
The heat is on the players
It’s certainly going to be a Sizzling Summer of Cricket, but will the players survive the heat?
It’s certainly going to be a Sizzling Summer of Cricket, but will the players survive the heat?
Watch Bangladesh complete a historic first Test victory against Australia in the first Test against the Baggy Greens in Dhaka.
Australia’s pay dispute has been resolved temporarily to ensure that the series against Bangladesh, India and England can take place.
Harmanpreet Kaur’s phenomenal 171 off 115 balls set the tone for India, as they claimed a 36-run semi-final victory against the defending champions Australia.
Australia’s South Africa A tour is at risk of cancellation after Cricket Australia and the players’ union failed to reach a new pay-deal agreement.
Ben Stokes hit 102 off 109 balls, to eliminate Australia from the Champions Trophy and send Bangladesh into the semis.
Travis Head scored a 64-ball 71 to help Australia post a target of 278, despite rampant death bowling from Adil Rashid and Mark Wood.
England won the toss and have sent Australia in to bat in a knockout clash for the visitors at Edgbaston.
Bangladesh’s semi-final hopes were kept alive, after rain abandoned play in their match against Australia at the Oval on Monday.
Mitchell Starc ripped through the Bangladesh tail-end as they were skittled for 182, despite an anchoring 114-ball 95 from Tamim Iqbal at the Oval.
Bangladesh have won the toss and have elected to bat first in their second round Champions Trophy fixture against Australia at the Oval.
The Proteas are now five points clear of Australia in the ODI rankings, after the ICC’s annual update.
Mitchell Starc returns from injury to form part of a five-man pace attack in Australia’s ICC Champions Trophy squad.
A domestic cricket match in Australia took a turn for the worse recently when a batsman smashed his stumps out of the ground.
India skipper Virat Kohli, who said he was good friends with some of the Australian players before the series, says things have changed.