Simon Easterby expects Sam Prendergast and Jack Crowley to 'compete for a long time'
Simon Easterby expects Sam Prendergast and Jack Crowley to "compete for a long time" after naming the Leinster out-half to start against England.
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Champions Trophy 2025 Event For Captains Cancelled? Report Claims Complications With Two Teams. Not India, Pakistan
The captains' meet ahead of the Champions Trophy 2025 has been cancelled, according to a report in Cricket Pakistan. Already there were lot of speculations that India captain Rohit Sharma may not attend the event in Pakistan. Now the fresh report says the captains' event was cancelled due to 'delayed arrival' of several teams. The report quoted ICC sources as saying England and Australia are arriving in Pakistan later than planned. England will reach Lahore on February 18, while Australia will arrive the next day. The Champions Trophy 2025 starts with a match between Pakistan and New Zealand. In such a scenario, a captains' meet is not feasible, said the report.
"Has The Worst...": Virat Kohli Gets Brutal Reality Check As Steve Smith, Joe Root Pile Runs
Steve Smith has regained his mojo in Test cricket, with the Australia batter smashing his 36th century in the format on Day 1 of the 1st Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. During the same knock, Smith, who is leading Australia in the absence of regular skipper Pat Cummins, became only the fourth Australian to breach the landmark of 10,000 Tests runs. Former India batter Aakash Chopra has lauded Smith, who now stands at 10,140 runs at an average of 56.33 in 115 Tests.
Josh Inglis Scripts History For Australia, Misses Shikhar Dhawan's Record By Whisker
Australian wicketkeeper-batter Josh Inglis made history on Thursday, slamming the fastest century by an Australian on Test debut and overall second-fastest during the first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle. During the match, Inglis, already having featured in 26 ODIs and 29 T20Is for Australia, came to bat at number five. He greeted the spin bowlers with a four on his very first ball and did not look back from then on. Inglis reached his half-century in just 51 balls, with five fours. He reached his century in 90 balls, with 10 fours and a six, becoming the fastest Australian to do so.
"If She Thought I Had A Man Crush On...": Ravichandran Ashwin Reveals Wife Prithi's 'Concern'
Ravichandran Ashwin is not only a spin great. But he is a thinker. A strategist. A motivator. In his early days. The young Ashwin was one bowlers who never shied away from trying out variations in his bowling. so much so that even the great MS Dhoni had to ask him to reply more on his stock delivery. Ashwin went on to become one of the greatest spinners in the history of Indian cricket. The amount of research that he did in decoding a batter's technique is insane.
Sydney’s Olympic Stadium to host 2027 Rugby World Cup final
Sydney’s Olympic Stadium will host the 2027 Rugby World Cup final, it has been announced.
Australia take control after Khawaja and Inglis pummel Sri Lanka
Australia's Usman Khawaja struck a maiden double hundred and Josh Inglis got a century on his test debut against Sri Lanka to power the tourists to a mammoth 654 for six before they declared their first innings on day two of the opening test on Thursday.
Timnas Australia Tertarik Ikutan Piala AFF
Timnas Australia selama ini belum pernah ikut Piala AFF. Tapi pelatih Tony Popovic, sekarang bilang tertarik untuk ikut ajang di level Asia Tenggara tersebut.