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☆ 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

☆ India's 'tail of woes' continues unabated in West Indies
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Hardik Pandya's team suffered their second successive defeat in the five-match series against West Indies and the loss also highlighted the lack of batting firepower in their lower order. India's decision to pick specialist bowlers, who can hardly bat, effectively left them with four number 11 batters in both matches. "The West Indies have highlighted one of the issues that India have in white ball cricket. You don't need batters down at 9/10 but they must have the ability to hit boundaries." "We have to find ways to make sure we have the right balance but at the same time batters need to take more responsibility."

Persons: Pandya, Jason Cairnduff, Hardik, Harsha Bhogle, Akeal, Alzarri Joseph milked, Amlan Chakraborty, Lincoln Organizations: Old Trafford Cricket, United, West Indies, Providence, Thomson Locations: England, India, Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain, West Indies, United States, New Delhi

☆ Pooran powers West Indies to 2-0 lead over India in T20 series
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Aug 6 (Reuters) - Nicholas Pooran's 67 off 40 balls helped the West Indies clinch a two-wicket victory over India in the second Twenty20 international in Providence on Sunday to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. India, who opted to bat, had Tilak Varma's 51 to thank for taking them past the 150 mark, with captain Hardik Pandya (24) and opener Ishan Kishan (27) also contributing to the total. Three bowlers were instrumental in restricting India to an inadequate 152-7, with Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph and Romario Shepherd taking two wickets apiece. West Indies fumbled early in their innings, but Pooran anchored their chase with a big-hitting knock before being dismissed by Mukesh Kumar. I felt like it was a decent wicket and we are accustomed to get such wickets here.

Persons: Nicholas Pooran's, Tilak, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Romario Shepherd, Pandya, Pooran, Mukesh Kumar, I'm, enders Hosein, Joseph, Aadi Nair, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: West Indies, Thomson Locations: India, Providence, West Indies, Bengaluru

☆ 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

☆ Warner bats through pain to move closer to Sydney farewell
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Coming after a 43 in the World Test Championship final and a 36 in the first test, Warner feels he is on an upwards trajectory in his batting form. "I've felt in total control the last six to eight months with where my game is," he told reporters. "I'm moving into the ball, my feet are moving. "It's copped a battering the last two games and in the nets, so it's little bit sore at the moment," he said. "Bit of a bruise, but I'll just see how we go after the game and I think we'll examine it then.

Persons: David Warner, Warner, I've, Nick Mulvenney, Peter Rutherford Organizations: England, Pakistan, Warner, Thomson Locations: Australia, England

☆ PREVIEW Cricket-Australia braced for England storm with Ashes on the line
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

England made a first-day record 506 runs in 75 overs in the first test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi. "Every Ashes series gets the juices flowing but there's added excitement this time around," former England skipper Nasser Hussain told The Metro. "That's because of the brand and style of cricket this England side are playing. "I think England are marginal favourites just because Australia haven't won over here for such a long time but it's very hard to call. All I know is there won't be too many draws," former England captain Michael Atherton said.

Persons: Brendon, Baz, McCullum, Ben Stokes, Stokes, Pat Cummins, Steve Smith, Marnus, Travis, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Nasser Hussain, Stuart Broad, Ollie Pope, Broad, James Anderson, Ollie Robinson, Mark Wood, Moeen Ali, England's, Jack Leach, Australia haven't, Michael Atherton, Martyn Herman, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, England, India, Cummins, Metro, Thomson Locations: England, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, Rawalpindi, Edgbaston, Australia, London, Lord's

☆ Australia keep faith in expensive Starc's wicket-taking ability
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

McDonald said Starc was not the only bowler who went for runs against India and that the 33-year-old lent much balance to their pace attack. "Mitch went at a bit more than he generally goes at, but they complement each other really, really well. Cummins also threw his weight behind Starc, tipping him to play a key role in the five-test series in England. "He did a role for us that we know Starcy can do after 80 test matches," Cummins said after Sunday's win against India. Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; Editing by Hugh LawsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Australia's Mitchell Starc, India's Virat, Paul Childs, Mitchell Starc, Andrew McDonald, Scott Boland, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Starc, Boland, McDonald, we've, Mitch, We've, Cummins, I'm, Amlan Chakraborty, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Cricket, ICC, Paul Childs LONDON, India, England, Australia, Thomson Locations: Australia, India, London, Britain, Edgbaston, England, New Delhi

☆ 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

☆ Greater stability will boost Australian hopes, says Labuschagne
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

June 3 (Reuters) - Batsman Marnus Labuschagne believes Australia will benefit from increased stability in their Ashes squad as they prepare to face England in the first test of the series later this month. "In 2019, we weren't as set on the team and there was probably a lot more questions about people coming back in," Labuschagne said. "That was Steve, Dave and Cameron's first entry back into test cricket, there wasn't that much stability, even with our bowlers. He helped the Australians retain the Ashes before playing a prominent role in the 4-0 series victory over the English in Australia in 2021/22. I really feel like we let one slip last time we were here, and hopefully we can amend that."

Persons: Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, David Warner, Cameron Bancroft, Labuschagne, Steve, Dave, Cameron's, Smith, Michael Church, Robert Birsel Organizations: Edgbaston, Australian, Thomson Locations: Australia, India, London, South Africa, Hong Kong

☆ Delhi's Ishant rolls back the years in Gujarat upset
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

In reply, Gujarat captain Hardik Pandya made an unbeaten 59 off 53 balls but Delhi's lion-hearted bowlers restricted the champions to 125-6 to secure a shock five-run victory. "Okay, Ishant just bowled the best knuckle ball wicket I've ever seen," tweeted former South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn. But Ishant bowled a nerveless final over, dismissing Tewatia and conceding only six runs to secure Delhi's third win in nine matches. His clever use of wide yorkers made it difficult to hit boundaries in the final over. "I was practising bowling wide yorkers in the nets with the new ball.

☆ South Africa move to brink of World Cup qualification
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-02 | by ( Mark Gleeson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

JOHANNESBURG, April 2 (Reuters) - Aiden Markram scored a superb century and Sisanda Magala claimed five wickets to lead South Africa to a 146-run win over the Netherlands in a one-day international on Sunday and move them to the brink of World Cup qualification. Markram plundered 175 runs off 126 balls as South Africa, put into bat, scored 370-8 off their 50 overs before Magala took his first five-wicket haul to help dismiss the Dutch for 224. The win lifted South Africa into eighth place in the World Cup Super League standings, from where they can now automatically qualify for the World Cup in October. The Netherlands bowling attack started brightly, dismissing South Africa’s openers cheaply but then came in for a peppering, eventually going at a rate of 7.4 per over. Already qualified for the tournament from Oct. 5-Nov. 19 are Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, New Zealand, Pakistan and hosts India.

☆ Windies skipper smashes his side to T20 win over South Africa
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Cricket - First Twenty20 - South Africa v West Indies - SuperSport Park Cricket Stadium, Centurion, South Africa - March 25, 2023 South Africa's Anrich Nortje and Aiden Markram after the match REUTERS/Siphiwe SibekoPRETORIA, March 25 (Reuters) - West Indies captain Rovman Powell smashed a quickfire 43 not out to propel his side to a three wicket victory over South Africa in a rain reduced Twenty20 international clash on Saturday. Powell’s knock came off only 18 balls as the West Indies reached their target of 132 with three balls to spare to go 1-0 up in the three-match series. The game was reduced to 11 overs each with South Africa scoring 131-8 and then the tourists replying with 132-7. After a two-hour delay, Powell put South Africa into bat in damp conditions and got immediate returns as key batsmen Quinton de Kock and Rilee Rossouw departed cheaply. West Indies went on the attack from the start of their innings, scoring 17 runs off their opening four balls before South Africa snagged Kyle Mayers with the next delivery.

☆ 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.

☆ Jadeja leads Australia's rout, India take 2-0 series lead
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-19 | by ( Amlan Chakraborty | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Jadeja claimed a career-best 7-42 as he and Ravichandran Ashwin (3-59) routed Australia for a paltry 113 in their second innings at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Skipper Rohit Sharma made 31 and Cheteshwar Pujara, who made 31 not out, scored the winning run in his 100th test. Earlier, resuming on a promising 61-1, Australia added 52 runs before Jadeja and Ashwin engineered a spectacular collapse. Once Jadeja sent back Marnus Labuschagne (35), the wheels came off Australia's innings with nine of the 11 batsmen posting single digit scores. Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; editing by Michael Perry and Bradley PerrettOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Green's 'surprise' progress leaves McDonald hopeful ahead of first test
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Feb 5 (Reuters) - Australia coach Andrew McDonald remains hopeful Cameron Green can feature against India when the first test between the nations begins in Nagpur on Thursday after the all-rounder's finger injury made "significant" improvement. McDonald said Green still had progress to make before he could be considered for the series opener. "We've got a fair bit to work through him before the first test match," McDonald told reporters. "I wouldn't say he was in discomfort when he was bowling. "I wouldn't say (picking two spinners) is a given," he said.

☆ Hall of Fame GM Bobby Beathard dies at 86
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

February 2 - Hall of Fame NFL executive Bobby Beathard, an architect of four Super Bowl titles for two different teams, has died at age 86. Beathard was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2018. For Bobby Beathard, it doesn't nearly do the man justice," Chargers owner Dean Spanos said in a statement. "We are saddened by the passing of former Dolphins executive & Hall of Famer, Bobby Beathard," the Dolphins said in a statement. He hired coach Joe Gibbs and drafted Hall of Fame players Art Monk, Russ Grimm and Darrell Green, leading to Super Bowl titles in 1982 and 1987.

☆ South Africa dig in after Australian declaration
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-07 | by ( Nick Mulvenney | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

His decision left the unfortunate Usman Khawaja stranded five runs short of his maiden test double century on 195 not out. Khawaja's tally was 164 more runs than Dean Elgar had managed in four innings in the series so far and the South Africa captain continued his poor run of form by gloving a short Josh Hazlewood delivery behind for 15. South Africa survived the remainder of the early pace offensive but Sarel Erwee followed his opening partner back to the dressing room for 18 when he left a Nathan Lyon delivery that clipped the side of his off stump. Heinrich Klaasen departed for two in the next over to give Cummins his first wicket as the Australian bowlers continued their series-long domination of the South African batsmen. Matt Renshaw was earlier welcomed back into the Australian dressing room after being isolated from his team mates following a positive COVID-19 test on Wednesday.

☆ Sri Lanka beat India to leave T20 series squared
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Jan 5 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka and opener Kusal Mendis scored half-centuries before their bowlers put the brakes on the Indian batting unit to seal a 16-run win in the second Twenty20 international and level the series at 1-1 on Thursday. Dilshan Madushanka then dismissed Rahul Tripathi for five to leave India reeling. Earlier, Mendis got Sri Lanka off to an excellent start with his knock of 52 as he combined with Pathum Nissanka in an 80-run opening stand. The third and final T20I of the series will be played in Rajkot on Saturday. The teams will then meet in a three-match one-day international series.

☆ T20 World Cup: England secure a dramatic victory in the final against Pakistan
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-13 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —England won the T20 World Cup Final in sensational style, defeating Pakistan by five wickets in front of more than 80,000 fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday. As he did three years ago when England won the one-day World Cup, Stokes hit the winning runs and, with those runs, England became the first ever men’s side to hold the one day and T20 World Cup at the same time. I think the way we bowled, Adil Rashid, Sam Curran, that’s what won us the game,” Stokes said afterwards, according to the BBC. William West/AFP/Getty ImagesPakistan batted first, after England won the toss and elected to bowl, but struggled to set a high total under a barrage of precise bowling. But England attacked off the final four overs and wrapped up the victory with six balls to spare.

☆ T20 World Cup: England thrash India by 10 wickets to book place in final against Pakistan
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Ali Stafford | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Jos Buttler and Alex Hales of England share a laugh as they celebrate victory during the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Semi Final match between India and England at Adelaide Oval on November 10, 2022 in Adelaide, Australia. An incredible unbroken opening stand between Jos Buttler and Alex Hales saw England book their place in the T20 World Cup final with a stunning 10-wicket victory over India in Adelaide. Knockout stages are about keeping calm and handling pressure and the way we started with the ball was not ideal. It shows we were a little nervy but you have to give credit to England." Watch the T20 World Cup final between England and Pakistan, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, live on Sky Sports Cricket and Main Event on Sunday.

☆ Steffan Nero: The record-breaking Australian blind cricketer who has found a 'family' in the sport
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

There’s goalball, there’s tennis, there’s soccer, there’s cricket, AFL, golf. Nero remembers being introduced to sport when he played cricket with his dad at the park. Cricket Australia‘Flourishing’Playing cricket was purely about enjoyment at the beginning for Nero, though adjusting to a completely new sport is tough. Nero remembers one training session where one of the more established players, Lindsay Heaven, took him under his wing. Having reached 309 not out – surpassing the previous Australian record of 222 held by Eugene Negruk – Nero remembers the fatigue he felt afterwards.

☆ India coach Dravid thrilled with 'phenomenal' Yadav
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Ian Ransom | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The Mumbai magician gave another clinic in range-hitting as he blasted an unbeaten 61 off 25 balls in the 71-run trouncing that booked India a semi-final against England. His strike rate of 193.96 leaves everyone in the shade, though, and will give England's bowlers plenty of food for thought ahead of Thursday's semi-final in Adelaide. It left India's huge army of supporters jumping in the terraces and coach Rahul Dravid reaching for superlatives. "Scoring at a strike rate that he does, it's not easy to be consistent," Dravid told reporters. Dravid said India could make changes for the England showdown depending on the Adelaide pitch but the team's mindset would remain consistent.

☆ Australia wary of giant-killer Ireland
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Ireland stunned England in a rain-marred Super 12 contest on Wednesday and are joined by defending champions Australia as well as England on three points, two behind Group 1 leader New Zealand, from as many matches. "They've got some seriously talented players," Finch said of their opponents on the eve of the match in Brisbane. "We have seen how damaging Ireland can be if you give them a sniff in a game," the opener said. Australia have amassed a string of explosive batters in their lineup but Finch said the likes of Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis and Tim David could play the anchor's role as well. "Tim David has a lot more batsmanship and craft than people give him credit for," Finch said.

☆ Ireland stuns England in rain-affected match at T20 World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

(CNN) England suffered a shock defeat against Ireland at the T20 World Cup as rain in Melbourne thwarted the team's run chase. Pursuing Ireland's total of 157, England had Moeen Ali and Liam Livingstone at the crease and needed 53 runs from 33 balls to win when rain arrived at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. At that point, the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method, which calculates a team's target score when rain stops a match, intervened to hand Ireland a five-run victory. The result means England, one of the favorites to win the tournament, will likely have to defeat reigning champion Australia on Friday in order to reach the semifinals. Andrew Balbirnie led the scoring for Ireland with a superb 62 from 47 balls, while Lorcan Tucker added 34 as England's bowlers failed to gain an advantage in Wednesday's match.

☆ Zimbabwe coach critical of decision to play on in Hobart
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Zimbabwe's players had complained about wet conditions in the outfield and fast bowler Richard Ngarava left the field injured after he slipped. "Obviously we're not too happy about the fact he's not in a great space for bowling at the moment. Conditions were difficult right from the start and only got worse, the former Zimbabwe captain said. "I understand the need to try and get these games on for the public and for TV," he said. "I understand the need to try and play in slightly inclement weather to try and get a result.

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