adelaide Oval on Thursday to storm into the Twenty20 World Cup final. England, who won the 50-over World Cup on home soil in 2019, can now become the first team to hold both global trophies in white-ball cricket when they meet Pakistan in Sunday's final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Their 170-run stand was the biggest opening partnership in T20 World Cup history and England's biggest for any wicket at the tournament. It set up a mouthwatering duel against Pakistan, 30 years on from the teams' 50-over World Cup final in 1992 at the MCG which the south Asians won. England had to make changes for the semi-final, with pace spearhead Mark Wood and number three batsman Dawid Malan out injured.

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