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☆ Australia at the 2023 World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 - Semi-Final - Australia Practice - Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India - November 14, 2023 Australia's Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne during practice REUTERS/Andrew Boyers Acquire Licensing RightsNov 14 (Reuters) - Following are facts and figures about record five-time champions Australia, who face South Africa in the World Cup semi-finals on Thursday:World ranking: 2Captain: Pat CumminsCoach: Andrew McDonaldTop-ranked batsman: David Warner (5)Top-ranked bowler: Adam Zampa (3)Top scorer: David Warner (499 runs, fifth)Top wicket-taker: Adam Zampa (22 wickets, first)Best result: Champions (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015)2019 result: Lost to England in the semi-finalsSquad: Pat Cummins (captain), Steve Smith, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Sean Abbott, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa, Mitchell StarcROAD TO SEMI-FINALSv India: lost by six wicketsv South Africa: lost by 134 runsv Sri Lanka: won by five wicketsv Pakistan: won by 62 runsv Netherlands: won by 309 runsv New Zealand: won by five runsv England: won by 33 runsv Afghanistan: won by three wicketsv Bangladesh: won by eight wicketsCompiled by Pearl Josephine Nazare in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter RutherfordOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Steve Smith, Marnus, Andrew Boyers, Pat Cummins, Andrew McDonald Top, David Warner, Adam Zampa, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Sean Abbott, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell, Pearl Josephine Nazare, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Cricket, ICC Cricket, REUTERS, Australia, South, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, New Zealand, England, Bangladesh, Thomson Locations: Gardens, Kolkata, India, Africa, England, South Africa, Netherlands, Afghanistan, Bengaluru

☆ Klaasen guides South Africa to one-sided win over Australia
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

PRETORIA, Sept 15 - Heinrich Klaasen bludgeoned the ball to all corners in a blistering knock of 174 to lead South Africa to a comprehensive 164-run victory over Australia and level the five-match one-day series to 2-2 on Friday. Klaasen hit 13 sixes in an awe-inspiring display of power hitting to help South Africa to a total of 416-5 – their second highest against Australia – after they had been put into bat. Australia were always going to be up against it after Klaasen’s innings had ensured a mammoth tally after a tepid start by the home side. South Africa had scored 120-3 halfway through their innings, on an unusually slow wicket, and were looking at mediocre total when Klaasen came to the crease. It ended with the last ball of the innings when Klaasen was caught in the deep.

Persons: Heinrich Klaasen bludgeoned, Klaasen, Travis, Head, Gerald Coetzee, Kapil Dev’s, Rassie van der, David Miller, Miller, Josh Hazelwood, David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey, Tim David, Carey, Quinton de, Mark Gleeson, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Australia, Zimbabwe, Tunbridge, Warner, Wanderers, Thomson Locations: PRETORIA, South Africa, Australia, Tunbridge Wells, Quinton de Kock, Johannesburg, Cape Town

☆ Ashes beers are back on, says England coach McCullum
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Hugh Lawson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/6] Cricket - Ashes - Fifth Test - England v Australia - The Oval, London, Britain - July 29, 2023 England head coach Brendon McCullum during the warm up before the start of the day's play Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers/File PhotoLONDON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - England coach Brendon McCullum said he was more than happy to share a beer with the Australia squad now that the Ashes series is over, having suggested after the second test that he wouldn't do so following a controversialincident. The series ended 2-2 after England won the final test at The Oval by 49 runs on Monday, so Australia retained the Ashes urn. "Yeah, we'll have a beer," McCullum said with a laugh when asked by reporters about his previous comments. "I can't imagine we'll be having a beer with them any time soon," McCullum told the BBC after the incident. "Ashes series have all these twists and turns and moments which people talk about and are able to remember them by, and that was certainly one of those," he said.

Persons: Brendon McCullum, Andrew Boyers, McCullum, Alex Carey, Jonny Bairstow, Bairstow, You've, I've, Pat Cummins, Pat, Hugh Lawson, Ed Osmond Organizations: England, Australia, MCC, BBC, IPL, Thomson Locations: Australia, London, Britain, England, Lord's, India

☆ Cricket’s Version of the Hidden Ball Trick Sparks an English Summer Panic
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Joshua Robinson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Cricket’s Version of the Hidden Ball Trick Sparks an English Summer Panic A clever, entirely legal play by Australia in the second test of the Ashes touched off an intercontinental war of words on the game’s spirit of the rulesAustralia’s Pat Cummins, right, and Australia’s wicket keeper Alex Carey, center, celebrate as England’s Jonny Bairstow looks on during Day 5 of the second Ashes cricket test match between England and Australia on July 2. ian kington/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

Persons: Sparks, Pat Cummins, Alex Carey, Jonny Bairstow Organizations: Australia, England, Agence France Locations: Australia

☆ The Ashes: ‘Spirit of cricket’ called into question after fiery confrontation between Australian players and fans results in suspensions
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The incident, whilst not against the laws of cricket, divided many as to whether it went against the spirit of cricket, including many inside Lord’s. The Long Room is one of sport’s most unique settings; a room filled with MCC members through which players of both teams have to travel to reach the playing area from their respective dressing rooms. MCC members celebrate after a ball is hit for six over the head of Australia bowler Mitchell Starc. “MCC condemns the behavior witnessed and once again we re-iterate our apology to Cricket Australia. Khawaja walks through the MCC members gate at Lord's.

Persons: it’s, ”, Jonny Bairstow, Bairstow, Alex Carey, Carey, Ryan Pierse, “, Usman Khawaja, Matt Renshaw, unreservedly, Mitchell Starc, Matt Impey, Pat Cummins, Cummins, ” Lord’s, Khawaja Organizations: CNN, The Marylebone Cricket Club, MCC, England, Cricket Australia, Australian, ” Australia Locations: England, Australia, Edgbaston, Lord's

☆ Fired-up Stokes gives England hope of unlikely victory
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Ed Osmond | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Bairstow and Stokes looked bemused but Australia refused to withdraw the appeal and the right-hander trudged off to loud boos around the ground. Stokes, clearly fired up to play another match-winning innings as he did in the 2019 Ashes, went on the attack. Duckett and Stokes had batted cautiously after England resumed on 121-4, milking singles from the predominantly short-pitched bowling they faced. Stokes, on 39, was given out lbw to Mitchell Starc but the batsman reviewed immediately and replays showed the ball had hit the bat before striking his pad. Reporting by Ed Osmond; Editing by Hugh LawsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Ben Stokes, Australia's Cameron, Peter Cziborra LONDON, Jonny Bairstow, Stokes, Bairstow, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Ben Duckett, Pat Cummins, Green, Duckett, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Carey, Stuart Broad, Ed Osmond, Hugh Lawson Organizations: England, Australia, Green, Headingley, Thomson Locations: Australia, London, Britain, England, Lord's

☆ Post-Ashes beers off as England coach McCullum incensed by Bairstow stumping
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Hugh Lawson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The dismissal triggered long and loud booing from the Lord's crowd and saw Australian players verbally abused by MCC members in the stadium's usually staid Long Room. With England eventually losing by 43 runs to trail 2-0 in the five-test series, McCullum made it clear the stumping had strained relations. 'NO SNEAKINESS'Disgruntled MCC members verbally abused Australia players as they walked through the pavilion at the lunch interval, prompting opener Usman Khawaja to remonstrate with several of them. You see Jonny (Bairstow) do it all the time, he did it on day one to David Warner, he did it in 2019 to Steve (Smith)," Cummins told reporters. England captain Ben Stokes was keen to move on from the incident but added he would not want to win in such a fashion at the end of an over.

Persons: Alex Carey, Jonny Bairstow, Matthew Childs LONDON, Brendon McCullum, Jonny, Alex Carey underarmed, Bairstow, McCullum, you've, might've, Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lankan, Kumar Sangakkara, Paul Collingwood, Daniel Vettori, Usman Khawaja, Khawaja, Pat Cummins, David Warner, Steve, Smith, Cummins, Carey, Ben Stokes, Hugh Lawson, Ian Ransom, Toby Davis, Peter Rutherford Organizations: England, Australia, MCC, BBC, New Zealand, Collingwood, Thomson Locations: Australia, London, Britain, Christchurch, Sri, New, England, Melbourne

☆ The Ashes: Controversial decision ignites Test as Australia takes commanding lead
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Lord's Cricket Ground, London CNN —Australia took a commanding 2-0 lead in this year’s Ashes Series after winning an ill-tempered Test match against England on Sunday. Speaking on BBC’s Test Match Special, England captain Ben Stokes said that he would have withdrawn the appeal if he was in the position of Australian captain Pat Cummins. The majority of England fans inside the ground were left furious by the decision and started vociferously chanting at and booing the Australian players. Once the wicket of Stokes fell, Australia sauntered to a win – beating England by 43 runs – but discussions surrounding the controversial run out will continue for the foreseeable future. The third Ashes Test will be held in Headingley, Leeds, on July 6.

Persons: Jonny Bairstow, Bairstow, Alex Carey, Ben Stokes, Pat Cummins, “, ”, Mike Egerton, England’s Stuart Broad, Carey, Cummins, ” Ben Stokes masterclass, Stokes, England's, Ian Kington, Australia sauntered Organizations: London CNN — Australia, England, Marylebone Cricket Club, MCC, ” Cricket Australia, “, Australian Team, Headingley, Getty Locations: London, England, Australia, AFP, Headingley, Leeds

☆ Cummins the hero as Australia edge England in Ashes thriller
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Unflappable Australia opening batsman Usman Khawaja had earlier kept his team on course for victory with a gritty innings to edge the visitors towards the target. But in a barn-storming match full of momentum shifts, the pendulum swung England's way when Khawaja was bowled by England skipper Ben Stokes for 65. When Joe Root held a caught and bowled chance to remove Alex Carey, England seemed to be close to victory. But Cummins refused to buckle, hitting Root's off-spin for two sixes in one over as England delayed taking the new ball. England had Australia in a straight-jacket with Khawaja and Travis Head unable to score.

Persons: Australia's Usman Khawaja, Cameron, Paul Childs BIRMINGHAM, Pat Cummins, Cummins, Nathan Lyon, Harry Brook, Usman Khawaja, Khawaja, Ben Stokes, Joe Root, Alex Carey, Root's, Lyon, Stokes, Scott Bolan, Broad, Steve Smith, Jonny Bairstow, Travis, Moeen Ali, Root, Cameron Green, Green, Ollie Robinson, Carey, Martyn Herman, Christian Radnedge, Ken Ferris, Toby Davis Organizations: England, Edgbaston, Cummins, Australia, Thomson Locations: Edgbaston, Birmingham, Britain, England, Australia, Lord's, Lyon

☆ Rahane helps India hang tough against Australia onslaught
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Pritha Sarkar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Australia will be eager to tighten their grip on the match as they lead India by 196 runs, with Usman Khawaja batting on 13 along with Marnus Labuschagne on eight. While Thakur lived dangerously, Rahane went about rescuing India's hopes with his mix of delectable shot selection in the 109-run partnership for the seventh wicket. While he fell 11 runs short of scoring a century in the second over after lunch, the 35-year-old crossed 5000 test runs during his 129-ball knock which included 11 fours and a six. Following Rahane's departure, Thakur steered India past the follow-on target before bringing up his 50 with a sumptuous four. Blinking rapidly, he hurriedly grabbed his bat to make his way to the crease and made sure Australia reached tea without losing any further wickets.

Persons: Pat Cummins, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Ajinkya Rahane, Shardul Thakur, Scott Boland, Srikar, Bharat, Thakur, Cummins, Cameron Green, Rahane, India's, Alex Carey, Rohit Sharma's, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Labuschagne, David Warner, napping, Warner, Pritha Sarkar, Ken Ferris, Toby Davis Organizations: India, Australia, DRS, Cummins, ICC, WTC, Thomson Locations: India, Australia, London

☆ Australia drop Head, Murphy debuts against India in Nagpur
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

NAGPUR, India, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Australia dropped middle-order batter Travis Head and handed uncapped off-spinner Todd Murphy his debut for the opening test against India in Nagpur on Thursday. Touring captain Pat Cummins won an important toss and elected to bat in spin-friendly conditions at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium. "We know we're going to have to tweak a few things to how we play in Australia, can't wait." For India, Suryakumar Yadav, the top-ranked Twenty20 batter, will make his test debut alongside wicketkeeper KS Bharat. India captain Rohit Sharma said they too would have preferred to bat first.

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