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Cricket world lauds Steve Smith as Champions Trophy sparks global captaincy carnage
So well was Steve Smith performing prior to his retirement from one-day cricket this week, even…
Cricket melts at Virat Kohli’s Steve Smith act before Aussie’s retirement
Eagle eyed cricket fans have spotted the moment that revealed Steve Smith was retiring from One…
Jason Gillespie slams Pakistan coaching successor Aaqib Javed over Champions Trophy failure excuse
Jason Gillespie has slammed his Pakistan coaching successor Aaqib Javed as “a clown” after he blamed…
New Zealand v South Africa semi-final, scores, Kane Williamson and Rachin Ravindra hundreds, record total, NZ v India final
Rachin Ravindra and Kane Williamson struck hundreds as New Zealand eased to a 50-run win over…
Gautam Gambhir unloads over Dubai advantage claims
India coach Gautam Gambhir on Tuesday lashed out at critics of his team playing every game…
Start time, team news, Rohit Sharma responds over schedule
Indian captain Rohit Sharma disregarded the widely ridiculed advantages his side have received ahead of their…
India v Australia semi-final, preview, Steve Smith press conference, travel requirements, Travis Head record against India
Australia captain Steve Smith says his team are confident they can counter India’s quality spin attack…
India v New Zealand, scores, results, Varun Chakravarthy five wickets, Glenn Phillips catch, India v Australia semi-final
Spinner Varun Chakravarthy returned figures of 5-42 as India beat New Zealand by 44 runs on…
England lost to South Africa, coach Brendon McCullum speaks on ex-captain Jos Buttler’s future
Coach Brendon McCullum backed Jos Buttler to play a big role for England after standing down…
Jos Buttler stands down as England one-day captain, Champions Trophy, fail to progress past group stage, who could replace him, 2025 ODI record, interview, latest news
Jos Buttler has announced he will tomorrow stand down as England’s one-day captain, after his side…
Mitchell Starc reveals why he’s not at the Champions Trophy tournament, sore ankle, personal views, Australia squad
Star paceman Mitchell Starc has revealed a sore ankle was the main reason he opted out…
England v Afghanistan, scores, results, Mark Wood injury, Joe Root hundred, Ibrahim Zadran 177, Azmatullah Omarzai five wickets
Opener Ibrahim Zadran’s 177 and five wickets by Azmatullah Omarzai helped Afghanistan knock England out of…
Steve Smith signs up for The Hundred, joins Welsh Fire, Ben Stokes opts out of The Hundred, Ashes, latest news
Australia’s batting superstar Steve Smith will play in English cricket’s Hundred competition for the first time…
Josh Inglis born in England but starring for Australia, Champions Trophy century, backstory, Australia vs England, Ashes preview
Josh Inglis’ stunning Champions Trophy century made England finally wake up and realise that a multi-format…
South Africa imposing total vs Afghanistan in ODI, Ryan Rickelton maiden century, latest cricket news
Opener Ryan Rickelton struck a maiden one-day international hundred as South Africa routed Afghanistan by 107…
Australia vs England, Lahore, who is England’s ODI captain, what is wrong with English cricket, can England win the Champions Trophy, news, analysis
A captaincy in peril and an ideology in question. Watch your club in the 2025 Toyota…
New Zealand beat Pakistan, Tom Latham and Will Young centuries in opening match, latest news, video
New Zealand rode on brilliant hundreds from Tom Latham and Will Young to beat Pakistan by…
Armed security the lasting image in Pakistan
India will start the Champions Trophy as tournament favourites with the distinct advantage of not having…
Adam Gilchrist breaks down Steve Smith’s resurgence, how many Test hundreds as Steve Smith made, who does Australia play in the ICC Champions Trophy, news, analysis
Almost a year on from the end of Steve Smith’s short-lived stint as a Test opener,…
Champions Trophy, Australia opener, Steve Smith, Adam Gilchrist, Marnus Labuschagne form, Travis Head, Matt Short, who will open
Is Steve Smith as opener the answer to Australia’s ODI batting woes? Get all the latest…
Pakistan vs South Africa ODI result, scorecard, Matthew Breetzke, Mohammad Rizwan and Salman Agha hundreds, video, highlights
Mohammad Rizwan and Salman Agha cracked centuries to guide Pakistan into the tri-series final with a…
Marnus Labuschagne dropped, decline, WTC Final vs South Africa, start date, preview, expected XI
Marnus Labuschagne’s numbers are looking bleak, and his head may be on the chopping block. Watch…
New Zealand vs South Africa Game 2 scorecard, Matthew Breetzke blasts record century, stats
Proteas opener Matthew Breetzke scored 150 on Monday — the highest by anyone on ODI debut…
Rachin Ravindra suffers sickening head injury, what happened, Pakistan v New Zealand ODI, result, scores, cricket news
New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra suffered a sickening blow to the head after he appeared to misjudge…
Pat Cummins and wife Becky announce birth of second child
Pat Cummins and his wife Becky have welcomed the birth of their second child, a baby…
Steve Smith’s second coming makes mockery of critics as big Aussie ‘worry’ gets worse: Talking Pts
Australia is in a dominant position against Sri Lanka after stand-in skipper Steve Smith and wicketkeeper…
Marnus Labuschagne spot under threat, batting order
As the pressure on Marnus Labuschagne’s Test position continues to build, a curious training move in…
Selectors to send Sam Konstas home if they plan on going into second Test unchanged, Australian selection news vs Sri Lanka
Brad Haddin has urged Australian selectors to send Sam Konstas home to play state cricket if…
Women’s Ashes 2025, Cricket Australia vs England Test, live scores, start time, how to watch, preview, updates at MCG
The Ashes belong to Australia, but the snowballing disaster England has suffered — and the UK…
Steve Smith opens up on Sam Konstas, being Test captain again, press conference video
Superstar batter Steve Smith has vowed to “pass on as much knowledge as I can” when…
Pat Cummins under injury cloud ahead of Champions Trophy, Australia squad, sore ankle, video, highlights
Pat Cummins is under an injury cloud ahead of next month’s Champions Trophy campaign in Pakistan,…
Coach rips India’s treatment of Sam Konstas ahead of BBL return, Sydney Thunder, Test stars in BBL
Batting phenom Sam Konstas has been tipped to thrive for many years to come on the…
South Africa eyeing off a World Test Championship take-down of Australia, video
South Africa is already prepping for the World Test Championship final showdown with Australia, with pace…
Next step in Aussie succession plan as new Test stars, young gun backed for selection
Australia will have its hiccups as it handles a transition period in the world-beating team, but…
Sam Konstas Test debut, Sam Konstas BBL, Sam Konstas ramping Bumrah, Stuart Clark comments, Simon Katich comments
Former Australian fast bowler Stuart Clark has revealed that Sam Konstas did not quite know what…
scores, results, scorecard, Shan Masood hundred, Anrich Nortje injury, Ryan Rickleton double century
South Africa eased to a 10-wicket victory over Pakistan in the second Test on Monday in…
Where it all went wrong for India and what happened to Jasprit Bumrah, analysis, Virat Kohli future, Rohit Sharma captaincy
It was the partnership at the death of the Boxing Day Test that bowed Jasprit Bumrah…
Babar Azam fights back after Wiaan Mulder drama, throw, video
Shan Masood and Babar Azam shared a record opening partnership as Pakistan fought back after conceding…
South Africa v Pakistan second Test, Newlands, score, report, highlights, Ryan Rickelton, Kyle Verreyene
South African wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne said his side “need nine more big wickets” after the Proteas…
South Africa vs Pakistan, second Test, Newlands, day one, Ryan Rickelton century, Saim Ayub ankle injury
Ryan Rickelton played a breakthrough innings as South Africa dominated the first day of the second…
Australia v India, World Test Championship, Pat Cummins to miss Sri Lanka tour, Pat Cummins birth of second child, Steve Smith to captain again
Steve Smith will captain Australia once again with the 35-year-old set to take the reins for…
Australian cricket stars snubbed in 2024 Wisden Test Team of Year
Pat Cummins’ men have “completed cricket” but have somehow, inexplicably, been wiped out in Wisden’s Test…